Situated on a hilltop overlooking creeks, bluffs, and the charming small town of Chatfield, MN, Joy Ridge Event Center is a family-owned establishment for weddings and private functions. Their mission is to spark joy and create everlasting memories by designing unforgettable events and fun celebrations. Joy Ridge Event Center is focused on providing comfort, class, and fun at every event.
Joy Ridge Event Center offers newly renovated and versatile spaces that suit any wedding theme or color scheme. This wedding venue prides itself on its climate-controlled building with HVAC systems, so you and your nearest and dearest can celebrate your marriage at any time of the year. With a private lobby, lounge, and bar area, your guests will be able to unwind and relax during your ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. The event center also welcomes up to 300 of your beloved friends and family to enjoy your special day. Joy Ridge Event Center also offers its beautiful, large patio, ample green lawn, and yard games for any outdoor wedding activity, including rehearsal dinners and after-parties. Furthermore, each space is wheelchair-friendly and ADA compliant.
This bluff-country wedding venue is delighted to host every type of wedding or reception, including civil unions, elopements, interfaith, non-religious, and religious ceremonies. They are prepared to cater to your wedding with included equipment such as chairs, tables, sound systems, and microphones, and if you need any inspiration for decorations, Joy Ridge boasts a Treasure Room of wedding decor you may pull from. Plus, Joy Ridge Event Center provides quality bar services with cash, open or flexible options for hosting. Their skilled bartenders will serve you and your guests with premium liquor, signature cocktails, house wine, specialty beer, and more. They’ve even got a local brewer who will craft your very own signature wedding beer! Joy Ridge staff always go the extra mile to make you feel special.
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding, Vow Renewal Ceremony
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Bar & Drinks, Bar Rental, Food & Catering, Planning, Wedding Design, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff
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Backyard, Ballroom
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Woman-owned Business
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Joy Ridge Event Center Reviews
Jazmin Forbes(bride)5 out of 5 Rating
We had our wedding ceremony and reception at Joy Ridge - it was such an amazing experience! The staff and owners made sure that everything went as planned. It was such an easy beautiful day! Reviewed on 17-10-2023
Megan Meyer(other)5 out of 5 Rating
Joy Ridge is an amazing venue! Not only do they have the most gorgeous chandeliers and bar area, the venue is nestled in the bluffs and makes for beautiful scenery! They have a gorgeous outdoor ceremony space and they decorated it to perfection! We hired the Joy Ridge team to decorate and they took all my ideas and made them a reality! Kirsten and her mother in law have amazing design ideas and they did not disappoint! It was so nice not to have to stress about decor and they cleaned it all up afterwards too! They took my Fall theme and made all my dreams come true! Kirsten is a wonderful communicator and works so well with you to organize everything. They also have an awesome getting ready space that my bridal party and I used and they even have us a bottle of champagne’ I would recommend Joy Ridge to anyone getting married! They do it all! Also, the venue is very reasonably priced as well as their bar prices compared to other venues in the area! Reviewed on 09-10-2023
Emily Johnson(bride)5 out of 5 Rating Wedding Date 05-11-2022 This venue was incredible!! Friendly staff, wonderful atmosphere! The building is beautiful and has everything I dreamed of having for my big day! My husband and I are so thankful and grateful that we chose Joy Ridge for our wedding! 10/10 would recommend! Reviewed on 31-12-2022
Karlee Spande(bride)5 out of 5 Rating Wedding Date 20-08-2022 Joy Ridge Event Center was the perfect place for us to have our wedding. The indoor and outdoor space was incredible! We had the opportunity to have the first outdoor wedding at Joy Ridge and you could have thought they had been doing it for years. I really loved how they had decorations right there for us to use and the fact that they offer decorating services was amazing. That relieved a lot of stress. Who doesn't love that? The staff was wonderful and made us feel like family. I was able to have the wedding of my dreams and I can't thank Joy Ridge enough for making that possible. I highly recommend having Joy Ridge host your next event, you won't be disappointed! Reviewed on 23-11-2022
Katy Finseth(bride)5 out of 5 Rating Wedding Date 09-07-2022 We had our wedding reception at Joy Ridge and it was perfect! We couldn’t have asked for anything better or easier. Would definitely use again for other events! Reviewed on 18-10-2022
Danielle Lawler(bride)5 out of 5 Rating Wedding Date 28-12-2021 I had a wonderful experience having my wedding at Joy Ridge! They went above and beyond with helping me prepare, and I really appreciated all of their expertise. They were great at thinking ahead and getting all the details just right. I can’t express enough how accommodating they were; they had so many great ideas for me too! And on my wedding day, everything was perfect. It was just how I’d pictured it. And I didn’t have to worry about a thing, I just got to enjoy my big day! I’d definitely choose them again in the future for another event! Reviewed on 10-05-2022
Olivia Gehrking(bride)5 out of 5 Rating Wedding Date 04-12-2021 We had our wedding reception and dance at Joy Ridge, and it was the best night ever! The people at Joy Ridge take so much time to really work with you to make sure you have the perfect day and to make sure everything goes smoothly. The ballroom space was beautiful, as was everything else! I would highly highly recommend Joy Ridge for any event you may have, they truly treat you as if you are a part of their family. ❤️ Reviewed on 01-05-2022