Holly Wedding Venues

Michigan Renaissance Festival

Perfect for your fairytale wedding
3.7 out of 5 stars and 9 reviews
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Holly, MI
Michigan
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Vendor
Kim Petit
WEDDING COORIDINATOR
Typically responds within 24h
Located in the charming village of Holly, MI, Michigan Renaissance Festival offers a unique venue for you and your partner to tie the knot. This beautiful setting allows couples to get creative when planning their dream wedding and can provide top-class amenities, premium services, and a picturesque backdrop on your special day. Step back in time to a 16th-century English village at Michigan Renaissance Festival, which is brimming with historic elegance. Whether you imagine a Renaissance or traditional style wedding, at this venue, you can customize a day that seems straight out of a fairytale. The open-air Garden Gazebo presents the perfect spot to exchange vows in a truly romantic environment. After you're wed, you and your guests can then move inside to either Blackstone Castle or Crystal Palace, depending on your taste. Dine and dance the night away here, and take in all the magic these spaces have to offer, including vaulted ceilings, exquisite lighting fixtures, and other Renaissance-style accents that will complement your celebration. Gazebo rentals are also available if you'd prefer a tented reception. You'll never be short of a photo opportunity here, with stunning features such as the gorgeous gazebo, magnificent architecture, and charming decor, everywhere you turn. The team at Michigan Renaissance Festival would be delighted to offer their assistance in planning a wedding that matches your vision. Making dreams a reality for over 40 years, let the dedicated staff take care of the details so you can focus on enjoying the festivities. A selection of wedding packages is available to choose from, including everything you might need for a seamless and stress-free experience. Food and beverage services are also provided, and the catering team will curate a mouthwatering feast fit for royalty. Contact Michigan Renaissance Festival for more information today.
47+ years in business
Speaks English
Medium team (11-20 members)
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Amenities
Covered Outdoors Space
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Reception Area
Ceremony Types
Commitment Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Settings
Garden
Park
Tented
Trees
Venue Service Offerings
Food & Catering
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Meet the team
  • Vendor
    Kim Petit
    Wedding Cooridinator
    With 15 years of experience orchestrating enchanting ceremonies at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, Kim Petit is a true weaver of wedding magic. For Kim, the most rewarding part of her job is bringing couples' dream weddings to life, ensuring every detail contributes to a truly unforgettable and magical day.
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3.7
out of 5.0
9 reviews
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9/09/2025
My husband and I just got married here on September 6th and everything was amazing! I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day! The band and live entertainment was so wonderful ...
for us and our guests. The food was so delicious and there was so much of it. Our coordinator Luci was great to work with and was available whenever I had any questions. I was able to drop off my cake and decorations the day before so they could set it up the day of the wedding. We also used decorations and linens they had and they were beautiful! They did all the setting up and taking down of the decorations and placed what we brought into the bridal suite so we could pack the car easily when we left the festival. I can’t thank Luci and her staff enough to make this day so special! Our guests had a great time even dressed in costumes like we asked and they loved that they got to experience the festival itself!! Would recommend the renaissance festival to anyone looking for a wedding out of the ordinary!
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7/11/2025
The wedding itself was wonderful. We got married two years ago and my guests still talk about how much fun it was. Everyone I dealt with was kind, helpful, and friendly. The food...
was excellent, and they are great at accommodating dietary needs. Having the ceremony and reception in the same place is so nice, and the atmosphere was great. The price was fair, and it was so nice having a basically inclusive package, instead of having to deal with a bunch of different vendors. The parade through the fair to get to the site of the ceremony, our officiant being a ren fest cast member, the gazebo surrounded by flowers in full bloom, everything was just perfect. Getting to that point was kind of chaotic, though. Guests were unsure of where to park and the attendants didn’t seem to know what was going on, the wedding party was left waiting to get into the dressing room for quite a long time day of, communication was sometimes unclear leading up to it, everything felt disorganized. If you’re comfortable with a DIY vibe and can go with the flow, I recommend this venue, but it’s not for everyone. Despite some fairly minor bumps along the way, the event itself was the fairytale fantasy I had hoped for.
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9/27/2024
First the negatives 1. The ability to get in contact with the fair is impossible to start. It was very difficult and I had to try multiple times to actually get a person to say “h...
ey I want to get married!” Once you do get through though it’s easier to get back in contact. 2. It was both a blessing and a curse with how easy going they are. Yes I like there’s no rigid constraints but there’s also no definite structure either. Back in January we were assured there was private wedding parking close to the gate. Later we were told no you park like everyone else. Wish-washy about music and if we could rent a private bathroom trailer and have it dropped off. It took a lot of hounding but 2 weeks out they finally admitted we could not get a bathroom trailer dropped off. 3. The day of the wedding started out as an unorganized mess. We rented 3 mobility aid scooters from the fair for our handicap guests. It said it in all our paperwork and I paid over the phone. We were only given 1 scooter. It took so long to get the second one the grooms family almost missed the start of the ceremony. We were assured our guests would get their tickets from will call and be shown to the gazebo. Will call acted like they didn’t even know there was a wedding and no one directed our guests where to go. They wandered around and asked random people inside for directions till they eventually found it. 4. The gazebo is tiny and is awful for photos or for your family to actually see you. 5. The castle isn’t closed off. So most of the time was spent telling random people to get out. Funny enough a lot of my guests actually enjoyed that part as the actors encouraged them to yell at anyone the see wander in. “What do we say to unwanted visitors?!” “Get out!” I feel like that could be reduced significantly with signs and ropes. Now the positives 1. The entertainment was amazing. The actors were spectacular and so was the music. I thought we wouldn’t have a whole band unless we paid extra but there was a band. A happy surprise. 