Union Depot - St. Paul, MN

This is a Mother of the Bride Review. Nicholas Moll and Valerie Condon were our Wedding Coordinators at St. Paul's Union Depot. They were the most professional and nicest vendors I have ever worked with and it was a joy to talk to Nicholas in those last few weeks before the wedding as he was as engaged and excited as me and my daughter were about the wedding. The transformation of the vast Waiting Room into our wedding reception was perfect. Their list of preferred vendors was very nice to have and the DJ and Caterer and Florist we chose from those lists all did an Excellent job. Nicholas and Valerie were always available by phone and email and helped us with all the minor details like getting parking for all of our guests, directional signage, seating arrangements and last minute changes. The giant games that come with the rental were a hit and enjoyed by old and young alike. The rooms upstairs for the Bride and Groom and their bridal party were beyond compare. The space was huge with large windows to let in lots of light while they were getting ready for the wedding. The wedding party had access to those rooms all through out the reception, just in case they needed to put their feet up and rest a bit. We all, on the bride's side are from St. Paul, and we were very proud of St. Paul and the Gorgeous Union Depot that day.

We are so happy we went with Union Depot, St Paul for our wedding venue. The venue itself is an iconic beautiful landmark that requires minimal decor. The wedding package also comes with lots of features and options from a large open concept that allowed flexibility to design a layout of our choice to drapes, chairs, and table selections as well as a dedicated on site Facility Coordinator. Valerie, our UD Facility Coordinator, was also amazing. She is professional, organized, thorough, and pleasant to work with through my planning process. Her Team went above and beyond to ensure the layout was prompt from setup to tear down for the day of my wedding. There is a slight draw back to sharing the facility with the public but not a big issue as you will have security guards onsite.

We are so happy that we had our wedding at the Union Depot this October. There are so many things to love about it - the friendly and very help venue staff you work with (Devyn and Felicity were amazing!), the absolutely beautiful space, the convenience being in downtown St. Paul with nice hotels right across the street and uniqueness of getting married in an historic and still functioning train depot. We feel so lucky to have chosen the Depot for our wedding. Devyn was so helpful from the beginning helping us plan the layout, working with our vendors and then being there day of to make sure everything was coordinated smoothly. We also had a slightly smaller wedding (around 110) and the space is huge, but the way they can break up the space is perfect for smaller weddings too. We never felt like the space was too big for our size. And you don't need too many decorations because the interior is so gorgeous. I highly recommend the Union Depot for your wedding!

We are so glad we choose the Union Depot as our venue. The team there walks you through everything you need to know about the venue, wedding planning process, and are there to help the day of. I was truly blown away by how involved and helpful they were throughout everything. We loved having the private getting ready space day of and for our own bathrooms. The venue itself was more beautiful than I could have imagined day of, and it was located near many hotels for our out of town guests.

Such a unique and beautiful venue! We received so many compliments about the venue. Our biggest want for our wedding party was to have the ceremony and reception at the same venue, and it was so easy to do that here! The space is HUGE so it did not feel crowded at all. Devyn was our venue coordinator who helped us with the layout and she made it so easy! She was so helpful and it was great to have her around. I definitely recommend this historical venue, it is such an amazing place for an amazing price! We had one getting ready room included and we decided to rent out an extra one and it was so easy to do. We had key cards for access to these rooms so I was never nervous about our stuff being messed with! Overall, I am so happy we chose Union Depot.

The Union Depot was a phenomenal place to get married. The entire venue is gorgeous and can cater to any type of wedding. The Union Depot team was so amazing as well!! We got married in May 2021, and leading up to our wedding the state was not allowing weddings then only small ones. The entire staff was flexible with planning, helping us plan many options, working to alleviate any stress they could. Day of, they were there when we needed them, present and helpful in all the ways we needed. I am so thankful we got married here!! I would again in a heart beat.

We were absolutely thrilled to have our wedding at Union Depot Fall 2021! The venue and space is absolutely gorgeous. Grace, Dawn and the rest of the staff, including the people with the caterer Breaking Bread were fantastic to work with and were always willing to answer questions and help out. They were very willing to work with us on ever changing plans due to COVID which was greatly appreciated.

