About this vendor
Surrounded by fields and forests, the Braham Event Center is a modern banquet hall with rustic decor on the outside and a modern, open floor plan on the inside. Our main feature is our large window with a view to beautiful birch trees, perfect for ceremonies in addition to receptions. The center can host parties of up to 400 people, with a large lobby and a library which serves as the bridal suite. Our on-site caterer, Kathy’s Kitchen, provides delicious and affordable meals. Kathy's Kitchen specializes in cooking from scratch and we enjoy the chance to customize to fit a price point or a favorite meal or side dish.
The Braham Event Center is located one hour north of Minneapolis and St. Paul, just off Highway 65 on the outskirts of Braham, Minnesota, minutes away from Pine City, Rush City, Mora, and Cambridge, and is conveniently located between Duluth and the Twin Cities.
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Ballroom
- Library
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Bar Rental
- Cakes & Desserts
- Food & Catering
- Service Staff
Awards and Affiliations
4-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2023.2022.2021.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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Robin was our event coordinator and she was so so lovely to work with. The space was perfect for our day. We had 150-160 wedding and we still had plenty of space. The best part of ...
the venue is the landscape surrounding the venue. So much greenery and gorgeous trees. Inside the carpet and walls are nice and neutral and not over powering, the ceiling is high, lovely bathrooms and newish formal bar area has been added. Catering through the event center was delicious and affordable. They managed food allergies super well. Plenty of outdoor space for games and for people to spread out. Had no problems work with our other vendors DJ, linen rental, cake etc. Their pricing made it so we felt like we could breathe and get this wedding done! I didn’t have to restrict myself on some fun decor extras. I was able to do a coffee bar, with store bought items, have control over cocktail hours snacks (again store bought), and even go to add the kwik trip doughnuts I love for our dessert table. Drinks are priced so so well. Pricing allowed us to have a partial open bar that lasted a little into dinner. Bar staff were lovely. Overall, it’s a beautiful space that you can tell is well taken care of and loved by the community.
My husband and I got married here in December of 2023 and there is nothing that I would change. Kelly and all of the volunteers were AMAZING. Kelly was very helpful leading up to t...
he wedding, we were able to meet with her multiple times on site, she was very organized with her notes and made sure that everyone knows what was going on, so we didn't need to worry the day of. We used Kathy’s Kitchen for our catering and had nothing but good feedback on the champagne chicken and the volunteers. All of the wonderful people that came together definitely had an impact on our day.
I haven't even gotten to the venue itself...
The Braham Event Center was the perfect place for our winter wedding. Although we didn’t have much snow this winter, we were blessed the day of with a beautiful hoar frost that lasted throughout the day. The huge glass windows were perfect to display this magical day. Our 270-guest count fit perfectly within, and the dance floor was full the entire night. We would recommend this venue to anyone and everyone. Braham will always hold a special spot in our hearts.
Love, The Eidens
We had such a great experience with BEC. We found them during our venue search and made our decision to book them for our wedding the minute we walked into the room. The giant, gor...
geous windows sold us and the fact that there were beautiful birch trees directly outside of it was a bonus. The planning process was made so much easier with the help of Kelly, who answered so many questions and constant emails from me. The Bridal room was stunning day of and I couldn't have asked for a more perfect place to marry my best friend. We also used Kathy's Kitchen for our catering services and everything was delicious! Every person that was working that night was so kind and showered us with congratulations and we felt truly blessed to have such great people helping us make our day run smoothly.
Such a beautiful venue and a large space. The communication with the staff was prompt, friendly, and informative. I could not have asked for a better experience on my wedding day!
Both the Event Coordinator Kelly and the volunteers at the Braham Event Center were dedicated to making our experience great! They were helpful with planning as well as with anythi...
ng we asked for on our wedding day! We used Kathy's Kitchen for catering and found them to be professional and accommodating as well. All of our guests had wonderful things to say about their food and service! We highly recommend them and feel our experience was incredible!
