We absolutely LOVED having our wedding here! Dave was so helpful from setting up and planning to catering and giving us ideas for areas to take photos. The venue was beautiful and affordable for us; especially since I just graduated college, moved, and got married all in the same two months. I would 100% recommend this venue to anyone in this area!
Kaira S.
5.0
This venue was amazing! It captured my vision for my wedding so well and everything went so smoothly, as the owner helped out with getting tables and chairs out, had linens we could use, and all we needed to do was remove trash and decorations!
Allison S.
5.0
About this venue
David and Cara Wise
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Woodlands Receptions & Rentals is a venue in Piedmont, SD, for weddings like no other. Surrounded by nothing but the magnificence of the Black Hills National Forest, this sweet, serene location sets the scene for memorable Midwest marriages. Whether a king-size celebration or a small and intimate gathering, let this be the venue that takes you to your new beginnings.
Woodlands Receptions & Rentals is a wedding site with room for up to 300 guests, with 3,600 square feet of indoor space and plenty of outdoor space for your function. Bordered by rocky mountain ridges and rolling hills, it is ideal for "I dos" and love declarations. Once it's time for toasts, invite your guests to the covered patio where they can while away the hours mixing and mingling by the warmth of a fire pit. The main event hall makes way for all dinner parties. It features ample floor space for any furniture layout and dancing, as well as a full-service caterer's kitchen for the freshest food and drink, and a beautiful bar available to serve beer and wine. Camping sites and accommodations are also available for seamless on-site preparations and relaxing overnight stays for you and your guests.
Woodlands Receptions & Rentals aims for only the most meaningful milestone celebrations and offers a range of services to suit you and your sweetheart. The venue comes fully equipped with many things you need, including tables and chairs. Its indoor venue is also equipped with heating for those snowy weddings and air-conditioning for the bold summer heat. The Woodlands Receptions & Rentals team also has a list of recommended vendors ready to help you realize the wedding of your wildest dreams.
We are a couple born and raised in South Dakota. Cara comes from a farm by Watertown and Dave comes from Mitchell. We met here in the Black Hills and have been married for over 30 years. We built our venue ourselves and help from our freinds. We wanted to preserve the open and forested space we enjoy so much. We love to meet new people and learn about all the different lives/experiences that bring them together.
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Reviewers praised the beautiful, affordable venue with an outdoor pavilion, large indoor reception hall, and ample lawn space for photos and games. Owners and staff were helpful, communicative, and assisted with setup and logistics. The on-site rental house, big kitchen/bar, and capacity for self-catered events made the day easy and stress-free. Highly recommended.
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Christine H
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5.0
Beautiful venue and amazing owners/staff! The outdoor pavilion was perfect for the ceremony and kept the sun off our guests during the ceremony in July. The indoor venue was just...
perfect, beautiful as it is. The grassy outdoor spaces were perfect for games and the children to play if they didn't want to be inside. The owners did an amazing job and were so helpful with any request we had. The rental house was HUGE and the perfect space for the entire bridal party (including flower girls and ring bearer) as well as the entire bride's family to get ready. The men downstairs, the women up. There are even separate outdoor entrances to the downstairs and upstairs spaces so no one had to worry about getting in anyone's way or anyone seeing the bride before they were supposed to. Wonderful away from the city location! Felt like we had our own retreat in the hills.
Kaira S
5.0
We absolutely LOVED having our wedding here! Dave was so helpful from setting up and planning to catering and giving us ideas for areas to take photos. The venue was beautiful and ...
affordable for us; especially since I just graduated college, moved, and got married all in the same two months. I would 100% recommend this venue to anyone in this area!
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Allison S
5.0
This venue was amazing! It captured my vision for my wedding so well and everything went so smoothly, as the owner helped out with getting tables and chairs out, had linens we coul...
d use, and all we needed to do was remove trash and decorations!
Regan M
5.0
After touring multiple venues this was clearly the best option! It had everything we needed for our wedding, and the owners are amazing! So helpful, laid back and easy to work with...
! Pricing was nothing to complain about either!
Kelli A
5.0
We absolutely loved our experience with Dave and Cara and we could not be happier! The location, building, ceremony, getting ready space, kitchen, bar, our day was 100% perfect and...
we are so thankful we came across this venue. Great communication beginning to end, easy going atmosphere, and they are willing to help however they can to make the space yours.We are so glad we chose them and recommend them to anyone looking for an event site! Thank you guys for everything you did!
Jennifer V
5.0
Dave was absolutely wonderful to work with! The venue is already decorated beautifully and we didn’t need to add much other than flowers. We had no problem setting up tables for 2...
30+ dinner guests inside the reception hall. Dave was there the entire time we were decorating and was able to offer advice and help locate extension cords and other last-minute decor items. The outdoor ceremony space was well-maintained and worked out well for pictures. There was plenty of space on the lawn next to the covered pavilion for outdoor games for our guests. Dave was also very flexible as far as our beverage requests for the bar. The kitchen has a huge fridge and we were easily able to fit 6 electric roasters on the counter (without blowing a fuse) for our self-catered reception meal. There’s also a lovely hair and makeup area in the ladies room that was plenty of space for my three attendants and me.
My family also rented the on-site house that slept 12 people with room to spare. We even hosted our rehearsal dinner on the two outdoor decks for 50+ people, which worked out well. If you’re looking for the perfect, picturesque location to host your Black Hills wedding, this is it!
Dede O
5.0
The place is a beautiful charming place in the black hills. Dave the owner is so great to work with. He was very responsive to all my questions and a few visits before the big day....
He’s pretty easy going and always happy to help! The setup for the venue is perfect! So many options for areas for the actual ceremony and he even just added a new addition for the ceremony location in case of rain! It was so fun having a campground and the house to rent onsite! I loved our big day! Dave was fantastic to work with!!