There are several outdoor wedding venues in Michigan where the atmosphere is shaped by panoramic views, lush greenery, and waterfront vistas. In the list below, we’ve rounded up 10 outdoor wedding venues in Michigan that each offer a different wedding day experience.
You’ll find historic estates, wineries, botanical gardens, greenhouses, and wildlife habitats. We’ve even included a venue that features overnight accommodations for the couple getting married in their onsite treehouse.
Use the table of contents to navigate the venues for more information on each space, including capacity, packages, and photography experience.
Table of Contents
- Shepherd’s Hollow
- Meadow Brook Hall
- Grosse Pointe War Memorial
- Shinola Hotel
- Lovett Hall
- Robin Hills Farm
- Tandale Nature Barn
- Brengman Family Wines
- The Valley at Frutig Farms
- Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
- FAQs – Finding an Outdoor Wedding Venue in MI
- Michigan Wedding Photographers
1. Shepherd’s Hollow
The unique outdoor venue is also a golf club, but the best part of Shepherd’s Hollow is its secluded location. Shepherd’s Hollow is a glass, greenhouse-style wedding venue in Michigan, and you’ll find it located just 30 miles north of Detroit.
In total, this greenhouse wedding venue is set against 350 acres of forested woodlands, with towering pine trees wrapping the venue in an atmosphere of warm tranquility. The views from inside the greenhouse during a wedding reception are nothing short of incredible, but it’s one of those outdoor wedding venues in Michigan where the surrounding natural landscape sets the tone for your celebration through a fully immersive environment.
Directly outside the doors of the greenhouse at Shepherd’s Hollow, wedding ceremonies are held outdoors, all year long. Wedding vows are exchanged in the circular outdoor terrace, which is framed by boxwood shrubs and softly lit lanterns, featuring unobstructed views of the interior of the greenhouse. The space is enveloped by the taller-than-life surrounding pines, and for weddings taking place during winter, rows of twinkle lights illuminate the space overhead. Aside from the gorgeous outdoor setting this venue offers, Shepherd’s Hollow is also one of a few select wedding venues in Michigan to offer a three-hour brunch style wedding.
Shepherd’s Hollow Wedding Planning Details
Shepherd’s Hollow is an all-inclusive wedding venue. Outdoor, year-round wedding ceremonies are only offered with a booked reception, and your culinary experience will be rolled into your venue package and pricing. Access to the grounds for your wedding photos is also part of your exclusive use venue contract.
- Location: 9085 Big Lake Rd, Village of Clarkston, MI 48346
- Phone: 248.922.0300
- Website: Shepherd’s Hollow weddings
- Pricing: $$$ Upscale
- Guest Size: Shepherd’s Hollow hosts weddings with up to 350 seated guests in attendance.
- Additional Resources: Shepherd’s Hollow wedding planning guide: more details on ceremonies, receptions, cost, and photos.
2. Meadow Brook Hall
Michigan is filled with historic outdoor wedding venues, including Meadow Brook Hall. Originally constructed in 1926, Meadow Brook Hall is a Tudor Revival-style mansion that once served as a country estate for the Dodge family.
Carefully maintained over the years, the estate home and property have been transformed into a wedding venue. Meadow Brook Hall has preserved the architectural details and decor of its time, including its lavish facade and European-style gardens.
There are two gardens on site for hosting an outdoor wedding ceremony: the Rock Garden and English Walled Gardens. Each setting offers wedding ceremonies overlooking lush greenery, with the English Walled Gardens featuring a stone stairway with a brick backdrop, and the Rock Garden featuring a lined pathway with a backdrop of the property’s stone statue fountain.
These gardens are both secluded yet breathtaking, with two contrasting experiences set on the same property. In addition to outdoor wedding ceremonies, Meadow Brook Hall gives couples the option to plan a tented wedding reception on the grounds. The clear-sided tent on the venue’s property allows for views of the garden trellis and pathways throughout your celebration.
Meadow Brook Hall Wedding Planning Details
Meadow Brook Hall is an exclusive-use wedding venue with ceremonies, receptions, and catering as part of your venue contract. Pricing is set by season, with May through November considered prime season and December through April considered off-season.
- Location: 350 Estate Dr, Rochester, MI 48309
- Phone: 248.364.6200
- Website: Meadow Brook Hall wedding & events page.
- Pricing: $$$ Upscale
- Guest Size: A tented wedding at Meadow Brook Hall can seat up to 300 guests with a dance floor. Indoor weddings at the ballroom can seat up to 150 guests or 275 guests for a strolling reception. Wedding receptions at the Christopher Wren Dining Room can seat a total of 100 guests.
