Filled with harvest hues of russet, gold, and plum, Rustic Manor 1848 is one of the top Hartland wedding venues that has been serving Milwaukee couples to host their weddings and engagement sessions for over 35 years. Away from the city’s hustle and bustle, Hartland is a village in Waukesha County and is one of the best suburbs of Milwaukee. This nature-inspired wedding venue in the Milwaukee suburb features barn wedding settings and event spaces that look like a hundred-year-old backyard built over a creek, filled with old-fashioned wedding settings and themes for a perfect Milwaukee wedding. 

Located in south-central Wisconsin, the Rustic Manor 1848 wedding venue in Hartland, is 30 minutes’ drive from Milwaukee City, tucked neatly between Milwaukee and Madison, that makes it very easily accessible from all the parts of the state. The rustic aesthetics and country charm make this wedding venue in Milwaukee suburb a dream come true for couples who are looking for dreamy and fairy tale wedding settings. With over four decades in the hospitality and wedding industry, the expert wedding planning team strives to ensure that your dream wedding is executed to the littlest of details, along with flexibility and homely warmth.

The simplicity and loving family-oriented vibe make this place one of the best Hartland wedding venues. This classic wedding venue in Milwaukee suburbs is nestled by the pristine Bark River, sitting in 12 acres of wooded trails and meadows, surrounded by rich green rolling fairways and foliage. The expansive farmland features multiple wedding event spaces and settings with the capacity of posting up to 275 wedding guests.

The Rustic Manor 1848 wedding venue offers you the flexibility to host both casual and formal wedding ceremonies and receptions, making it one of the most convenient wedding venues in Milwaukee suburbs. The green settings of this Milwaukee suburb wedding venue can either be used for hosting weddings in country club wedding settings or traditional wedding settings, with flexibility in choosing wedding decor and themes. One of the main highlights of this Milwaukee wedding venue is the newly renovated 8,000 square foot barn packed with all the modern and state of art wedding amenities. This barn has heating and air conditioning facilities, throughout the space, making it perfect for weddings in all seasons. The indoor wedding settings of this Milwaukee wedding venue features a main hall, a bridal quarter with salon set-up, a groom quarter, ADA restrooms, a 24-foot handcrafted full-service bar, and an expansive loft overlooking stunning countryside views.

Rustic Manor 1848 is perfect for hosting weddings in Milwaukee in all the seasons, whether you are looking forward to a winter wedding setting, roasting marshmallows in your wedding dress, or dance away the night in the arms of your love sipping margaritas on a hot summer day. This classic wedding venue is loved by engagement and wedding photographers near Milwaukee, because of the unmatched settings and photography opportunities it offers that can spark a dreamlike vibe on your wedding day.

Our wedding photographers in Milwaukee love to capture and frame the lovestruck duo on their wedding day engulfed in the historic and rustic charm for the wedding album to cherish for a lifetime. Inside the traditional Wisconsin barn, the rustic hayloft overlooking the main hall and a deck overlooking the picturesque and tranquil countryside make this property perfect for dreamy barn weddings in suburban Milwaukee with 100-160 guests. The photo opportunities remain endless in Rustic Manor 1848 starting from the sunlit couple photos with a woodsy background to the candid family portraits by the Bark River during the wedding ceremony. You can imagine when our Milwaukee wedding photographers capture your blushing face, as you walk the long aisle flanked by your loved ones sitting on white folding lawn chairs, in the charming country and rustic settings, towards your love under the wedding altar, that is a pristine wooden pergola. So heartwarming!

The russet walls of the barn at Rustic Manor 1848 is one of the most photographed backgrounds for group photography with bridesmaids and groomsmen. The indoor wedding space of the barn features huge windows with dreamy drapes, vaulted ceilings, and exposed wooden beams, along with shuttle and string lightings, making it perfect for your Milwaukee wedding photography. The couple can head out to the intricately manicured grounds with towering trees after the wedding ceremony for some beautiful golden hour couple photography. The entire wedding space lights up like a dream when the evening makes it perfect for wedding photography in Milwaukee suburbs. If you are a fan of candid couple photography and want to include it in your Milwaukee wedding photography session, then you can head to the Bark River creek, which is surrounded by woodsy and grassland settings, that is perfect for engagement photography. The intricately manicured grounds surrounded by country picket fences charm our Milwaukee wedding photographers as they capture the nuances of your big day's precious moments.

The in-house wedding planning experts of Rustic Manor 1848 wedding venue strive to deliver top-notch and state of the art services when it comes to planning your wedding day. Armed with natural intuition and knowledge for wedding planning, this Milwaukee wedding venue is home to some of the finest wedding planners in Milwaukee who can prepare you to finalize each and every big little detail. Starting from picking your wedding vendors, selecting the type of wedding decor, and deciding your wedding theme to finalizing your wedding menu card, the in-house wedding planning experts can organize and execute all the details of your big day seamlessly and flawlessly. Whether you want a luxurious wedding affair or an intimate wedding soiree, the wedding planners at Rustic Manor 1848 can make each and every wedding dream of yours come true.

If you are an outdoorsy couple and want to bring in versatility and uniqueness to your Milwaukee wedding photography, then you can head to the nearby landmarks and attractions after your wedding reception or take a trip prior to or post the wedding day. Hartland, one of the top Milwaukee suburban areas, is home to many attractions, landmarks, and outdoor activities for couples looking forward to bringing in unique elements for their wedding photography. Our Milwaukee wedding photographer loves the quiet settings of Nixon Park to photograph a lovestruck duo. How about an athletic hike up to Lapham peak? A 45-foot (14 m) observation tower at the top of the hill waits to immortalize itself with a beautiful couple like you in breathtaking photos forever. An outdoorsy couple can hike to the top of the Lapham Peak's observation tower that gives a bird's eye view of Hartland. What a view! Trekking in the rustic and natural Bugline Trail leading up to Menomonee Falls can be a delight to any nature-loving couple who is looking to spend some intimate moments away from the wedding hustle. The couple who loves outdoor activities can head to Naga-Waukee Park and hike in the nearby areas or indulge in canoeing, paddling, and kayaking in the beautiful Bark River. For history enthusiasts, the Hawks Inn Historical Society can be a treat as this 17th-century historical landmark is home to several Federal, American, Empire, and Early Victorian antiques.

You can always choose to bring in more diversity and versatility to your Milwaukee wedding photography, by taking a day trip prior to your wedding or when the wedding reception gets over to visit these famous attractions of Milwaukee to bring in the true Wisconsin vibe. The couple can always choose to visit these attractions on their way to their wedding venue in Hartland before the big day commences. You can head to Milwaukee Downtown to witness the breathtaking lakefront area featuring the prettiest Milwaukee skyline as a photo backdrop along with many shopping stops and famous eating joints. From here you can move to the Lakefront Trail and bask in the beauty of the beautiful shoreline surrounded by several landmarks and tourist attractions of Milwaukee. You can also visit the famous Harley-Davidson Museum featuring the flagship of the iconic motorcycles in the year 1901. For the lovers of art, the Milwaukee Art Museum can be a pretty backdrop for wedding photography as this art museum homes more than 20,000 works of art from around the world. Another highly visited tourist attraction of Milwaukee is the Pabst Theater and Pabst Mansion that is considered to be an architectural gem constructed in a reminiscent style of Europe's best opera houses. To unwind yourself from all the travel and spend some quality time with your Bae, visit the historic Lakefront Brewery, the first certified organic brewery in America, flourishing in the lakefront area.