Top Wisconsin Proposal Outdoor Spaces

• Spaces for 250-500 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Total Spaces

River Club of Mequon offers an elegant country club setting in Mequon for weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, corporate events, galas, and milestone celebrations. The property features a 9,200-square-foot Grand Ballroom with panoramic golf course views, programmable lighting, a spacious Sunset Deck, private foyer, and dedicated suites, with the ballroom accommodating gatherings of up to 500 guests. Couples also have access to outdoor ceremony settings, in-house catering, a dance floor, tables, linens, and day-of vendor coordination. Surrounded by 338 acres of rolling fairways and landscaped grounds, River Club of Mequon creates a polished backdrop for memorable Wisconsin events.

• Spaces for 100-4,100 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 2 Bars
• 4 Total Spaces

Located in the heart of Milwaukee’s vibrant Deer District, Landmark Credit Union Live offers a one-of-a-kind setting for private events. Accommodating 25 to 4,100 guests, our versatile venue features a spectacular three-story Music Hall, built-in stage, state-of-the-art lighting and sound, a stylish second-floor lounge, outdoor terrace, and exclusive Vinyl Room. From corporate events and convention receptions to private concerts, celebrations, and full venue buyouts, every experience can be tailored to your vision. With customized food and beverage options, creative mixology, professional production capabilities, and an experienced event team handling the details, Landmark Credit Union Live delivers the energy of live entertainment and an unforgettable experience for every guest.

• Spaces for 40 Guests
• 4 Outdoor Spaces
• 4 Hotels
• 12 Total Spaces

Make your wedding exquisite at the gorgeous setting of Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, a wedding venue in Lake Geneva. With a wide selection of wedding venues, countryside views and impeccable service, we can ensure your big day is an experience you'll be talking about for the rest of your life. From the bachelor and bachelorette parties to rehearsal dinners and beautiful wedding ceremonies, you can have it all at our one location. We have an abundance of indoor and outdoor services and activities, including a full-service WELL Spa, offering hair, nails and make-up services for your bridal party on the big day, group golf outings for the guys (and gals!), s'mores around Ember's Terrace, and even an indoor waterpark just up the road! Grand Geneva will make your wedding as seamless as possible every step of the way. Lake Geneva, Wisconsin is also home to a charming downtown area known for its shopping locations, gorgeous beaches, and other tourist attractions all year round. With Grand Geneva close to major cities such as Milwaukee and Chicago, it makes for the ideal wedding destination without having to go too far from home. Allow our expert wedding planners and designers to assist you in making your big day the most flawless and unforgettable day of your life!

• Spaces for 50-480 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Bars
• 4 Total Spaces

Host your next event in Milwaukee's Happy Place! Our Brewery & Taproom in MKE's Menomonee River Valley offers a variety of indoor and outdoor rental options, tours, special tastings, and fresh beer brewed on site. Host a small group on the covered deck, or opt for a full brewery buyout for 400+ people.

• Spaces for 144-200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Hotel
• 1 space at this venue

Kinn Guesthouse Downtown Milwaukee offers an event experience that feels stylish, personal, and entirely your own. Our signature rooftop venue, The Lookout, pairs panoramic city views with a warm, modern setting designed to accommodate celebrations of up to 150 guests, depending on layout. The flexible space can be tailored for ceremonies, cocktail hours, seated receptions, and dancing, with an atmosphere that feels elevated without feeling overly formal. Rather than a traditional ballroom, The Lookout offers the character of an independent boutique property and a memorable sense of place in the heart of Milwaukee. With 31 thoughtfully designed guestrooms, couples can turn their wedding into a full weekend experience. Private floor buyouts include (9) guestrooms along with an exclusive shared kitchen, lounge, dining area, and gathering space, giving your closest guests a comfortable home base before and after the celebration.

• Spaces for 20-85 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 4 Hotels
• 4 Ballrooms

Located on the scenic shores of Geneva Lake, The Geneva Inn is home to panoramic lakeside views from our hotel and The Grandview restaurant. With charming accommodations, attentive staff and award winning cuisine, our Lake Geneva hotel is proud to provide a different kind of getaway spot, being one of the most sought-after year-round retreats in Lake Geneva. The Geneva Inn is the only hotel and restaurant located directly on the shores of Geneva Lake providing a truly unique and memorable experience. We feature a full-service fine dining restaurant and thirty-seven luxuriously appointed guest rooms including four lakeside suites. We’re an ideal choice for your next unforgettable meeting or special event. Our function space is perfect for a wide range of events from business retreats and team building to holiday parties or luncheons. And when your day is finished, wind down and enjoy our relaxing hotel accommodations.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 space at this venue

