From the day you tour our wedding reception area down to the last wedding dance of the night, our staff will be with you every step of the way. The DEC is focused on making sure that your wedding planning is perfect, and no small detail is forgotten. Your personal Event Manager will help plan the wedding of your dreams and will work with you to coordinate all the details behind the scenes, so your wedding celebration runs smoothly. The Aberdeen, SD event complex features elegant DECor that is sure to go with any theme and wedding colors you have chosen for your special day. Our convenient location allows for your wedding guests to stay on-site at one of our two hotels and dine at the award winning Maverick’s Steak and Cocktails. We are with-in walking distance to Target, Walmart, the Aberdeen Mall, and numerous banks, coffee shops, restaurants, and retail shopping options. Your out of town guests will enjoy being just five minutes from the Aberdeen Regional Airport.

There is something about being located on beautiful Lake Elsie with 5 acres of green grass and 60+ old tress only to have another lake, Grass Lake on the other side. Exclusive property just for the venue. To be the only wedding for your chosen wedding weekend offers lots of privacy for you and your guests. You get 3 days, and everything happens in one place. Ceremony on the beach, social hour in lower level of historic barn, reception in pavilion and how fun is this, a dance in the upper level of barn (hay loft.) all air condition. Handicap accessible. Plus, shuttle service, no drinking and driving. Games, fireplaces all to enjoy under the stars. Friday 7 am to Sleep in on Sunday to 1 pm. It's beautiful affordable destination wedding venue on a lake.