We’re smack in the middle of wedding season right now, so if you’re currently engaged you might be looking for a venue for next summer. Nebraska has a lot to offer for future brides and grooms, whether you’re hoping for an elegant urban event or a rustic country setting.

River Inn & The Spirit Of Brownville, Brownville

River Inn Resort

River Inn Resort This floating venue in southeastern Nebraska offers a peaceful view of the Missouri River whether you choose to stay moored or take a spin in the water for your special day.

Haymarket Square, Lincoln

Haymarket Square

Haymarket Square Haymarket Square offers three different rooms that can accommodate your wedding and reception, all in Lincoln’s historic Haymarket District.

Divots Conference Center, Norfolk

Divots Conference Center

Facebook/Divots Conference Center Perfect for the wedding ceremony and reception, Divots features an exceptional countryside backdrop.

Founders One Nine, Omaha

Founders One Nine

Facebook/Founders One Nine This chic urban venue in Omaha’s historic Old Market has ample room for all of your friends and family, plus an unforgettable setting that you can customize to your own specific tastes.

Scottsbluff Barn Anew, Scottsbluff

Barn Anew

Barn Anew This ceremony-only venue is perfect for an intimate wedding with up to 150 guests. The lush green setting is great for your memorable wedding day photo shoots.

Joslyn Castle, Omaha

Joslyn Castle Weddings

Joslyn Castle This magical venue lets you feel like royalty on your special day. With space for indoor and outdoor ceremonies and receptions, the Joslyn is a spectacular way to start a new chapter in your life.

Valley Event Center, Gering

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Facebook/Valley Event Center This flexible event space is just the right place for your wedding. There is plenty of room (so you don’t have to stress about your growing guest list) and you can hire your own caterer so you aren’t locked into a specific vendor.

Stuhr Museum, Grand Island

Stuhr Museum

Stuhr Museum Most of us know the Stuhr Museum for its robust collection of Nebraska history memorabilia, but the museum’s large grounds also make for a spectacular setting for your ceremony.

Henry Doorly Zoo, Omaha

Omaha Zoo

Omaha Zoo Ready to take a walk on the wild side? The Omaha Zoo offers a wide variety of totally unique spaces for your special day.

Niobrara State Park, Niobrara

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flickr/NE Game & Parks Commission Any of Nebraska’s state parks make a gorgeous backdrop for a wedding, but I have particular love for Niobrara after attending the wedding of some good friends there. The park has cabins for the wedding party to stay in as well as a stunning outdoor ceremony area and a charming, rustic indoor reception hall.

Lied Lodge, Nebraska City

Lied Lodge

One word sums up Lied Lodge’s facilities: spectacular. The lush outdoors and rustic (but equally elegant) interior spaces are ideal for just about any wedding. Add in special little touches like personalized tree seedling wedding favors and Lied Lodge is elevated to “dream venue” status.

Superior Estates Winery, Superior

Superior Estates Winery

Superior Estates Winery This idyllic setting is the perfect place for growing wine grapes - and the perfect place for marrying your sweetheart. Chancellor Hall seats 250 people and features beautiful wood beam cathedral ceilings and huge windows to let the area’s natural beauty shine in.

Every area of Nebraska has something unique and beautiful to offer to couples and their wedding parties. We’ve stayed away from big-name hotels and focused on the uniquely Nebraskan venues here. We know we’ve only scratched the surface when it comes to amazing Nebraska wedding venues – there will have to be a Part Two to cover some of the other awesome places! What other beautiful venues would you recommend to couples planning their wedding?

River Inn Resort

This floating venue in southeastern Nebraska offers a peaceful view of the Missouri River whether you choose to stay moored or take a spin in the water for your special day.

Haymarket Square

Haymarket Square offers three different rooms that can accommodate your wedding and reception, all in Lincoln’s historic Haymarket District.

Divots Conference Center

Facebook/Divots Conference Center

Perfect for the wedding ceremony and reception, Divots features an exceptional countryside backdrop.

Founders One Nine

Facebook/Founders One Nine

This chic urban venue in Omaha’s historic Old Market has ample room for all of your friends and family, plus an unforgettable setting that you can customize to your own specific tastes.

Barn Anew

This ceremony-only venue is perfect for an intimate wedding with up to 150 guests. The lush green setting is great for your memorable wedding day photo shoots.

Joslyn Castle Weddings

Joslyn Castle

This magical venue lets you feel like royalty on your special day. With space for indoor and outdoor ceremonies and receptions, the Joslyn is a spectacular way to start a new chapter in your life.

Facebook/Valley Event Center

This flexible event space is just the right place for your wedding. There is plenty of room (so you don’t have to stress about your growing guest list) and you can hire your own caterer so you aren’t locked into a specific vendor.

Stuhr Museum

Most of us know the Stuhr Museum for its robust collection of Nebraska history memorabilia, but the museum’s large grounds also make for a spectacular setting for your ceremony.

Omaha Zoo

Ready to take a walk on the wild side? The Omaha Zoo offers a wide variety of totally unique spaces for your special day.

flickr/NE Game & Parks Commission

Any of Nebraska’s state parks make a gorgeous backdrop for a wedding, but I have particular love for Niobrara after attending the wedding of some good friends there. The park has cabins for the wedding party to stay in as well as a stunning outdoor ceremony area and a charming, rustic indoor reception hall.

Lied Lodge

One word sums up Lied Lodge’s facilities: spectacular. The lush outdoors and rustic (but equally elegant) interior spaces are ideal for just about any wedding. Add in special little touches like personalized tree seedling wedding favors and Lied Lodge is elevated to “dream venue” status.

Superior Estates Winery

This idyllic setting is the perfect place for growing wine grapes - and the perfect place for marrying your sweetheart. Chancellor Hall seats 250 people and features beautiful wood beam cathedral ceilings and huge windows to let the area’s natural beauty shine in.

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