Pritzlaff Events

We are so happy to have had our September 2022 wedding at The Pritzlaff! From the day we toured the space, we knew it was exactly what we were looking for. We loved how we could really customize the space to make it our own through deciding details down to the chairs & lighting along with the ability to use 3 unique spaces throughout the building for our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. So many of our guests still comment on how gorgeous and unique the venue was! Kristi also deserves the most praise as she was always so responsive to all of our questions & requests! She really helped us bring our vision for our wedding to life & ensured the day of ran so seamlessly which we sincerely appreciate! Overall, we couldn't imagine having our wedding day anywhere else!

We had our wedding here in October 2022 and it was wonderful. We loved that there were two event spaces so we could have our ceremony in the Gallery and our reception in the 325 space. Kristi is fabulous, so nice, quick to respond to emails, so on top of everything. Prior to our wedding, the Pritzlaff became a venue for Zilli's catering - working with Jessica was so easy as well. The two of them make a great team.

Our Pritzlaff wedding was everything we dreamed of and more! We had a very specific "style" and was able to customize almost everything to how we wanted it. They have very trusted vendors and partners that they work with for decor and rentals as well, each providing us with the best options for our vision. Cori was also incredible to work with - she helped us with every design decision, was very quick to respond to all our questions, and was on top of everything years prior, up to the day of. Would recommend the Pritzlaff to anyone for their Milwaukee wedding!

The food, drinks, and everything was perfect. Very friendly staff.

The Pritzlaff event space was an absolute dream. Our wedding planning experience during COVID was stressful, but we were fortunate to work with Cori and her team after our original venue was no longer available. Cori was very accommodating and truly helped us to have the most perfect wedding. Cori is talented in all things design and will help to make your wedding visions come to life. Cori recommended from the beginning that we invest in a wedding day-of coordinator, which we found to be highly complimentary to this space. This space has amazing structure, but requires a lot of coordination with vendors, rentals, etc. so we understood why a day-of coordinator was important. We are so happy that we stumbled upon this amazing venue and would highly recommend this space.

Do not book with the Pritzlaff! From the day we booked them we knew we made a horrible mistake. It starts with the nickel and diming that happens as soon as you sign their contract. Every little thing costs extra on top of their steep rental fee. They make you pay for each chair and table that they own, not even rentals! Their staff, especially their main contact for the space, has been insanely difficult to work with during these unprecedented times. We are in the middle of a pandemic and all we asked was to move our 320+ person wedding to 2021 and they wouldn't allow it, all while they were moving other people's events AND still booking new business for 2021. We patiently waited until August like they asked to move our dates we began asking in April for our wedding in late October, and we were then told us that they can host a wedding up to 250 people for our October date. We asked if we could still move dates and she told us it would now be $750 to move our dates to next year. The kicker is, since they made us wait, there are now no Saturdays available in 2021 and they will not let us cancel without losing out on our deposit. When we told them 250 people would not work and we still wanted to cancel. They told us 6 weeks before our supposed date that they could now host up to 925 guests in their space. How is that even legal or safe?! The point is, we do not feel comfortable hosting our elderly relatives in the middle of a pandemic. We planned our wedding in Milwaukee only so our elderly and high risk relatives would be able to make it, as we don't even live in Wisconsin. Your wedding is supposed to be the most special day of your life and the Pritzlaff staff have now made it the most stressful experience. As a professional in hospitality myself, I am truly appalled at their lack of empathy and service. They have no compassion for couples trying to do the right thing and postpone their weddings until a safer time. I hope no one has to experience this horrible excuse for hospitality. I wouldn't wish this experience on my worst enemy.

Not very happy with how the staff treats younger couples. I understand that venues book up and get very busy during peak wedding season. However, I kindly asked if we could have our in-laws pop in to see the space since my fiance and I already got a formal tour last week. With that in mind, I mentioned how we will be in the area looking at other venues and I got a pretty rude response saying we need to schedule something more in advance. Don't recommend working with Pritzlaff Events. If you do not want our business then we will gladly take it elsewhere.

I’ll never forget the first time I walked into the Pritzlaff. It was after seeing 5 or 6 other venues that weekend and I walked in and it gave me goose bumps. I knew I wanted to get married there before I knew any details about it. But once I learned more about it, it just got better and better. I loved having the option of getting married in the galleria so I didn’t have to flip the room for the reception. We were in the 325 room which came with outdoor space that included a private cobble stone path and beautiful photo backdrops. My husband and I also opted to do roof top photos which was so nice to do and get away from all the busyness. The space doesn’t need a lot of decoration because of the beautiful exposed brick and beams and truly captured the essence of Milwaukee. The other part of the Pritzlaff that made it so special was the staff. Cori is very organized and it is obvious she has a lot of experience with event planning. Kara was a great communicator and always quick to respond to our millions of questions and was very helpful the day of as well! Louis was our point person the day of and really listened to my husband and I and what we wanted. He was funny and easy going and somehow still managed to direct my huge wedding party so they knew what they were doing. The Pritzlaff was very willing to let us see the space multiple times and were so flexible and accommodating. Every angle and every photo at our wedding was beautiful because of the Pritzlaff wall-to-wall beauty. I could not be happier that we chose the Pritzlaff and we would recommend them to everyone!

We held our wedding reception in the 325 space of the Pritzlaff building last week. Pritzlaff has an incredible product. The space itself is impressive, unique, and truly breath-taking. Our guests were taken away by the beauty and ambiance of the space. Pritzlaff also has a handful of unique furniture pieces, which were great to elevate the decor of our reception. Day-of, the bar- and security- staff were incredibly helpful. The bar staff were quick, friendly, and helpful to all our guests. Bear, the security guard, went above and beyond to help throughout the reception. He even helped pack up our center pieces and decor at the end of the night! Kara, the on-site coordinator, was also responsive. The day went off without a hitch. However, we were not impressed with the customer service from the office staff leading up to the event. Response times were slow, and the office staff was cold towards us. We did not feel like valued customers, and were occasionally nervous that they were not on track with our event. But, at the end of the day, the space was beautiful, the details came together, and the day-of staff were incredible, which made for a fabulous reception.

We absolutely loved our wedding at The Pritzlaff!! It was a gorgeous venue and we felt very taken care of. Know that if you are looking for a venue with staff that will e-mail and check in on you weekly, this isn't your place. During the wedding planning process, I was a little surprised by the lack of communication and response time - but these guys are dealing with 3+ weddings every weekend. What matters most, was that on the day of the wedding everything went perfectly!! Our only complaint would be the bar. When we got the bill, we were surprised to see a 21% gratuity had been added. We were even more shocked that on the day of the wedding the bar staff had set out jars for tips! Also, the bartender made the groom pay for his drink - there is no reason that the bride and groom should be paying for drinks on the night of their wedding. All in all, we had a beautiful wedding and couldn't have imagined it anywhere else!