The Commons

Due to Covid, we had to postpone our daughter and son-in-law’s wedding reception, so we held a Renewal of Vows ceremony and Reception on their anniversary at Vadnais Heights Commons. The Commons was spacious and gorgeous in winter. Lorah was very accommodating as we rescheduled our date. She and Shannon were calm, professional, friendly, and handled the logistics of the Reception so that we could enjoy our family and friends. That was a tremendous gift! Our celebration exceeded our expectations.

My husband and I had an amazing experience with Lorah and Shannon. The planning process was easy and the wedding day was perfect. As the bride, I didn't do anything besides get married and enjoy the evening on the day of. I had not one thing to worry about because everything was taken care of by everyone involved there at The Commons. The venue is beautiful, the vendor options are phenomenal, especially Noah the DJ and Molly for food, and the people who work there are ontop of everything. Our guests were extremely happy and everyone we've spoken to has raved about how nice of a wedding it was. I'd highly recommend.

We rented VHC for our wedding reception and were delighted with the way it all came together. While there were some restrictions regarding vendors, for the most part we were able to create the space that we wanted with the people we wanted! We appreciated the promptness with which Lorah responded to our questions, and her questions helped me make sure we covered the smallest detail. Overall, it was the perfect space for our celebration and we would highly recommend it!

The customer service has been incredible! Lorah has always been an advocate for us as we made hard decisions regarding Covid-19. VHC is both adaptable and accommodating. They will do everything it takes to make your dreams come true. It's truly a magical place. You will not be disappointed with the team behind VHC.

We were so happy with Vadnais Heights Commons- Lorah and Amy were amazing planners and so kind and helpful. Planning our wedding amidst COVID was stressful and they were incredibly easy to work with. The space was beautiful and was able to accommodate a lot of people safely and comfortably. The larger main hall area looked so pretty for both our ceremony and reception and we loved it so much!

Everything was so beautiful and perfect we couldn’t have imagined getting married anywhere else! Lorah was so easy to work with and really made sure that all of our questions and concerns were answered and addressed during the planning process and Shannon was amazing the day of our wedding! She made everyone comfortable and made everything fun! We honestly could not have asked for anything more from everyone at The Commons!

This is the two sentence response I received from the vendor when inquiring about their availability and services. Their reply speaks for itself. "Yes we are open. No packages offered"

We are grateful to have planned our wedding through VHC. Because of Covid-19, we have had to make some hard decisions. They were willing to refund us for the ceremony so we could hold a backyard wedding with family instead. They also moved our reception date to celebrate with family & friends the following year with no issues. Lorah is great to work with and so helpful! Not to mention, it's such a beautiful space too!

Winter weddings at Vadnais Heights Commons could not be more romantic, cozy, and beautiful. The floor to ceiling windows allow for the lights from the trees and the glow from the hockey rink shine as the perfect Minnesota backdrop. The breathtaking tree in the foyer with the large two-sided fireplace also adds to the warm and welcoming feel. The space has lots of character with areas such as the shadow boxes to add your own personal touches to make your day unique to you and your spouse. Lorah, Pam, and all of the staff members at VHC are kind, helpful, and insightful and walk with you throughout the planning process to ensure that your day looks and goes the way you have always dreamed. Their expertise in coordinating weddings is evident, as they offer wonderful suggestions and answer all of your questions promptly. We used many vendors from their preferred lists including Donatelli's (Catering with linens included), Spicy Meatball (DJ services), Complete Beverage Service, Grand Design (Lights), and Photo Booth Creations. We would not have changed a thing about the vendors we chose, and it was reassuring knowing that these vendors were familiar with the space and staff members at VHC. VHC is a no-brainer for a wedding venue, especially when looking for a breathtaking space for a timeless winter wedding. Our wedding was my 4th winter wedding I have attended at VHC and every time, I am blown away by how beautiful this venue is! I recommend this for anyone looking for a venue that can accommodate a large wedding (315+ people), offer a beautiful canvas to make your own, and staff that can turn your dream wedding into reality!