- Additional Resources: This Meadow Brook Hall venue planning guide includes further planning details on available spaces, catering, photography, and cost.
3. Grosse Pointe War Memorial
An outdoor waterfront venue for weddings in Michigan, the Grosse Pointe War Memorial pays homage to our area’s local military history and features a vast lawn and the historic Alger’s House on its grounds. The wedding venue is stretched along the waters of Lake St. Clair, creating a panoramic backdrop depicting lakeside gardens against the sparkling open waters.
The Grosse Pointe War Memorial has the flexibility to host weddings indoors or outdoors. Indoors, wedding receptions can take place at the Historic Alger House ballroom, depicting floor-to-ceiling windows for idyllic scenery throughout every dance of your celebration.
Conversely, the outdoor waterfront terrace at Grosse Pointe War Memorial is vast and offers you the ability to host your ceremony, cocktail hour, tented wedding celebration, or all of the above. This space has scenic views portraying the facade of the Alger House, with Lake St. Clair off in the distance. If you decide to host an indoor/outdoor wedding day at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, a photo experience on the grounds is a must before heading indoors for the evening.
Wedding Planning Details
Wedding packages at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial are constructed as an all-inclusive experience that covers your ceremony, reception, food and beverage experience, and exclusive use of the venue.
- Location: 32 Lake Shore Dr, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
- Phone: 313.881.7511
- Website: Grosse Pointe War Memorial weddings
- Pricing: $$$ Upscale
- Guest Size: The Grosse Pointe War Memorial has 3 spaces for hosting weddings; these spaces range in guest accommodations from 70 to 400 guests.
- Additional Resources: Top Detroit Wedding Venues: Find more details on planning a wedding at Grosse Pointe War Memorial in this guide.
4. Shinola Hotel
Searching for truly unique outdoor wedding venues in Michigan? Shinola is a hotel located in the heart of Detroit, offering a wedding day experience that cannot be replicated. The appeal of planning a wedding at Shinola lies in its rooftop ceremonies and all-but-famous Birdy Room. The space is a greenhouse-style setting with panoramic views of the city, giving the venue a feeling of the outdoors, with access to the rooftop and a fully climate-controlled environment indoors.
The Birdy Room at Shinola is about 1700 square feet in size and has the ability to accommodate up to 70 seated guests or 150 guests for a floating cocktail reception. The intimate-sized wedding venue features a vaulted ceiling, a glasshouse design with floor-to-ceiling windows, hanging greenery, and a wrap-around terrace that can be accessed for wedding photos or as a breakout space.
Shinola Hotel Wedding Planning Details
There are a few other venue spaces within Shinola for hosting your wedding, but the Birdy Room is the best space if you’re planning a rooftop wedding ceremony and want to enjoy an indoor wedding reception with the feel of the outdoors, anytime of the year. We’ve photographed so many amazing couples who choose Shinola for their wedding, and we have to admit, the venue books out in advance, so inquire with them sooner rather than later.
- Location: 1400 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
- Phone: 313.356.1400 (Hotel phone number mainline)
- Website: Shinola Hotel weddings & gatherings
- Pricing: $$$ Upscale
- Guest Size: Shinola Hotel can accommodate intimate and grand-scale weddings alike, with spaces to accommodate anywhere from 40 to 350 guests.
- Additional Resources: Shinola Hotel wedding planning guide: detailed information on available spaces, packages, and pro tips.
5. Lovett Hall
Part of The Henry Ford Museum, Lovett Hall is a stunning ballroom (built by Henry Ford himself in the 1930s) and outdoor garden wedding venue in Michigan. This sophisticated setting can be used to plan a wedding completely indoors, or to plan an indoor/outdoor experience. In addition to the interior ballroom, Lovett Hall also features a marble library for couples choosing an indoor ceremony experience, and a vintage indoor library, which is an amazing setting to enhance your wedding photography experience.
Outside, Lovett Hall has a characteristic garden courtyard, surrounded by a brick wall and overgrown trees that cast shadows across the ceremony space. The space is intimate and cozy, but large enough to accommodate a guest list of up to 150 attendees. The outdoor garden space can be easily transformed through the use of florals and decor, allowing your wedding day style to flourish, whether you are black-tie, sophisticated, whimsical, or boho.
Lovett Hall Wedding Planning Details
Lovett Hall is an exclusive-use wedding ceremony and reception venue, with a total event time of six hours. Food and beverage service is provided on-site, and your ceremony package includes an additional hour of event time for your ceremony and accessing the grounds for your wedding photos.
