DeKoven Center Reviews

The Dekoven Center is a one stop shop so to speak. The chapel has the feel of old world charm as well the their reception halls on the same beautifully landscaped property. They are clean and well maintained . No decor is needed except what you want to put on your tables. But, when the tables are set, you need very little because of the elegance of their settings. All of the settings and linens are included in their price too! (Unlike many other venues and several colors to choose from. )
Our daughter had visions of a barn wedding that are a newer trend of this decade but when we visited the Dekoven, she fell in love with it right away.
The property also hosts two apartments that are rented separate of the Dekoven Center by Air Bnb. The Air bnb was the only negative part of our experience. They cancelled our reservation of the apartments after they cashed our year ahead deposits. We had no retribution from them either.
We then found a Vrbo a few blocks away that was much better suited for our bridal party group anyway. Even though it was of no fault and not related to The Dekoven Center, they bent over backwards to make right of the injustice of Air Bnb.
We planned this wedding throughout the year and from Pennsylvania and it could not have been a more enjoyable experience for our family. Nicole is the best! She made us feel like family and we will always be so grateful to her and the servers of the Dekoven Center to have made our daughter’s wedding such a wonderful experience and fond memory. Highly recommended.

The DeKoven Center was an absolutely stunning venue for our wedding. We were amazed by the flexibility they offered, accommodating various faiths and denominations with grace. The indoor cathedral setting was classic and elegant, while the outdoor space provided a vast canvas to bring our dream wedding vision to life.

The staff at the DeKoven Center were incredibly friendly and went above and beyond to ensure everything was set up just the way we wanted. They were attentive and responsive, making the planning process smooth and stress-free. Additionally, their willingness to help with decorations and setup relieved a lot of wedding-day pressure.

While the venue's beauty and accommodating nature were definite highlights, the parking and layout was not super intuitive. A couple of our guests got lost on the drive or in the parking lots. Overall, it did not detract significantly from our special day.

We highly recommend the DeKoven Center for couples seeking a versatile and picturesque wedding venue.

If you want the best venue and event coordinator, look no further! We worked with Nicole and Jennifer for our wedding on December 3rd, 2022. There was absolutely no problems. She helped make our day absolutely perfect. The campus is beautiful and ADA accessible. I highly recommend staying in the AirBnbs on campus as well.

Nicole was great to work with, always willing and able to answer any questions I had. The rest of the staff was also very friendly and easy to work with. We loved the venue, it was perfect for our outdoor wedding, but it was good to know we had the option to use the chapel for bad weather. The Great Hall was beautiful we loved the architecture and the lights the venue provided.

Our event manager Nicole was amazing. She was very friendly and courteous. She was our fourth manager over the period of the three years of planning, but with the short time we worked with her, she did an amazing job. The chapel and the Assembly Hall were beautifully decorated and set up and I was impressed on how everything turned out.

As seniors marrying again in our 60's we were a bit overwhelmed at all the plans & arrangements we needed to make. My husband knew of DeCoven Center, & I loved its charm, lovely architecture, stained-glass windows & gorgeous location on Lake Michigan immediately. Nicole helped us with every detail. She was very professional; kind & patient. We'd recommend her to anyone looking for a beautiful wedding!

It was hard to find somewhere in Wisconsin with a European feel after our destination wedding had to be cancelled due to COVID. We found The DeKoven Center and thought we’d check it out. When we arrived our jaws dropped. The pictures do not do the venue justice! It’s absolutely gorgeous and has that castle feel we were looking for. Barb and Lynn with The DeKoven center were incredibly helpful and just so easy to work with. They both went out of their way to make sure our day was as special as possible. All of our guests were blown away at the beauty of the venue and said this was the best wedding they’ve ever attended. I highly recommend booking this venue for your special day!

I highly recommend having a wedding at the Dekoven Center. The Chapel is beautiful and Jenna really works with you to make sure your day special and everything you want to included in your ceremony is in there. On my wedding day we had a huge snow storm and she contacted me and offered to move the ceremony time back that day to ensure we and our guests were able to make it.

We had our wedding ceremony here. Jenna was our coordinator. She was amazing to work with. She kept me in the loop along the way in regards to what changes were made for their COVID protocol and was very willing to work with us on everything. I highly recommend the DeKoven Center!

