Quick Summary: Set on the western shore of Lake Michigan, Milwaukee is a wonderfully scenic place for a wedding. The city offers plenty of venues perfect for traditional weddings, including elegant ballrooms, garden terraces, and spacious banquet halls, but it also has an astonishing number of options for couples who would prefer a more unique venue. If you'd like to tie the knot in a horticultural dome filled with desert plants, under a massive tank of fish at Discovery World, or in a museum gallery filled with ancient Egyptian mummies, there's no better place to have your special day than Milwaukee.


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