Northern Lights Ballroom & Catering
About This Vendor
"Where memories are made & dreams come true"
~Stunning and versatile ballroom, amazing food, unbeatable service, and rave reviews~ Northern Lights offers four beautiful spaces to choose from with seating from 25 up to 400 guests. Our ballroom is timeless featuring a dropped tray vaulted ceiling, and eight gorgeous chandeliers that shimmer off the ceiling, it is a must see. Great location, yet set back for a privacy and a welcoming atmosphere. We provide full service on site and off site catering and bar service. Your room rental includes set up, clean up, tables, chairs, your choice of white/ivory/black table linens, dinnerware, central sound system, staff, and an event coordinator. From there all you need to choose are your food and beverage options. *Now offering 1/2 off room rental November 2022 through March 2023!*
Amenities + Details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
On-Site Accommodations
Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Guest Capacity
300+
Settings
Ballroom
Venue Service Offerings
Bar & Drinks, Cakes & Desserts, Destination Weddings, Food & Catering, Planning, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff
Awards and Affiliations
Northern Lights Ballroom & Catering Reviews
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I highly recommend Northern Lights Banquet and Ballroom. From the first call asking if my date is open, talking to Bryony to the end of the night and the bartender and wonderful show runner telling us good night, everything was a great experien...
ce! Bryony has a great check list to run through and has thought of everything. She made the planning process easy and stress free. I would email her and she would answer me back in a day. The place was decorated beautifully, food was AMAZING! The staff working the event were kind and helpful. Big shout out to the bartender and the wonderful show running woman that made us feel comfortable and special, very sweet and friendly to all guests. They also work with all vendors that come to make the day special. I could not have had a better reception.
Response from the Vendor on 08/02/2022
It was truly wonderful working with you to plan your big day! I loved how everything fell right into place for you, it was meant to be...
We can not thank you enough for your review, I will make sure to pass this onto your event coordinator and...
bartender.
Congrats again! So happy for you and your family!
We had a wonderful experience with Northern Lights! They were SO easy to work with. One thing we loved was how honest they were with prices. The food was amazing (we had so many people gush about it to us)! Beautiful venue.. We will recommend t...
his place to anyone!!
Response from the Vendor on 07/22/2022
We can not tell how much we truly appreciate your review!
We are thrilled to hear you had such a great time! Congratulations again to you both!
Excellent, fast communication and wonderful staffing. Could not be happier! Guests loved the food (we did the taco/nacho bar) and the day of coordinator was magical!
The food was excellent, and the service was top notch! Everything was taken care of for us, and it took so much stress off! We had a few decorations and supplies be delayed in the mail, and they helped us get something together to at least have...
a version of what we wanted
Thank you so much Northern Lights!!!!
Response from the Vendor on 12/06/2021
Thank you so much Kelly!
It was an honor helping you plan your big day, congratulations again to you both!
We had a wedding at Northern Lights Ballroom and it was beautiful. The Ballroom itself was very bright,open,and beautiful, It also had a lot of extra space inside as well as outside that was just as beautiful. The staff was extremely helpful an...
d the food was fantastic .All we heard from our guest was how great everything was.I would recommend this place to anyone who is planning a wedding!
Response from the Vendor on 12/06/2021
Thank you very much Tammy! So happy to hear you and your guests had a great time!
BEAUTIFUL venue and their foods and desserts- DELICIOUS!
they were wonderful to work with and made our wedding planning much easier for us!
Response from the Vendor on 07/26/2021
Thank you Tiffany! This means so much to us! It was truly wonderful working with you and your family! Congrats again!
This venue is amazing! Such a beautiful ambiance, they always have it decorated beautifully so you can add to it or if you want your own look they’ll move anything you’d like moved! The food is phenomenal, if they had a restaurant I could order...
from I’d drive there just for that!
They are super easy to coordinate with for your big day and Maggie was our day of coordinator and she was so fantastic to work with!
I wouldn’t choose anywhere else!
Response from the Vendor on 07/22/2021
Thank you so much Amanda! You have no idea how much this means to us!
We were truly honored you chose Northern Lights to host your event, so happy for you both!
