8 Best Wedding Venues in Missouri Wine Country (2026 Guide)

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Missouri wine country runs along the Missouri River west of St. Louis, through Defiance, Augusta, Marthasville and Hermann, with a second cluster of wineries around Ste. Genevieve on the Mississippi. The venues are vineyards, farms and inns, and many come with beds for the wedding party.

The median published starting price for a venue here is $3,670 (n=9).

We cataloged 34 wedding venues across Hermann, Augusta, Defiance, Marthasville and Ste. Genevieve. Below are the 8 we would point a couple to first, each checked against the venue's own site.

Every venue below is in our Missouri wine country wedding venue directory, where you can filter the full list and see published pricing side by side.

For the statewide cost picture, see how much a Missouri wedding costs, and for timing, the best months to get married in Missouri.

Hermann

1. Hermann Hill Weddings

A riverside venue in Hermann with a river bluff, a gazebo, a chapel, a pavilion and a vineyard, run with the Hermann Hill Inn & Cottages. Packages run from elopements to 13-hour weddings for up to 300, each with a lead coordinator and one or two honeymoon nights at the inn. Prices are in its wedding brochure.

2. Little Piney Lodge

A property near Hermann with a gazebo, a pavilion and a Fest Haus, each for 200, plus a lodge and a cabin. A Friday-to-Sunday weekend is $12,400 with two nights for 12 people, a Sunday is $5,800 and a Tuesday or Wednesday $3,800. You can bring your own alcohol and choose your own caterers.

3. Sweet Clover Farm Events

A working farm about five miles from Hermann along the Missouri River, with a 1920s-era barn that still houses livestock, a climate-controlled event building, a bridal cottage and two ceremony sites. Saturday is $4,800, Friday-Saturday $5,100 and the full weekend $5,300, with decor, a sound system, setup and teardown.

Marthasville, Augusta and Defiance

4. The Venue at Wildflower Ridge

A venue among wildflower fields in Marthasville. Saturday is $8,500, Friday $6,500, Sunday $4,500 and the whole weekend $11,500, with suites for both sides and setup. The all-weekend rental is not offered in May, June, September or October.

5. Sunflower Hill Farm

A 130-acre family farm in Augusta near the Missouri River and the Katy Trail, with a produce garden and a greenhouse, that hosts weddings. Pricing on request.

6. Chandler Hill Vineyards

A winery in Defiance with a covered deck over the vineyard and hills, and a tasting room, for receptions up to 250. It also offers morning weddings for up to 100: a 10 am ceremony and buffet before the winery opens to the public. A day-of coordinator and in-house catering are included. Pricing on request.

Ste. Genevieve

7. Charleville Brewery & Winery

A brewery and winery in western Ste. Genevieve County, open since 2003, about an hour from St. Louis, with a new outdoor venue overlooking the Saline Creek Valley. It sleeps guests in four cellar suites and an 1860s log cabin. Pricing on request.

8. Weingarten Vineyard

A family-owned vineyard in Ste. Genevieve whose wedding packages cover the ceremony, the reception and amenities for both sides, with no hidden fees. Pricing on request.

Others worth a look

Stone Hill Winery, founded in 1847, has a restaurant in its original winery barn and books private events, and The Inn at Hermannhof, established in 1852, has suites and cottages in downtown Hermann.

How to shop Missouri wine country venues

Check the festival calendar. Hermann's festival weekends, including Maifest and Wurstfest, fill the town's inns.

Book the beds with the venue. Hermann Hill, Little Piney Lodge and Charleville all sleep guests on site.

Ask about peak-month rules. Wildflower Ridge does not offer its all-weekend rental in May, June, September or October. Our venue tour questions cover the rest.

Our venue checklist covers the rest of the shopping list, and what a wedding venue costs explains how venue pricing is structured.

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