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Garden Valley Gatherings is the perfect Wisconsin wedding venue to share special moments with the ones you love. Imagine your special day in the heart of Wisconsin’s rolling hills, green valleys, and winding creeks. Capture the magic and romance under the twinkling lights while you take in the remarkable atmosphere around you.
Our outdoor wedding venue offers various ceremony sites and reception areas, so you can conveniently celebrate your entire day at one location.
Our outdoor wedding venue offers various ceremony sites and reception areas, so you can conveniently celebrate your entire day at one location.
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our venue
Garden Valley Gatherings is an enchanting, rustic-style Wisconsin wedding venue located just outside of Alma Center. Visitors can relax when visiting Garden Valley Gatherings because Wisconsin weather won't ruin the day. With both indoor and outdoor options for hosting guests, the party can adjust to weather conditions by moving all or part of the festivities inside the barn. Conveniently located just 7 miles off of Interstate 94 and only 35 minutes south of Eau Claire, Garden Valley Gatherings will be easy for both you and your guests to find.
Our woodland site is located at our family tree farm in Hixton, WI. Don't let the 5 minute drive scare you as it is an absolutely beautiful and whimsical location! Wally (Kristin's dad) is welcoming to wedding parties here and offers his house for hiding the bridal party before the ceremony. There is an additional fee of $500 for rental of portable toilets, setup and cleanup at this location.
The history and charm of the century old Wisconsin dairy barn still remains. The wrap around deck looks out to rolling hills and provides a perfect area to sip wine and watch the sun set. The old barn is an original, not duplicated. It is beautifully decorated with tables and chairs giving a charming touch as you gather in a home type atmosphere creating lifetime memories. This is a great location for social hour after a wedding ceremony. Garden Valley Gatherings has a liquor license and can serve beer, wines, liquors and specializes in homemade lemonade. We have the ability to serve your signature drinks in the barn and throughout your evening.
After social hour, guests will be seated in the newly built (summer 2020) pavilion and enjoy a meal of your choice. You will have the freedom to choose your own caterer. We have many referrals to help with all your decisions.
Choose a DJ who has the ability to service music during the ceremony, transition to reception area, and finally the dance area.
Most guests enjoy all the outdoor space we have created with manicured lawns and flower gardens. If you choose our wedding venue, you are creating an experience your guests will enjoy as they will create lifetime memories.
Garden Valley Gatherings is an enchanting, rustic-style Wisconsin wedding venue located just outside of Alma Center. Visitors can relax when visiting Garden Valley Gatherings because Wisconsin weather won't ruin the day. With both indoor and outdoor options for hosting guests, the party can adjust to weather conditions by moving all or part of the festivities inside the barn. Conveniently located just 7 miles off of Interstate 94 and only 35 minutes south of Eau Claire, Garden Valley Gatherings will be easy for both you and your guests to find.
Our woodland site is located at our family tree farm in Hixton, WI. Don't let the 5 minute drive scare you as it is an absolutely beautiful and whimsical location! Wally (Kristin's dad) is welcoming to wedding parties here and offers his house for hiding the bridal party before the ceremony. There is an additional fee of $500 for rental of portable toilets, setup and cleanup at this location.
The history and charm of the century old Wisconsin dairy barn still remains. The wrap around deck looks out to rolling hills and provides a perfect area to sip wine and watch the sun set. The old barn is an original, not duplicated. It is beautifully decorated with tables and chairs giving a charming touch as you gather in a home type atmosphere creating lifetime memories. This is a great location for social hour after a wedding ceremony. Garden Valley Gatherings has a liquor license and can serve beer, wines, liquors and specializes in homemade lemonade. We have the ability to serve your signature drinks in the barn and throughout your evening.
After social hour, guests will be seated in the newly built (summer 2020) pavilion and enjoy a meal of your choice. You will have the freedom to choose your own caterer. We have many referrals to help with all your decisions.
Choose a DJ who has the ability to service music during the ceremony, transition to reception area, and finally the dance area.
Most guests enjoy all the outdoor space we have created with manicured lawns and flower gardens. If you choose our wedding venue, you are creating an experience your guests will enjoy as they will create lifetime memories.
the history
What really sets this venue apart from the rest is that it is owned and operated by a local family farm just down the road. In 2016, the barn retired from farming purposes and has since been transformed into a dream-fulfilled business. The owner’s passion and creative mindset allowed her to see the potential in a neglected, century-old dairy barn.
Less than a mile down the road from Garden Valley Gatherings lies Pfaffsway Farms. The farm is owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Steve and Kristin Pfaff. Pfaffsway Farms is a second-generation dairy farm in West Central Wisconsin.
Milking about 170 dairy cows and operating about 1,000 acres of corn, hay, and soybeans keeps this couple busy with the help of their three children. The Pfaff family values the land they operate and practices safe, sustainable soil conservation.
What really sets this venue apart from the rest is that it is owned and operated by a local family farm just down the road. In 2016, the barn retired from farming purposes and has since been transformed into a dream-fulfilled business. The owner’s passion and creative mindset allowed her to see the potential in a neglected, century-old dairy barn.
Less than a mile down the road from Garden Valley Gatherings lies Pfaffsway Farms. The farm is owned and operated by the husband and wife team of Steve and Kristin Pfaff. Pfaffsway Farms is a second-generation dairy farm in West Central Wisconsin.
Milking about 170 dairy cows and operating about 1,000 acres of corn, hay, and soybeans keeps this couple busy with the help of their three children. The Pfaff family values the land they operate and practices safe, sustainable soil conservation.
kind words from some of our happy customers.
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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.
My husband and I had our wedding ceremony and reception at Garden Valley Gatherings this past August. From our first tour of the location, we fell in love with the gorgeous barn and scenic surroundings. Throughout the process of planning the wedding, Kristin went above and beyond to make sure that our day was perfect. She offered great suggestions and helped coordinate everything from vendors to the order of events. Her attention to detail is incredible and she truly puts her heart into her work. Kristin genuinely cared about what we envisioned for our wedding day and helped capture that.
This venue has so much to offer. There are multiple options for ceremony and reception sites, locations for getting ready, and places for your guests to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. To this day, our guests still comment on how beautiful this venue was! A few other aspects that we really enjoyed about this venue were the convenient restrooms, gorgeous bridal suite, and fresh cheese curds from Kristin’s family farm during our social hour.
This location was the perfect place to celebrate such a special day. My husband and I are so grateful that we chose Garden Valley Gatherings!
- Michaela C.
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.
I can truly say how wonderful it has been working with Kristin and Garden Valley Gatherings! My wedding isn't even for another year, but I already feel that she has gone above and beyond to help the planning go smoothly. The venue is absolutely beautiful, from the gorgeous wood work in the barn to the perfect outdoor scenery with plenty of space for friends and family to enjoy the special day. I highly recommend booking with Garden Valley Gatherings. I cannot wait for my fall wedding in 2018!
- Karly J.