Our wedding reception at VHC in November was everything we could have wished for! The venue itself is stunning, from the high wood beams, fireplace, to the beautiful windows. The location is convenient as it is right outside of the busy downtown areas of St. Paul/Minneapolis and in a nice neighborhood area. All of the staff at VHC were extremely helpful, organized, and accommodating to ensure the day was what we had envisioned. They even let us hang outdoor Christmas lights on the trees outside! Their ‘preferred/required vendors’ made wedding planning easy with great options (Donatelli’s was amazing!) The timeline and process the VHC follows really helps alleviate stress on the bride and groom week of and day of! They sure take care of you. If I could choose VHC again, I definitely would!

Vadnais Heights Commons is an incredibly beautiful place to host a wedding and reception. Our family has had the pleasure of hosting two winter wedding receptions at this venue, and it truly provides a magical backdrop for the special day! The building is gorgeous with a large foyer area, a two-sided fireplace, and a magnificent reception area that is large enough to accommodate 350 plus guests comfortably. The floor-to-ceiling windows allow for natural light to filter in during the day, and outdoor sparkling lights to provide a romantic glow at night time. The entire staff at Vadnais Commons was extremely helpful when planning the day. Lorah and Pam, event coordinators for VHC, met with us several times to go over various items regarding the receptions, and they were there to make sure the events ran smoothly. All of the vendors that we used from their preferred list - Donatelli's, Spicy Meatball DJ, Complete Beverage - helped make both weddings so memorable because of their organization and attention to details. We feel extremely blessed to have celebrated two family weddings in this stunning venue!

We had a dreamy wedding at the Vadnais Heights Commons. Our coordinator was organized and thorough, which made the day run smoothly. We received many compliments about the space and flow of the day. This venue also works with Donatelli's catering, which is amazing food! It was a great party! My only suggestion is that you check-in with the venue about their decorating rules. We brought our own candles for the tables only to find out (the day of the event) that they did not meet fire-code standard. We could have easily prevented this if we had known beforehand! Make sure your coordinator informs you about their guidelines.

We are so glad that we chose to have our wedding reception at the Vadnais Heights Commons this past September. As we began our venue search, I had honestly never even heard of VHC but when I came across it and saw pictures, we immediately jumped at the chance to tour. When we saw the space for the first time, I was completely blown away. The space is beautiful, it was large enough to fit our large guest count, the price was reasonable, they had a list of caterers we could choose from that was within our budget, and the staff we worked with were phenomenal. We were lucky enough to work with Pam as our VHC coordinator and she was so fabulous. She gave us great advice, was willing to answer any and all questions along the way, and really was willing to do anything and everything she could to make it our dream day. I’m so happy to say that she 100% exceeded our expectations. When we got to the day of, Pam, the staff and vendors were incredible. We really had the most wonderful day and Pam and the rest of the VHC staff played a HUGE role in that. If I could do it over, I would 100% choose VHC each and every time. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

We LOVED this space for our reception. We had a lot of guests and VHC did not feel cramped, but radiant and elegant and beautiful. Our communication was great, but make sure you read all the fine print before signing! We were able to make everything work with only a few hiccups along the way. We had maybe three event coordinator changes throughout our planning time, with a last second change the week of, but we were very flexible and everything went swimmingly without a hitch! But I want to be honest that the changes were odd and if someone is more Type A it might not have been an ideal fit. Overall, we loved our day and being able to celebrate at VHC.

Everything about the venue is amazing! It's absolutely beautiful, spacious, and is a wonderful space to host a wedding. A couple things that are hard have to do with things the city has in place. They are very strict with what you can and cannot do within the venue. As long as you are flexible, it is fine but some things may be hard for some couples (no glitter, etc). Also, on top of the general venue fees they also charge a 12% venue fee for the food, beverage, and decorating caterers. So it is 12% of the food, beverage, and decorating costs which are also separate from those caterers service fees. Just a lot of fees that add up in the end. Beyond that, Lorah and her team at the Commons are great to work with! They were very knowledgeable and fairly prompt in answering questions or concerns that we had. Amy worked with us day of as our event coordinator and she was marvelous. She stepped in when needed and helped the day run smoothly! Overall, a great experience!