The Union Depot in St. Paul was absolutely ideal for our wedding ceremony and reception in August 2021. Everything was perfect! The team we worked with made everything exactly how we wanted and did it with ease. They were great communicators and made every wish a reality. We worked closely with Afton towards the end of the planning and she was absolutely wonderful and helped execute our day to perfection. Our ceremony was gorgeous with the afternoon sun coming through the windows of the waiting room. The venue was big enough for us to have different areas for ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. The food from Breaking Bread was so so good and our guests raved about it as it’s sometimes hard to find good wedding food. Overall the price was very affordable. The venue fee and food was much cheaper than you would find other places and the venue decor is completely customizable which made it cheaper for us. Overall 10/10 experience with the Union Depot, we would absolutely recommend it to anyone.

The Union Depot space is gorgeous, and we were ecstatic to have our wedding here. We were able to save on decorations by relying on the innate beauty of the Depot. They also hosted our rehearsal dinner the night before, where we could look out over everything set up for the big day. Devyn was an outstanding asset to all the logistics, and has already worked with the staff to improve the one thing that we had friction with (getting more key cards for the space). She was so helpful from planning the layouts to implementing updates, sharing insights and advise, to making sure we were fully taken care of up to and beyond the "I dos." Between the vast space and those stunning windows, we had a wedding we'll never forget.

We have a great experience very help full staff very good communication we are happy for the service we get . Even for my late change they didn't say no they did it beyond and above. specially I'm highly recommend Devyn Cannon Special Events Coordinator for your event she is amazing with amazing quick response, thank you again you make our wedding wonderful we nominated her for employee of the year she deserves it .

We absolutely LOVED our experience with the Union Depot! Their staff were incredible and so thorough and helpful the entire way. We were able to hold our rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception all in one place which was just beautiful. Afton, our venue coordinator, was INCREDIBLE! We would recommend this to anyone!

I worked a wedding at the Union Depot this past June and the space was beautiful. My clients had their ceremony and reception there and utilized conference rooms upstairs for getting ready. It was convenient for their guests and everyone had a great time. The staff was helpful on the day as well. I hope to work with them again in the future. J’aime Events

We had a great experience getting married in the Union Depot Waiting Room. The staff was responsive and helpful when answering our questions. They were also very gracious working with us to postpone our 2020 wedding to 2021 due to COVID. Our wedding was absolutely beautiful--we were able to keep our decor simple (and less expensive!) because the Waiting Room is gorgeous all on its own. We got many compliments from our guests about it! It was also nice not to have to worry about renting and coordinating setup/takedown of chairs and tables. Most of our guests came from out of town, and they appreciated having the ceremony and reception in the same place. If we had to do it all over, we'd definitely choose to get married at Union Depot again!

Union Depot saved our wedding day! When April flooding along the Mississippi River closed our planned dream venue of Harriet Island Pavilion, the staff there graciously pointed us in the direction of Union Depot. We made a call to Dawn and met with her, Grace, and Cassie - and with their help were able to reconfigure our wedding in less than a month! We opted to have all of our wedding events - ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception - in the Waiting Room at Union Depot (which not only simplified the planning process and made it easier for our guests to go from one event to the next but also helped us stay within our budget.) Even though our total guest count was on the smaller side (~ 118), they were able to split the large room into different sections using black curtains so the space never felt empty. The historic building itself, with cream brick, high ceilings, and beautiful architecture, fit perfectly with our plan of minimalistic decor. Our guests had plenty of space both at their tables and on the dance floor, were able to park in nearby lots (and didn't have to pay themselves since we were able to purchase and distribute parking vouchers through the Depot), and didn't have to travel far from hotels in downtown St. Paul (we stayed at Hotel 340 and had a great experience). Union Depot even had a ping pong table we were able to use for the reception, which was a hit! All in all, we had a GREAT experience with Union Depot and are so grateful for all of the help they provided to make our wedding day as amazing as it was. Dawn, Grace, and Cassie were all top-notch in their customer service, promptness, thoroughness, and friendliness. 10/10 recommend this venue for those looking for a Twin Cities venue!

We loved having the Depot as our venue--the huge Waiting Room space meant we could spread out our guests. Beautiful high ceilings and brick walls. Easy to customize with our own vendors when we wanted to. We appreciated the gray draping that gave a more private feel to our event. The team was helpful with our ever-changing layout and did all the setup for us.

