About this vendor
Earl and Wilson is an urban wedding and event venue in Historic Lowertown Saint Paul, located at the corner of 7th Street and Wacouta. This light-filled space features exposed wood beams, original stack stone, and brick walls. Earl and Wilson is drenched in historic charm and character dating back to the late 1800’s. This newly renovated space is the perfect backdrop for your next event and for making timeless memories.
Amenities + details
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
On-Site Accommodations
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Liability Insurance
Outdoor Event Space
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Historic Venue
Venue Service Offerings
- Service Staff
Awards and Affiliations
2022 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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out of 5.019 reviews
We had our wedding at Earl and Wilson recently and it was fantastic. We had some fairly unique requests for the wedding around things like serving homebrew, setting up a chuppah in...
doors, and a couple other special touches that aren't necessarily part of your average wedding. Earl and Wilson worked with us on all of our special requests and made them all happen. They're very timely in their communications and have responsive staff members.
The venue itself is gorgeous. We got a lot of compliments about how lovely the space was and how fun the history of the building was. We had ~125 people at the wedding which was the perfect size to use the 1880 room for our ceremony and then the 1900 room for the reception. Not having to do a room flip in an indoor space was great, it saved us a bunch of time and money as well as made all of our vendors lives easier too. They have 2 great separate getting ready spaces for the couple as well. I think the only thing that was tough about seeing the space was there aren't many pictures of the grooms getting ready room in the digital tour/pictures of the venue.
Overall Earl and Wilson was a great venue and a fair price for everything they provided. If I had one thing to say that I didn't like it was dealing with the street parking. There is a parking lot across the street you can rent, but if you want the street parking right in front of the building for vendors/shuttles you have to go through the city of Saint Paul public works department to reserve them. Not really the venues fault, but it took us months of get it all sorted out with the city, so be prepared to spend some time with that. In the end though, it was absolutely worth it.
My wife and I were just married at Earl and Wilson on 8/19, and we had the absolute best day of our lives. The venue is so unique and absolutely stunning. Our guests gave us so man...
y compliments about the space, which made us feel so proud and good about our venue choice. Having the separation in rooms was awesome! The dance was awesome in the main room, and while that went on the other room was full of people who wanted a quieter conversation and was also full of yard games like bags, jenga, and others. That was so nice to have as it kept everyone at the venue longer. We also loved the get-ready spaces available. You wont find better in the metro, especially for the guys! Further, the service we received on-site was also excellent, we couldn’t be happier. Thanks to Kathy and Mike for lending us their venue. We are so happy with how our day went. Cheers!
Wow, just wow! Earl & Wilson was the perfect wedding venue. From the getting-ready suites to the gorgeous reception spaces, they have carefully thought of every detail to make your...
wedding an absolute success. Abby was so fun to work with and made the process so smooth. If we could give Earl & Wilson 1000+ stars, we would!
We recently had our wedding at Earl and Wilson and would recommend them 100%. Abby was so helpful and responsive throughout the entire planning process. During the week of the wedd...
ing and the event itself, she was extremely flexible and accommodating, letting us come in on Thursday for a rehearsal and Friday to set up. Abby is so organized and knows exactly how to throw a successful wedding. She’s the best!
The venue itself is gorgeous. We received so many compliments from our guests. It is pretty big, too— we had 240 guests and felt that the space was certainly able to accommodate that. It is also byob, which saved us a ton of money! Earl and Wilson is a great venue, and I would absolutely recommend them!
This venue turned out to be excellent for our daughter’s 250 guest wedding (yes, we fit 250 and it was just fine, with a good buzz but not too crowded.) Abbey was our host and was...
generous and accommodating with her time, allowing us entry to the venue for rehearsal, then again for decorating. We moved from the ceremony in the big room, to cocktails in the smaller room, and back to the big room after it had been flipped out for dinner. She helped the day of coordinator with the music for the ceremony, helped the band get set up, and did hundreds of other little things to make the day go off without a hitch. The space has an urban chic vibe and hotels and parking works fine for many of our out of town guests. I couldn’t recommend more highly.
We LOVED our experience at Earl and Wilson and would highly recommend. We got married at a church down the street and had our guests walk to the venue for our reception. The venue ...
is stunning, in an awesome location, and the coordinators (Lizie & Abby) were fantastic to work with - they answered all our questions and took care of everything we needed. The option to bring in our own alcohol made a huge difference too . Our guests LOVED the venue - it is relatively new and I liked that our guests hadn't been there before. The overall experience was incredibly smooth and if we were to do it all over again, we would no doubt pick this venue!
We worked with Lizie and Abby for our wedding. They were a great help letting us know about our amenities and proper layout. Also just a great venue to host a wedding!
Cannot say enough great things about Earl & Wilson and their staff. As a COVID bride, they were beyond helpful with rescheduling and were great at communication. Lizie and Abby wen...
t above and beyond for us and were great points of contact leading up to the day and day of. They were great resources and were super helpful with recommendations for vendors and had great tips. The bridal and grooms suites were amazing and it was so great to have a space on site to get ready and store our belongings. And the space itself... omg. Honestly a dream. It was so nice to be able to have a few different rooms to entertain in! Lizie and Abby helped create the best day of our lives. <3
This venue was the venue of our dreams! From the style and vibe to the amazing get ready rooms, our vision came to life beautifully. Through all of the challenges in postponing our...
wedding due to covid, they were flexible with us and supported us through every decision. It's an incredible space with a lot of room and flexibility to customize your day to fit your every need.
My husband and I had our wedding ceremony and reception at Earl and Wilson in June. Lizie was extremely friendly and always responded to emails quickly during the planning process....
