When wedding planning finding the right venue that’s available, in your budget and that you can envision getting married can be overwhelming. As a wedding photographer, I have the privilege to visit and photograph many different venues. Below is an exhaustive list of the Des Moines metro wedding venue options. This isn’t a list that teases you with 5 options and leaves you still searching. This is an in-depth list that includes the important information about each venue, so you know what to do next when you find a venue that interests you. If I have photographed at the location I’m also including a blog post, so you can preview the space without an visit in person 🙂 The 50+ venues are broken out into four categories (plus one a bonus category at the end): Des Moines wedding venues, Des Moines outdoor venues, Des Moines Metro wedding venues and Des Moines Intimate wedding venues. No matter what you are looking for there is a venue in Des Moines for your wedding day!
Des Moines Wedding Venues
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
909 Robert D. Ray Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Tropical with Indoor & Outdoor Space Available
Guest Count: up to 220
ALISON & CALEB
Teachout Building
500 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Historic, Industrial, Indoor Space
Guest Count: 250 people standing, 200 seated
TIA & ZACH
Rollins Mansion
2801 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA 50321
Style: Historic, Elegant with Indoor & Outdoor Space Available
Guest Count: 125 in outdoor ceremony space
KATHRYN & TREVOR
The Tea Room
713 Walnut St UNIT 600, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Modern, Elegant, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 300
KELLY & NICK
BashDSM
1312 Locust St #101, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Historic, Industrial, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 300
DELANEY & JUSTIN
The Loft DSM
100 Indiana Ave 2nd floor, Des Moines, IA 50314
Style: Historic, Industrial, Indoor Space
Guest Count: Up to 280
MIRANDA & COLLIN
River Center
340 SW 3rd St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Urban, Industrial, Indoor Space
Guest Count: 300+
Iowa Taproom
https://iowataproom.com/events
215 E 3rd St #100, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Urban, Industrial, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 200
CARISSA & JEFFREY
The Big Room at Mainframe Studios
https://mainframestudios.org/venue
900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA
Style: Contemporary, Industrial, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 250
LINDSEY & JORDAN
Curate
322 E Court Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Contemporary, Industrial, Indoor Space
Guest Count: 300+
TAYLOR & JEREMY
Willow on Grand (new venue alert!)
6011 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
Style: Modern Cottage
Guest Count: up to 300
Hotel Fort Des Moines
1000 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Historic, Elegant, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 250
Des Moines Scottish Rite Consistory
519 Park St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Traditional, Indoor Space
Guest Count: 300+
Des Moines Embassy Clubhouse
7th and Grand Ave/34th Floor, Des Moines, IA
Style: Classic, Indoor Space
Guest count: 300+
Jasper Winery
2400 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50321
Style: Estate-style with Indoor & Outdoor Space Available
Guest Count: up to 250
Des Moines Heritage Center
120 E 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Modern, Historic with Indoor & Outdoor Space Available
The Depot Guest Count: up to 80
The Center Guest Count: up to 300
The Conservatory
315 E 5th St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Contemporary, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 275
Sherwood Forest Event Center
7400 Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50325
Style: Industrial Chic, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 250
Blank Park Zoo
7401 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315
Style: Nature based with Indoor & Outdoor Space Available
Guest Count: up to 300
The Science Center
401 W Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Industrial, Museum, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 400
Salisbury House & Gardens
4025 Tonawanda Dr, Des Moines, IA 50312
Style: Tutor, Gothic with Indoor & Outdoor Space Available
Guest Count: up to 300
Des Moines Outdoor Ceremony Sites
Brenton Skating Plaza
520 Robert D. Ray Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Industrial, City
Guest count: up to 430 seated
Greenwood Park - Clare & Mills Rose Garden
4500 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312
Style: Garden Party
Guest count: up to 200
Sylvan Theater / Greenwood Park Outdoor Theater
4500 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312
Style: Nature, Wooded
Guest count: up to 200
Simon Estes Amphitheater
75 W Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: City, Downtown Backdrop
Guest Count: up to 1,200
Long Look Garden (behind city hall)
400 Robert D Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Traditional, Garden Party
Guest Count: up to 100
Denman Memorial Fountain
2201 George Flagg Pkwy, Des Moines, IA 50321
Style: Nature Based
Guest Count: Unknown
Shattering Silence Monument
1111 East Court Avenue, Des Moines
Style: Modern, Artistic
Guest Count: Unknown
Gray’s Lake Park - Christine Hensley Terrace
2101 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 50321
Style: Outdoor, Modern, Nature
Guest Count: up to 300
Union Park Floral Garden
725 Thompson Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50316
Style: Nature
Guest Count: up to 250
Principal Park
1 Line Dr, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Sporty
Guest Count: up to 300
Jamie Hurd Amphitheater in West Des Moines
4100 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Style: Modern, Nature
Guest Count: Up to 2000
Wedding Venues In the Des Moines Metro
Glen Oaks Country Club
1401 Glen Oaks Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Style: Traditional, Elegant with Indoor & Outdoor Options
Guest Count: up to 300
Decades Event Center
1208 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Style: Rustic, Indoor Space
Guest Count: up to 250
Toast (new venue alert!)
