The Glen Club

The Glen Club Weddings are Made of Elegance and Sophistication of the Highest Order!

It is almost impossible to not feel overwhelmed while planning your wedding whether you take help from Pinterest or wedding planning tools or a wedding planner in person. Narrowing things down will help a lot and save you from tearing your hair out over the wedding planning! At its core, we know a perfect wedding really only involves two people willing to commit to one another for a lifetime and a wedding venue that uses their magical state-granted power to perform nuptials to make it real. While that’s all you actually need for your promised together-forever land, having those other things just makes your wedding a little more unforgettable and appealing. Besides a drop-dead gorgeous wedding dress paired with stunning bridal shoes and accessories, lovely flower set-up, pretty details, fabulous wedding cake and the company of a bunch of favorite people, it is a wedding venue that adds the character of its own to a wedding and makes it more meaningful and unique. Picking out your wedding location is no small task. Luckily, when it comes to hosting a wedding in Chicago, gorgeous and affordable wedding venues are pretty much endless. Whether it’s getting hitched in a historic museum, a golf club, or a hotel wedding venue, if you’re looking for that something amazingly classic to go with your somethings new, blue, and borrowed, then there’s an option for you like none other. The Glen Club- a pinnacle of elegance and sophistication!

Peacefully sitting at the former site of the Glenview Naval Air Station on Chicago's Northshore, The Glen Club is a classic country club wedding venue that brings breathtakingly serene settings for you to hold your big day on its 195-acre refuge that features rolling terrain, dramatic elevation changes, tranquil lakes, meandering streams and stunning vistas, including the Chicago skyline in the distance. Truly one of Chicagoland's treasures and Top-100 Golf Course, The Glen Club resting on the lush lands of Glenview, Illinois has become one of the area's premier wedding venues From start to finish, your wedding day would be mind-blowing in its spectacular several banquet halls and special event spaces spread on 5,015 sq. ft.- indoor as well as outdoor both. Inside, guests are greeted by an ornate gold staircase, elegant appointments, and a 3,300-sq. ft. Grand Ballroom with a traditional balcony. Pose like this gorgeous couple on the staircase. Overlooking a charming lake, and a formal garden with access to a stone outdoor terrace offering picturesque views of the award-winning grounds of their golf course, the Grand Ballroom, at 23 feet high, boasts floor-to-ceiling windows and 3,300-square feet room space to accommodate groups of 50-250. The private 670-square feet Pickwick Room also features two walls of windows and renders a warm and flexible setting for 20-40 guests. Adorned with windows all around, the 645-square feet classic Boardroom allows for either a casual or formal intimate brunch, luncheon, or dinner event for up to 22 guests in the comfort of their executive conference table and leather chairs. The ballroom Bridal Balcony is a signature feature of all The Glen Club wedding receptions.

Their superb second-story Bridal Balcony overlooks the Grand Ballroom and offers a picturesque moment for you to have ‘first look’ as a couple, toss your bouquet, or wave farewell like Mr. and Mrs. Grawley as you slip away to your luxurious Bridal Suite just down the hall. Yes, the club also boasts a luxurious bridal suite to help brides and her bridesmaids prepare for the day and relax and use its ample space and state-of-the-art decor to have fun with their besties cum bridesmaids and amusing siblings while prepping up for their groom. Our Chicago wedding photographers love to capture the expressions of your mother when she sees you all dolled up as a bride in a drop-dead marvelous wedding gown! You can use the room for even overnight accommodations and pop a bubbly to celebrate your last night of singlehood with your gal pals and have a fantastic photoshoot done with them by our Chicago wedding photographers. While prepping for your groom, call our wedding photographers in Chicago to click some must-have photographs of you and your bridal party including the mother-daughter photo session, wedding dress photo session, and bridal portrait session. Take your father in the frame too as soon as you are all dolled up as a beautiful bride and let him see his little princess to his heart’s content before his welled-up eyes make everything blurred for him while walking you down the aisle! These wedding family moments are something that will bring tears to your eyes even when you are 80yo.

No wonder, it has become one of the area's premier wedding venues. Most Chicago couples go for an outdoor ceremony in The Glen Club’s ravishing formal garden. By selecting this best Chicago wedding venue as the backdrop of your wedding, you will be inviting magic to your wedding photography. The Glen Club wedding venue will add a little bit more to your already gorgeous wedding day memories with its dazzling frames and understated sophistication, making it a part of your love story forever. You can have your pre-ceremony photoshoot or post-wedding photography session on their exquisite grounds repleting with rolling pastoral hills, over four thousand carefully selected trees, and a charming lake, merging into a gentle and tranquil rustic scene. 

The Glen Club’s Catering Department strives to make the planning for your wedding reception seamless through partnerships with the area’s finest wedding consultants, floral designers, photographers, videographers, entertainers, and more. Along with their excellent wedding reception services, they can also help with your rehearsal dinner, post-wedding brunch, and overnight accommodations for your outstation wedding guests. The cuisine at The Glen Club is unmatched, and the service is white-glove all the way. Their stellar staff can also assist you with your rehearsal dinner and post-wedding brunch if you like; and the club's relationships with the area's top planners, entertainers, florists, photographers, and other vendors can help take the stress out of your dream wedding planning. It’s an unforgettable experience with superior service and innovative cuisine that you and your guests will always remember about your wedding day. The Glen Club’s talented executive chefs will carefully prepare delicious and beautifully presented dishes made from scratch and using only the highest quality ingredients. All food products are carefully chosen for your event, including any special dietary requirements your guests may have. They would love to work closely with you to ensure each guest feels included and completely satisfied whether it is vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, or nut-free. Service matters, especially when you have a program of events that need to flow smoothly like butter! 

Situated 4 miles northwest from Chicago Executive Airport and 20 km from O'Hare International Airport, and about 300 m from Kohl Children's Museum, The Glen Club wedding venue, on Chicago’s North Shore is convenient for your guests to reach on your wedding day and enjoy the nearby recreation once the wedding jitters are over. Bursting with grandeur, grace, and charm The Glenview Club ceremony location promises elegance and excellence on a whole new level. Whether you plan to carry on a family wedding tradition or want to start one of your own, The Glen Club’s personable staff is committed to bringing your wedding vision to life. The club renders various wedding services and opportunities to make sure your big day is as perfect as the bond you two share. Our Chicago wedding photographers love to shoot The Glen Club weddings! The venue not only offers a variety of event spaces but also myriads of incredible backdrops for your Chicago wedding photography. We love how the entire area illuminates the mood of the wedding and lends itself to wedding photographs. You can host up to 230 of your guests at the club in the four available event spaces. Whether you choose indoors or outdoors, we are sure that the venue’s Grand Ballroom, Bridal Balcony, and striking grounds will do its magic to make your wedding unique and glamorous. The venue itself helps you to create a wonderful experience for you and your guests and provides everything you will need to have a stress-free wedding day! Consider this award-winning, beautiful wedding venue for your special day to hit it out of the park and allow us to be by your side to ensure that none of your precious moments goes unnoticed!