Windy City "I Do's" Your Way: 9 BYO Wedding Venues in and around Chicago
Imagine exchanging vows in a breathtaking space, with a menu crafted by your chosen caterer, and creating a celebration that feels personal, intimate, and perfectly curated to your favorite flavors. BYO wedding venues in Chicago and its suburbs provide the perfect canvas for your creative vision and taste, allowing you to design a wedding as unique as your love story. Let's raise a glass (of your choice!) to celebrating your love story on your own terms, in the heart of vibrant Windy City.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO
Ovation Chicago
Chicago, IL
Venue Superpowers:
Historic Details
Unique Amenities
Late Night Celebrations
Fab Features: an ultra-cool event space with sleek and industrial details • say “I do” beneath the soaring ceiling boasting an enormous skylight • celebrate your reception amongst exposed brick walls, a gleaming bar built from multi-hued wood, and under circular Edison bulb chandeliers
Catering: BYOPrice: $ • $$
Greenhouse Loft
Chicago, Illinois
Venue Superpowers:
Sustainable
Unique Sky Garden
All-Inclusive
Fab Features: Chicago's most sustainable venue, housed in the Platinum LEED Certified Green Building • the inviting main event space boasts 120-year-old reclaimed wood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows • don't miss the unique 8,000 square-foot organic sky garden
Catering: Preferred list, BYOPrice: $ • $$ • $$$
NORTH SUBURBS
NORTH SUBURBS
The BRIX on the Fox
Carpentersville, IL
Venue Superpowers:
Versatile Blank Canvas
Modern Romance
Generous Inclusions
Fab Features: 2 versatile venues with historic charm and industrial-chic design elements • with ultimate DIY location with a beautiful canvas that can be customized to fit your vision and BYO options • rental comes with tables, chairs, a photobooth, an event manager, a world-class sound system and more!
Catering: BYOPrice: $ • $$
Hoosier Grove Barn
Streamwood, IL
Venue Superpowers:
Working Farm
Historic Charm
Late Night Celebrations
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: $ • $$
SOUTH / SOUTHWEST SUBURBS
SOUTH / SOUTHWEST SUBURBS
The Silver Fox
Streator, IL
Venue Superpowers:
All-Inclusive
Charming History
Lush Gardens
Fab Features: a beautifully restored 1905 building in downtown Streator • say ‘I do’ in the remarkable 2-acre English country-style garden • celebrate amongst the historic charm including hardwood floors, exposed brick walls, elegant wainscoting, and intricate tin ceilings illuminated by chandeliers
Catering: Preferred list, BYOPrice: $ • $$
Warehouse: 109
Plainfield, IL
Venue Superpowers:
Stylish Details
Lush Garden
Late Night Celebrations
Fab Features: a family-owned venue combining industrial cool and biker chic with a warm and generous personal touch • prep for the day in the comfy bridal suite, with kitchen, living room, and fireplace • hold your ceremony or cocktails in the courtyard, where a 1958 Airstream has been turned into a stylish lounge
Catering: Preferred list, BYOPrice: $ • $$
Rialto Square Theatre
Joliet, IL
Venue Superpowers:
Opulent Details
All-Inclusive
Late Night Celebrations
Fab Features: a spectacular 1926 former vaudeville house and luxurious theatre • use the grand staircase as a dramatic aisle for your romantic ceremony in the rotunda • dance the night away in the regal space beneath the majestic 22-foot crystal chandelier suspended from the soaring ceilings
Catering: Preferred list, BYOPrice: $ • $$
WEST SUBURBS
WEST SUBURBS
The Lodge at Katherine Legge Memorial Park
Hinsdale, IL
Venue Superpowers:
Lovely Landscaping
Historic Details
Secluded Setting
Fab Features: a historic lodge surrounded by 52 beautiful acres of parkland • hold your romantic outdoor ceremony under the cover of towering pines • celebrate in the elegant second floor ballroom
Catering: Preferred list, BYOPrice: $ • $$
The Crawford
Naperville, IL
Venue Superpowers:
Industrial Chic
Upscale Details
Late Night Celebrations
Fab Features: a fresh and vibrant event venue located in the west Chicago suburbs • exchange vows on the charming courtyard • dance the night away in the expansive reception space complete with floor to ceiling windows and sparkling chandeliers
Catering: Preferred list, BYOPrice: $ • $$ • $$$
Rosewood Farm
Sugar Grove, IL
Venue Superpowers:
Charming Working Farm
Lush Garden Ceremonies
Romantic Elopements
Fab Features: pastoral 6-acre farm boasting organic vegetable and flower gardens, an orchard, and a collection of friendly farm animals • ceremonies in the colorful gardens, followed by tented receptions overlooking the pretty pond and grounds • darling red barn with warm wood flooring, an open-rafter ceiling, and oversized, multi-paned windows
Catering: BYOPrice: $ • $$
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