The Landing at 1841 is a restored 1841 barn set on the banks of the White River amid 50 acres of Wisconsin prairie and an onsite vineyard, just outside Burlington. The land was once a gathering place for the Kickapoo Tribe in the early 1800s and later a stop on the Underground Railroad under farmer True Worthy Durgin; the property was purchased by Tim and Renee Richter in 2015, after decades as a studio housing thousands of works by artist and peace activist Matt Lamb. Restored to its original vintage character and outfitted with modern amenities, the whitewashed barn welcomes guests beneath original rustic wood beams and grand chandeliers, with a copper-topped built-in bar and French doors opening onto a deck overlooking the lawn and river. Heating and air conditioning let the space host events year-round, and both indoor and outdoor ceremony sites, along with getting-ready space in the Trueworthy House and The Loft, support weddings for up to 200 guests. The Landing also hosts retreats and small private and corporate events, from banquets to holiday parties.

• Spaces for 50-250 Guests
• 6 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Event Space
• 7 Gardens

Rotary Botanical Gardens is a 20-acre nonprofit botanical showcase in Janesville, Wisconsin, built on the site of a former sand and gravel quarry that a group of Janesville Rotary Clubs transformed into an internationally themed garden beginning in 1988. Today the Gardens hold more than 4,000 plant varieties across a series of distinct themed spaces, and are recognized among the Top 20 Best Public Gardens in America and home to one of the Top 25 Japanese Gardens in North America. The Gardens host weddings, corporate meetings, and community gatherings across both outdoor and indoor settings. Outdoor ceremonies and receptions take place in dedicated Wedding Gardens from mid-May through mid-October, ranging from larger settings like the French Formal Rose Garden, Sunken Garden, and Gazebo Garden to more intimate spaces such as the North Point, Reception, and Wellness Gardens. For year-round indoor events, the Parker Education Center and Atrium offer a slate-tiled reception hall and patio terrace for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and dinner. Rotary Botanical Gardens is an LGBTQ+ inclusive and welcoming venue, and couples and hosts are free to select their own caterer for events held on the grounds.

• Spaces for 250-500 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Restaurants
• 2 Total Spaces

Becket's has hosted weddings in its waterfront atrium hall along the Fox River in Oshkosh since 2008, with more than 2,500 celebrations held there to date. The eight-story atrium, located just adjacent to Becket's restaurant, seats up to 500 guests and opens onto a private riverside patio that also serves as an outdoor ceremony site. Only one event is booked per day, so couples have the full space and staff attention to themselves. Room rental is priced per guest rather than through a flat fee, with no minimums on food or beverage, and includes tables and chairs, linens and napkins in a couple's choice of color, chair covers, full setup and takedown, bars and bartenders, and china, flatware, and glassware. Catering is handled in-house with plated and buffet options, and off-site catering can also be arranged. Ceremonies on the riverside patio accommodate up to 250 seated guests and include a rain site and bridal suite. A preferred DJ partner and other local vendors are available to round out the day.

• Spaces for 110-350 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 5 Hotels
• 5 Total Spaces

Heidel House Hotel & Conference Center sits on 12 acres of lakefront property on Green Lake, the deepest lake in Wisconsin, a setting whose history traces back to 1890, when the property began as the private Kelly Estate. Herb and Lucille Heidel purchased it in 1945 and built it into one of Wisconsin's well-known restaurants before adding a ten-room lodge in the late 1950s. After closing in 2019, the property underwent a full renovation by the Lighthouse Hotel Development Group and reopened in 2021 as part of the Choice Hotels Ascend Collection, now a 114-room hotel and conference center with 750 feet of lake frontage. The property offers more than 11,000 square feet of event space, including the Dartford and Sandstone ballrooms and the Pleasant Point space, along with outdoor ceremony sites overlooking the water and among the property's old-growth trees. Couples and planners can also book the Escapade, a private yacht available for rehearsal dinners and cocktail hours. Guests have access to two dining spots, Oakwood Bar & Restaurant and Waves Pub and Grill, along with an indoor pool with two whirlpools and a seasonal outdoor pool.

• Spaces for 130-400 Guests
• 4 Outdoor Spaces
• 5 Museums
• 5 Total Spaces

Heritage Hill State Historical Park is a Wisconsin State Historical Park and living history museum in Green Bay, spread across 56 acres with 27 historic buildings tracing Northeast Wisconsin's cultural history from the 17th century through the early 20th century. Costumed interpreters bring the site to life through demonstrations in a working print shop, a blacksmithing shop, and other period trades, alongside year-round community programming and field trips. The park also hosts weddings and private events, with several ceremony and reception spaces set among its historic grounds. Couples can marry inside or outside the 170-year-old Moravian Church, with its soaring 14-foot windows, or choose an outdoor ceremony at the Garden Patio overlooking the park and Lambeau Field, the countryside Belgium Farm Grounds backed by an 1800s barn, or the lawn-set Victorian Gazebo. Reception packages are held in the two-level Education Center, which offers park views, a warming kitchen for preferred caterers, and space for both dinner and dancing. Heritage Hill also hosts reunions, showers, rehearsal dinners, and holiday parties, with an on-site venue monitor and free private parking included for guests.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space

