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Historic venues in Michigan

Mansions, theaters, depots, and restored landmarks.

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Amway Grand Plaza

Grand Rapids, MI

Downtown Grand Rapids' landmark hotel, now part of Hilton's Curio Collection, with the Imperial, Ford and Pantlind ballrooms for…

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Briar Barns

Sparta, MI · Up to 200 guests

A restored 1870s barn with soaring original timbers north of Grand Rapids, with an outdoor ceremony site in a clearing of mature…

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Bridge Street Wedding Chapel

Grand Ledge, MI · Up to 190 guests · $

A non-denominational wedding chapel in a historic church with stained-glass windows dating to 1903, seating up to 190. It has…

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Cascades Manor

Jackson, MI

A rustic, storied manor in Jackson offering all-inclusive wedding packages, with the Myers Room and a party room for receptions.

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Castle Farms

Charlevoix, MI · Up to 300 guests

A 1918 stone castle outside Charlevoix with gardens and courtyards. Summer weddings pair a hall with an open-air courtyard…

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CityFlatsHotel Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids, MI

A LEED Gold boutique hotel in the former Fox Jewelers Building downtown, with 48 uniquely designed rooms and event space.

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Colony Club

Detroit, MI

A historic club building in downtown Detroit, also run by Forbes Hospitality, whose grand ballroom has tall windows that fill…

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Detroit Foundation Hotel

Detroit, MI · Up to 125 guests

A boutique hotel in Detroit's former fire department headquarters. A buyout of The Apparatus Room seats 125 or holds 350…

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Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit, MI · Up to 300 guests

Detroit's art museum hosts weddings in its grand Walter B. Ford Great Hall, seating 300 or holding 500 standing, with in-house…

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Detroit Yacht Club

Detroit, MI · Up to 400 guests

A historic private club on Belle Isle in the Detroit River whose clubhouse Grand Ballroom holds up to 400 guests, with smaller…

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Doherty Hotel

Clare, MI

A downtown Clare hotel in business for more than 90 years, with eleven function rooms and a 3,600 sq ft ballroom. Catering is…

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Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

Detroit, MI · Up to 300 guests

The birthplace of the Model T, where couples marry and celebrate among antique cars. The third floor holds up to 300 and the main…

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Forty Nine South

Jackson, MI · Up to 150 guests

A former school building in Jackson converted into an event venue for weddings, corporate events and private parties.

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Frauenthal Center

Muskegon, MI · Up to 275 guests · $$

A historic performing arts building in downtown Muskegon with a ballroom for 275, a reception gallery seating 275, a lounge for…

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Gem Theatre

Detroit, MI · Up to 275 guests

A historic 1903 theatre in downtown Detroit, run by Forbes Hospitality, with Spanish and Art Deco details, two ceremony stages…

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Grand Hotel

Mackinac Island, MI · Up to 400 guests · $$$$

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Grand Ledge Opera House

Grand Ledge, MI · Up to 240 guests

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Grand Rapids Public Museum

Grand Rapids, MI · Up to 1200 guests

The riverfront Grand Rapids Public Museum hosts weddings and events for groups of 12 to 1,200.

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Greencrest Manor

Battle Creek, MI · Up to 200 guests · $$$$

A European-style estate near Battle Creek, booked for whole wedding weekends: exclusive use of the manor and gardens, ceremony…

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Henderson Castle

Kalamazoo, MI

A historic castle inn above downtown Kalamazoo with a vineyard, a wine cave, a day spa, a rooftop hot tub and a French-American…

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Historic Blum Barn

Manchester, MI · Up to 200 guests

A historic barn on a 43-acre former dairy farm in Bridgewater, minutes southwest of Ann Arbor, for full wedding weekends, with…

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Hotel Perry

Petoskey, MI · Up to 250 guests

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Irish Hills Wedding Barn

Brooklyn, MI · Up to 296 guests · $

An 1848 hay and milking barn from the Briggs family's 500-acre farm, set on 27 country acres in the Irish Hills, now a wedding…

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Leona Road

Grand Rapids, MI · Up to 300 guests

A renovated 1916 school building on Grand Rapids' west side, now a modern wedding venue with about 19,000 sq ft of space and a…

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Liberty Harbor Event Center

Bay City, MI · $$

An all-inclusive Bay City event center with ceremony and reception packages. The Dawson Ballroom has chandeliers, woodwork and a…

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Meadow Brook Hall

Rochester, MI

A National Historic Landmark mansion on the Oakland University campus with lavish gardens and a dramatic two-story…

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Meridian Historical Village Chapel

Okemos, MI · Up to 100 guests

A historic chapel in Okemos's Meridian Historical Village with pews for up to 100 guests. Outdoor ceremonies on the village…

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Mill Race Village

Northville, MI · Up to 120 guests

A historic village of preserved buildings in Northville where couples marry in the 1845 New School church (capacity 120) or on…

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Montague Inn

Saginaw, MI

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New Vintage Place

Grand Rapids, MI

A historic landmark with a 150-foot smokestack on Grand Rapids' west side, transformed into an event space with towering windows,…

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Olde Mill Venue

Marion, MI

A waterfront wedding venue with rustic elegance in Marion, with the Olde Mill Tavern and vacation rentals on site.

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Oliver Art Center

Frankfort, MI

An art center on Betsie Bay in Frankfort with a sunset deck; furnishings are included with event rentals.

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Packard Proving Grounds

Shelby Township, MI · Up to 300 guests

The Packard Motor Car Company's historic test-track grounds, with Albert Kahn-designed buildings. The Repair Garage holds nearly…

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Park Place Hotel

Traverse City, MI · Up to 450 guests

A historic downtown Traverse City hotel whose event spaces hold up to 450 guests with views over the city and Grand Traverse Bay.

