Sioux Falls Wedding Venues

From restored downtown landmarks to barns tucked into the prairie just outside town, Sioux Falls gives couples a genuinely varied set of settings. Here's a look at the kinds of venues couples ask us about most.

Sioux Falls has quietly become one of the most popular places to get married in the region — it's easy for out-of-town guests to reach, the downtown has charm, and the surrounding countryside delivers that wide-open prairie light. Whatever the setting, it's a city built for the kind of warm, all-day celebration that guest-filmed video was made to capture. A few of the local favorites, by style:

Downtown & historic

Downtown Sioux Falls is the heart of the city's wedding scene. The Hotel on Phillips, set in a beautifully restored historic bank building, is a favorite for couples who want timeless architecture and a walkable downtown for guests. Nearby, the Canopy by Hilton in the Steel District brings a sleek, modern downtown ballroom option with rooftop-era city views. These spaces, with their warm interior light and lively guest energy, are tailor-made for candid, home-movie footage.

Barn & garden

Just outside the city, garden and barn venues like Blue Haven Barn & Gardens offer the rustic-romantic look — open skies, string lights, and that golden prairie sunset. Outdoor and barn weddings are where a passed-around camcorder shines, catching the dancing, the sparkler send-offs, and the quiet moments under the lights that a single camera position never could.

Hotel & event halls

For larger guest lists, Sioux Falls' hotel ballrooms and dedicated event halls — including spaces like The District on the event side of town — give you climate-controlled comfort, in-house catering, and room for a big dance floor. The bigger the crowd, the more a guest-filmed camera earns its keep: with the camera moving table to table, you end up with footage from every corner of the room.

Capturing your Sioux Falls wedding

Forever Tapes places vintage-style camcorders in your guests' hands and edits the footage into a nostalgic home-video film — the candid companion to your photographer and videographer. Because we ship the kit anywhere, we cover Sioux Falls, the wider region, and our home base in the Black Hills. Planning instant photos for the guest book too? See our guide to how much Instax film you'll need.

Always confirm current details — capacity, catering, and availability — directly with each venue.