Kelly and the staff at the Braham Event Center were beyond amazing to work with! From taking a tour, booking, answering questions and providing feedback throughout the planning pro...
cess and finally seeing everything come together for the big day, these are your go to people. The event center is beautiful to start with but having the creative freedom, access to amazing local vendors, and the amazing volunteer staff, your day will truly one of the best and easiest days for both you and your guests.
I cannot say enough good things about Kelly and her team. We chose the venue for the big beautiful windows! And we’re so glad we did! On our wedding day they were so helpful! Every...
thing was done beautifully! Everyone LOVED the food, which was Kathy’s Kitchen. The staff was so amazing at making sure the dessert table was never empty. It was such a relief to have them all there! We are so thankful for Kelly and her staff and would definitely recommend them to anyone!
All volunteers and staff were professional and friendly. Good was delicious and I loved the *one stop shop" feature Braham has, food and venue Al in one!
Everything about working with Kelly at the event center was warm, pleasant, personal and kind. I got the pleasure to get to know Kelly while planning our wedding. She truly makes y...
ou feel like you're a close friend. The event center is beautiful, clean and incredibly reasonably priced. Couldn't say enough good things.
Kelly and all the volunteers at the Braham Event Center played an amazing part in making our special day absolutely perfect. These people are absolutely AMAZING!
We looked at mult...
iple venues before finally settling on the Braham Event Center and it was absolutely beautiful, clean and wonderful all for a very reasonable price. I thank Kelly and all the volunteers so much for making our special day absolutely perfect. The bridal suite was wonderful for getting ready with my sisters, mother and mother in law. They even equipped it with plenty of tables and a mirror (which I did not think of til I arrived on my wedding day!) The grooms room was perfect for my husband and his brother in laws to get ready in.
When I first arrived in the morning, that’s when I met Butch, one of the amazing volunteers. He was even so kind to help me carry in all the boxes I had for decorations. He also provided me with all the materials I would have needed to get everything ready in the reception area.
This venue is so beautiful. The outside is the perfect mix of modern yet has a rustic barn feel to it. Everything inside is new, nice, and clean. I absolutely loved the big giant window that we had our ceremony in front of. The views out the window were beautiful and looked out to wonderful birch trees that were just changing colors for our beautiful fall wedding day.
The volunteers made sure that the table switch from the ceremony to the reception was quick, easy and simple. The volunteers did a wonderful job cooking the pasta dinner for our first meal. The food was amazing and the volunteers were so kind to serve everyone, even though it was a buffet style dinner.
Sam from the pizza pub was very easy to chat with about how we wanted the bar for our wedding. He brought our kegs right away in the morning and set up the bar for us. He also sent out two amazing bartenders, Becky and Brian, that treated our guests amazing and got them everything they could.
Yvonne from encore events did an AMAZING job having the drapery in the event hall. She left and provided us with table cloths and napkins for all our guests. She made sure I knew what to do with them at the end of the night. Her set ups are so beautiful and I would highly recommend saying yes to the drapery!
Our wedding day went so smooth, and we didn’t have any hiccups and I know this was partially due to the amazing work that the Braham Event Center does. We are so thankful that we chose them for our special day. We couldn’t have asked for a better day! GO CHECK THEM OUT ❤️
My experience working with The Braham Event Center team has been fantastic. My wedding day turned out absolutely gorgeous and I got so much help from all of the volunteers and staf...
f throughout the day. When things didn't go according to plan, like missing batteries or silverware, they offered what they had on hand proptly and absolutely saved the day. They are an absolute pleasure to work with and made everything go so smoothly. I cannot thank them enough!
The event center staff was amazing to work with! The catering within the Tusen Tack program, Kathy's Kitchen, run entirely by volunteers, were great! My day couldn't have been any ...
more perfect!
The venue is gorgeous, the staff is very professional and helpful with all your needs, and the on-site catering was great.
Kelly and the team at Braham Event Center are AMAZING! My husband Grant and I got married and had our reception there last June and it was a great venue! The food was amazing (we h...
ad the champagne chicken) and Kelly was so wonderful in helping us make sure the day was the best that it could be. This venue was also very affordable and accommodated our 250 guests very well.
