Where Love and Nature Unite – A Perfect Wisconsin Wedding
Garden Valley Gatherings is the perfect Wisconsin wedding venue to share special moments with the ones you love. Nestled in rolling hills, green valleys, and winding creeks, our venue offers a magical atmosphere for your special day.
As a family-owned and operated venue, we take pride in offering one of the few full wedding weekend experiences in Wisconsin. From the rehearsal dinner to the ceremony, reception, and farewell brunch, you’ll have exclusive access to celebrate at your own pace.
With multiple ceremony sites and reception areas, you can enjoy your entire celebration in one beautiful location.
As a family-owned and operated venue, we take pride in offering one of the few full wedding weekend experiences in Wisconsin. From the rehearsal dinner to the ceremony, reception, and farewell brunch, you’ll have exclusive access to celebrate at your own pace.
With multiple ceremony sites and reception areas, you can enjoy your entire celebration in one beautiful location.
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our venue
Garden Valley Gatherings is a Wisconsin wedding venue near Black River Falls, just outside Alma Center. With both indoor and outdoor spaces, your celebration can seamlessly adjust to any weather.
What truly sets Garden Valley Gatherings apart is its deep roots in family and tradition. Owned and operated by a local family farm, the venue began its transformation in 2016 when a century-old dairy barn was retired from farming. With passion and creativity, Kristin Pfaff saw its potential, turning it into the dream wedding venue it is today.
Less than a mile down the road lies Pfaffsway Farms, a second-generation dairy farm run by Steve and Kristin Pfaff. Milking 200 cows and operating 1,000 acres of farmland, the Pfaff family values sustainable farming while also creating unforgettable wedding experiences.
The venue features a scenic woodland ceremony site, a historic barn perfect for social hour, and a wraparound deck overlooking rolling hills. With a full liquor license, we serve beer, wine, cocktails, and our signature homemade lemonade.
Guests can use our elegant pavilion for dinner, with the flexibility to choose your own caterer. A DJ can seamlessly provide music from ceremony to reception and beyond.
With manicured lawns, flower gardens, and expansive outdoor spaces, Garden Valley Gatherings offers a truly memorable wedding weekend experience, combining history, family tradition, and rustic elegance.
Garden Valley Gatherings is a Wisconsin wedding venue near Black River Falls, just outside Alma Center. With both indoor and outdoor spaces, your celebration can seamlessly adjust to any weather.
What truly sets Garden Valley Gatherings apart is its deep roots in family and tradition. Owned and operated by a local family farm, the venue began its transformation in 2016 when a century-old dairy barn was retired from farming. With passion and creativity, Kristin Pfaff saw its potential, turning it into the dream wedding venue it is today.
Less than a mile down the road lies Pfaffsway Farms, a second-generation dairy farm run by Steve and Kristin Pfaff. Milking 200 cows and operating 1,000 acres of farmland, the Pfaff family values sustainable farming while also creating unforgettable wedding experiences.
The venue features a scenic woodland ceremony site, a historic barn perfect for social hour, and a wraparound deck overlooking rolling hills. With a full liquor license, we serve beer, wine, cocktails, and our signature homemade lemonade.
Guests can use our elegant pavilion for dinner, with the flexibility to choose your own caterer. A DJ can seamlessly provide music from ceremony to reception and beyond.
With manicured lawns, flower gardens, and expansive outdoor spaces, Garden Valley Gatherings offers a truly memorable wedding weekend experience, combining history, family tradition, and rustic elegance.
explore Jackson County
Make the most of your wedding weekend by exploring all that Jackson County has to offer! Guests can enjoy ATV trails, hiking, biking, canoeing, camping, and fishing, or take in the stunning scenery at Lake Wazee, Wisconsin’s deepest lake. Families will love the Black River Falls Aquatic Center, while outdoor enthusiasts can explore endless adventure opportunities in the area.
For overnight accommodations, KOA Campground is less than two miles from the venue, offering cabin rentals and campsites, perfect for guests looking to stay close while enjoying the great outdoors.
Make the most of your wedding weekend by exploring all that Jackson County has to offer! Guests can enjoy ATV trails, hiking, biking, canoeing, camping, and fishing, or take in the stunning scenery at Lake Wazee, Wisconsin’s deepest lake. Families will love the Black River Falls Aquatic Center, while outdoor enthusiasts can explore endless adventure opportunities in the area.
For overnight accommodations, KOA Campground is less than two miles from the venue, offering cabin rentals and campsites, perfect for guests looking to stay close while enjoying the great outdoors.
kind words from some of our happy customers.
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Garden Valley Gathering was the perfect venue for our daughter and son in law’s wedding!