I just got married this past Saturday August 3rd and OMG Pam was so easy to work with. She was absolutely amazing. She had everybody and everything in line. She eased a lot of my stress snd everything turned out to be beautiful anf amazing!!

A beautiful venue accompanied with a wonderful staff that helped us throughout the whole process. They recommend vendors that they work with often and we chose to go with many of them to help us have a better wedding than we could even imagine. Thanks Pam and everyone else at VHC for making our wedding day unforgettable!

We LOVED Vadnais Heights Commons for our June 1, 2019 wedding!! Pam and team met with us several times leading up to our wedding to make sure all of the details were thought through. VHC has vendors to recommend or you can bring in your own. As far as the big day - weather obliged so we were able to have our ceremony outdoors! The day of staff was fantastic, if anything went wrong we never knew. They even made sure we had drinks waiting for us as dinner. :) Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a modern, private, approachable venue!!

I've photographed several weddings at Vadnais Heights Commons and this has become one of my favorite venues. The staff is amazing to work with and the venue is full of beautiful sunlight and lots of room for guests. Good natural light is always a huge bonus for us photographers and this venue is full of it.

We got married on May 18th of 2019 and could not speak higher about our experience at VHC. Pam was our wedding coordinator and made the planning process stress free and easy. The venue was beautiful on our big day and we received so many compliments from our guests. If you are looking at having your wedding at VHC you can feel confident that it will be a tremendous experience!

We got married on 2/8/19 and VHC was perfect. The space can be dressed up or down to your taste. Working with Pam was a dream! She’s so warm and personable. The preferred vendors list had great vendors and everything fell into place for the most perfect day we could have ever dreamed of!

My friend had her wedding here three years ago and when I got engaged, I knew we had to book here too. We had an amazing time working with and planning with the VHC for our wedding on November 17, 2018! There was a lot of emailing back and forth to work through the plans, and Lorah worked hard to make meeting times fit with our work schedules. From start to finish, the day went wonderful. We had three different hosts float throughout the day to assist with wedding details. The fireplace in the entryway is an absolutely beautiful addition too! Three months later and we still feel like it was all a dream.

VHC turned out to be such a wonderful venue. It was the first and only place we looked at. Once we saw it and walked around we thought..this is perfect! Such a big open space and lovely outdoor area for taking pictures. Not only was the venue lovely, but so was the staff! Pam and Lorah were always there to help with any questions and support you in anyway you need! Having one of them help you throughout the process was a game changer, and they even helped with day-of-coordination which was much needed and appreciated! They were awesome and will make your wedding day so special and one to remember!!

You will not find a better venue than VHC! To start, the venue is absolutely gorgeous. You can dress it up as much as you want, but you really don't need much to make it sparkle. I guarantee a single visit will convince you this is the venue for you. However, what I truly loved was the professionalism and promptness of the coordinators I worked with. When it came down to finalizing the details in the last two months, their team did an outstanding job of following up with vendors and me. I couldn't believe how great they were. Lorah and Pam had all of my best interests and were ready to make the day as smooth as possible. They will ask a lot of necessary questions!! And from what I've heard, most coordinators are not this thorough. Our day was as smooth as could be and our day-of coordinator was everything we could ask for. She is an absolute necessity to your day. I was able to sit back and relax without any worries! And when one of the vendors had a little oopsie, they made sure to hold them accountable and fixed it all without involving me. This was a perfect day and I couldn't have asked for more. My husband and I both agree we did everything right in choosing this venue.

This was the very first venue we saw and we were absolutely amazed by the huge space, the natural lighting and the beautiful outdoor space for the ceremony. My husband and I were so impressed with the team at The Vadnais Heights Commons. Lorah, Pam, Kathleen, and Judy are the best of the best! Our day went according to plan, so smooth, and we couldn’t have done it without their help! We received so many compliments from friends and family alike, on how perfect the venue was, it was breathtaking. We highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a natural-feel, romantic spot for their wedding! We absolutely loved every minute of being there! 5 stars for sure!!!!!

