The Blaisdell

our immediate family ceremony in November 2020. We searched a ton of venues and eventually booked a tour at the Blaisdell. The Blaisdell had the perfect intimate wedding package that would fit all our needs. It’s timeless and elegant. It fit the small amount of people we wanted in the front parlor with greenery over the fire place (which is included). They were flexible to allow my own florist come in and add flowers to the fire place and decorate the mantel with candles. Kaira is an amazing coordinator. She accommodated our needs and helped us the day of our wedding. They were so flexible when it came down to different family comfort levels with covid too. Thank you for making a covid wedding feel less stressful. Due to covid they don’t supply water or beverages/cups in the intimate package. So bring water bottles or yourself and guest

g in the space. We decided to book the venue immediately after our tour, and we are so glad we did! It has the bright, clean vibe that we were looking for, and was more affordable than comparable venues in the area. It’s also really customizable to make your dream wedding vision come to life! Working with Kaira on the details for our wedding was also great! She was very helpful and responsive. I came to the walkthrough that we did about a month before the wedding with a ton of questions, and she answered them all before I could even ask! It was such a smooth, easy process on our end. We also loved that security was included, so we didn’t have to worry about anything! The venue is so beautiful for a winter wedding, very cozy but still spacious. We took a lot of photos outside, and it looked so beautiful with a little bit of snow on the ground! We also loved the mural on the side of the building for photos. We had our ceremony and reception in the ballroom, and the room flip during cocktail hour was totally seamless. We had a bar on the main floor and on the second floor during our cocktail hour, which was so nice to have more space for our guests and shorter lines for them to get drinks. We got so many comments from our guests on what a beautiful venue it was, and we were very happy with our choice to get married at The Blaisdell! Thank you Kaira, Janet, and Blaisdell staff for everything!!

and design to it too. We had a live band as well, and there was plenty of room for that too. Kaira and the team were amazing (we hired her as our day of coordinator too) and the day went so well because of her. I would highly recommend booking this space for your wedding!

nd open but also feels warm and inviting. I can't say enough good things about the Blaisdell!

to work with! I would recommend this venue to everyone!

stic she was!! Seriously, hire her, you will love working with her!) From the many back and forth emails to in person walk throughs, we felt so ready for our big day and had confidence everything would go as smoothly as possible! This venue is insanely gorgeous...so many photo opportunity's from the white back drops to the vines on the brick walls outside, it's all beautiful! We had a 73 degree August day (it was a true miracle) and the front lawn was so perfect for our cocktail hour! The Blaisdell has wonderful vendors they partner with as well to ensure a wonderful guest experience with vendors thag know their way around and what works/what doesn't at this venue. I can't say enough great things about the Blaisdell😍😍😍

gatherings. We were so disappointed in how The Blaisdell treated us during this time that we proactively cancelled our contract with them (losing 50% of our money, instead of 75% or more). For background, we paid the entire venue fee in advance to The Blaisdell for our wedding planned for 5/30/20. The Blaisdell allowed us to postpone our original wedding date to Friday 7/10/20 when it became clear that holding a 150+ guest wedding at the end of May was not allowed under the CDC/Minnesota government guidelines. Despite the restrictions on large social gatherings and wedding receptions, The Blaisdell did not offer us a refund. They did not offer a refund because due to our contract, we had to cancel 60 days in advance to receive 50% of our money back. It was not an option for us to postpone our wedding more than once, which was the solution they offered. We had been looking forward to holding our wedding ceremony and reception at The Blaisdell for over a year and half and we were disappointed with our experience with their team.

ir team wouldn't take great care of us and that was an amazing feeling. Thank you! Here are a few reasons we chose The Blaisdell: we were able to host everything- ceremony, cocktail hour and reception- under the same roof. But, there are so many unique spaces throughout that people were able to move around enough to provide some variety. We also liked being able to choose vendors from their vendor list, such as our caterer, bartenders, dessert vendor, etc. There's a huge parking lot across the street that we were able to utilize.

and helped with a lot. It was also a very beautiful venue with lots of decoration options to make it our own.

edding day without them! From the beginning, Janet made us feel great about the space and answered all of our questions. After officially selecting the venue and working with Kaira we were absolutely blown away. Kaira is fabulous at what she does and made our day go exactly as planned. The venue is stunning, has a very modern yet classic feel and will never go out of style. We received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback on The Blaisdell from our guests. We are so sad to be done wedding planning and will miss The Blaisdell and their team so much. I recommend The Blaisdell to everyone getting married; do yourself a favor and select the most beautiful venue with the BEST staff!

h the whole coordination of our venue. She was always thoughtful and tried to make the wedding that we envisioned possible at the Blaisdell. We absolutely loved the Blaisdell!

ere we had yard games, a food truck, and a live band. Guests were able to park across the street or catch a ride-share to and from the Millenium Hotel, where we were able to get a substantial room block arranged. Please be advised that you need to procure your own wedding coordinator, and that the staff are simply there to maintain the property and offer suggestions about which vendors to hire. Only those vendors are privy to The Blaisdell's requirements. In conclusion, this is a great place for a wedding. We certainly enjoyed it!

ve beautiful rooms for the bridal party to get ready in which was so nice to be able to be there the entire day. The staff (Kaira) was SO helpful and a breath of fresh air throughout the entire planning process. She was receptive to my questions and provided helpful answers in a timely fashion. She also helped make sure that our wedding day ran smoothly and that there were no surprises. All in all, we are SO thankful we chose this venue; it was amazing!!!!

inside. So happy we had our wedding here!

d we really enjoyed using the getting ready spaces. It was the best way to start our wedding day!

rs and timelines (our issue ended up not being an issue, but we REALLY appreciated the open communication!). I recommend The Blaisdell to anybody looking for a sophisticated mansion-style look for a venue! Staff are easy to work with and will provide feedback for your vision regarding ceremony (if held here - like ours!) and reception!

ent with everything. They really work with you to make the wedding unique to you which I loved! Highly recommended - we had a wonderful experience!

distinct from one another. When we first toured the space, they made it so easy to reserve our space and provided a fantastic list of recommended vendors - many of whom we ended up hiring. Janet was fantastic in helping us get the venue booked and contracts complete. Kaira was amazing from that day forward. She accommodated our silly "can we come check such and such out" requests, took the time to get to know our parents and the wedding party, made sure every detail of our wedding was prepared, and was an absolute joy throughout all of it. The hugs were genuine as we said our thank you at the end of the night and wish we could get married again simply to use the space all over again. Even before we said "I do" we were recommending the venue and Kaira to others. Without a doubt...DO IT!

ony, cocktail hour and reception all in the same space. Being able to bring in our own choice of vendors made it easy for us to stick to our budget!

ace to host your ceremony and your reception, this is the place to book. You CANNOT go wrong!!!!

earlier events since reopening so we ran into a few kinks (make sure your vendors know if there is a venue fee - especially catering!) that caused some last minute stress but otherwise, it was the perfect venue for our big day!

and the space came to life for our big day. We definitely recommend The Blaisdell for any couple looking for a space that they can make their own. We had a large guest list and the multiple parlor rooms and upstairs space helped guests who wanted to escape the dance floor throughout the evening. If we could do it again we would book with The Blaisdell. Thank you!