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.

The Chatea was amazing, definitely the perfect backdrop for our wedding, but the day wasn't planned without a few hiccups that I hope they're able to iron out for future weddings and events. Upon sending a confirmation email, asking if they received our check holding our date, we were told that because they hadn't received our check at the time another couple expressed interest in th our date therefore they have given our date away. After a few tears we decided to settle on a new date with them.Planning all went well, and they were very responsive to each detail asked of them. On the rehearsal as well as the day I was expecting the events coordinator to act as more of a wedding coordinator but found that I would need to play that role, which was a bummer. Everything the day of went off w/o a hitch, impecable service, until our parents returned the next day to find our things spread across the lawn, sitting in puddles, etc. Perhaps we should have helped to clean up the night before!I felt as tho I should point out these details because they were the only things that went wrong! Above all we were very happy with our choice of venues, and plan to visit the Chateau each year on our anniversary to remember and celebrate the day!