1345 SW Park Square Drive, Ankeny, IA 50023
Style: Industrial Chic
Guest count: up to 400
The District Venue
1350 SW Vintage Pkwy, Ankeny, IA 50023
Style: Modern, indoor space
Guest count: up to 350
Hyperion Field Club
7390 NW Beaver Dr, Johnston, IA 50131
Style: Contemporary Country Club
Guest count: up to 300
The Simpson Barn
6169 Northglenn Dr, Johnston, IA 50131
Style: Rustic
Guest count: up to 170
Stoney Creek Conference Center
5291 Stoney Creek Court, Johnston, IA 50131
Style: Traditional, Rustic
Guest count: up to 300
Irishman Acres
8382 NE 88th St, Bondurant, IA 50035
Style: Modern Rustic
Guest count: 250+
Happy Apple Celebrations
3408 Clarke St, Norwalk, IA 50211
Style: Country Chic, Rustic
Guest count: up to 500
Carper Vineyard & Winery
4603 Dakota St, Norwalk, IA 50211
Style: Contemporary Country, Indoor & Outdoor Options Available
Guest count: 300+
Country Lane Lodge
29300 Prospect Cir, Adel, IA 50003
Style: Country Chic, Indoor & Outdoor Options Available
Guest count: up to 400
Barnes Place
20932 350th St, Adel, IA 50003
Style: Rustic, Indoor & Outdoor Options Available
Guest count: up to 250
The Hive at Busy Bee
5901 Hwy 65-69, Indianola, IA 50125
Style: Modern, Indoor & Outdoor Options Available
Guest count: up to 300
Jester Park Lodge
11121 NW Jester Park Dr, Granger, IA 50109
Style: Country, Rustic
Guest count: up to 250
Intimate Wedding Venues in Des Moines
Vows DSM (Coming Spring 2022)
111 E Grand Avenue , #109 - East Village
Style: Urban
Guest count: up to 70
The Small Room at Mainframe Studios
900 Keosauqua Way, Des Moines, IA
Style: Contemporary
Guest count: 20-25
Surtley Hotel
206 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA
Style: Elegant, Modern, indoor space
Guest count: up to 150
Windsor Heights Community Center Pavilion (Colby Park)
6900 School St, Windsor Heights, IA 50324
Style: Modern Rustic, Indoor & Outdoor Options Available
Guest Count: 70-150
The Riverwalk Hub
215 Water St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Modern, Urban
Guest count: 32 inside, 45 outside. There is an additional plaza that can be rented, which seats 75.
Noce DSM
1326 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Jazz, Moody
Guest Count: up to 180
The Thoreau Center
3500 Kingman Blvd, Des Moines, IA 50311
Style: Historic
Guest Count: up to 50
The Republic on Grand
401 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Modern Sophisticated
Guest Count: up to 60
West End Architectural Salvage
22 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Style: Vintage, Eclectic
Guest Count: 100 comfortably, 200 max
Raccoon River Park Nature Lodge
500 Grand Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Style: Nature
Guest Count: up to 120
Revel Hotel
11211 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322
Style: Modern
Guest Count: up to 70
Living History Farms
11121 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322
Style: Historical, Rustic
Church of the Land Guest Count: 130 seated
Visitors Center Guest Count: 155 seated
Flynn Barn Guest Count: 160 seated
William G. Murray Education Center: 55 seated
Hotel Renovo
1167 Hickman Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322
Style: Modern
Guest count: up to 150
Looking for something different & Up for a drive?
The Prelude (new venue alert!)
20632 35th Ave, New Virginia, IA 50210
Style: Modern, Romantic, and Regal
Guest Count: up to 175
Iris Aisle (new venue alert!)
2352 Holliwell Bridge Rd, Winterset, IA 50273
Style: Whimsical Victorian Conservatory
Guest Count: up to 75
Eagle’s Ledge (new venue alert!)
1892 330th St. , Madrid, IA, 50156
Style: Modern, Indoor & Outdoor Available
Guest Count: up to 420
Comment below if you think I missed one and need to add it to the list ✨