About this vendor
Our waterfront countryside lodge has been owned and operated by our family for over sixty years. We appreciate being a part of so many special wedding days for countless couples. Our lakeside lodge on 800 rolling, wooded acres provides the perfect atmosphere for wedding receptions. The wedding rental includes use of the facility on Friday to decorate and rehearse, Saturday for the ceremony and reception and Sunday for picking up decorations and other items. Facility rental also includes 290 chairs, 30 round tables in the dining area, and 15 cocktail tables with chairs around the dance floor on the upper level. White linens for the round tables are included. White plates and silverware are included in the facility rental if not provided by your caterer. Couples who book also have the use of our commercial kitchen, ice machine, walk-in refrigerator, and two beer kegerators.
Sauk Valley Resort is a fabulous, rustic wedding venue in Brooklyn, MI.
Amenities + details
Indoor Event Space
On-Site Accommodations
Reception Area
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Liability Insurance
Outdoor Event Space
Wireless Internet
Settings
- Beach
- Waterfront
- Hotel
Venue Service Offerings
- Food & Catering
- Rentals & Equipment
Reviews
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4.2
out of 5.06 reviews
Sauk Valley Resort is a very charming venue. It has a romantic ceremony space which surrounds you with windows and a view of the field of grass outside. The carpet, among other th...
ings, are a bit outdated, but I think it added extra charm.
The food was good for the price. Nothing fancy but the entrees were enjoyable.
Even though it was September, we have pictures of our guests sweating with no air conditioning in the building. This could have been a deal breaker for us if we had known how bad it would be. The bridal room was pretty spacious with an air conditioning unit and restroom (but bring your own paper towels). The guys had a tiny room with no air and I felt bad for them that we didn't know beforehand.
It was great being able to decorate the day before, and the owner was nice about letting us visit several times during the course of planning. However I do wish we had the option to get ready at the venue. We weren't allowed in until two hours before the ceremony, and I'm sure they have their reasons for this, but it's just something to keep in mind especially if you plan to take pictures beforehand.
In summary, it's cute and we had a really hard time finding anything else in the area that fir the rustic category and was under $2k. Just have your wedding when it's cold.
Pros:
You can setup/decorate the day before your event, and clean-up the day after. Spacious inside, beautiful property/scenery outside. You can provide everything except for foo...
d, you have to use their catering. (the food is actually ok!). The pricing is reasonable compared to most places in the surrounding area.
Cons:
NO Air Conditioning! = VERY uncomfortable and hot in the summer months. The venue is split for 2 floors, the main floor is for eating, the 2nd floor is for dancing/drinking/mingling. It's not handicap accessible from the 1st floor to 2nd, unless you drive up behind the back of the building and use the back entrance. No handicap stalls in bathroom, VERY small. Very musty smelling. Definitely could use a lot of cosmetic updates such as carpeting, seating, light/ceiling fan fixtures, etc. They don't offer overnight accommodations in their "dormitories" or main lodge anymore. As of June 2015, their website isn't updated to reflect that.
This was my dream venue come true. I couldn't believe how beautiful the land was and how unique the venue itself was. I did not want to have the typical "hotel banquet room" weddin...
g, and I achieved that! Flexibility of the owners was great, I could bring in whatever I wanted other than main course meal, go see the venue whenever I wanted, and email/phone calls were answered quickly, I had a lot of them! Price was unbeatable, a little updating wouldn't hurt, but it added charm:) It is a very big area and a little hard to find, but if you're familiar with the area or are looking for something different with character this is your place. I couldn't have asked for a better wedding venue or hill surrounded by trees to say I do!
Our wedding was absolutely wonderful, but the professionalism of the owners at Sauk Valley was lacking at times. We booked four rooms for our guests to stay in and none of the room...
s had bedding on them. They thought we would bring our own at $100 a room. We also had to clean up our own tables because we didn't use their table settings, which was fine minus the fact that they had two trash cans located outside for us to put our plates in and no other places. We were able to clean up the next morning, but no one was around to talk to about what are duties were as far as clean up and when we tried calling no one answered either. We couldn't have asked for a better wedding, but I will say we were disappointed in the management "over relaxed state."
Sauk Valley Resort was amazing. The owner was so friendly, helpful and very professional. I loved that we were able to come in on Friday and set up and not have to take down until ...
Sunday. The food was great and I loved that there was two levels along with two bars.
The food at Sauk Valley was great. They give you a good variety of things to pick from on the menu. The presentation is wonderful as well. They always made sure everything was full...
and fresh.
Contact
10750 Prospect Hill Highway, Brooklyn, MI
Sauk Valley Resort