South Second is a modern, industrial event venue minutes from downtown Milwaukee's Walker's Point neighborhood. The space combines an indoor hall with a renovated outdoor patio, bar, and balcony overlooking the main floor, for a combined 16,500 square feet that can be arranged in an open-concept, blank-canvas layout. The venue accommodates up to 300 guests and hosts wedding ceremonies and receptions, corporate meetings and team-building events, award ceremonies, holiday parties, and social celebrations. A newly updated bridal suite is available for wedding parties getting ready on-site, and an on-site parking lot plus reserved spaces are available to guests. Catering is provided exclusively by Saz's Catering, which has planned and executed events for over 30 years, and every rental includes a dedicated event planner to help coordinate catering details, timelines, and other logistics.

• Spaces for 120-2,125 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Ballroom
• 5 Total Spaces

The Marcus Performing Arts Center sits directly on Milwaukee's Riverwalk in the heart of downtown, pairing a landmark performance hall with a range of spaces built for weddings, galas, corporate gatherings, and commencements. Its signature reception space, the Bradley Pavilion, is a ballroom lined with floor-to-ceiling windows and a private balcony overlooking the river, with direct access out to the adjoining Fitch Memorial Garden for guests who want to step outside between courses. That garden, with its ivy-covered wall and fountain, doubles as a ceremony backdrop for outdoor weddings and receptions. For larger gatherings, Uihlein Hall — the center's largest venue — can host lectures, commencements, and annual meetings on the same stage used for opera, Broadway, and dance. The riverside Peck Pavilion offers an outdoor setting for concerts and seasonal events, while the Promenade provides a more intimate lounge-style space for a pre- or post-show dinner or reception. Marcus Center Food & Beverage serves as the venue's exclusive caterer, building chef-driven menus around seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, and a dedicated event management team guides hosts through planning from first tour to event day.

• Spaces for 150-300 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Total Spaces

Olde 41 Premier Banquet Facility is a wedding and event venue in Howard, Wisconsin, set along Duck Creek and hosting celebrations since 2012. The property's main hall is housed above the Vandervest Harley-Davidson dealership and features a cathedral-arched, wood-beamed ceiling, hardwood floors for dining and dancing, a double-sided stone fireplace, and a mezzanine that overlooks the dealership showroom, with room for up to 300 guests. A second facility, The Duck Blind, sits nearby overlooking the creek in a log-sided building with a wrap-around porch, an antique fireplace, and rustic barn-board and galvanized-metal details, accommodating up to 180 guests. Between the two buildings, a landscaped outdoor ceremony site offers a custom wood arch, a flower garden, and views of Duck Creek, seating up to 150 guests, with fireplaces in both indoor facilities available as a weather backup. Both facilities offer full-service bars and buffet or plated dinners from a choice of six contracted caterers, along with an event coordinator to help plan weddings, banquets, conferences, business meetings, celebrations of life, showers, and other private events. The venue is within walking distance of a hotel, with shuttle service also available to nearby lodging.

• Spaces for 25-700 Guests
• 6 Outdoor Spaces
• 1 Bar
• 14 Total Spaces

Milwaukee County Zoo has grown from a small mammal and bird display in Washington Park in 1892 into a 190-acre zoological garden home to more than 2,400 animals across over 340 species. The zoo offers indoor and outdoor spaces for weddings, receptions, corporate parties, and picnics, giving planners the option of a traditional ballroom setting or a celebration set among the animal habitats. Indoors, the Peck Welcome Center provides a ballroom with large glass windows, terrazzo floors, and high ceilings, along with access to an outdoor patio, while the Zoofari Center offers a permanent stage and dance floor just outside the zoo's main entrance on Bluemound Road. Smaller gatherings can be hosted in spaces such as the Flamingo Multi-purpose Room or the Northwestern Mutual Learning Loft, which overlooks the Elephant Care Center through floor-to-ceiling windows. For events with more of an outdoor, safari feel, the zoo also rents out spaces within its animal habitat buildings, including the Aquatic & Reptile Center, Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country, and the Stearns Family Apes of Africa building, along with several picnic areas across the grounds that can accommodate groups from a few dozen up to several thousand guests when combined.