Bryony was so helpful in making sure I thought of every detail!
The day of, we had an incredible event coordinator who continuously checked in with me to see if there was anything I needed. She also made sure to keep me at ease by letting me ...
know how well we were staying on our schedule!
We had an amazing day and everything went so smoothly! Would highly recommend Northern Lights!
Response from the Vendor on 07/21/2021
This truly means so much! Thank you Jaimi! Congratulations again to the both of you!
We just couldn't be happier with how our day turned out in every way! We're an older couple(60's) and we worked with Bryony at Northern Lights in putting it together. Bryony was awesome but the whole staff was amazing in making sure everything...
went perfect. We had our ceremony and reception there and it is set up perfect for that. The dinner is prepared on site and I can't tell you how many compliments we had on how good it was. I would highly recommend Northern Lights for your wedding or any occasion!
Response from the Vendor on 06/17/2021
It was truly wonderful helping you plan your big day! We are so happy you both had a wonderful time! Congratulations again to the both of you!
We had the best experience at Northern lights. Food was amazing, staff was very helpful with everything. The customizing of the ceremony and reception was a really awesome thing. Made us feel it was special to us. I would recommend Northern lig...
hts to anyone that has a special occasion
We just had our wedding there June 5th. It was postponed due to Covid one year. Wendy and Bryony were amazing to work with through the pandemic and the months/days leading up our wedding. They are professional, helpful, kind, and they give gre...
at advise/idea's. Our day was so easy and stress free in regard to the venue, decorating, food, anything dealing with Northern Lights due to all their help. I could not recommend them enough. They your wedding amazing!
Response from the Vendor on 06/17/2021
We were honored you chose Northern Lights to host your big day and could not be happier for the two of you! Congratulations again from all of us at Northern Lights!
The owners of Northern Lights Ballroom were absolutely fabulous! They were so accommodating when we were only able to have 50 people at our reception. The food was AMAZING and the serving staff were all so kind. We would highly recommend Northe...
rn Lights to anyone looking to have a perfect and stress free wedding reception!
Response from the Vendor on 03/04/2021
Thank you so much Gabby! This means so much to us!
We were honored to have you all with us! Congrats to you both again!
Wonderful venue! Staff is so friendly and easy to work with. Food was amazing-our guests raved about the roast beef. Classy and clean. So grateful for the memories made and for the staff making the event an easy process to plan.
Response from the Vendor on 12/07/2020
Thank you so much for the wonderful review! It was great working with you both! You did an amazing job on your decorations (one of my favorites)!
Due to the pandemic, my daughter’s wedding had to be postponed for 6 months. The girls at Northern Lights Went above and beyond to make sure that everything was PERFECT for their special day! The ballroom was beautiful and the food was amazin...
g. Wendy and Bryony, you two are the BEST! We appreciate everything you did for us!
Response from the Vendor on 11/24/2020
This truly means the world to us, thank you so much! It was so great working with you all!
Had a amazing wedding there, it was everything we have ever wished for
Response from the Vendor on 10/05/2020
Thank you so much!
We were honored to be apart of your big day! Congratulations again!
Northern Lights Ballroom was amazing; very clean and inviting. All of the staff were very polite and great to chat with. Overall, I believe that everyone had a great experience.
Response from the Vendor on 04/06/2020
Thank you so much for the wonderful review Riley! It was great working with you all! So glad you all had a fun time!
Our daughter recently got married and we had their reception at Northern Lights Ballroom & Catering. We were also the decorating team for the wedding. It was an absolute pleasure to work with this family owned business. They went out of the...
ir way to make sure we had things just the way we wanted. The food was awesome and the service was wonderful. Everything looked beautiful!! We would highly recommend this venue for your event!!!
Response from the Vendor on 03/17/2020
Thank you so much Vicki, this means so much to us!
We were truly honored to have you all with us, and are so happy for you and your family!
Amazing experience! The venue is beautiful and so nice to have the food and banquet hall under the same ownership. The staff all was amazing (from the owners all the way to the waitstaff and bartenders)! The process to hire the venue and then l...
eading up to the wedding was so smooth and the staff is very responsive! We had a Buffett and I have seriously not had better roast beef in my life! We are so happy we picked this venue and it was actually the most reasonably priced compared to the others we looked at so that was an added bonus!
