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You Can’t Beat a Fall Lakeside Wedding on Mille Lacs

At The Red Door Resort on the beautiful north shore of Lake Mille Lacs in Aitkin, Minnesota, we offer one of the most pristine autumn lakeside wedding and reception venues in the upper midwest. We are truly your premier Minnesota lake wedding venue… especially after Labor Day.

Autumn in Minnesota is Uncommonly Picturesque

All your guests in one place…

Not just for the ceremony, and not just for the reception, but for the whole night (or even the entire weekend)!

Our summer weekends are packed with families and fishermen, but if you want a romantic setting for your wedding and reception, September/October is the perfect season, and The Red Door Resort on Lake Mille Lacs is the perfect spot.
Book the entire resort and enjoy our 12-acre property for just you and your guests. If you like, hold the ceremony right on our beach – just imagine the fall colors of the leaves and the gentle waves of majestic Lake Mille Lacs at your feet.
If you rent a large event tent for the lakeside lawn, your guests are all set for an evening of dinner and dancing, rain or shine.

Enjoy Both Our Cabins and Motel

When it comes to Mille Lacs wedding venues, outdoor lake weddings, and Minnesota lake weddings, you really can’t do much better. Of course, everyone always asks, “Can you really accommodate all my guests?” Absolutely! We offer:
Cabins

3 – three-bedroom 2BA
 (7 people each) 

8 – two-bedroom 1BA
  (5 people each)

Motel
1 – Family Suite
(up to 13 people)

A bunch of motel rooms
(2-4 people per room)
Total occupancy: 103 family and friends, all of whom can gather for 48 hours of celebration, romance, fellowship, relaxation, partying, and laughs. Imagine the memories you’ll make!
At Red Door

the Bride and Groom Pay Nothing

How is that possible?

Well, the fee for the entire property includes all of the following
  • Our 96-person event center that’s perfect for the Groom’s Dinner and wedding-day appetizers (and even the reception if you don’t rent a tent)
  • All cabins and motel rooms
  • Café with a commercial kitchen - your caterers will have full access
The cost for everything from

Friday to Sunday is $8,000.

Now, you could pay that yourself and let your guests stay for free. Or…
Your guests aren’t expecting you to pick up the tab for their accommodations. So, when they book and pay for a cabin or room, we deduct that cost from your fee – and get this: assuming your party fills the resort for both nights, you’ll have covered the $8,000 cost. YOU. PAY. NOTHING.
Wait, what about the event center, the cafe’, the harbor slips, the cabins and rooms?

Yep, all paid for when your guests fill the resort.

We’re Getting Married… Don’t We need to Bring Something?

Hey, look, we can’t provide everything, so there are a few things to consider outside of the resort rental:
  • Food (remember that your caterer can use our commercial kitchen)
  • Alcohol (we have a “strong beer/wine” license – and can even arrange to serve beer/wine for your event – but we do not have a full liquor license)
  • Large tent(s)
  • DJ / Dance Floor (if you desire in tent)
  • Port-a-potties (available for extra cost)
  • Pontoon rental(s) - remember, harbor slips are free if your guests bring their own boats
  • Decorations / floral arrangement
  • Ceremony officiant (our staff isn’t state-licensed… yet)

Book Your Fall Wedding Now!

The Red Door Resort recommends the weekend after Labor Day through mid-October.
  • Anything earlier will run into availability issues given the popularity of our resort during the summer months.
  • Anything later invites weather-related risk (although if you’re up for a potentially snowy wedding, so are we!)

Excited yet? We are! Book your fall wedding NOW!

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We are located on the North Shore of Mille Lacs Lake adjacent to the Wealthwood State Forest.

In-Season Office Hours

  • Monday - Thursday: 9am to 5pm
  • Friday: 9am to 7pm
  • Saturday: 9am to 6pm
  • Sunday: 9am to 2pm

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