- Location: 20900 Oakwood, Dearborn, MI 48124
- Phone: 313.982.6100
- Website: Lovett Hall at The Henry Ford.
- Pricing: $$$ Upscale
- Guest Size: A Lovett Hall wedding can seat 160 to 300 guests.
- Additional Resources: Lovett Hall at The Henry Ford; find more detailed information in our Top Detroit Wedding Venues guide.
6. Robin Hills Farm
A picturesque event center, farm, restaurant, and wedding venue, Robin Hills Farm is among the outdoor wedding venues in Michigan that provide a fully outdoor experience through their many available spaces on site. You’ll find a tented wedding location at Robin Hills Farm near their Pasture Barn, with additional venue spaces available inside their greenhouse and at the Nest (an outdoor patio space).
Wedding ceremonies in the greenhouse at Robin Hills Farm take place year-round. If you have a winter wedding date in mind, you’ll still be able to enjoy the picturesque setting in a climate-controlled environment.
If you do decide to plan your wedding at Robin Hills Farm, you should know that the setting is massive. A little preparation will help guests navigate the grounds on the day of your wedding; we highly recommend adding a map of the farm to your wedding stationery suite so guests have an idea of the landscape ahead of time. Robin Hills Farm is great about signage on arrival day, but a little pre-wedding day preparation can make all the difference for you and your guests’ enjoyment.
Robin Hills Farm Wedding Planning Details
The venue offers ceremonies, receptions, and getting-ready suites on site, along with your bar package, which will be stocked exclusively by the venue. However, for catering, you’ll have to work with one of the venue’s exclusive partners. The venue is exclusive use, permitting you and your guests to enjoy each area on the grounds, including the fire pit, on the night of your wedding.
- Location: 20390 M-52, Chelsea, MI 48118
- Phone: 734.472.2192
- Website: Robin Hills Farm weddings
- Pricing: $$ Mid-range
- Guest Size: The three private event spaces at Robin Hills Farm can host weddings with 150 to 250 seated guests.
7. Tandale Nature Barn
A literal wildlife habitat, Tandale Nature Barn is surrounded by 25 acres of tranquil landscape in Livingston County, Michigan. A little rustic and heavy on the greenery, if you’re searching for outdoor wedding venues in Michigan with a charming setting, you can definitely expect to find it here. The venue has the ability to host weddings with up to 220 guests in attendance, but they welcome weddings with intimate-sized guest lists, just the same.
Tandale Nature Barn features three distinct outdoor ceremony sites to choose from, and wedding receptions are held inside the modern, lofty barn. One of the features at Tandale Nature Barn that sets it apart from other outdoor wedding venues in Michigan is its Tandale Treehouse. Depending on the package you select for your wedding, a complimentary night in the Tandale Treehouse is offered to the couple getting married.
Tandale Nature Barn Wedding Planning Details
Tandale Nature Barn weddings include your on-site ceremony, reception, and bar package. However, you will have to work with your preferred caterer to host the culinary experience at your wedding.
- Location: 2605 S Old US Hwy 23, Brighton, MI 48114
- Phone: 810.222.9704
- Website: Tandale Nature Barn
- Pricing: $$ Mid-range
- Guest Size: Tandale Nature Barn hosts weddings with a maximum guest count of 220 attendees.
8. Brengman Family Wines
Formerly known as Brengman Brothers, Brengman Family Wines offers private events, including weddings, at their winery. Located 5 miles outside of Downtown Traverse City, the winery is kind of the best of both worlds. Your out-of-town guests can easily access the venue, but it also feels like it’s a world away with its sprawling vineyards, rolling hills, and expansive gardens in the backdrop. Which also makes it a scenic venue for an outdoor wedding photography experience.
Wedding ceremonies at Brengman Family Wines are offered on the lawn of the vineyard, with your cocktail hour and reception immediately following in a tented experience. Libations are courtesy of the house label, so if wine is your thing, you’ll be able to create menu pairings for each course of the culinary experience on the night of your wedding. The winery hosts weddings year-round; however, for weddings during the cooler months, receptions are moved indoors to their tasting room.
Brengman Family Wines Wedding Planning Details
This winery wedding venue in Michigan offers a getting-ready suite, outdoor ceremony site, and tented wedding reception experience. Their wedding day packages include each of your events, access to the grounds for wedding photos, and bar services, but you’ll have to work with one of the venue’s preferred caterers for your dining experience.
- Location: 9720 S Center Hwy, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone: 231.421.5611
- Website: Brengman Family Wines weddings & private events
- Pricing: $$$ Upscale
- Guest Size: A tented wedding at Brengman Family Wines can host 200 seated guests. An indoor wedding at the Tasting Room can seat up to 70 guests.