VHC was one of the only venues we looked at, and knew from the start it would be the perfect fit. It was one of few places large enough to hold our almost 350 guests, and it’s natural beauty allowed us to save money by keeping decorations very minimal. It is reasonably priced and our night went smooth from start to finish! We have already recommended this venue to other friends/families that are going to be getting married!

Vadnais Heights Commons was the perfect venue for my wedding! Its no only very pretty but the people working there were so nice and easy to work with. Lorah who you meet with several times was very informational and always kept you on track on the wedding planning. Amy the wedding coordinator went above and beyond to make my wedding perfect!

I fell in love with The Commons the first time I looked at the venue. Any other venue just didn't compare to the open concept and floor to ceiling windows. Lorah was easy to work with even though she had so many other weddings to coordinate. Now onto vendors... The Commons has a preferred list of vendors that you have to choose from for Catering, Décor and Alcohol and then "Suggested Exceptional" vendors for officiant, music, photography, etc... Depending on what kind of bride you are, this could be a good or bad thing being narrowed down to certain vendors only. I chose True Taste Event & Catering with Chef Jeff and was pleased with the food selection and pricing available. We received compliments on the food from various guests. One thing to note is that Chef Jeff is pretty busy running his catering business plus his restaurant inside The Landmark Center so he may not respond to you immediately. I sent a couple of emails and texts a few weeks before the wedding to go over last minute details and guest count and he never responded until the Monday before the wedding. It turned out to be fine but if you're a control freak like me, it can be nerve-wracking. Another important note to mention is that Lorah assigns you an event coordinator for the wedding day that is a separate payment from the venue. One of the downfalls of this is that you don't get to meet your coordinator until the week of so trying to cram your vision into a 1-hour session with the coordinator can be very stressful. However, I worked with Pam and in our short time together, she was extremely pleasant to work with and helped made my wedding day go smoothly. Overall, I had a pleasant experience at VHC and would recommend this venue to friends and family!

We had our wedding on May 5th, 2018. I would say our wedding was NOT the most traditional. But this defiantly did not scare Lorah, if anything Lorah and her team was even more supportive. Lorah gave us 150% of her time and energy. She gave us personal advice with our best interest in mind. We are very so lucky to have our very special day at Vadnais Heights Commons and to be able to say our wedding day was FLAWLESS. This defiantly would not have happened out the experience and step by step planning Lorah helped us with. Lorah and her team also stayed on top of the schedule and did a phenomenal job communicative with other vendors. The entire staff at Vadnais Heights Commons made sure everything went off like clockwork during the event. They were attentive the whole time and took care of anything we needed. We defiantly recommend this location for all of our personal friends and families.

The Vadnais Heights Commons was perfect. I wouldn't have wanted the night to go any other way. We worked with Lorah Palmer and Pam Rickard, an amazing team. They truly made the night the best I could have ever imagined. Lorah is great, she was able to answer all of my questions and make everything possible! Overall, this venue is AMAZING, the staff is great. I highly recommend The Commons!! It is so beautiful and elegant!

We want to sincerely thank Lorah and the staff at Vadnais Heights Commons their professionalism, advice and leadership in executing our dream wedding. It is so often difficult to get things done in the manner I expect but not with this team. Lorah has thoroughly vetted all vendors and set high expectations for those who work with her. I greatly appreciate and respect that. It was just a joy to be able to leave a note or write a message and team members followed through exactly. Standards are set high and team members care. What a joy to work with this group, truly caring and professional. Thanks from the bottom of our hearts. This group made our day a stunning testament to love. Thanks for helping us make that happen! Respectfully yours. Joyce (Mother of the Bride)

I got married at The Commons in January. Everything about our experience was incredible from the first step to the last. Lorah Palmer is amazing to work with and provides you with a list of vendors that you can know and trust will be the very best for you on your special day. Lorah’s organization and relationship with the vendors she works with took much of the stress away for us as we planned our wedding. Not to mention the place is absolutely beautiful!!