It was a beautiful day and Kristin was a big part of the reason why. She was awesome to work with; returning emails and phone calls immediately and coordinating the “flow” of the guests for the day. The spacious farmhouse is a great spot for the bridesmaids to get ready in. The “woodland” site was absolutely magical with gramdpa Wally being so inviting to the wedding party while waiting for the ceremony to begin.
The social hour that was held in the barn with appetizers and “signature drinks”, suggested by Kristin, was a wonderful prelude to the reception in the pavilion. The venue is spacious and beautifully decorated with unique pieces and oh so many colorful flowers. The kiddos even enjoyed themselves running and playing. We had so many compliments from our guests regarding the venue.
Kristin was with us the entire day, there to answer any questions and lend a helping hand if needed.
We were elated with our experience with Kristin and certainly highly recommend Garden Valley Gathering.
- Anne and Steve
Parents of the happy couple!!
We just got married at Garden Valley Gathering last weekend. I cannot thank Kristin enough for making my dream wedding come true. You can truly tell weddings are her passion and she wants your wedding day to be absolutely perfect. She is willing to go above and beyond to support your vision. I wish I could already relive my wedding because it was like a dream. The venue is absolutely gorgeous and well maintained. It create a stress free weekend with being able to stay there Friday and Saturday! Kristin has amazing staff and fantastic recommendations. We will always recommend Garden Valley Gatherings to anyone that would ask. Thank you again Kristin and her staff!
- Samantha
Words cannot describe how absolutely perfect this venue was for our wedding, for many reasons. The venue itself is SO beautiful in person, from the magical woodland ceremony site where we got married, the beautiful barn and pavilion, and the entire grounds. So many of our guests were amazed by the venue and asked how we found it. There is so much space for kids to roam and guests to explore! Kristin truly does a fantastic job to make your day perfect. She knows the flow of her venue and knows how to tie together all of your details flawlessly. She has so many nice pieces/decor to use around the venue, and truly listened to what we wanted for our day. She made our wedding day so stress free, and she cares so much about each bride. It was also amazing to have the farmhouse for the weekend for my girls to stay and get ready. We are so incredibly happy we chose her venue for our day, we would recommend it to anyone!
- Jenna M.
The best wedding venue in WI by far! We had our wedding here recently and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. We were able to rent the property all weekend and it made everything so relaxed and stress free. Kristin is so great to work with and helped make our day perfect. She is so helpful and sweet and goes above and beyond to make your day great. She helped handle any issues and made sure we were happy the entire time. We are so thankful for her and her family for helping us with our day. Everything on the property is super nice and is so great for getting hair/make up done in the morning and also for places for everyone to stay on Friday and Saturday. We got so many compliments from our family and friends regarding how beautiful everything there is. We would also highly recommend getting a shuttle for the hotels after the reception. Our friends had so much fun and stayed until the very end since they had a safe ride. We would recommend Garden Valley Gatherings to anyone and it was beyond worth it. Thank you Kristin and family for everything and for helping us create the perfect day!!
- Jane M.
We had our dream wedding here!! This venue is so beautiful that we had to book it even though Tyler and I and our family live 2 + hours away. The bathrooms are fantastic! So many people gave compliments. They also offer a Bridal suite for the night of your wedding day to stay in. It is STUNNING! The owner Kristin is absolutely amazing. The day would not have been possible without her. She is so organized and makes the day run smooth for you. It was unbelievable how much work she did. All we had to do was drop off the decorations and she took care of the rest. We showed up on the day of the wedding and everything was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! We had so many compliments from our guests about Kristin and the venue. We were told this was the best and most beautiful wedding they have ever been to. It was so nice working with Kristin as she is so kind and genuinely cares about you.
- Viktoriya J.
We got married at Garden Valley Gatherings on October 12, and we would hands down recommend this venue to anyone, Kristin is absolutely amazing to work with. This is the first and only venue we looked at, we fell in love with it right away. Kristin truly puts her heart and soul into every wedding and event she holds here, she is constantly adding to the venue to make it even more perfect, and will do anything she can to make your day exactly what you imagined. The bridal suite is so nice, I stayed with my bridesmaids Friday night, and we stayed as a married couple Saturday night, it was amazing to wake up to the sunrise. Kristin stays late and shows up early the weekend of to make sure everything is perfect, she answers emails and questions almost instantly, and would even text me Pinterest pictures that made her think of us throughout the planning process. Her dad welcomed us and the wedding party into his home before the ceremony and shared wine. She made our whole day run smoothly and made everything less stressful. The barn is beautifully decorate, there are endless picture opportunities, and Kristin has so many great ideas! The day of our wedding it was much colder than we ever imagined it would be and even snowed, Kristin and her husband made sure the barn and tent were warm enough for our guests and even borrowed some heaters from neighbors for us. They were the absolute best, we couldn't imagine working with anyone else to plan our wedding. They helped make our day more perfect than we ever dreamed.
- Taylor W.