Very beautiful and affordable. I never thought I’d be able to afford my dream wedding and this location was pretty dang close. The employees and volunteers were so helpful and kind...
. They went above and beyond to make our day magical and run smoothly! The affordable cost didn’t hurt either. Definitely recommend this venue 10000/10
We LOVED our experience with BEC! We have nothing but great things to say about Kelly and the staff there! Kelly always responded quickly and in great detail. The volunteers were w...
onderful and our guest had great interactions with them. The only "issue" we had was that we had to get permission from a board on multiple things- all were okay with what we were asking- but it was pretty nerve-wrecking that we wouldn't be allowed to do some things. We catered through them and got many compliments on our food as well! The cost is very affordable and they provide lots of "add-ons" for a small cost compared to many other venues! We have so many great things to say about the Braham Event Center!
I would highly recommend having your wedding here! It is affordable and the space is beautiful! Kelly was such a help in the whole process and we can’t thank her enough. The volunt...
eer’s were also so amazing and helped our special day run smoothly! 10/10 recommend!!
We loved working with the Braham Event Center staff while planning for our winter wedding! The Bridal Suite was set up early before we arrived, the tables and chairs are included a...
nd were placed for us, and dinner was right on time! We got so many compliments on our venue choice and the food!
I am so glad that we decided to have our ceremony and reception at the Braham Event Center. We were able to set up the day before and had lots of space to get ready for the wedding...
. The staff and volunteers were amazing and helped the day go very smooth!
The venue was very helpful and made everything easy for us to plan out our big day! It turned out stunning and ran smoothly.
I cannot recommend Braham Event Center enough if you're thinking of hosting an event. Everyone was helpful, kind, and seemed to genuinely want to help us. No matter how many random...
questions I threw their way, they were always willing to respond and make sure that our event was as perfect as possible. I was also blown away with how accommodating they were with our various food allergies in the family. They wanted to make sure that everyone felt welcome and understood, and I can't thank them enough for that. Thank you so much, Braham Event Center. You really made our wedding the perfect day!
We ultimately decided to go with another venue closer to the Twin Cities metro, but I wanted to share that Braham Event Center is an incredible wedding venue and Kelly, the Event C...
oordinator, was just awesome to work with as we were touring venues. She is prompt and attentive in answering all questions and providing helpful information, and her diligence really shows in the beautiful weddings that have been held there! Additionally, we met some of the volunteers while touring and they were so kind and attentive as well - you can tell the community really values the Event Center. While we didn't ultimately go there, I wanted to share the positive experience I had with Kelly and the Braham Event Center. I'm sure any couple would have a wonderful event here.
ABSOLUTELY love The Braham Event Center! Upon signing, they gave us a list of recommend vendors. We hired our photographer, day-of-coordinator & caterer off that list. We felt lik...
e we had the best team of vendors on our special day! Kelly, with the event center, was THE BEST! She is such a happy upbeat person & was so helpful during our wedding planning process! Highly recommend the Braham Event Center!!!
I am so thankful I discovered Braham Event Center while searching for a wedding venue! My wedding was in September 2021, and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience with a ve...
nue. Kelly, the coordinator, was very helpful and communicative, and all the volunteers were lovely as well.
There’s plenty of space, great spots outside to get beautiful photos, and super convenient on-site catering (you can bring in your own catering if you prefer to, but I highly recommend the on-site catering because it took so much stress out of the planning process for me).
I honestly can’t think of a single complaint about the center or anyone I interacted with throughout the whole planning process and the wedding day. To any future Minnesota brides reading this, I 100% recommend Braham Event Center for your big day!
We cannot recommend this venue enough. We got married here a couple of weeks ago and we had so many compliments on the venue, food and staff/volunteers! Kelly & the the volunteers ...
went above and beyond for us. We were treated so kindly and were offered more than enough help through every single step of planning our wedding. There are not enough nice words I can say about our experience and all of the people that helped us plan our big day!
The Braham Event Center was a beautiful place to get married. We loved the scenery, we loved the glass back drop. We loved the food. We loved everything about it. What a Special pl...
ace to spend our Special Day!