The Vadnais Commons was a perfect place for us to have my daughters wedding. It is a spacious but warm location with windows on two full sides of the main reception area. The entry and cocktail area is beautiful with the fireplace and, in December it had a beautiful tree with white lights where many guests took photos. Through the use of vendors, Grand Designs and Flore Inspired, we transformed the room into an elegant, breathtaking experience for our 265 guests. Creative Catering worked wonders with the food and we got many compliments. Spicy Meatball took amazing photos and also as the DJ kept the guest dancing until the very end. Photo booth Creations made an amazing guest book and Walter Mueller Studio has awed us with the wedding video. When you visit Vadnais Commons it is important to keep in mind how it will be with everything set up and how you can build your own vision. We loved it and so did our guests.

The Vadnais Heights Commons is a beautiful venue. You will fall in love with the floor to ceiling windows, the gorgeous modern fireplace, the stone elements on the walls and the wood ceilings. This venue was perfect for our 250 guests. People felt like there was plenty of room to move around, whether it was to dance or to socialize with other guests. Lorah was very helpful during the whole planning process. She had great ideas and recommendations. Her list of approved vendors works for every budget.

We had a very pleasant experience working with Lorah and others at The Commons. Lorah answered all of my questions in a timely fashion and was a joy to work with! We will recommend The Commons to everyone! The place is beyond gorgeous and the list of recommendations for caterers, photographers, etc. is very helpful and not to mention, awesome vendors! Thank you to everyone at The Commons for making our wedding day the best day ever!!

VHC was one of the first venues we looked at and I knew from the first moment I saw it, that it was going to be our wedding venue. We received SO many compliments about how beautiful the space was from all of our guests. Lorah, the event coordinator, was amazing to work with and helped us with all the details along the way to make our night memorable. She took charge and getting everything organized and set up the day of so I could relax and enjoy the day! We also were given a list of preferred vendors so we had plenty of options to create the exact type of night that we wanted. Since they all regularly work with VHC, everything went off without a hitch! Everyone knew exactly where to go, what to do, and when to do it! I HIGHLY recommend this venue to anyone looking for a stunning place to get married and wow your guests!

The best thing about The Commons is their staff! Their wedding coordinator, Kyle, is extremely competent, helpful, and went above & beyond. We moved during the process and were therefore planning a wedding out of a state, which complicated our planning, but he made things so so easy for us!

I can’t even put into words how magical our wedding was at VHC. The venue is absolutely stunning and our day was PERFECT!! All the vendors did a fabulous job and made our day so much more special. Lorah, the event coordinator, was so great to work with and helped us every step of the way up until our wedding. I highly recommend VHC. It’s a beautiful venue and a fun place to have your ceremony/or reception.

Highly recommend this venue if you are looking for a large space, great lighting and a blank slate for your vision. Very reasonably priced compared to the venues we were looking at and easy to work with. Lorah and her team were so helpful throughout the day and all expectations were laid out for them and of us. We did not have a single thing go wrong and my husband and I enjoyed our day.

The venue is beautiful as is the outdoor space, Lots of room. Great vendor list. Our guests had a terrific experience. Easy parking, a nearby playground for guests with small children. The staff was eager to make the day a perfect one for my daughter. They succeeded!

The Vadnais Heights Commons was a wonderful venue for both our wedding ceremony and reception! The venue is gorgeous with it's wood interior and large floor to ceiling windows. We were blown away when we first went to look at the space and knew we needed to have our wedding there. The venue has space to hold small and large parties. Our wedding was around 250 people which was a perfect size for the space. The staff at the venue were excellent to work with. They helped check-in and had several meetings with us throughout our planning process to make sure we were on track with everything. Emails and questions were promptly responded to as well. The day of the wedding everything went so smoothly and our on-site coordinators were great! I highly recommend taking a look at the Vadnais Heights Commons.