• Spaces for 60-200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Event Spaces

Glacier Hills County Park sits on 140 acres in the Village of Richfield, shaped by glacial activity more than 10,000 years ago into a landscape of kettles, kames, and eskers along roughly 1,200 feet of frontage on Friess Lake. The setting gives the park a mix of wooded trails, open lawn, and lakefront that suits both outdoor gatherings and sheltered events. For private events, the park's heated Hall accommodates up to 200 seated guests in a 57' x 73' space with a full bar area, walk-in cooler, dimmable lighting, flat-screen TVs, and an outdoor patio with a grill and firepit. Adjacent to the Hall, the Chapel seats up to 160 guests in a 31' x 82' shelter with pews, a center aisle running 70' to the altar, and an electronic organ, making it a fitting setting for ceremonies. Shelter #3, a smaller 23' x 41' structure seating 60, offers a simpler enclosed space with picnic tables, a grill, and a fire pit. Beyond its event spaces, the park offers swimming, fishing, and kayak and canoe rentals on Friess Lake, along with hiking trails, a playground, a lighted sledding hill, and basketball and sand volleyball courts for guests to enjoy before or after a gathering.

• Spaces for 400 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Event Space

Set in the bluffs between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, White's Wildwood Retreat pairs a cozy, rustic setting with modern conveniences across three structures built for weddings, family reunions, corporate retreats, and hobbyist gatherings such as scrapbooking and quilting. Wildwood Lodge sleeps 21 guests across five bedrooms and four bathrooms (one handicap accessible), with a fully-stocked kitchen, large dining area, and an open work area that converts to classroom, team, or cafeteria-style setups. Wildwood Cabin is a smaller overnight option that sleeps 12 across three bedrooms and two bathrooms, with its own kitchen, dining area, and a living room featuring a fireplace and bonus loft. For larger gatherings, Wildwood Pavilion is a 48' x 90' structure surrounded by forest and flowers that comfortably fits up to 400 people, lit by 62 interior LED lights across eight dimmable zones. Complete wedding weekend rentals include all three structures, outdoor wedding venue space, and event parking from Friday morning through Sunday checkout. Every structure offers wireless internet, audio-visual equipment, and a cable TV/DVD library, with grills and ample parking on site.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 space at this venue

Barn at Trinity Peak is a renovated dairy barn on five landscaped acres in rural Wisconsin, set among rolling hills, oak tree canopies, and open pastures. The property's original stucco silo, one of the oldest of its kind in the state, has been converted into guest bathrooms, and the barn itself retains its southern yellow pine plank floors and vaulted ceilings alongside modern heat and air conditioning. Couples can choose an indoor ceremony or reception under the barn's high ceilings and natural light, or an outdoor ceremony beneath the property's tree canopy with rustic barn-wood benches and mismatched vintage chairs, with the barn's main floor serving as a rain backup. The venue comfortably accommodates up to 200 guests for dinner, with additional guests welcome afterward. An oversized bridal suite includes a full-service bar, and the grounds feature a wine barrel fire pit with Adirondack seating beneath Edison-style bistro lighting, plus custom color-changeable up-lighting throughout the barn and surrounding trees. Barn at Trinity Peak operates as a full-service venue, holding its own Class B liquor license and providing complimentary wedding pre-planning, day-of coordination, and set-up and clean-up assistance for every event.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm

Justin Trails Resort is a 200-acre farm-turned-recreational retreat in the Driftless Region near Sparta, Wisconsin, run by the Justin family since Don and Donna purchased the property from Don's parents in 1970. What began as a working farm added ski trails in 1985 and grew into a bed-and-breakfast, and today offers private cabins, cottages, and suites alongside more than 14 miles of hiking and snowshoeing trails and two disc golf courses. For weddings and celebrations, the resort's Elegant Barn and outdoor ceremony sites set among rolling hills and gardens host everything from micro-weddings of 50 guests to celebrations of up to 200. Wedding packages can include on-site cabin or suite rentals, and the barn's covered space allows a ceremony to move indoors in case of rain. The resort also hosts business meetings, family reunions, and retreats. A member of Select Registry's Distinguished Inns of North America, Justin Trails Resort pairs rustic charm with amenities such as fireplaces and whirlpool tubs, plus resident llamas and gardens on the grounds.

• Spaces for 50-65 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 space at this venue

Hamilton House is a historic 1861 mansion in downtown Whitewater, Wisconsin, run by owners Kari and Mark as an intimate wedding venue. The couple previously operated Pilot Mountain Vineyards in North Carolina, hosting around 40 weddings a year, before choosing to focus on smaller, more personal celebrations. Kari serves as the venue's dedicated wedding planner, and Mark, an executive chef, designs each couple's menu. The mansion hosts one wedding at a time, with celebrations limited to 65 guests. Ceremonies take place in the outdoor garden gazebo or the formal parlor, which features a premium audio system and a 1927 Mason & Hamlin baby grand piano. Connected parlor spaces seat up to 50 guests for a reception, and the piano bar doubles as a cocktail space and dance floor. The venue fee includes 14 hours of private access for setup, ceremony, and reception, along with dressing rooms for the wedding party, wheelchair-accessible restrooms and ramps, and on-site overnight guest suites.