Destination Kohler: Whistling Straits

Whistling Straits sits along two miles of rugged Lake Michigan coastline at Destination Kohler in Kohler, Wisconsin, on golf courses designed by architect Pete Dye with Irish and Scottish influences — a windswept, dune-covered landscape where Scottish Blackface sheep graze and where the Ryder Cup and multiple PGA Championships have been played. That same coastal setting doubles as a wedding backdrop, most notably in the Irish Barn, a fieldstone, barn-style reception space with an entirely open east wall overlooking holes No. 9, No. 10, and No. 18 alongside Lake Michigan. Canvas walls and stand heaters allow the room to flex with the weather, and the adjoining Champions' Locker Room offers bridal party changing space steps away. Just three miles from the course, the Straits Chapel gives ceremonies their own lakefront setting, with floor-to-ceiling windows framing panoramic Lake Michigan views and a curved drive-up entrance for arrivals. Couples celebrating at Whistling Straits also have access to the wider Destination Kohler resort, including its restaurants, spa, and accommodations for wedding parties and guests staying on for the weekend.