Lumber Exchange Event Center Reviews

The Lumber Exchange Venue was perfect for our February wedding! The staff was very helpful and kind! The space is absolutely beautiful with its rich historical architecture! Hannah, our event manager, was very responsive and super fun to talk to and plan our wedding with! The Exchange makes your wedding day easy. The food was delicious and our guests were talking about the beauty of the building and kindness of the staff long after our wedding day! Highly recommend!

We were lucky enough to work with the Lumber Exchange for our wedding. They were reasonably priced and we liked that we did not need to get extra vendors for rentals because tables, linens, and food/drinks were all at the venue. It made planning very easy! Hannah helped leading up to the day and she was so incredible and responsive to work with. The day of the event and the night before, we worked with Tyler and he was amazing. The bar staff was so friendly and fun on the night of our wedding-we could not have asked for a better experience. We got so many compliments on the venue aesthetic. We were close enough to travel towards St. Anthony Main to get photos, but with how iconic and beautiful the venue is, you would not need to. With it being a November wedding, we were able to highlight the space with candles and the ambiance was all that I could ask for and more. Overall, such a great experience. The other plus is that we had two hotels within walking distance so we did not need to pay for transportation to and from a venue! Cannot speak highly enough about the Lumber Exchange.

We loved everything about the Lumber Exchange. Staff was great to work with and everyone loved the venue!

From the moment we stepped into the building on our first tour, we knew this was the place we were going to get married, and I am so glad we did! Lumber Exchange was a fantastic venue! We got married in the Fountain Room on 10/7/23 and we are still getting compliments on how gorgeous it was from friends and family. From our very first online inquiry until the very end, we worked with Hannah P. and she was the best! She answered every question we had no matter how big or small, and was so accommodating to every request - not to mention she was so easy to connect with over email or phone. The planning emails they send out make the planning process feel so much less daunting and even kind of fun - I always looked forward to what my next planning tasks would be. The day of staff on the wedding day were fabulous as well, and made the day feel so effortless. My only one small negative, which is not even the venues fault, was that on the night of the rehearsal, the music from the Pourhouse bar inside the venue was very loud as we were trying to do mingle, do toasts, etc. This was something I did not anticipate, however the staff at LX were able to quickly get us a microphone no questions asked. Again, more of something we just didn't anticipate vs the venues fault. We would recommend them over and over - it was truly the best day! ◡̈

The Lumber Exchange was the absolute best!!! The attention to detail was exceptional. They went over and above to make sure every aspect of our celebration was exactly how we wanted. Our day could not have been more perfect!!! I have no doubt that the team at the Lumber Exchange will provide nothing but the absolute best for their clients.

When we booked with the Lumber Exchange, we knew it would be a perfect fit. Little did we know that booking with this exact venue would be what turned our day into a dream. The venue itself is black and female owned, and absolutely breathtaking. The food was delicious with tons of options. The bridal and grooms suites were great spaces for getting ready and photos. But honestly, the people are what made our experience so perfect. Will was our coordinator and made the process incredibly smooth. He was so communicative, flexible, understanding and truly made us feel like we were the only people he was working with. HE is why we will continue to rave about our day and this venue. Tyler and Jared were there on the day of our wedding and went above and beyond as well.

Overall, the Lumber Exchange is everything we could have asked for and we are so grateful to have shared our day with our favorite people in such a beautiful, historical place.

The space itself is absolutely gorgeous and exactly what we envisioned for our wedding day. The staff exceeded our expectations and went above and beyond to make sure every detail of the day, and leading up for it, went as smoothly as possible.

Truly a phenomenal experience. The staff were friendly and accomodating. The venue was gorgeous. Dinner and the room flip were executed flawlessly. It was a perfect day.

It was a great experience and everything ran super smoothly with everyone from the Lx team. Beautiful venue - didn’t need to do any major decorations because the venue speaks for itself!