9. The Valley at Frutig Farms
Charming and idyllic, The Valley at Frutig Farms is among the top outdoor wedding venues in Michigan that feel like an immersive retreat. Closed for weddings from the months of December through March, wedding dates book up quickly at The Valley at Frutig Farms. However, exploring your wedding date is easy enough through their online calendar, which you can find here.
Weddings held at The Valley at Frutig Farms are a full weekend experience. Your rental of the venue begins on the Friday before your wedding. This night is reserved for your welcome party or rehearsal dinner. Saturday is for your ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, and the bulk of your wedding photography experience. Sunday is reserved for any cleanup by you or your wedding vendors, such as rentals and lighting.
The Valley at Frutig Farms Wedding Planning Details
Your wedding at The Valley at Frutig Farms includes use of two getting ready suites and your weekend rental (from Friday at 12 pm to Sunday at 12 pm), ceremony, reception, venue coordination, parking attendants, and use of 6 golf carts. You will need to work with the vendor’s preferred caterer and bar staff to curate your menu over the weekend, which is a cost separate from your venue contract fees.
- Location: 7650 Scio Church Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
- Phone: 313.657.6882
- Website: Frutig Farms weddings
- Pricing: $$$ Upscale
- Guest Size: Tented weddings at The Valley at Frutig Farms can accommodate up to 250 guests with room for a dance floor.
10. Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
Located at the University of Michigan, the Matthaei Botanical Gardens is 123 acres of landscaped gardens featuring seasonal blooms, walking trails, and wooded meadows. It’s a nature lover’s paradise with several garden settings available to host your wedding ceremony, and one climate-controlled greenhouse for weddings taking place during the cooler months.
Gardens available for your ceremony include the Kimberly Maged Perennial Garden, which can seat a total of 150 guests; the Alexandra Hicks Herb Knot Garden, which can accommodate up to 50 guests; the Willow Pond, which can host up to 150 seated guests; and finally the greenhouse conservatory, which can accommodate up to 100 seated guests.
The botanical gardens can be booked for a ceremony-only experience, or you can combine a vow exchange in the gardens or greenhouse with a reception in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens atrium.
Matthaei Botanical Gardens Wedding Planning Details
The Matthaei Botanical Gardens are a wonderful setting for a ceremony-only experience, with a reception to follow at a venue off-site, or an intimate-sized reception in the venue’s atrium. Access to the grounds for your wedding photography experience is provided as part of your wedding day package.
- Location: 1800 N Dixboro Rd, Ann Arbor, MI 48105
- Phone: 734.647.7600
- Website: Book your wedding at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
- Pricing: $$ Mid-range
- Guest Size: Matthaei Botanical Gardens hosts weddings with 50 to 150 guests in attendance.
FAQs – Finding an Outdoor Wedding Venue in Michigan
Are there outdoor wedding venues in Michigan with on-site lodging for guests?
There are! If you need on-site overnight accommodations for your guests, Shinola Hotel is a great choice. For guests who don’t mind a small amount of travel from their accommodations to the venue, Lovett Hall and Brengman Family Wines are both located within a short driving (or rideshare) distance of the city.
Do any outdoor wedding venues in Michigan offer all-inclusive packages?
Several of them do; for specific details on each one, you can check under the ‘wedding planning details’ of the venues listed above. But we’ll sum it up for you here as well: Shepherd’s Hollow, Meadow Brook Hall, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, Shionla Hotel, and Lovett Hall all feature amazing wedding packages to cover your ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, bar, and dining experience.
Do any of these outdoor wedding venues in Michigan allow pets?
A few of them do, but the rules are different from venue to venue; here’s the rundown. Shepherd’s Hollow allows pets at your wedding. Shinola Hotel also allows you to bring your pet to your wedding, but you will need to get approval first. Robin Hills Farm, Tandale Nature Barn, and The Valley at Frutig Farms all allow you to bring your pet to your wedding, but only for your ceremony and outdoor wedding photos. Lastly, Brengman Family Wines also allows the couple getting married to bring their pet, but you will need to get prior approval.
Michigan Wedding Photographers
Each of these outdoor wedding venues throughout Michigan offers a unique experience, no matter what vibe you have in mind for your wedding day. If you’re searching for local wedding photographers who can capture the meaningful moments of your outdoor wedding, we’re Rosy & Shaun Photography, a Detroit-based husband-and-wife photography duo who focus on capturing connections and candid moments. You can find more information on our approach to photos with feeling at this link.
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