Our wedding was in February 2020 and the Union Depot was the perfect place for it. The space is absolutely stunning, you need very little decor, and so expansive! We used the space for the ceremony and reception; we were able to fit a stage, dance floor, game area, photo booth area, let alone the tables, bar and dessert area – with room to spare. If you use the Waiting Room for the ceremony, be cognizant of when the sun shines through the windows, albeit gorgeous, there was sun beaming in the guests eyes for the short ceremony (some donned their shades due to it). Loved the get-ready rooms and their locale, and we had SO many photo-ops throughout the entire Depot. 10/10 would recommend to future brides and grooms!

I got married at the Union Depot in 2017. The venue was naturally gorgeous and easy to dress up any way you want. And even better is that the venue was extremely easy to coordinate/plan with. I loved each person I worked with. I am a meeting planning for my career and can say that those who work here know what they are doing!

We have had a great experience working with union depot on our wedding planning. They have been flexible and went extra mile to accommodate our needs even with so much uncertainty during Covid-19 pandemic. Dawn has done phenomenal job communicating with us, and giving us clear guidance and support during this process, and we are confident that our wedding day will be just as successful as the planing. My fiance and I highly recommend this place for your event planning.

We had our wedding there last month and loved it! We were in the Waiting Room. That room is gorgeous and spacious and it helped our day flow so easily by having ceremony, reception, and dance all in the same location. Guests also loved the venue and were appreciative that everything was all in one place as well. The wedding coordinators (shout-out Grace!) were very helpful and thorough and we felt prepared as the day arrived. Dawn was very responsive and met with us very shortly after we reached out and expressed interest in the venue. You do have to work with Crave catering and are also encouraged to choose from preferred vendors for other things (such as decor you want professionally set up). That was mostly fine, and we were able to find things within our budget and vision, and any issues we had with those vendors doesn’t reflect on Union Depot. All in all, Union Depot is a beautiful, historic venue in a convenient location with ample space and parking, and should be toured by any couple looking to have a wedding of any size!

We had our ceremony outside on the East Plaza of Union Depot and we couldn't have been happier with our choice. We initially worked with Dawn to get started, then Grace took over our event and they were both fantastic! Grace was so accommodating with all of our concerns and questions. They offered security at a very reasonable rate, which we accepted and that was it. All we had to do was make the payment and they took care of the rest. Grace also had us talk with Dan at Union Depot to work out a parking situation for our wedding and it couldn't have been easier. We covered our guests parking and all we had to do was tell Dan about how many vouchers we needed and again... they took care of the rest. They were nice enough to let us do our rehearsal on the East Plaza the night before with no issues as well. Everything was so easy and smooth here and it was a beautiful, outdoor venue for our ceremony.

Wow! Union Depot was truly an incredible event venue to have our 178 person wedding this past year. After looking at numerous venues, we felt that Union Depot offered exactly what we were looking for and was the perfect place to have our wedding. Our hope was to find a beautiful venue that combined both historic/modern facility design, well known catering organization, ample parking and last but not least…. a wonderful event team. Union Depot had all of these items that were on our wish list and we are truly grateful to have been able to have our wedding at this venue. In terms of how our event was setup, we had rented the largest event room known as the Waiting Room and had it perfectly sectioned off into two sections for both the ceremony and dinner/reception. In addition, what was so nice about this event venue was that we had the option to rent out the private event rooms located on the second floor for a minimal fee in order to host our bridal party along with our wedding gifts. Wonderful venue, awesome event team and incredible experience all around…. Thank you Union Depot for allowing us to have our special day at your beautiful facility.

The space worked really well for our 350 guest wedding – both the ceremony and reception were in the Waiting Room in different areas separated by curtain. Both areas were set up ahead of time according to the plans we discussed with the event coordinator there. Parking can be limited depending on other events going on in St. Paul, but validation is available if you want to help your guests pay for parking at the Union Depot. It ended up working out just fine for us. We were very pleased with the food from Crave – and so were our guests! The one bummer is that our Crave contact should have foreseen issues with the number of buffet lines and bars given our size guest list. We could have used another bar line for sure. Black pipe and drape all along the side of the room was required to leave a hallway for people heading out on the night train. It’s a shame to have to put so much of the beautiful brick behind black material, but that’s part of the deal with renting a historic yet functioning train depot. Overall, we were thrilled to have our wedding here. The Waiting Room of Union Depot is a large open room with plenty of natural light and a feeling of historic value.