Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

A wedding florist's dream is working at Villa Terrace. The location and view alone create such a lovely wedding backdrop and it is always an honor to add floral to this gorgeous and historic space. The venue provides a plethora of stunning backdrops for photos! We adore the staff here as well, they are helpful, sweet, and professional. This venue comes highly recommended by us for any engaged couple! You will not be disappointed.

It is STUNNING! The courtyard, the terrace, the view, the garden...absolutely everything about this space is picturesque. But beyond how beautiful the venue is itself, Megan, the events coordinator, is always wonderful to work with and will go above and beyond to make sure all the little details came together for the day of! I cannot recommend this space enough for any couple looking for a little piece of Europe right in the middle of downtown Milwaukee!

As a Milwaukee area wedding photographer, it is always a pleasure when I end up working with couples at Villa Terrace. The beauty of the venue speaks for itself, and it's like traveling back in time to a beautiful Italian renaissance style villa. There are rooms for multiple groups in the wedding party, along with plenty of additional rooms all with their own character. Natural light bounces around everywhere (always makes for great photographs) and the lime trees throw around the scent of citrus in the summer which is a nice touch. It's named for its art collection, which is of course wonderful and a pleasure to experience in such a cool environment. Working with the staff and all of the individuals who keep the place running has always been a pleasure as well.

I'm always looking forward to my next visit to Villa Terrace, as a patron OR as a photographer!

-Patrick (Betcher Photo)

Breathtaking. There are so many different and fun things to do here, depending on when you visit. Yes, it's am art museum, but I have gone to yoga out on the terrace, music & café in the front garden, and will be touring a new art exhibition later this month.

Beautiful Italian manor with art displayed around each room. On the weekends they even have live music around noon. There is also a sculpture garden with a water feature and nice views of the lake in the back.

The grounds were lovely and the historic home was quite beautiful.

Villa Terrace is a mansion with an amazing backyard terrace and view overlooking Lake Michigan. The terrace includes a waterfall that flows down a well-manicured hill into gardens at the bottom of the hill. The place is huge, with a lot of great spaces to photograph and enjoy. The 'backyard' is really where you can see the beauty of the estate.

I serviced a wedding at this venue. It is absolutely  drop dead gorgeous!  The old historic mansion sits on top of a hill overlooking the lake. The view is breathtaking. I also have to mention the staff. Very courteous and professional and always wearing a smile! Can't recommend this place enough for future weddings! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Villa terrace is the perfect romantic venue to host your wedding! As a wedding videographer, I truly loved this location as it has so many spaces to use! The gardens are perfect and the views are incredible! Highly, highly recommend!

This place is beyond stunning. I did my research before visiting, so I could fully enjoy everything in context, and I am so glad. Being there feels like being somewhere far away. It’s so peaceful, and more than beautiful. You’ve gotta check this place out.

Villa Terrace is a wedding couple's dream for both engagements and weddings. Their accommodating staff puts the ribbon on the beautiful package that the grounds present.

It is the epitome of old-world charm and makes a magnificent backdrop for a romantic setting. With its garden-draped bluff, romantic architecture, and old world charm, Villa Terrace wins my top vote. I've photographed weddings in villas across Europe, and Villa Terrace lands itself a spot among the most beautiful villas and most friendly staff.

It's not often that you find a private Italian escape that will withstand time for years and years. The Renaissance Revival location paired with beautiful wardrobe are a wedding portfolio dream. And it's in our backyard.

If you are looking for a dreamy location with perfect natural lighting for photography, this is it.

Villa was the perfect location for our wedding ceremony and reception! Megan from Villa was a pleasure to work with and was very knowledgeable on the venue. Villas bartenders did a great job with service for our wedding. The gardens and the indoor and outdoor vibe is perfect. We had our ceremony on the terrace, cocktail hour in the Mercury garden, dinner on the terrace, first dances on the terrace and main dancing in the great hall. We had 76 people and had long dining tables outside for dinner. We rented string lights from our DJ and uplights. The venue is so pretty you don’t need much to highlight it. I would highly recommend Villa for your next event! Our guests raved about it!

I enjoyed exploring the house and gardens. Would love to see more from this house in the future. It is a beautiful place to have a wedding, very romantic. Out every window is a picturesque scene.

I photographed a sweet elopement here and it was...stunning. My couple was able to do a private first look before their ceremony, and then stroll the grounds for portraits. Beautiful place!! I recommend it to all my couples xx

It was beautiful. As soon as you walk in your greeted by friendly staff and everything is very clean and well presented. It truly transports you to another time as you walk through the house.

This is a great wedding venue. I highly recommend it. I'm not sure on the specifics re catering, so call... but the space is beautiful as are the people in these photos.

A must visit in Milwaukee for everyone. You can easily spend 1-2 hours relaxing and taking lots of pics.

Beautiful place to walk around. Enjoy the early 20th century scenery.

Love the scenery and have waited to see this museum! Beautiful place!

The Villa Terrace made my wedding day so special and magical! Megan the event manager is AMAZING! She was so helpful and could answer my questions before I even asked or thought of them from the very beginning to the fairy tale end! It's such a magical hidden grecian gem within MKE. I absolutely love this place and can't wait to return as a museum guest!