It's Beautiful, It's Perfect and It's on Lake Michigan. It has all the facilities and amenities for a Fantastic Wedding Day with a wonderful built in wedding coordinator. Enjoy....

Even during COVID the Dekoven Center was an absolutely amazing place to get married! The scenery was beautiful and the staff, especially Jenna, were excellent. We had to relain our destination wedding here in town in three weeks and they were flexible, timely, and just amazing! I highly recommend them.

Cannot recommend DeKoven enough! We held our ceremony outside in September 2020. We could not have asked for a more picturesque venue. There are so many amazing backdrops to take pictures! We worked with Jenna, who was not only extremely responsive, but very patient with us as things changed due to the effects of Covid. She was extremely accommodating and helpful as we navigated our "live online" ceremony for our guests outside of immediate family. Our day was beyond perfect thanks to her and the DeKoven Center.

Jenna and the whole dekoven team did an amazing job to help me prepare for my big day! It’s completely stormed the day of, but they made sure everything was perfect!

The Dekoven center was the ideal location for our wedding and everything about our day there exceeded our expectations. The historic buildings and the beautiful lake Michigan setting make for a beautiful backdrop for any wedding. For us it was a perfect location where we were able to hold our wedding ceremony in the beautiful St. John’s Chapel and then our reception in the Great Hall. My wife and I even stayed overnight in one of their apartments which are right there on site and are very comfortable and tastefully decorated.

For the planning and build up to the wedding Dekoven was very easy to work with and the wedding coordinator, Amanda, was an absolute delight. She was easy to work with, always available and offered many great suggestions and adjustments which we readily adopted. She really performed the role of a wedding planner in many respects and that was great for us because it made our life easier.

St John’s Chapel was a beautiful historic setting for our wedding and we were able to have our own pastor conduct the service. We also had our own musicians that we had selected playing for the ceremony. The great hall was beautifully laid out and decorated and we had numerous choices of table settings, linens, food vendors etc. so we got exactly what we wanted.

Our wedding day was everything that we hoped it would be and our friends and family had a great day with us. We cannot compliment Dekoven highly enough for their great attention to detail and the service that they, particularly Amanda, provided.

The Dekoven center was everything we could have ever asked for. Even with switching contacts from Adam to Jenna was fairly smooth. Jenna was amazing with everything and any changes, even last minute, we're solved with ease! The grounds and buildings were perfect for wedding shots. I couldn't have asked for a better venue.

We were married July 20th and everything was amazing! Jenna made everything run very smoothly the day of the event. Communication the month prior was a breeze, she answered all my questions and was able to accommodate my requests. The vendors they recommended were great, we loved supporting local businesses. The grounds and buildings are gorgeous, there were nothing but compliments from our guests. Our pictures turned out amazing. If you are looking for a non-traditional hall wedding this is the place for you! There is nothing I would change about the venue or everyone that works there. They are amazing and so personable!

I recently got married here in September 2018. I can rave a thousand times over about how beautiful their grounds are. They take good care of their property to ensure they preserve the beauty of these buildings. However, my review will not be concentrated on just how beautiful The Dekoven Center is, but I will focus on how helpful Adam Koenig the event manager was during a very difficult situation. The beginning of the ceremony we were told, what no couple would like to hear on their special day, that our officiant was not going to make it to the ceremony. It was easy to fall into despair in the thought that the day that I had planned for for a year and a half was ruined. However, despite the difficulty and the panic this caused, Adam was able to stay level headed and along with some of our loved ones that sprung to action, were able to achieve what seemed like an impossibility by that point; they go us married!!!! Adam went above and beyond what any event manager is tasked to do on a wedding day. He even helped sweep up the flower petals at the end of the ceremony, which is the task and responsibility of the wedding party. I cannot say how thankful I am to Adam for assisting us on our special day. What makes this place a go to, is that not only is the chapel and grounds absolutely beautiful, but the staff that you work with directly are amazing and are there with any questions, concerns, and are ready to spring into action when things don't go the way you planned, as that was my experience. You cannot go wrong when booking with the TheDekoven Center.