They were very flexible and understanding - our original wedding date was August 2020 and they let us postpone to a Saturday in 2021 at no additional cost. Being able to hire our own bartenders and bring in our own alcohol saved a ton of money compared to other venues that we looked at. The getting ready rooms were beautiful and the Day Of Event Coordinator (Denise) was very helpful and friendly. We loved that we could have our ceremony in a separate room and didn't have to do a room flip. The back room is pretty small - at most you could probably only fit 180 guests without it being extremely tight. We had 150 guests and it was perfect for the ceremony and we didn't have to tear down any tables in the reception room for the dance floor after dinner.
This venue is incredible! The exposed brick and ceilings are exactly what we were looking for and required very little additional decor. The getting ready rooms are also perfect fo...
r big groups and fabulous getting ready pictures. Their amenities allowed for us to be on-site all day and not have to worry about traveling between different locations.
Leading up to our wedding day, Lizie was extremely responsive to our last minute questions! Denise was on-site for our wedding day and was AMAZING! She was so helpful and always had a huge smile on her face. Her hard work kept our day running smoothly and flawlessly! We were able to leave most of our decor and our leftover cake at the venue overnight and picked it up on Sunday - which was super helpful and made the end of the night process so easy!
I highly recommend this venue - the atmosphere and staff are perfect!
We had our reception at Earl & Wilson on 11/9/19. One of the main characteristics that drew us to this venue was the natural beauty and character the building has! We knew we could...
keep our decorations simple and it would still have an elegant and classy look.
We had no issues throughout the planning process and working with Lizie and Denise was great! Communication was easy and prompt, and they allowed us to personalize the venue how we wanted. A true benefit of this venue are the beautiful getting ready rooms, which our wedding party raved about! 10/10 would recommend this venue!
I originally heard about Earl & Wilson because they are located above our favorite brewery- Barrel Theory, but as soon as we toured the space my jaw dropped. The event space was ex...
actly what we were looking for- with multiple rooms that we could configure for our ceremony & reception, a lot of the original historic character of the buildings, spacious getting ready rooms, located in beautiful Lowertown, and none of our friends had heard of it yet! ;) Kathy the owner really made us feel at home on our original tour and Lizie was a knowledgeable and reliable resource on the day of our wedding. We keep getting compliments on how special the space was and how it matched our vibe. We want to arrange another party just so that we can visit Earl & Wilson again!
Wonderful experience all around! Very responsive to any requests and the venue is absolutely charming. Very flexible with all of our ideas and proactively worked with our wedding p...
lanner to make sure everything was perfect. Pricey but worth it.
We had our wedding at Earl & Wilson this summer. IT was the most amazing reception area we could have asked for. The pictures alone were made more beautiful by the event space. The...
bride and groom suites are something out of a magazine and the staff are rockstars! Kathy and Lizzie helped make all of my ideas come to life and I can't say thank you enough!
My husband and I had our wedding at Earl and Wilson and had the most incredible experience! From the first day we toured we knew we wanted to have our wedding there. Not only is th...
e venue gorgeous with amazing bride and groom suites but the staff was so friendly and easy to work with! Kathy always responded to emails quickly and Lizzie was amazing for our planning and day of help. I highly recommend Earl and Wilson!
We hosted our wedding at Earl and Wilson on 04/27/2019 and we had a perfect day! The venue is absolutely beautiful and so convenient!
Kathy is amazing- she answered all my questio...
ns (there were a lot) in a timely manner and offered helpful insight for setting up the venue for the day. Plus she is super chill which was great for us! We feel very lucky to have found this venue and to have worked with Kathy and her wonderful staff!
The bridal/groom suites are so awesome! It was so nice to get there in the morning and relax while getting ready. Our bridal party had a great time as well and the pictures are gorgeous!
Another great thing about the venue is we were able to have the ceremony and the reception all in one place. This was really important for us when we were searching for a venue and Earl and Wilson is so beautiful and has its own charm that we didn't feel the need to do much for decorations!
We fell in love with Earl & Wilson as soon as we walked in. It had the exact feel we were looking for- lots of original brick, beautiful hardwoods, big windows, and pretty chandeli...
ers. The GORGEOUS getting ready rooms were also a huge bonus! We had already looked at about 10 other venues, and Earl & Wilson quickly made it to the top of our list. After comparing pricing and features, Earl & Wilson could not be beat, and were absolutely thrilled with our choice. The getting ready rooms are not only beautiful, they’re also huge and were perfectly functional for our large wedding party. The three distinct spaces each have their own character and worked out great- our guests loved having the option to sit in the lounge when they needed to rest their dancing shoes, and the main room was large enough to comfortably seat our guest list of nearly 300. Guests raved about the beautiful setting and our pictures are stunning against the beautiful brick walls. The owners are so sweet, and were there the entire day to make sure everything went smoothly. We are so happy we found Earl & Wilson to help make our wedding day absolutely perfect!
We got married at E&W a few weeks ago, and it was perfect! The space is gorgeous with the brick, exposed beams, hardwood floors and glammed up with crystal chandeliers. The owner...
s, Kathy and Mike, were accommodating to our needs/requests and answered all our (many) questions.
The getting ready-suites are amazing, with a full beauty bar for the ladies and a foosball table for the guys.
Location is great right off the downtown exit, numerous affordable hotel options nearby, various parking lots (that you can rent out for your guests), and restaurants/bars in walking distance for rehearsal dinners or if your guests want to keep the party going after midnight!
Lots of flexibility with vendors, so you can operating within your budget, and the best savings: you can supply your own alcohol if you use a bartending service. We were able to provide a full open bar the entire night, with higher quality products for a fraction of the cost of many other catering companies we considered.
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Contact
256 Seventh Street East, Saint Paul, MN
Earl & Wilson Event Center