We chose the Lumber Exchange because of the size of the space and the flexibility they gave us! We loved Will and his monthly emails made the entire planning process so much easier. They were super flexible in order to give us the exact timeline we wanted! They let us do many walkthroughs with out of town family and to help plan. The day of was spectacular. The bridal suite was the perfect place to hang out and get ready. The space looked stunning with the flowers and lights and everything was set up with plenty of time. The only note that we didn’t realize was that because it was Halloween weekend there was pretty loud club music that you could hear through the floor including during the ceremony. Just something to be aware of if it’s a holiday weekend especially! Jordan was awesome the day of though, everything ran smoothly and many people asked about our venue and commented on how amazing it was! 10/10 would recommend!!

We had such an incredible experience with the entire Lumber Exchange staff! Everyone was so kind, accommodating, and helpful and they were truly there every step of the way to help make our day perfect. We loved working with Hannah - she was so organized and helped break the planning process into smaller steps to make it more manageable. We had an amazing day and couldn't be more thankful that we chose the Lumber Exchange for our wedding!

Our wedding day was perfect! The LX staff were wonderful with everything from setup all the way to tear down. We even had a neon last name signs not working that we brought in for decor and the maintenance guy took the time to figure out how to get it to light up before everything started! Our venue coordinator was super organized throughout the whole planning process. Overall, highly recommend this dreamy venue! :)

Hannah Fox with Lumber Exchange was exceptional! Quick responses and very organized and detail oriented. Kept us calm as well as on a timeline. Great balance of the two!

Lumber Exchange was amazing to work with! They anticipated our every need. Our weeding day was a dream that went off without a hitch, all due to their hard work and professionalism. Getting ready for the big day we had many changes, and they seem to find a way to say yes to any request we made.

Will’s team at LX could not be more phenomenal. Weddings are objectively terrible to plan, and their team made it incredibly straightforward for us to customize the day and stay on top of things. Immensely professional & timely, and abundantly kind. Will especially was so easy to work with, and was very knowledgeable on the ins and outs of having an event at LX. The day itself was surprisingly smooth as well, plus we got plenty of compliments on the food selection (with the chef being very flexible on the menu itself). Would recommend to anyone who is looking for an event center that will gladly take much of the burden of planning off their plate.

We had our wedding here in February and it was an absolute dream. Our coordinator Will was wonderful to work with, and the staff on the day of our wedding was also great. If something went wrong, I never found out about it. They were willing to work with us on a tighter budget and helped us cut corners where we could. Everything went so smoothly and I couldn't have imagined a better place to have our wedding. For all the right reasons, it is definitely a day I will remember forever! Thank you so much to everyone at the LX for such an amazing wedding day!

Will and the LX team went above and beyond to make our special day PERFECT! Would highly recommend to anyone looking to get married in MSP!

I can't say enough good things about our wedding reception and planning experience with Lumber Exchange! It is one of few non-hotel venues downtown that could hold our 200+ guests. It's beautiful, unique and reasonably priced. The staff were very attentive and relaxed in handling the execution of our day. Would choose LEX 100x's over again.

The entire Lumber Exchange team was incredibly helpful both during the planning process and during our wedding day. The fountain room is a gorgeous space and many of our guests commented on how nice everything looked.