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Ramsdell Theatre

Manistee, MI

Manistee's historic opera house and regional arts center, which takes wedding inquiries for ceremonies and receptions.

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Record Box Loft

Battle Creek, MI · Up to 250 guests

A riverfront loft on the third floor of a 120-year-old building in downtown Battle Creek, where the ceremony, cocktail hour and…

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Shanahan's Barn

Charlevoix, MI · Up to 361 guests

A 1913 barn restored in 2013 on the 16th green of a championship golf course in Charlevoix, billed as the largest wedding and…

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St. Cecilia Music Center

Grand Rapids, MI · Up to 250 guests · $$

A historic music hall in downtown Grand Rapids whose Dexter Ballroom holds 160 to 250, with smaller recital-hall and library…

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The Atrium at Uccello's

Grand Rapids, MI

An event space in downtown Grand Rapids' historic Ledyard Building with a four-story skylight and exposed brick, across from the…

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The Ballroom at McKay

Grand Rapids, MI

A historic ballroom in downtown Grand Rapids' McKay Tower, with marble walls, crystal chandeliers and tall columns across 10,900…

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The Cathedral Barn at Historic Barns Park

Traverse City, MI · Up to 175 guests

A restored historic barn just outside downtown Traverse City, seating up to 175 for receptions. The surrounding Botanic Garden…

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The Cheney Place

Grand Rapids, MI

A Grand Rapids warehouse venue for "urban meets vintage" weddings, with polished concrete and original hardwood floors, frosted…

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The Depot on Fletcher Street

Alpena, MI · Up to 350 guests

A renovated industrial-chic freight house on the site of Alpena's first rail depot, with a riverfront lawn on the Thunder Bay…

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The English Inn

Eaton Rapids, MI · Up to 200 guests

A historic inn on the Grand River with English gardens and a riverside pergola for ceremonies. Receptions for up to 200 are held…

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The Felt Estate

Holland, MI · $$$$

A restored 1920s mansion in the Lake Michigan dunes between Holland and Saugatuck, with formal gardens, a rustic Carriage House…

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The Ginkgo Tree Inn

Mt. Pleasant, MI

A 1901 boutique hotel downtown with a riverside terrace overlooking Island Park, gardens, and a three-season bar. Weekend buyouts…

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The Goei Center

Grand Rapids, MI · Up to 400 guests

A former furniture factory west of downtown Grand Rapids with exposed brick and hardwood floors. The main hall holds up to 400…

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The Henry Ford

Dearborn, MI · Up to 400 guests · $$$

Dearborn's landmark museum complex offers three wedding settings: the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation (up to 400…

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The Inn at St. John's

Plymouth, MI · Up to 300 guests

A hotel and golf resort in Plymouth with a chapel for Catholic ceremonies, two ballrooms for up to 300 at dinner and an atrium…

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The Irene at Hotel Earl

Charlevoix, MI · Up to 250 guests

Charlevoix's former 1874 United Methodist Church, now an event space named for artist Irene Harsha Young and paired with the…

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The Kalamazoo Loft

Kalamazoo, MI · Up to 100 guests

A loft in the historic Kalamazoo Building overlooking the Kalamazoo Mall downtown, with ceremony and reception setups for up to…

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The Leland Lodge

Leland, MI

A year-round lodge in Leland that has hosted weddings for nearly 100 years, with dining, lodging and off-season discounts for…

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The Masonic

Detroit, MI

The historic Detroit Masonic Temple offers ceremony and reception settings from intimate rooms to grand ballrooms, with in-house…

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The Morris Estate

Niles, MI

A historic estate near Niles that has hosted weddings since 1938, when E.M. Morris built its chapel for his daughter's wedding.…

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The Venue at 501

Clare, MI

A 1910 building in downtown Clare with original brick walls and hardwood floors, offering all-inclusive wedding packages. It's…

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The War Memorial

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI

The historic Alger estate on Lake St. Clair, with a lakefront ballroom with floor-to-ceiling views, the intimate Alger House and…

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The Z Hall

Owosso, MI · Up to 320 guests

A renovated former Czech fraternal hall in Owosso with a Great Room and large wooden dance floor, a bar lounge, a bridal suite…

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UM-Flint Northbank Center Grand Ballroom

Flint, MI · Up to 270 guests

A 1920s bank building on the National Register of Historic Places, with a 5,000+ sq ft ballroom and 30-foot ceilings in downtown…

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UrbanBeat Event Center

Lansing, MI

An Old Town Lansing event space in a restored building with original brick walls and wood beams. It offers customizable wedding…

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Venue 1837

Centreville, MI · Up to 150 guests

A fully remodeled industrial-rustic venue in downtown Centreville, with a bridal suite with vanities and a coffee bar and a…

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Venue 63

Midland, MI

A 1963 Alden B. Dow design, originally built as the Salvation Army Citadel and now an event venue for weddings and celebrations.…

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Venue3Two

Grand Rapids, MI

A renovated 1920s estate on a horse ranch at Shaffer and 32nd Street, in a wooded, secluded setting close to the city.

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Westin Book Cadillac Detroit

Detroit, MI · Up to 600 guests

A restored 1920s downtown Detroit hotel with ballrooms in their original style; the largest hosts up to 600, and a Westin wedding…

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Wildwood Family Farms

Alto, MI

A historic farm east of Grand Rapids with a flower farm and cutting gardens, farm-to-table food and an outdoor concert space by…

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Windmill Island Gardens

Holland, MI · Up to 250 guests

A 30-acre city-run park in Holland with gardens, an authentic Dutch windmill and an elegant pavilion, popular for relaxed outdoor…

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