Unconventional Michigan Wedding Venues
My fiancée and I have been touring venues in Wayne, Oakland, and Washtenaw... and we aren't falling in love with anything. Everything I'm finding on websites like the knot and zola feel like they're for people who aren't us.
What we DON'T want: Barns, Golf Courses, outdoor only/tent venues or churches still in operation as churches. (Buildings that used to be churches that are now something else are OK). We are not against hotels, but most event spaces in hotels are not it for us. We toured Royal Park and their atrium was just too small. We've also ruled out Rust Belt Market, to everyone's surprise. Their timeline rules don't work for us.
What we've liked so far: Collins Clocktower in Chelsea, currently likely our top contender. Planterra in West Bloomfield is amazing but their minimum is 75 guests and we'll realistically probably only have around 60. I like the Crofoot but my fiancée doesn't.
Upcoming tours: The DIA, but we might run into the same problem we had with Planterra.
Non-negotiables: Must be queer friendly. This is a lesbian wedding. Must be in Michigan, preferably within an hour of DTW or GRR for our guests flying in from out of state.
A little about us: We are both nerdy and alternative. We love punk, metal, shoegaze, goth, etc. We play video games, board games, TCGs and TTRPGs and like scifi and fantasy and anime. Neither of us particularly care about wedding traditions but we're having a wedding simply because it's the only way to get all our friends from out of state to show up at the same time. So places that rent for events that don't particularly seem "wedding-y" are totally cool!