The Braham event center was a great place to get married! Beautiful venue and staff that help you every step of the way! The venue was spacious and beautiful inside and out!
A beautiful vendor and Kelly was great to work with.
I'm so happy with how our wedding turned out, everyone that works there was so nice and so helpful with planning, decorating, ect. They were very flexible with when we needed to be...
there to decorate and everything!
We had a great experience utilizing the Braham Event Center for our wedding this summer. Kelly is an absolute treasure and was so incredibly helpful through the whole process (esp...
ecially with the pandemic).
Wonderful wedding venue! We received so many compliments from our guests regarding the venue, they were so impressed! The staff was great to work with. It was a perfect day!
Wonderful venue, great staff and volunteers. Such a nice place to work with, the beautiful view from the big window made the atmosphere so peaceful and calming. The volunteers th...
at help serve food were amazing! I highly recommend this place!
This venue is seriously amazing! It’s a gold nugget in a cute small town north of Cambridge, MN. The venue coordinator is so helpful answering questions and working with us on ever...
ything! All the guests at our wedding loved the food we had (we chose to go with the caterer through the venue). Amazing price for what you get for the venue! Love love love! Highly recommend.
Kelly was amazing to work with! She responded quickly to my questions and gave advice on what she thought would work or not. I truly felt like everyone there tried their hardest to...
make our day amazing!
Kelly and the entire team at the Braham Event Center were absolutely amazing. They did such a great job helping us set up the venue. Despite all the COVID changes, we were still ab...
le to have our wedding and it was amazing! The food was excellent! The entire venue was perfect for our friends and family that could come. Communication was great from day one and they were flexible, and on top of everything!
Kelly is amazing to work with, very flexible, and very responsive. Even with COVID going on they worked with us on how we could make our wedding everything we were wanting. We went...
through them for our catering also and they had excellent servers and it was very delicious!
Braham Event Center was a magical place for a New Years Eve wedding. The venue had the white lights and trees up from Christmas, but had the opportunity to not have the trees. Staf...
f were very flexible and stress free. Behind the alter area there is a wall that is all window with Beautiful trees outside and the light snow helped the ambience. Appetizers, dance and D J made this a very special evening for all.
This venue has plenty of room and small town charm. There were rooms on either side of the venue for parties to get ready without seeing one another. The staff was attentive and pu...
nctual.
I don’t even know where to start! All of the staff were SO amazing through all of the planning and small details, and of course the day of. Kathy’s Kitchen is the in-house caterer:...
The food was AMAZING! We got a lot of comments about dinner and breakfast the next day. Everything was very well organized, the staff all communicated very well as a team and with us. They were all very flexible and easy to work with. I can’t thank all of the staff enough for making our special day turn out perfectly!
We also really liked how large the space was and it has a more modern feel to it that was very easy to personalize to fit our wedding decor. There was plenty of parking and side rooms to use for storage and miscellaneous use.
The employees and volunteers at Braham Event Center were very helpful from beginning to end. They all were willing to help with anything we needed along the way. The venue was very...
spacious, very beautiful, and met all of our needs. Our special day was amazing.
We are so happy we picked the Braham Event Center as our wedding venue! We were looking for something affordable but beautiful where we could hold a 200 person wedding as well as a...
reception with a dance. The Braham Event Center was perfect! The floor to ceiling windows made a stunning backdrop for the ceremony and we had the room staged for a very quick turn around into a reception. Because the space is very open and minimally decorated, we were able to bring in our own style and really make it ours. We had private spaces to get ready and I loved the convenience of a private bathroom next to the bridal party's space. We did our pictures right outside and they turned out beautifully as well.
Kelly was very flexible and fun to work with, and the catering team was fantastic as well, accommodating gluten, egg, and dairy allergies with patience and care. They put their best into making our day special, and it showed. We would recommend the Braham Event Center for anyone looking for an affordable yet classy option for a wedding ceremony or reception venue.
Contact
655 8th Street Southwest, Braham, MN
Braham Event Center