Barn & Farm Wedding Venues in Illinois

Fishermen's Inn was amazing. They made everything easy and seamless. We never worried about anything, and everything was taken care of, including things we didn't even think to ask for.

We had our wedding at Midway towards the end of May. They were highly responsive to all of our questions and so helpful during the entire day! The venue and grounds are absolutely beautiful and everyone had fun exploring them. I highly recommend them for a great wedding experience!

Alexa

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5.0

I picked this Venue 3 Years prior to our wedding and have love everything about the experiences before, during and after. Molly, Jason, and Gregg made everything just so perfect. Communication was super easy. Wedding day was ABSOLUTELY wonderful. We had no rain in our forecast the whole week. Then that morning it said it was going to rain at 4pm when the ceremony started. We were given all our options and they really wanted us to have what we wanted. The decision to move the ceremony inside was a hard situation but they did an immaculate job moving all the outside decore with in no more than 20 minutes. Absolutely a terrific Job. I loved our wedding so much!

We cannot say enough wonderful things about The Pavilion at Orchard Ridge Farms and the incredible experience we had for our wedding day. From the moment we chose the venue, we knew it was our dream wedding location, and it truly exceeded every expectation. Our wedding day was absolutely perfect from start to finish. The venue itself is breathtaking and provided the most beautiful setting for our special day. Every detail felt magical, and we couldn’t have imagined celebrating our marriage anywhere else. The staff was absolutely incredible. They were so kind, attentive, professional, and made everything feel effortless for us. Knowing we were in such good hands allowed us to truly relax and enjoy every moment of our wedding day. And, of course, the food was absolutely delicious! Our guests still talk about how wonderful everything was. What means the most to us is that even a full year later, we continue to hear from our family and friends about how amazing our wedding was and how much they loved the venue, food, and overall experience. The Pavilion at Orchard Ridge Farms truly helped make our wedding everything we dreamed it would be, and we will always be incredibly grateful for the memories we made there. If you are considering The Pavilion for your wedding, we cannot recommend it enough. It was truly a dream come true, and we would choose it all over again in a heartbeat!

What a lovely venue!! The garden space, the indoor spaces, and the grounds are beautifully maintained and gorgeous for our special day. The team was phenomenal to work with from start to finish. This was the only venue that we considered. Lynda, Vicki, Jessica, & Zoe made every step of the planning wonderful for us. All the preferred recommended vendors (catering, sweets and cake, flowers, decor,  photography and music) were equally as fantastic. Each were vital in making our day so memorable. Thank you a million! 

We were married here on 7/16/21 and had the very best day ever thanks to our coordinator, Jessica!! The day of our rehearsal, there was a 80% chance of rain for our wedding day. Jessica made us feel at ease and had us rehearse outside as well as walked us through the backup plan. We were lucky enough to be married in the row of trees outside, but I know it would've been just as beautiful inside. Jessica made us feel very comfortable and we were not worried about weather issues at all. We received SO many compliments on how beautiful and unique the venue was, and how great the food was. We are from Chicago and the majority of our planning occurred during COVID - so we had most of our meetings w/CLO staff via Zoom, which was very convenient for our schedules. The staff is so friendly and responsive, they were accommodating of some last minute changes for us- which was highly appreciated. We are beyond grateful that we found this venue and did not opt for any of the venues we visited in Chicago. Also- we had lots of guests come from out of town as well and this location was great with its proximity to O'Hare/Midway. Our guests said this was the best wedding they had attended, we cannot thank Jessica and her team enough! Thank you again Jessica, we truly appreciate all that you did to attend to our needs during the wedding! From getting us drinks to keeping everything on track with the timeline, we couldn't have asked for anything more. We highly recommend CLO to anyone who is looking for a beautiful, unique, and accommodating venue!!

The venue was absolutely beautiful—everything turned out perfectly! With all of the antiques and décor, we barely needed to purchase anything additional. Scrementi’s food was amazing, and Ruth was incredibly helpful and sweet; the day truly wouldn’t have been the same without her. Our only small downside was wishing the venue could have stayed open a bit later.

Kaitlin

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5.0

This is a one stop shop!! Owners are fantastic and Hannah is the most amazing florist and stylist you can ever want!! If you want guests talking about your wedding for weeks to come, Venue 5126 is your venue!

Lauren

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We loved having our wedding at the Barn at Hornbaker Gardens. Even as we were driving on the property we knew this place was the place for us! It had so much natural beauty, we toured in early spring and our wedding was end of summer, and we were blown over all over again at the beauty of the grounds and the full trees and hydrangeas...it was perfect. We really were hoping to have our ceremony outside, and Lyndsey was so accommodating, allowing for the wedding day morning to make the final call. That was also a big reason we locked into this place. We had so much peace around having it outside and moving it indoors last minute if the weather did not cooperate. Our guests loved the venue and commented continually how beautiful it was. It really does speak for itself, and with a smaller budget that really helped us out, that we could let the space live on its own without too many expensive decorations. I will say we jumped into our slot, which was a Friday because they were offering a discount on days to fill in. That also greatly added to our desire to have our wedding here! Lyndsey and Graycee and her family/staff were all so kind and hard working. And Lyndsey and Graycee are both very calm and genuine and professional. They made the day unhurried and handled all our communication without adding any sort of stress. It was honestly a dream. And now we have memories to last us our whole lives. I am so beyond grateful and would highly recommend this venue to anybody!

Pamela

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5.0

We stayed the night before to do the wedding rehearsal and decorate. The accommodations were the best for having my mom who is bedridden, my dad who is disabled and having the whole wedding party stay the night before so everyone could enjoy themselves. The staff was so wonderful and helped with everything we needed!