The space was beautiful. We had the ceremony outside. Both outside and inside were great. Lots of space for all the guests. Amy, the event coordinator was amazing at keeping us all on track. We highly recommend the Commons!

Overall we were very happy with the Vadnais Commons! Lorah Palmer was very easy to work with and readily available for any questions or concerns I had prior to the wedding and the day of the wedding. All the vendors on the preferred vendor list we worked with were amazing, (Donatellis, Grand Design, photo booth creations, and Tom Schoolmeesters) EXCEPT for complete beverage. The day of the wedding, the male bartender was extremely rude and unprofessional. We paid for two bars to be open for the entire reception and they closed one down for almost an hour. A family friend spent 20 minutes convincing them that we paid for two bars the entire night before they finally called Lorah to confirm the bar hours. We paid for keg beer, but they didn't bring any. Drinks were watered down. They didn't serve the headtable drinks. Again, we love the commons, but were extremely disappointed in complete beverage, it was a complete disaster. I would not recommend them to anyone in the future.

VHC is hands down the BEST VALUE for a wedding venue in the Twin Cities. Trust me, I did all the research and this place was phenomenal. I got so many compliments on the venue; people were absolutely floored by the facility. My fiancé and I really wanted a venue that was private, had outdoor space and was naturally beautiful. We also didn't want to have to worry about capacity issues with our fluctuating guest list, and I knew with this place we wouldn't have to deal with the stress of bumping up against maximum capacity issues (it's incredibly spacious). They also have vendor recommendations that they have fully vetted that are all fantastic (and economical!). This takes a lot of work out of finding, vetting and securing high quality vendors (caterer, DJ, decorator, etc.). And as if the venue wasn't amazing enough on its own (it is), Lorah Palmer - your main point of contact - is outstanding. I cannot stress this enough, but if you have not planned a wedding before (the norm), you need someone on your team who knows what they are doing. Lorah is that person and then some; she is an absolute pro with countless years of experience. I know other reviews rave about Lorah, but let me tell you this: the fact that she is included in the venue cost is simply PRICELESS. I would have happily paid twice as much as we paid for the experience of working with Lorah (and we were on a tight budget). Everything from meeting with us throughout the wedding planning process as many times as we wanted to working with our cake vendor who happened to have "no record of our cake order" (Lorah had a beautiful cake there within an hour and had the company issue us a gift card that more than covered the cake), Lorah's involvement in our wedding planning and big day helped both the groom and I fully enjoy our engagement and bid day stress free. I always knew everything was in good hands, and that was absolutely priceless. Book VHC for your big day - you will NOT be disappointed!

We booked VHC because its so beautiful and so versatile. Lorah has a great list of preferred vendors which met the needs for our budget. All the preferred vendors were so great to work with and know the place well which really made the day run smoothly. Lorah was super responsive. I never had to wait long for a response and she was always willing to meet with us to answer any questions and guide us through the planning process. Our day ran smoothly and I have Lorah to thank for that. Thank you!

My daughter's wedding at Vadnais Heights Commons was wonderful! I had many guests tell me this was the best wedding they had ever attended. Lorah Palmer, the event coordinator was gracious, accommodating, and helpful from start to finish. To have her on site at the reception to handle anything that came up was perfect. Because VHC has a list of vendors to work with, we had a much easier time choosing our catering-Donatelli's-wonderful, DJ-Greg Ellis-awesome, decorator-Grand Designs-gorgeous-- and beverage service-Complete Beverage-perfect. All were splendid as well! A perfect day for the wonderful couple!

Beautiful venue. Very professional advice and guidance throughout the whole process. Our wedding day was so relaxing and enjoyable because of staff at the VHC (Lorah in particular) had coordinated everything to a T! You will not be disappointed if you choose the VHC.

Wonderful venue!! We had the best time working with the coordinators and would definitely use them again if we needed a venue. The space was beautiful both with and without decorations. We had the most lee-way with this venue on our vendor options and were so happy with how our wedding turned out!!

