Chateau St. Croix

We wanted an outdoor wedding in the fall and we preferred natural settings like apple orchards or gardens so we were excited to find out about this winery in St. Croix Falls Wisconsin.

First off, you drive through the pretty tree lined streets of Wisconsin and arrive at this gorgeous stone estate on a big piece of land. Horses are grazing on the grass surrounding the chateau and the vineyard spans out in front of the driveway. It's breathtaking.

A lone tree sits alone in the field and it's natural arch provides the perfect setting for an outdoor wedding. We were sold on the spot.

The owners are fabulous people and so excited about hosting weddings. The outdoor patio just got a permanent tent which was great and the added rental cost was cheaper than getting one ourselves. It's complete with chandeliers and BEAUTIFUL draping. It has a fully stocked bar, collapsible sides, and outdoor fireplaces. They even had a winestomping ledge!!

Shannon is the event coordinator and she was BY far my favorite person we hired. She was incredibly sweet and so enthusiastic about everything we chose. She had great connections with some of our vendors and helped our photographer scout good photo-ops. She was included in the contract as a "Day of help" but she did SO much more. She took all of the stress away. She helped set up, clean up, talk to vendors and direct people. I wouldn't trade her in for anything.

Our wedding guests loved the venue. It was breathtaking in the fall, the estate is on gorgeous grounds and the wine was very well received. People were walking around with their mouths open, admiring. Our photos had the perfect backdrop and we needed minimal decoration because it was already a beautiful place.

I am still in love with the place. I felt like I got to travel to Tuscany and have a destination wedding when I was really in Wisconsin.