03.11.08

Semple Mansion’s Wedding Fair was amazing!

Posted in Wedding Sites in Minnesota at 4:59 pm by Rev. Tomkin Coleman

Wow, what a gorgeous site. The Semple Mansion in Minneapolis, MN (reviewed here) had their wedding fair last weekend, and not only was the site stunning, but the vendors there were incredibly friendly and helpful.

We started in the fantastic wine cellar downstairs, which is in their old bank vault. So cool! Behind 15″ steel doors lay a gorgeously painted room with murals of vineries. I’ve always had a fascination with safes and bank vaults, and so I’ve seen many, but I’ve never seen such a beautiful, ornate one such as this. What a great idea, to have it for the wine cellar!

The Semple Mansion’s catering manager was there with a fantastic spread of food… wow, is he a great chef.

The old billiards room downstairs (in the above picture, it’s to the left) is now the groomsmen’s dressing room for weddings, and many other vendors were there.

The main floor was spectacular. This is where wedding ceremonies are held (with the reception on the top floor in the ballroom.) A pianist set the mood for the wedding fair, and then all sorts of friendly vendors were spread around the luxurious room. Note the amazing eight-foot wide chandelier, and the ten-foot wide fireplace!

The highlight of the Semple Mansion has to be it’s ballroom, though. I thought I was impressed with the gorgeous architecture downstairs, and the beautiful main floor, but the ballroom took my breath away. All the woodword was hand-painted, and the whole room was just gorgeous. Most Minneapolis, MN wedding mansions are beautiful, but when you want to have hundreds of people come in, you then have to go to their ballroom, which is usually a 1970s structure tacked on to the mansion. Not at Semple Mansion - the entire third floor consists of the ballroom, so you don’t have to go anywhere else. It’s absolutely amazing! All the way around the ballroom are benches built into the wall…perfect for guests to visit with each other.

Rarely do I rave so much about a wedding reception site, but the Semple Mansion in Minneapolis, MN is really amazing. Right next to downtown Minneapolis, on Franklin Avenue, close to Uptown.

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