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EAA Aviation Museum
From intimate affairs to grand celebrations, take your wedding to new heights at this unforgettable venue in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! With world-class facilities situated on more than 1,600 acres of lush grounds, it’s the ideal location for the wedding of your dreams. The dedicated event management team at the EAA Aviation Center will help you plan every detail, providing exceptional service from the moments before you say “I do” through your last dance.
Facilities and Capacity
The EAA Aviation Center can accommodate up to 800 wedding guests in its indoor and outdoor event spaces. For an intimate ceremony, consider the picturesque Fergus Chapel, located next to a private pond. Or maybe your style is the popular Nature Center Pavilion, located in a wooded area and featuring overhead doors to let in the sunshine. Couples may host their wedding reception underneath the wings of world-famous aircraft in the EAA Aviation Museum, the spacious Eagle Hangar, the historic Founders’ Wing, or the beautiful Fergus Plaza overlooking Pioneer Airport.
Services Offered The EAA Aviation Center is the perfect venue for engagement parties, bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, wedding ceremonies, and receptions. The event management team helps ensure your big day is a grand success by taking care of all the details, including barware, glassware, flatware, linens, and china for all events hosted within the facility. You may even bring in your own wedding vendors to assist on your special day.
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EAA was the perfect venue for our wedding. We wanted something out of the ordinary and we achieved that at EAA. The venue is immaculate and the entire staff from our coordinator to the bar staff was absolutely top notch. Kelly Z. was easy to work with, so organized, and was helpful throughout every step in our planning process. I can't say enough good things about how amazing our wedding experience was at EAA.
Julie Sent on 11/11/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Unique and Simple
The staff at EAA was extremely easy to work with and everything went flawless the day of. The museum is such a fun venue to have, your guests will never get bored. Also, the lighting in the hanger for the party was awesome! Wouldn't have changed anything, was a perfect party. We ran out of the keg I wanted during cocktail hour (completely underestimated our guests drinking habbits :)) but the staff went in their storage to find another keg of a different beer so the party never stopped!
Kate Sent on 11/16/2018
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Amazing venue
We can not say enough good things about having our wedding reception at EAA. We had our cocktail hour in the museum near the Spirit of St. Louis exhibit and had our reception in the Eagle Hanger. Our guests were entertained the entire evening and commented many times on how unique and fun the venue was! The museum takes on a whole new feel at night with the special lighting and festive ambience. Each member of the staff was so great to work with, especially our event coordinator. She took care of many details from contacting our vendors to finalize details to making sure everything was set up just right! She was quick to respond and provided us with all kinds of information and options throughout the entire planning process. We are so glad we chose EAA for our wedding!
Laura Sent on 08/15/2016
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
The entire team, from the Events Coordination Team to the Service Staff that set up the venue was flawless. VERY happy with our wedding at the Fergus Chapel lawn, it was our dream. NOTE: if you want to get married outside there is easy access power outside for sound systems. We were worried about that but they had it covered.
Mathieu Sent on 06/04/2016
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Kelly did a great job coordinating with all of our vendors and for the helicopter entrance. We had very little to worry about leading up to and the day of which made everything very enjoyable.
We booked the Fergus chapel for the ceremony and Eagle Hangar for our reception. The venue itself is amazing and all of our guests were blown away by how unique and beautiful everything was there.
We were provided an event coordinator who was amazing and took all the worry away before and during the event. They have worked with many vendors in the area and once you have your vendors booked, EAA takes care of coordinating a lot of the details so you do not have to go back and forth.
The venue fee may be expensive to some but it is well worth it for a venue that is so unique and the quality of service you will receive from the event coordinator.
User2528140 Sent on 02/06/2016
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Loved the venue. One of the Absolute Best kept secrets of Oshkosh, WI, for a wedding. Breathtaking landscape, well kept grounds, flexible staff, and very friendly to work with. Chapel is also adorable for pictures & a perfect rain location if you plan to be outside.
Diana Sent on 01/02/2015
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
EAA staff is exceptional and worked hard to make our event a success.
Rachel Sent on 10/03/2023
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8
Beautiful venue!
Hannah with the EAA museum was so great to work with! As a long time member of EAA, we couldn’t think of anywhere else better to get married at. All of our guests were so excited to walk the museum and see all the just purely amazing planes! We were married in the fergus plaza with beautiful views of the old hangars and then had the reception in Eagle hangar. Nothing short of amazing!
My only suggestion with the museum is, if you plan on getting ready on site they require all food to be catered in, you cannot bring your own coffee or breakfast items, so keep that in mind when securing catering!
User2786364 Sent on 09/26/2016
4 out of 5 rating
4.0
The EAA was an amazing venue!! Our guests couldn't stop talking about how cool all the airplanes were and how different it was to go to a wedding at a museum. The museum kept KidVenture open for all the kids to enjoy and they even wrote up a special contract allowing the groom's personal airplane to be displayed inside.
Courtney Sent on 11/16/2018
3.6 out of 5 rating
3.6
Summer Weddin
All our guests raved about the venue and what a great location it was. We had the cocktail hour in the museum for all guests to enjoy. Our wedding coordinator from EAA had poor communication and was difficult to work with. A plane wing with an exposed woman was situates right behind the isle so all my photos of walking down the isle had that in them. Free beer was served when it was not supposed to and it was clearly communicated in advance. Our gifts for guests at the end of the night that were supposed to be put out by her were not so many people did not get them. We followed her advice on guest book placement and had 20/150 guests sign which was disappointing. The coordinator also left early and I had to call at the end of the night with questions because of lack of her communication. I recommend the venue, not the staff.
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EAA Aviation Museum includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
Chairs
Clean Up
Event Planning
Lighting/Sound
Parking
Set Up
Tables
The bar service starting price at EAA Aviation Museum includes:
Bartender(s)
House Liquor
House Wine
The space offered by EAA Aviation Museum for wedding events is known for:
Banquet Hall
Historic Building
Museum
EAA Aviation Museum offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor
EAA Aviation Museum offers the following types of wedding events:
Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Rehearsal Dinner
EAA Aviation Museum offers the following services for wedding events:
Bar Services
Clean Up
Event Rentals
Outside Vendors
Wifi
EAA Aviation Museum offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
Altar/Arch
Audio Equipment
Centerpieces
Chairs
Decor
Lighting
Tables
EAA Aviation Museum is recommended by 91% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.5 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.8 in value, 4.5 in average response time, 4.5 in flexibility, 4.5 in professionalism and 4.4 in quality of service.
