Pritzlaff Events

I came to the Pritzlaff last night for the my school's graduate school prom. It was a great time! The venue is gorgeous! Very spacious! The venue easily accommodated 400 people. The food served was very nice. A very diverse spread of entrees. The staff was impeccable. They made sure that plates and cups were picked up expeditiously. They kept the venue very clean. I had a great night!!

Very historic place to hold an event. I've been here twice and enjoyed both times we came. The space is big and the sections we spent time in are beautiful. The rooms have old beams that are massive and cream city brick everywhere. JCI rents the whole place out so being that we are in every room in the place I'm sure it can get a little hectic but I noticed none of that. Fortunately I've not dealt with any service issues. As a matter of fact I truly only have good things to say about Pritzlaff and their staff that served us. They were lively and attentive. The food was tasty and the ambiance was spectacular. We found it easy to get in and out of here even though it was a mid-winter event. Sometimes that can really put a damper on parking. The Pritzlaff facility is a solid venue and the location is perfect for accessibility. They obviously know what they are doing. Good stuff!

The Pritzlaff is amazing. This space was exactly what we were looking for; something in the heart of Milwaukee with an Industrial edge and a whole lot of character. We ended up using the 325 space, which worked beautifully for our cocktail hour, ceremony and reception, and easily housed our 175 guest count.When we started our search for a venue in Milwaukee this was actually the first place we found. We of course continued our search and looked at many other places but we could never get the Pritzlaff out of our heads; this was the winner for us from the start.You honestly do not have to do much with the space as it has so much charm all on it's own; the exposed brick, wooden beams and details, beautiful bar, and sprawling ceiling create quite the atmosphere. Supplement this space with the right details and it is quite honestly breathtaking.We worked with Cori and her team over the course of a year to figure out details for the day. They were fantastic to work with, very flexible with our shifting ideas, and super helpful/knowledgeable when it came to suggested vendors and making the most of our chosen space. Cori is obviously very talented and passionate about this business and location, and it was a pleasure to work with her in bringing our vision to life.We couldn't have been happier. Thank you Cori and the rest of Pritzlaff Team!

Lovely building, great access to the river, upscale, trendy, and perfect for small and large events. The events director is hands on and cares about your experience.

The Pritzlaff is truly an astonishing and unique event space. We hosted our wedding in Building 333 and it was absolutely stunning. We received so many compliments from our guests about how amazing the space was and how they have never been to a venue like this before. We wouldn't have been able to have such a beautiful wedding at The Pritzlaff if it weren't for working with Cori. She is one of a kind, someone you want to have on your team, she knows what's she's doing and she's doing it well! Planning a wedding in general can be very difficult and stressful, so adding a global pandemic to the mix takes it to the next level, but working with Cori and The Pritzlaff made life so much easier. She was always looking out for us. She really cares about her customers, and it was a calming feeling knowing that I could trust that she would help make our wedding night look amazing and run smoothly! The Pritzlaff is definitely a venue worth looking into. It will have your guests in awe, and it truly helps to work with such a outstanding event director.

Beautiful space, but be prepared for a massive headache when working with the Pritzlaff. It's easy to sum up: most vendors are in the wedding business, the Pritzlaff is a real estate company (Sunset Investors). In fact, the space was purchased by a commercial developer who converted it into a wedding venue only to ride out the real estate crisis that crippled his original plan to use the space for luxury condos and boutiques. Their main concern is turning a dime, not your wedding. And you will feel that severely throughout the entire process. Responses (only after you sign the contract) are abrupt, boarder line rude, mark ups are CRAZY expensive (200 do simple go to the roof and take a photo? 500 for a string of lights?), added gratuity way above 20% that you must pay regardless, horrible wine and "champagne" (it's Cava) selection that is ridiculously expensive... the list truly does go on. Unfortunately, there were multiple times throughout the wedding planning process that we said to ourselves "let's just get through this, we know we are simply money makers for them" and when you're spending that much on a single day, it's a really tough reality to swallow. Staff only respond to mails Tuesday-Friday as they are too busy with weddings to answer over the weekends and need Monday to recover. Always review all of your itemized bills as there are extra charges that are unjustified. They will remove them if you put up a stink, but again, it's a horrible feeling when you have to go through line by line because you know you are being taken for a ride. Very sadly, if we were to do it all over again, we would not work with the Prtizlaff. If you are in a situation where you have an unlimited budget and someone else coordinating for you, it will be a great option. If you are doing it yourself, just know going into it that it will be difficult. It's really a shame because if their customer service was up to par with other vendors in the same area, and up to speed with the beauty of the space, they would really have a phenomenal product on their hands and would, long term, turn a substantial profit. The potential is simply astronomical. Sadly, we signed before reading their reviews, and we painfully understood that too late in the game. Beware.

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.

Beautiful space, but I went here for a tour here to consider it as a wedding venue and the woman treated us like we couldn't afford it. She made multiple comments about how it's expensive and seemed like we were wasting her time. This place isn't even the nicest one we were considering and was WELL within our budget. We'll go somewhere where the people running it aren't snobs.

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.

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 complementary 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