I cannot even begin to describe the amazing experience we had with the LX and all of the staff involved. It was the first venue we toured (of 7) and from the second we met Sarah (who has since left) it was clear this was going to be the venue to make our big day the BEST. We were paired up with Will Harshman and he could not have been more patient with my every little concern, easy to talk to and really worked to understand our vision and helped to guide us on how to get there. He made suggestions along the way which helped us to keep within our budget while ensuring we would also have a great time with our guests. The venue is set up perfectly for a modern style wedding but could easily fit many different styles and the staff is on top of it like a well oiled machine to make sure the entire day runs exactly as planned! Frequent check-ins along the way of planning as well as an attentive staff and excellent day of coordinator team (Jordan and Taylor) made sure that everything went off without a hitch! I cannot express enough how thankful we are to have had the experience working with Will and the team, I would recommend this venue to every single person on the planet if I could. Also the food! the food was AMAZING! We had a taco bar buffet and were told by nearly every person in attendance that it was the best food they've ever had at a wedding, a major win because we ALSO really loved the meal. Weddings are expensive ordeals, we all know this, but the LX had it all! We didn't need to waste money with 100 different vendors, they took care of the room flip, the linens and the overall set up and Will helped guide us to the right amount for food and drink for our size, adjusting where needed when our guest count changed by about 50 from the original plan. Another thing we loved about the venue is that the hotel (AC MARRIOT DOWNTOWN) is connected so our guests young and old only had to walk a short distance and INSIDE to get from one to the other, it made for a really slick transition throughout the day! There is not a single thing I would change about our experience here, if I could relive the day over and over again I would because it was flawless, and if there were hiccups we never knew about them, which to me is a blessing-with the help of the team at LX they took what is typically the most stressful day and made sure we didn't feel an ounce of stress from the venue-they even helped to crowd control some antsy family wanting to get in early! If you're looking to find the perfect place to have your romantic day, look no further Lumber Exchange has it all!

We love LX. We had such an easy time planning our wedding with the LX team - Hannah in particular. They are exceptional at communicating, answering questions, and keeping things moving on a reasonable timeline. We know that the Fountain Room is the more popular venue they offer, but we fell in love with Dylan's and Sawyers on 5th and knew we had to get married there. It's got an industrial feel with a very large cocktail space and ample room for guests and dancing - all while looking so incredibly cool. Our guests were obsessed with the space and are still talking about it weeks later. Our wedding day was an absolute dream and we credit a large part of that to how incredible LX was to work with. Weddings can be expensive, but if you can afford it, the Lumber Exchange is worth every penny.

The LX staff/venue was beyond our expectations!! This team, from the start to finish we’re AMAZING!! They truly made all our dreams come true, and our day was perfect♥️ So many compliments from family and friends how great our wedding, the space, and the staff were. Special thank you to the amazing Barb for literally making things that much easier on us and doing everything possible to make our day perfect! We had to reschedule multiple times but it was SO worth the wait! I can’t thank this team enough, but THANK YOU to the LX team♥️ If it wasn’t clear LOL, we HIGHLY recommend this Venue and team to work with for you wedding or any event😊

LX was not only a beautiful location for my wedding but the staff we worked with were equally amazing. We started out with one person helping and half way through we got word that we'd be working with Will for the remainder. I was nervous for the change at first but Will eased the nerves with quality, prompt, understanding and kind communication. Day of, we worked with Abby and Yekeen. They both were so great! They and their team worked so hard to make sure our wedding day was smooth. They worked with our florist, cake baker and photographer making sure everyone and everything was in place. The intern that was with Abby (unfortunately forgot her name) went beyond when helping my bridesmaids with my bustle and last minute 'fluffing'. I can't say enough how happy we are that we chose to have our wedding at LX. Between having so many things included and the incredible staff, I would recommend them to everyone for any event! Thank you so much!

We cannot express how thankful We are that we got married at the lumber exchange! My husband and I were planning our wedding before the pandemic happened and when it hit we didn’t know what our wedding day would look like. Sara was on top of all of it! She already created about three back up plans so We were ready for our wedding day! Because of Sara and the staff they made us feel super safe having a wedding during a pandemic, they followed all protocols with covid and we had a covid free wedding! The wedding day was better than I ever expected. The staff was on top of everything and We did not have to worry at all! So many guest came up to us and loved the look of the venue and how amazing the staff was!

I would 100% recommend this place to anyone. Amazing food, service, everything!! I cannot thank Sara enough for all the hard work she put into helping us plan everything out!