Walker Art Center | Walker On-Site Events + Catering

as a perfect substitute and looked beautiful on the day of our wedding. The reception room we chose was perfect for dinner and dancing with beautiful views of the skyline. 100% recommend the Walker!

to have our special day at a special location. However, working with Sherri was frustrating and difficult. Although many venues and staff were affected by the pandemic, we were mindfully empathetic throughout the venue search. Calls and emails went ignored for several weeks despite being engaged with the venue staff. Details were vague. We were assured of on a couple of requests, each of which fell apart quickly. Timelines went from "for sure" to "maybe, not likely". Again, we understood the challenges of the pandemic and forged ahead given how excited we were about the venue. And yet, the lack of professionalism and communication ultimately caused us to cancel the process just before signing a contract. It seemed as if Sherri really didn't want to be bothered with a wedding. At one point we were told "we're working with 60 other people for weddings, so... sorry for mix ups". When we were able to get a hold of Sherri after two-plus weeks of missed calls and unresponsive emails, we were told "I don't check my office voicemail, and I hadn't seen your emails, but I was going to eventually get back to you when we saw each other" (at the next scheduled viewing). When we asked for an alternate point of contact, we were told "a sales person will handle this soon, so I won't have to do it any more". There certainly was a lack of trust and an implication of being a burden throughout the whole process. I had higher expectations of a “director” level employee. Overall we were severely disappointed, especially after trying to keep the ball going despite the setbacks. We hoped for so much more from a legendary venue. Perhaps your experience will be better as we return to normal but proceed with caution.

neapolis views, the outdoor ceremony space and the simple, but beautiful indoor spaces. We held our ceremony outside on the upper Garden Terrace with cocktails on the terrace below that and then moved everyone up to the Skyline room for dinner and dancing. So many of our guests are still raving about how beautiful it all was. My first piece of advice to anyone looking for a wedding venue is to not only pay attention to what you want in the space, but also the person you'll be working with there, as they will play a huge role in your planning as well as the day itself. For us, having Brenda as our contact at the Walker was another major selling point! She was knowledgeable, responsive, fun, and provided great advice along the way, making us feel like she was truly invested in giving us the experience we wanted vs. just making a sale. Since the Walker requires you to use Culinaire for all food and beverage (other than cake/desert), I'm also including this in my review. The food was pricey, but outstanding (and we have high standards when it comes to food)! We had passed appetizers during our cocktail hour as well as a full plated dinner and then pizza for a late night snack. Everything was delicious and the staff was even considerate enough to bring me a plate of two of each of our appetizers to make sure I had a chance to try them all during all of the craziness of the cocktail hour. If you are looking for a fun/elegant/iconic venue with great spaces both inside and out, I would highly recommend the Walker!

l, and the food by Culinare International was amazing! We worked with Joel Dahlberg and Brenda P and they were great. On occasion, Joel would be busy with other events and it would take a few days to hear back, but in the few weeks leading up to the event he was more than accommodating and available. There were a few areas where we were given surprise costs, like the dance floor is an extra charge, as well as most audio-visual needs. The staff during the event were excellent, and multiple guests raved that it was the best wedding they had been to. We did our cocktail hour in the Garden Terrace Room, dinner and speeches in the Skyline Room, and dessert and dancing back in the Garden Terrace Room. We did hire an outside wedding planner and day of coordinator because we weren't allowed into the event spaces until the day of, so our planner set up all of the centerpieces, escort cards, and other decorations. Overall we had so much fun that they kindly had to ask us to leave at the end of the night.