7 Of The Best Barn Wedding Venues In The Chicago Area
Want to have a barn wedding close to Chicago? It's totally doable! You'll find quite a selection of barns, all within a couple of hours' drive of The Windy City. Naturally, most are located on a farm so you'll also benefit from gorgeous natural surroundings—many that can be dressed up or down, depending on the style you're going for. Here are a handful of Chicago-area barn wedding venues worth checking out.
Oak Hill Farm
Apple River, Illinois
Fab Features: private estate set on 172 verdant acres • outdoor ceremonies on the sweeping lawn or in St. John’s Chapel with its graceful steeple • unique event enhancements range from cocktails in the 1950s one-room schoolhouse to a DIY sundae and penny candy buffet served at the Country Store
Catering: BYOPrice: $$
Cog Hill Golf and Country Club
Palos Park, Illinois
Fab Features: lovely 1927 golf club surrounded by rolling greens, manicured gardens, and a classic red barn • Old World-inspired clubhouse with massive beams, a 30-foot ceiling, leaded windows, and a gorgeous stone fireplace • generous packages include exclusive use of the entire main floor, including a private bar and patio, delicious food & beverage, and white glove service throughout
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$
Heritage Prairie Farm
Elburn, Illinois
Fab Features: family-run organic farm surrounded by lush gardens and quaint buildings • exchange vows beneath a vine-draped white trellis in an open meadow • farm-to-table menus crafted from their own harvests whenever possible
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$
Hoosier Grove Barn
Streamwood, Illinois
Fab Features: intimate celebrations in the restored schoolhouse • variety of outdoor ceremonies locations from the lush garden with a stone water fountain to the semi-wooded Silo • tented celebrations on the expansive lawn
Catering: BYOPrice: $ • $$
The Mora Farm
Waterman, IL
Fab Features: historic farm in a charming country setting • garden ceremonies beneath a large oak tree • celebrations in the restored cattle shed or the fireplace pavilion
Catering: BYOPrice: $ • $$
The Barn at Hornbaker Gardens
Princeton, Illinois
Fab Features: the elegant cedar-sided barn is enhanced by iron chandeliers, stringed market lights, and tall picture windows that look out over the gardens • exchange vows in the meadow, overlooking the pond, or against a wooded backdrop • cocktails on the large covered patio
Catering: Preferred listPrice: $$ • $$$
Kuipers Family Farm
Maple Park, IL
Fab Features: 230-acre farm nestled among rolling hills • sweet ceremonies with an apple orchard backdrop • receptions in the renovated 2-story barn with exposed wooden beams and stringed market lights
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$
Filed under Barn, Illinois, Chicago Suburbs, North - Schaumburg / Evanston, Chicago Suburbs, West - Naperville, Northwest Illinois / Rockford
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