Dekoven is fantastic! Prices are fair and they work well with their clients and they are very kind. Plus the venue is beautiful!

Once our wedding day finally came we were so pleased with everything at the Dekoven Center. Although we were planning on an outdoor ceremony, with the rain we ended up moving it inside and we were not disappointed. Adam was awesome to work with. He was on his game, had everything ready for us, was very accommodating and overall it couldn't have gone better. The Great Hall was the perfect place for our reception. Just the right size for our 100 guests!

​I have always loved The DeKoven Center grounds - it is a beautiful place!! In fact, I love it so much that last month we had our wedding ceremony there. Throughout the process of planning the wedding everyone at DeKoven Center's wedding team was wonderful. They were very easy to communicate with via email and super responsive! They were very accommodating with all of my questions and requests. The day of the wedding everything was beautiful and went smoothly! We got married out in the courtyard and the chairs were set up by DeKoven Center beforehand for us. The only negative I have is that there were a TON of bees/wasps surrounding us as we did the ceremony (by the gates where the flowers are). I highly recommend spraying to prevent the bees from going to that area. It was very distracting because there were SO many of them. That was a minor issue though and everything else was amazing!! Highly recommend getting married here! Shout out to Adam Koenig, Amanda Tutas, and Samantha Lauf for all their help!

The DeKoven Center is simply the most beautiful and picturesque wedding venue we have ever seen. The stone buildings, historic architecture, lush gardens, lake views, friendly and supportive staff, all contributed to creating the perfect setting for our wedding.

My husband and I had a private first look in the Bishop Garden, near the rear of the property and it was just beautiful. We had all of our bridal party photos and family photos taken on the grounds prior to the ceremony and we were all in awe at every angle. Every photo came out perfectly, our Chicago-based photographers and videographers were incredibly impressed with the endless options of photo opportunities and backgrounds.

The ceremony took place in front of the chapel on the lawn in the courtyard and every detail was absolutely beautiful. My florists created a gorgeous aisle by individually sticking hundreds of white long-stemmed roses into the grass aligning both sides making the space even more gorgeous.

Everywhere you look is a picture-perfect setting. Our guests were either from Chicago, IL or Cleveland, OH, and they were all blown away by this hidden gem in Wisconsin. Even now, six months later, people are still talking about our wedding. The experience was so unique and for many of our guests, it was their first time visiting Wisconsin. Many have mentioned to be in a place as breathtaking as the DeKoven Center for our wedding made the commute even more worthwhile. Guests enjoyed exploring the gardens, admiring architecture, walking down to the lake for sunset and much more.

We had our reception in the Great Hall, and it accommodated our 220+ guest list perfectly! We had a plated dinner catered and served by Chef David’s as recommended by The DeKoven Center and our wedding cake by Sugar and Spice Cupcakes, another Racine local. I can’t say enough how positive our experience was planning our wedding with these amazing vendors.

Planning a wedding from 3 states away was a challenge as a young bride, but Nicole from the DeKoven Center put us at ease and made the process so simple and fun for me and my husband! I never thought this beautiful of a wedding venue existed outside of Pinterest, and we cannot be more grateful to have had the opportunity to start our forever at The DeKoven Center.

We had an absolutely wonderful wedding day at the DeKoven Center. Leading up to the day, the staff was constantly helpful and responsive. They coordinated with all of our other vendors making the day seamless. The outdoor wedding ceremony location was beautiful. Our guests couldn't stop telling us how perfect it was. And of course the Great Hall is an incredible space, warm and inviting, but also elegant and beautiful. We cannot recommend this venue highly enough.

We had our entire wedding at The DeKoven Center and we are so glad we did! We could not have asked for a better place and for better service! The staff was very quick at answering any questions we had and always responded with detailed answers. They provide you with a day of coordinator which helps you out A LOT. If we could do our wedding day over again, we would 100% use The DeKoven Center again!

We held our ceremony at the St. John's Chapel at the DeKoven Center. It was an absolutely beautiful location to get married, and we were lucky to be able to take pictures outside on the grounds as well. All staff we worked with were extremely responsive and helpful from the moment we first looked at the space to the end of our wedding day. We also really appreciated having the ability to bring in our own officiant and musicians without qualification. Overall a great experience!