Our website has an online calendar to show potential clients our current availability. Please know that even if the potential date you really wanted is taken, we’d still love to show you our venue. Our goal is to have you fall in love with The Valerie and for you to consider changing your date if it is not yet set in stone.

Our wedding rates are listed on our website. Please click the “About” tab and then then “Pricing”.

Please check out our inclusions page that shows everything included in the price of the venue rental fee.

Upon the signing of our contract, 50% of the venue rental fee is due along with a $500 security deposit. This goes on one check and must be made out to “The Valerie”. The second half of the venue rental fee is due 6 months prior to your event date. Your $500 security deposit is refunded back to you within one week after your event date.

If a wedding ceremony is booked at “The Valerie”, a one-hour rehearsal time slot is included. The date and time will be finalized 4 weeks prior to the event based on the availability and time approved by “The Valerie”.

Fridays, Saturdays & Holiday Sundays

You have access to “The Valerie” from 8:00am to 1:00am with music concluding at 12:00AM.

All functions on Fridays and Saturdays have a last call for beverages at 11:45PM with final song/entertainment concluded at 12:00AM. All event attendees must depart the venue by 1:00AM. All people and items must be out of the venue no later than 1:00AM.

Sundays

You have access to “The Valerie” from 8:00AM to 12:00AM with music concluding at 11:00PM.

Sundays last call for beverages is at 10:45PM with final song/entertainment concluding at 11:00PM. All event attendees must depart the venue by 12:00AM. All people and items must be out of the venue no later than 12:00AM.

Private/Corporate Events

Private/Corporate event rentals are on an hourly basis and prices to be determined.

YES! Please eat the morning of your wedding! Delivery is also allowed.

Even though we highly encourage you to choose a caterer from our Preferred Vendor List, you are allowed to bring a caterer that is not on our list. This caterer must sign our Venue User Agreement and abide by all rules and regulations of “The Valerie”.

“The Valerie” has a prep kitchen equipped with stainless steel worktables, a prep sink, refrigeration and a private entrance.

Bartenders are covered in the cost of our “Bar Service Fee”. This “Bar Service Fee” covers the following: bartenders, security, broken glassware, cups, ice, fruit, mixers, cleaning of the venue after the event, etc. The Venue provides one bartender for any event with 75 or less guests, 2 bartenders for any event between 75 and 200 guests, and 3 bartenders for any event over 200 guests. Extra bartenders are available if requested by the Group for a $150 flat fee per extra bartender.

All bar and liquor services must be provided by “The Valerie” Wisconsin State Law prohibits any carry- in alcohol onto the premises. Violations of this law subject “The Valerie” to having its liquor license suspended or revoked. Alcohol brought on site will be confiscated. We have one security personnel at every event to protect our venue from violators. No outside alcohol is allowed onto “The Valerie” property, including inside the venue as well as the parking lot and in vehicles.

Candles are permitted on site but must have a candle holder to prevent any wax from getting on the tables or linens. A votive is encouraged to protect the flame from the candle. Sparklers are permitted in our front parking lot, as long as all sparklers are properly disposed of.

All tables and chairs are included in your rental. We have Black Chiavari chairs for your reception and white garden chairs for your ceremony. We provide 72-inch round tables that seat up to 10 people. “The Valerie” includes 10 standard eight foot banquet tables as well as 8 high top tables. The high-top tables are 30 inches wide and 42 inches tall. Our venue does not provide linens. We encourage couples to get their linens through their caterer or our preferred linen vendor.

Venue tours provide a thorough overview of information.  This includes how the site may be used for your event, the hours of typical rentals, details of access for setup and teardown.  Additionally, pricing, policies, preferred vendors are discussed. We answer any questions you have at this time.

The Valerie provides parking in the parking lot of the building.  Additionally, there are handicap spots in front by the main entrance.

Yes. We want to make sure every guest has the best time and has access to everything we provide.

“The Valerie” has a hotel right next door to it, as the Staybridge Suites Hotel is within 50 feet of our main entrance. Our preferred vendor list shares with you several other close accommodations. Most of which are in Oconomowoc or Delafield.

We can host 400 guests comfortably. This is without having to break down tables and move things around. If you choose, your guests get to keep their table for the entirety of the event.

We do not have a food minimum as you get to have whatever caterer you wish. We do have a beverage minimum of $3500.

If there is not an event the day before yours, you have an opportunity to access the space the day before by electing our “early setup” option.  This option is a $500 charge. This allows you a five hour window from 12PM to 8PM for setup, rehearsal and even a rehearsal dinner, if you wish. If there is an event the day before your wedding, then you cannot set up the day before.  However, you will get access the day of at 8AM. Please note, everything needs to be removed from the building after your celebration.  We do not allow anything to be picked up the next day.

We do allow live bands.

We do not allow the venue to be rented out for just a ceremony.

There is no fee for bringing in dessert or ordering late night food.

We do not allow anything to be hung from our ceiling and nothing can be drilled or screwed into our walls. We do not allow any type of rice, glitter or confetti.

No. All items brought to our venue for your wedding must go with you the night of your event.

Yes, service animals or leashed pets can be a part of your ceremony.

Our bridal suite is second to none. You must see it to believe it.

We do have a preferred vendor list on our website. These are vendors that we love to work with and would love for you to utilize them.

We do not provide a day of wedding planner.  However, we do provide a day of contact who is there to help you out on behalf of the venue. This contact will show up two hours prior to your ceremony.  Additionally, they will be the last person to leave the venue.

We allow food for the wedding party to be brought in during the day while getting ready.  We also allow you to bring in your own desserts. However, all caterers must be licensed and all dinner provided at your wedding must be from a caterer.

We can hold a date for up to 10 days. If we do not hear from you, the date will be released.

You have access starting at 8AM.

If there is not an event the day before yours, you have an opportunity to access the space the day before by electing our “early setup” option.  This option is a $500 charge. This allows you a five hour window from 12PM to 8PM for setup, rehearsal and even a rehearsal dinner, if you wish. If there is an event the day before your wedding, then you cannot access the space the day before.  You will get access the day of at 8AM. Please note, everything needs to be removed from the building after your celebration.  We do not allow anything to be picked up the next day.

The Sydney Suite and Wesley Suite have the ability to lock up belongings.

We provide one security personnel at every event.

Yes, the venue does provide an arch.   If you’d like to rent a different one from somewhere else, we have a rental company on our preferred vendor list that has a number of options.