Response from the Vendor on 03/16/2020
Thank you so much Denise! You have no idea how much this means to us! Congratulations to you both!
We just had my sisters wedding reception at the Northern Lights Ballroom at the end of February in which my mom and I were coordinators and decorators. They were so helpful EVERY step of the way, and accomodating wherever possible. Setting up...
was a breeze and the venue itself is stunning even before our final touches. The day of was amazing and the staff was polite, efficient and professional. The food was delicious and we heard from a lot of the guests that agreed. We wish we could do it all over again!
Response from the Vendor on 03/11/2020
This means a lot to us, thank you so much! It was wonderful working with you and your family!
Love Love Love this venue!!! Bryony and Wendy are so wonderful and so easy to work with! They have beautiful decor, great staff, amazing food (I'm still getting compliments on the food at my wedding!!), and priced so reasonable! I would highly ...
recommend Northern Lights Ballroom!!
Response from the Vendor on 03/11/2020
Thank you so much for the review! It means the world to us!
Northern lights took special care of the details of our wedding and took all of the stress from us. They had the venue set beautifully for us before we arrived the day of the event, and were available whenever we needed anything.
After our cer...
emony they quickly changed the dining room from the ceremony seating to a gorgeous dining table set in excellent time for us and our guests to finish our social hour.
Our dinner and cake was delightful and the overhead music they put on was perfect to set a casual mood over the group. We're so happy with our choice to book with Northern lights and would happily do so again!
Response from the Vendor on 03/11/2020
Thank you so much for the review! We are so happy for the both of you and so honored we got to be apart of your big day!
Helpful, professional, patient in answering questions, very timely in responding to emails. Food was great. We had the royal buffet with cake in 4 flavors as 1 of our sides. They stress the fact that the cake is unlimited so i thought they woul...
d just keep bringing it out until people stopped taking it. However a lot of people didn't get cake including myself and my entire head table. My mother in law said the cake wasn't out for very long either, but I was so busy I just don't know for sure. All that being said, I probably would have chosen a different side and paid for cake separately so everyone would have gotten a piece. I can't stress enough how awesome everything else was though and because of how well they treated us I still say 5 stars. They do a great job and I would highly recommend them. All the vendors they recommend are top notch. I used the DJ and decorator they recommended and both were fabulous. You get a real sense of the quality they require here which to me is important. They did some other really nice things for us that may not be possible in every situation such as: we got to set up and decorate the night before which was super helpful -- if they have another event that won't be possible so you can't expect it. We originally booked for sept 8 but had a family issue so we asked to switch the date to Sept 1 and even though they already turned someone else down for the 8th they were still willing and able to accommodate us which I'm so grateful for. Overall they were agreeable and accommodating and so helpful. We had so many compliments on how good the food was and how nice the venue is. Just perfect. You won't regret using them for your event.
This ace was wonderful. The people were wonderful to plan with and on the day of our event. I would definitely have an event here again.
Thanks to the wonderful staff for making our day so beautiful!!
Response from the Vendor on 08/17/2018
Thank you so much for the kind words! We loved working with you!
Amazing to work with!
Response from the Vendor on 06/19/2018
Thank you so much Jill! We truly appreciate it!
Northern Lights catered my wedding and was the easiest part of planning my wedding. They took care of everything, cooking, set up, planning, take down... if your a bride you know that checking items off your to do list is the best.. with Northe...
rn lights I got to sit back and relax. They were the best vendor we got to work with, I highly recommend the food! THE ROAST BEEF WAS AMAAZZZINGGG!! I got so many compliments on our dinner food.
Response from the Vendor on 06/04/2018
Thank you so much for the wonderful review!
With the exception of a few minor things, our experience was great. They were very willing to answer any questions we had and responded quickly to all of the emails we sent them. The food was wonderful and we received many compliments on everyt...
hing. There was some confusion on alcohol that we purchased ahead of time versus what was to be purchased that day. Not a major issue, just a bit of an inconvenience for us. Overall, we were very happy and pleased with this venue. It is beautiful and elegant, even without adding a lot of extra decorations. We would recommend them and would use them again in the future.
