LGBTQ+ Friendly Wedding Venues in Minnesota
Because you deserve to celebrate somewhere that supports you and your partner.
Picking Your Venue Starts With Knowing What Vibe You Want
Every wedding has a different atmosphere — mostly due to your unique personality, relationship, and wedding-day values! That being said, at least half of the atmosphere of a wedding gallery comes just from the venue(s)! Think about it - the building or landscape where you host the event is basically its own character. It effects the lighting, the movement of your guests, the placement of your tables, and even the overall colors (for example, all-brick venues tend to make for very warm-colored images)!
Each wedding venue listed below will also have a little note about the lighting and design characteristics. Hopefully this will help you and your partner choose which venue would suit your vision the best!
On this list, you’ll find:
Northern MN Venues
**Please note — there are many phenomenal inclusive wedding venues in MN!
I’m sure I’ve missed several, but please do not assume that exclusion means they do not accept LGBTQ+ weddings. There are simply too many to list, so these are just some of my favorites.
Mansion Wedding Venues
These wedding venues all (typically) share unique and historic architecture, often with a main area and a ballroom space. These venues usually have some sort of strong historic presence in the design/decor that can really elevate a wedding day.
Industrial Wedding Venues
Industrial wedding venues typically fall into two categories -
1) Minimalist venues, which are often white, bright and airy;
2) Moody venues, which are typically darker, and with plenty of exposed brick
Bright and Minimal Industrial Wedding Venues
Machine Shop (technically, this one falls somewhere in the middle. It can be very bright in there, but it completely depends on the unique decor style)
Darker Industrial Wedding Venues
Brewery Wedding Venues
For couples who are looking for a more laidback event experience or a non-traditional approach to wedding festivities. You can expect the deliverables from these to be a bit smaller, but they also usually have less catering restrictions.
Northern Stacks Events / Forgotten Star Brewing
Utepils Brewing (LGBTQ-owned)
Restaurant & Café Wedding Venues
Perfect for built-in catering and beverages, as well as cozy and unique atmospheres. Most of these would be best for weddings of up to 25 people, though there are full buyouts available for some.
Museum Wedding Venues
Museum venues come in all sizes and shapes (including the American Swedish Institute, listed above since it’s much closer to a Mansion venue). The museums below range from ruins to classical sculptures to modern art installations, but they each have something unique about the building itself.
Hotel Wedding Venues
Getting ready, getting married, and getting to kick off your shoes all in the same place? Yes, please. Hotel wedding venues are ideal for anyone that doesn’t want to worry about transportation logistics or where your guests will stay.
Rustic Wedding Venues
If you love outdoor vibes, a bit of a rustic touch, or even the idea of some cottage-core wedding aesthetics, these are all probably for you! Each of them either has a barn, a farm, or some combination of both
Unique Wedding Venues
Wedding venues that are a bit off-beat, non traditional, or, frankly, just difficult to categorize. These are probably perfect if you’re looking for a wedding venue that doesn’t feel like a wedding venue.
Northern Wedding Venues
Wedding venues that are all an hour or more North of the Twin Cities. These are all slightly different aesthetics, but mostly have a great nature area nearby (such as Lake Superior or another lake).
Gunflint Lodge
(My favorite place up North! I go up every winter for a reading retreat, and can personally attest to how kind and caring the full staff is, and how outspokenly pro-LGBTQ+ they are.)
YMCA
(Yes, you can rent out an entire campground, depending on the date and location!)
“It was unbelievably important to us that we hired someone who understood that love is love in all forms, and that she does.”
G+J
