Trimborn Farm

I had my wedding ceremony here and it is an great place to have it. It is part of the Milwaukee County Historical Society.It was reasonably priced for a ceremony. We did have to pay for some time the day before and the day after to decorate & clean up but it was no big deal. The people who I was in contact with were very helpful.We had decorate and take out the decorations ourselves but it was worth it because I got to decorate it how I wanted it to. It also helped that I brought enough people to help me with it. The good this was they had enough folding chairs on site for us to use. But if you want to rent prettier chairs and not have to set it up, that is an option you need to do on your own.You can also do your wedding reception there if you want but I don't think alcohol is allowed.I got so many compliments on having the ceremony at a barn - all the guests reported that it was very cute.

Trimborn Farm is a great historical farm that hosts craft fairs, civil war encampments and a summer concert series. The farm was established in the 1850's as a lime kiln and quarry, and became Milwaukee's largest lime producer. My family visits for the nice craft fairs. Visiting this past weekend, my son and I were given lots of mini "tours". Just ask the volunteers for the history of the place and you will get a great explanation of lime quarrying and the building and the history. I enjoyed the Curtis house, and hearing about the gentleman that lived there, who translated Quo Vadis and had an incredible life as a statesman, and eventually "Curtis Hall" at UW-M was named after him.Trimborn also hosts several War encampments, a summer concert series, and day camps for kids.The Spring crafts show was pretty small, the Fall one is the Daddy of them all, and falls on 9/10-11, 2011.

My friend had a wedding celebration here in June of 2012. The space was cute, although mostly due to my friends' decorations and not the facilities themselves. However, about 2 hours into the event, both of the bathrooms went out of service, and it took the management over 2 hours to get them fixed or get port-a-potties. Needless to say, most of the guests left fairly early. On top of that, the guy in charge of the farm tried to overcharge my friend, despite the bathroom fiasco, and was a complete and unapologetic jerk. So, if you're thinking of having your event there, do so at your own risk. It might turn out nicely, but if there are snags along the way, be prepared to deal with rude and disorganized people.