Northern Lights deserves 5+ stars! They were extremely flexible, responsive, and professional during our wedding planning process, and very affordable. The food was AMAZING and so is their staff. We would recommend them 100x over again - they t...
ruly exceeded our expectations and were one of the best vendors we worked with.
Response from the Vendor on 05/08/2018
Thank you so much! That means the world to us! We loved working with you! Congrats!
We had the most beautiful wedding reception at Northern Lights Ballroom January 6, 2018! The food was amazing and the service great.
We loved working with their staff! They were so helpful and great at communicating with us! If you are located ...
north of the cities, but still want a quality reception, then this is the venue for you!
~Brenda
Response from the Vendor on 05/08/2018
Thank you so much the wonderful review Brenda!
Loved our wedding back in October. The cook was AMAZING, best wedding food I have EVER had. They were willing to help us store decorations before the wedding, which was huge. If I could redueour wedding again, I’d still pick northern lights!
We loved this venue! They did take care of everything. Bryonny really cared about making sure everything was specifically how I needed it on that day. We did have another wedding going on next door and it was no problem at all. If I had to get ...
married all over again I would go this route. Everyone loved the food. We did ribs and roast beef. I highly recommend doing an all inclusive package. It wasn't actually that expensive and everyone was well taken care of. The ballroom was beautiful and best of all we didn't have to clean up. Genny Reynolds decorated for us as well and we were super happy with her.
We cannot say how great northern lights ballroom truly was. The staff and the entire experience was absolutely wonderful!!
I had my wedding reception at Northern Lights in July and my husband and I could not be happier! The staff was so professional and made sure it was everything we wanted and more. I would definitely recommend them!
My Daughter just had her Wedding Reception on Sept. 16th 2017.
The wedding And Reception was at our home, so we used Northern Lights Ballroom offsite catering service.
We received professional service from beginning to the end. Great staff and...
great food. We received lots of compliments from our guests. I would definitely recommend Northern Lights Ballroom for your upcoming events.
This was an amazing venue for our son's wedding reception. A majestically beautiful facility. The staff were very accommodating & gracious with every request & question we had. I can't say enough about how wonderful they were. They made ou...
r special day perfect in every way.
We were so happy we went with Northern Lights for our wedding! They went above and beyond to make our special day perfect. I have been to 2 weddings there besides our own, and every time is a great time. The food is amazing, and I absolutely LO...
VE the look of the ballroom. I truly felt like a princess on our wedding day. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for a beautiful wedding!!!
We got married here on June 16th, 2016. Everything was perfect. The food is delicious. The staff were wonderful and they had everything ready for us. :) very beautiful venue and the bathroom and bridal room is amazing. Very happy customer...
!
We got married on October 3rd, 2015 and had our wedding reception here. Everyone from the event coordinator to the food staff were wonderful to work with. Bryony, the general manager, was there to answer any of my questions and was very helpf...
ul!! The food was amazing and everyone kept complimenting me on the location, it was so beautiful. I would highly recommend this location to anyone looking to have their reception here, or any company/family event!!
First off, I would like to say that I had incredibly high expectations going into our wedding day... I work in the industry and I have overseen the execution of thousands of weddings throughout my career... Northern Lights Ballroom, blew me awa...
y, and I did not feel as if I was "working" my own wedding (which says a lot because I notice all of the little details)... We knew we were in good hands at the start of the planning process, and that really paved the way for our wedding day... We ended up coming short on our guest count which we were locked into in order to book the entire ballroom... So Bryony (our sales manager) spoke to the chef, and they provided late night pizza for us and upgraded food items on our dinner buffet at no cost to us... They didn't have to do that since we were contractually obligated to pay for all of the guests, but they wanted us to get value for our dollars spent... That set the tone for our actually day, and we felt appreciated and taken care of... The food was absolutely amazing!!!!! I received so many compliments on the food, and even 3 weeks after the wedding, I'm still receiving feedback that would make any caterer blush... I wasn't expecting the "world" with food quality... I knew going in that we were having a buffet, and that buffet food is what it is... But the food we had was absolutely amazing!!! The entire night was a huge success, the team at Northern Lights really knows their stuff, and made my wife and I's reception one to remember for the rest of our lives!!!