2. The procession to the gazebo was a parade with lots of shouting and cheer which was so fun. 3. The food was so good and there was so much of it. Everyone left completely stuffed! The servers were great they made sure no one was lacking drinks or food. 4. They let me drop off my hand made decorations on Friday during the rehearsal and set everything up and took everything down so I didn’t have to worry. 5. All my guests said it was the most fun they ever had at a wedding. I don’t regret choosing this venue as it was exactly what we wanted. I just wish they were better organized and had better customer service for the initial part.
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8/25/2021
Do not do this. It was horribly unorganized. The bridal area is a literal shed. We arrived the day before to set up and our palace was not cleaned and had rats and rat droppings ev...
erywhere. They upgraded us to the kings castle and gave us a band. Our food was not served until 1pm when the wedding was at 10:30. We had one server who was doing her best to keep us hydrated while we waited for food. The food was awful for the 7000 we paid. Some had undercooked pork loin. It was completely unorganized. No place to wash your hands except for the porta potties with the water stations. No bathrooms but porta potties.
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10/19/2016
The Michigan Renaissance Fair is a wonderful place to play and to get married! They offer several packages from simple and short to over the top! We took the middle route for 50,...
included tickets to the fair for everyone, lunch, space and wedding planners and staff. Then, everyone can go play after the ceremony and reception. Great place for that! We all dressed in period 'garb' - and that made it all the more fun. The staff was very flexible and they made it all happen as we had planned. We were able to customize the ceremony and day to our needs, and when it was done, we could just go and celebrate - no cleaning up and it was all done. One should remember the fair setting is not the same as a routine (boring?) wedding hall - there is limited electricity, and space can be limited, although for us the venue was fine for our sized guest list - but upgrades to larger venue and more elaborate extras exist. Overall, a fine day and it was fun! Rain didn't even matter!
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10/17/2016
This was by far the best wedding we had ever been to. Very entertaining and the food was amazing. Everyone was so helpful. We toured the venue during a festival day which they p...
rovided tickets for us to stay and enjoy the day!
AvatarD
10/17/2016
Our wedding was in Sept 2016. This is what happened: 1). Parking – upon arrival we notified the parking directors of our wedding, they had myself and my bridesmaids park in gener...
al parking, and had us carry all of our stuff back to the gatehouse while the rest of the party (groom, groomsmen) and other guests were allowed to park up near the gatehouse. Dedicated parking up close to entrance and a cart for transporting additional wedding stuffs would be a great addition. 2). Gatehouse NEEDS a fan!! OMGoodness pretty darn hot. Water would be a good addition as well. 3). Bridal party was running around trying to gather info about tickets for our guests, ticket sellers and will call had no idea about the wedding or the ticket situation. Per one of my brides maids, the ticket table wasn't in the wrong spot, they didn't even have one setup. Then when they finally got her the tickets, they handed her all the tickets and told me to hand them out. Didn't have a designated person to help. RECEPTION: 1) Food was not completely set up upon arrival at Crystal Palace. (even though length of ceremony and at least a half an hour was given between the ceremony and reception) 2) Food RAN OUT – not all of our guests were provided with chicken. Upon talking with some of our guests I was informed that the server was pretty snippy and rude, and told my guests “The bride ordered this, it was SUPPOSED to feed all 50 people! I have to check to see if we can bring out more food for all of you!” This was unacceptable in my book, especially since not even HALF of my guests had been served at that point! I had guests sharing their plates!!! 3) We ordered Lemon Pepper Chicken, served Fried Chicken 4) Ordered red skin potato salad – No salad 5) Requested NO baked beans – Had baked beans 6) Requested pasta salad instead of baked beans – no pasta salad 7) We had a small wedding cake and 4 dozen cupcakes. Maid of Honor had to ASK 4 – 5 times before the wedding cake was brought out, the cupcakes had been tipped and 12 of them were ruined (the only way that would have been known is if the box were opened, why else would the box be opened unless something had happened to cause worry) 8) There were 2 – 3 of our tables that were skipped when the champagne was served for our toast, champagne ran out so some wine was given but still had 2 tables with nothing to toast us with. UNDERAGE GUESTS WERE SERVED CHAMPAGNE! 9) There wasn’t any kind of posting on the Crystal Palace indicating a private party or wedding reception so we had about a dozen strangers wander in during our reception. 10) Gentleman leading back to the pirate ship kept separating group from bridal party. 11) Were told after the fact that candles in sconces on tables for reception could not be lit due to fire hazards – may want to get electric candles to provide more light and make sconces more usable. 12) Itinerary was never given so right from the start we were scrambling to try and figure out what was happening, how and when. I expressed this to the Faire the week after our wedding, they offered to give us season passes for NEXT year. Don't want to go back, STILL trying to get some kind of compensation as of end of Oct. DO NOT GET MARRIED HERE!!!!
AvatarA
10/13/2016
Initially they were very difficult to get ahold of. But once I did they were very easy to work with. They handle everything and give you many options to make it you own. Food was...
great. Note: you cannot have a DJ, only live "Renaissance" music.
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9/15/2007
The atmosphere was just what we were looking for: Renaissance themed, relaxed, no pressure. Guests had the option to remain at the Festival as long as they wanted to. The food wa...
s good, the staff was helpful.

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12600 Dixie Hwy, Holly, MI
12600 Dixie Hwy, Holly, MI
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