The Commons was a gorgeous space for our wedding reception. It is very simple yet has a lot of character, and there is so much that you can do to transform it into your dream wedding reception. It is also big enough to accommodate a larger wedding. The event coordinator, Lorah, was absolutely wonderful to work with. She truly went above and beyond to make sure that everything went smoothly. Her standards are nothing less than perfect for all wedding receptions, and she worked to make sure the day went exactly as I envisioned it! She works so hard to accommodate the individual needs of all couples. Her efforts help make our wedding day as amazing as it was.

I am the owner of BRIE cater and we are a preferred caterer at the VHC. From our experience catering at venues across the metro VHC is the most accommodating for us. The results will show. Having a commercial kitchen attached to the event space is unheard of. We are able to finish on site and serve top quality food and flavor. Our recent event at VHC went perfectly and our staff commented on how great it was to work there and the people involved with VHC were nice and great to work with. Looking forward to many more successful events!

Vadnais Heights Commons is a gorgeous, clean and spacious facility. We were able to decorate how we pleased and really felt that we had the freedom to create a warm and loving atmosphere that felt like "us." Lorah Palmer (VHC coordinator) was helpful in the planning process. When we had any vendor-related issues, Lorah was very responsive and moved quickly to resolve any problems we faced. The day of the wedding went perfectly. Per our request, Lorah and her team flawlessly executed a major room flip for our 200+ guest wedding in just over an hour. Impressive. One downside to a wedding reception at VHC is that a Sheriff presence is required, at your expense. For the $300 we paid for the required service, I assumed that security was to remain behind the scenes and meant to be present to monitor potentially out-of-control guests. This was not the case, as the Sheriff on duty at our wedding was inside the reception hall lurking around the dance floor. He repeatedly grabbed drinks (that guests had purchased from the cash bar) from high-top tables and threw them in the trash if guests set them down to move to the dance floor. To my extreme displeasure, the security officer also showed up in a considerable number of my professional wedding photos. Overall, our experience at VHC was great, and we would recommend booking your big day there, just be mindful that there will likely be a Sheriff present at the reception acting as if boundaries between guests and security don't exist.

The space is fantastic! To be honest it was the only place I wanted to have our reception at. We checked out other venues and they just didn't compare, to the high ceilings and walls of windows that the commons has. Lorah the event coordinator was amazing as well, our wedding date might have fallen through the cracks a little, since she normally meets with couples 3 months before their wedding date and we met 1 month before. But never the less everything went off without a hitch. Lorah has a great vendor list to help relieve the stress of having to find a vendor. She also made sure that our vision came to life on our big day, by adding all of our personal touches. We couldn't have asked for a better day or better vendors working with us. I highly recommend this venue!

My husband and I had both our ceremony and reception at the Commons and it was gorgeous- we received so many compliments about how beautiful both the ceremony and reception was. Our wedding was in December, and the floor-to-ceiling windows as the commons were perfect for us to watch the snow falling outside :). Lorah at the Commons was incredibly helpful in planning the day, helping us changeover the ballroom from ceremony to reception and giving us vendor recommendations. She thinks of everything! I would highly recommend VHC to brides looking for a more modern venue that you can personalize to your taste and style!

My husband and I had a great experience at the Vadnais Heights Commons. The venue was clean and beautiful and the staff was friendly and high energy. Communication during the planning process was effortless. Lorah (the wedding coordinator) was super easy to get ahold of and offered sound advice along every step of the way. When we first booked our wedding reception at VHC, we were given a list of “preferred vendors” to select the various necessary services from. That list was super helpful, and it made our planning so much easier! There were suggestions that could accommodate all budgets, and the vendors worked with us to make sure we were able to get what we wanted for the price we were willing to pay. Our wedding reception panned out exactly as we had imagined, and we would HIGHLY recommend the commons to anyone planning a wedding!

Our Daughter & Son in law had their reception here, it was wonderful! The staff were so helpful and knowledgeable. They have suggested vendors, through experience, and we went with what & who they recommended. I am so glad we did what they endorsed, because of this, we all have a relaxed wonderful night, able to focus on ours guests & to watch our Daughter & son in law enjoy themselves so much.