The room was beautiful.The service from everyone at Northern Lights and Ballroom was above and beyond. All of our guests raved how good the food was. I didn't have to worry about a thing, just had a wonderful time.
My wife and I planned a short time frame wedding and Northern Lights Ballroom was able to facilitate my wedding ceremony, my dinner, my wedding photos, EVERYTHING! The staff was amazing and catered to our every whim. They have multiple ballroom...
s to facilitate any size wedding. The catering was amazing. We had the chicken and pork loin and it was phenomenal. I couldnt have asked for a more beautiful setting for my wedding and I am thankful to have found them! Thank you, Northern Lights Ballroom!
I loved Northern Lights !! Excellent service the food was great it couldnt have been better ! Everything was absolutely beautiful .. staff was great and wendy was awesome always answering every question for us and very patient with all the chan...
ges I made ! Wouldnt have chose anywhere else .. thanks northern lights for making my day amazing
Great service! We had a beautiful event!
I couldn't be happier with Northern Lights! My wedding day was perfect and they are to thank! They have a very helpful and friendly staff. I would refer them to anyone!
We had our wedding reception here at the end of July in 2013. Over all the service was very good. All of the employees acted in a very professional manner from the first meeting that we had to the end of the reception. We were assigned an emplo...
yee to be in charge the night of our celebration, Shannon was her name. She made sure the whole night went smoothly and did a very good job while all the time being very professional.
We rented out the whole ballroom and we had about 250 guests in attendance. With this amount of people the room was full but comfortable. We also were able to design the layout of the ballroom. The day before the wedding we changed out minds and asked if we could have the room arranged different from what was originally planned. Shannon assured us that it wasn't a problem and that everything would be taken care of.
As far as the meal we decided to go with a bundle which offered an three appetizers, a main course with three sides and dinner rolls and salad, cake, and a late night snack. The meal at the reception was better than the one that we had during our taste test.
Overall the reception hall was a good choice. They are reasonably priced, have very appetizing food, and are very professional in how they conduct themselves. I would recommend them to anyone looking for a reception hall in central Minnesota.
I would recommend this venue to anyone looking for a casual yet elegant event weather it be a wedding, birthday, graduation or family get together. I loved the elegant style without the arrogant feel of other (lesser quality) venues. The staff ...
were amazing, helpful and friendly! The food was outstanding, I got over 20-25 people who said the roast beef was the best they had ever had and the gravy was divine as well. I, sadly, didn't get a chance to eat much (time and my dress would not allow for it) but what little I did have was wonderful and the lady behind (or serving) the buffet was friendly and helpful. If every I need to do another event with my entire family I will undoubtedly book Norther Light Ballroom again! THANK YOU!
Do to limited option is our area I went with Northern Lights. The building is nice and it is in a good location. The food was good. I wasn't impressed with our coordinator. Stuff that was supposed to be set up on wedding morning wasn't. It...
is def their way only! I didn't appreciate the passive aggressive emails filled with smiley face emoticons. They were very unprofessional. I wish I would have shopped around more!
Our wedding coordinator set up everything! Contacted the caterer, DJ, photobooth, cake bakers, photographer, everything! We didn't have to relay any messages because she did it all for us!
I absolutely loved the staff, service, and production of my ceremony and reception!! The food was amazing, my guests are still talking about it. The wedding party and guests agreed it was the best wedding, thanks to Northern Lights staff!!!! Re...
commend this place 100%!!!!
I had my September wedding reception at this venue!! It was AMAZING!! There was plenty of space in the ballroom for the guests to walk around and socialize throughout cocktail hour and dinner, because of the placement of food and tables! The he...
ad table was visible to all. The ballroom itself, is beautiful!! And the whole place can be a dance floor!! They place signs on tables that will be moved for the dance. The workers were so kind and accommodating!! I would recommend this place every time!
The staff did a great job communicating with me before and even during the wedding! Whenever I had a wedding question the answered me back right away. The place itself is really pretty and food was awsome. I would definetly recommend this plac...
e!
Northern Lights Ballroom and Banquet Center was a great spot for us to host our wedding reception. The ballroom was perfect for our 300 plus guest list, and the price per plate was very reasonable - or as reasonable as feeding 300 plus people c...
an be. :0) We chose a pasta buffet and it all tasted very good.
The service was also exceptional. In planning the event, they were willing to work with us on any special requests we had and in many cases, the staff went above and beyond to make it a great and worry free night.
In addition to all of this, the building is easy to get to and there is plenty of parking!
I couldn't imagine a better venue for a reception. Everything was taken care of and the staff made the whole thing go smoothly. From the first stages of planning to the final details the day before my wedding, it was perfect. The ballroom is be...
autiful, the sparkly ceiling is my favorite. The food was phenomenal, and well priced, they have options to fit every budget. There was also another wedding in the other ballroom the same night as mine. I was worried that the building would end up crowded and it would be super noticeable that there was another celebration going on. Not the case! The staff did a great job keeping both parties separated and the sound proofing between both ballrooms worked well! I would recommend Northern Lights to anyone looking for a great reception!
Northern Lights was wonderful to work with. Our other wedding venue kicked us out becauase Army decided they wanted to use the hall that day and Northern Lights welcomed us in with open arms. We got a free meal just for coming and looking at ...
the place. The food was delicious! We even got to taste different wines for free. Our guests just had a blast. The ballroom is so beautiful, yet simple. The decor in there will work with any wedding colors. The service over all was top notch.
I have nothing but praise for the Northern Lights Ballroom location and staff! They were so easy to work with and were willing to sit down with us (multiple times) to go through menus, seating arrangements, and how things would run the big day....
The location is beautiful! It's clean, well-maintained, and was able to accommodate our large guest list. They made wedding planning easy and always returned my emails or phone calls within a day. (They were also the cheapest and the nicest place in the area for our number of guests! Win!) The staff was friendly the night of and were able to handle a few last-minute needs. I highly recommend this venue and the owners!
The music, the decorations, the sparkling ceiling, the delicious food...it was all so wonderful! We did the table decorations ourselves, but the ballrooms are so elegant, whatever we did matched. It was a great reception, and all of my guests a...
greed. Thanks for the beautiful memories!
Northern Lights Ballroom has an elegant and romantic charm that is unlike many vendors around. The service was excellent, with the staff helping you with every/ and any detail along the way. They are so friendly and made the planning so much ea...
sier. Thank you to N.L. Ballroom for a wonderful night!
This place was fabulous!!! The entire staff was so helpful and caring. I am from out of town & I would have never expected my wedding to be as perfect as it was. LLLLOOOOOVVVVVEEEEEEEE it & would totally recommend it to EVERYO...
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I was having trouble finding a venue with flexible entertainment options, food options and at a reasonable price. The Northerlights fit all my expectations! The site is gorgeous inside, especially the ballrooms, the staff are personable, the fo...
od is excellent (a review that I heard numerous times from my guests) and it is all resonable prices. I definitely encourage brides to go look at the venue!
It was spectacular!!! The Staff was so easy to work with, the food was great. So many of my guests commented on the food. it was a beautiful hall.
The overall look of the place it was wide and open with gorgeous chandeliers and a ceiling that glittered. It had neutral colors so it was easy to decorate the way I wanted and it was just perfect for my fairytale wedding.;There are no plac...
es to really take pictures outside and the parking lot is gravel.
Contact Info for Northern Lights Ballroom & Catering
10376 112th Ave, Milaca, MN
Meet the Team
Bryony Stark or Wendy Fraser
Manager
Wendy and Bryony are a mother/ daughter team, they started off site catering 7 years prior to opening Northern Lights. Their customers kept requesting that they open their own facility, so they took 3 years to create a business plan and opened Northern Lights Ballroom in June 2007. They both truly love what they do and look forward to each and every event!
Northern Lights Ballroom & Catering