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And with an array of unique indoor and outdoor wedding sites available, there's sure to be the perfect space for your wedding ceremony, reception, rehearsal dinner, or any other celebration you can dream up.
Romantic and simple.
Or glamorous and polished
An intimate elopement for 2.
Or an extravagant weddingparty of 200.
N o m a t t e r t h e s i z e
or the style, we can make it happen.
A PLACE LIKE NO OTHER
Tucked within the countryside and hidden as a treasure on the outskirts of Ann Arbor, Michigan. The farm offers magical country views and lush green pastures. A blend of Americana style mixed with Midwestern comfort, it's an unforgettable backdrop for your SE Michigan wedding.
The farm is located just 40 minutes from Detroit Metro airport and minutes southwest of Ann Arbor. So, we're conveniently close to home, yet you'll feel as if you've been transported to a dreamy far-away place. An escape from the chaos of modern day life.
And with an array of indoor and outdoor wedding ceremony and reception sites, The Farm offers an ideal setting worthy of your storybook vows. A destination wedding for some including families from local ties at the University of Michigan that brought their families from India, Israel, San Diego, Hawaii.
Rich in Midwestern hospitality. Pure Michigan.
We are onsite from the first guest to the last guest. Hands On.
To make sure your special day is memorable for all the right reasons. From receiving your family & friends to managing your selected vendors. Treating you like family. Michigan hospitality.
Historic Blum Barn is one of the premier barn wedding venues in the Ann Arbor area. One of the largest barns in the area (6,100 sq. ft on 2 floors) & on the largest property (43 acres), located in Bridgewater, a small hamlet minutes outside of Ann Arbor, Historic Blum Barn is located in an area of rolling hills on a small working family farm complete with a pond, bee's, goats, sheep, cows, & chickens. This rustic restored wedding barn will please your family & help your realize your dream... from the country bride to the Bohemian artist in you. We invite you to visit with your bride & groom to see what we have to offer.
For every Season ...Weddings year round.
Engaged? We are making dreams come true with our incredibly beautiful venue on a historic property settled by Phillip Petrus Blum in 1832 from Bavaria, Germany.
EARLY HISTORY
Originally a dairy farm & operated by the BLUM family for over 75 years and an original settler of Bridgewater, MI. He & his family owned land all around the farm and built a stone home on site & then for his son Jacob across the street with fieldstone from the property.
JIMMY HOFFA's PRIVATE RACE TRACK
In the 1960's the farm was converted from a dairy farm to a horse racing facility by Jimmy Hoffa's attorney. They built a 1/2 mile race track and a huge block barn that housed 40+ race horses & even built a horse swimming pool for horse rehabilitation. The farm remained a harness horse racing facility until 2014 when sold by the Buter's to the current owners.
AFTER 2014
Rachel, our 2nd daughter, immediately said she will one day get married in the barn & that dream was realized 5 years later in June 2019, with the first ever wedding held in the barn! (See photo's of the farm when we purchased it).
We believe that every Historic Blum Barn bride & groom deserves to be treated like our daughter or son - our family. We invite you to begin your journey with HISTORIC BLUM BARN.
Finally, we want to make your wedding day memorable & not a drive-thru experience. Relax, enjoy your dream wedding on our beautiful 43 acre property.
See us on Yelp, Wedding Wire, The Knot, Facebook, Instagram. We typically respond within 24 hours. From our family to yours we will help you plan your wedding to make you outdoor wedding remarkable. This restored barn reflects generations of hard work & values of family.
Minutes away from the University of Michigan & Ann Arbor we are on a paved road with plenty of parking & offer handicap access for your guests
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COME & SEE!
No Surprises Pricing
To maintain a exquisite wedding experience that fits every brides budget. We have worked tirelessly to come up with pricing that will help you achieve a memorable experience that is sure to impress your guests at a reasonable cost.
Go ahead & compare & you will be amazed at the value of your dream wedding here at Blum Barn. We want to make your choice of a barn wedding an easy one.
WEDDING VENUE COST INCLUDES
1. Heat & multiple, very powerful, ac in both the upper & lower level of the barn.
2. Three bathrooms in the barn.
3. Rustic wood tables & wood folding chairs for wedding party. Save on renting!
4. Private air conditioned suite for brides maids & bride.
5. Private air conditioned suite for groomsmen & groom.
6. Handicap ADA access to both levels of the barn & to bathrooms.
7. Special Chauvet uplights, gobo, monogram typically upsell from your DJ - included.
There are 2 floors in our barn for your Ann Arbor area wedding. This allows you to have an indoor ceremony location in case of rain. Lower level 6,000 + sq. ft. One of the largest in the area.
- 3,000 square foot outdoor patio.
- Professionally installed sound system in both levels of the barn that your band or DJ can connect to.
- (2) Epson 5,000 lumen projector and roll down screen.
- (2) Portable JBL Speaker & microphones & stands for wedding ceremony.
- Various locations on 43 acres for scenic pictures & ceremony.
- Seating for outdoor ceremony
- Several high chairs for babies
- 4 wagon wheel chandeliers in upper level of barn.
- Extra tables for the cater.
- Folding tables for buffet line or dessert table
- 5 whiskey barrels
- Large screen TV for Michigan or Michigan State football for the guys.
BARN WEDDINGS
An Exquisite Experience even if it rains...
Many brides want beautiful outdoor ceremonies and that is wonderful. Most venues don't have the space to host indoor ceremonies & indoor receptions. We are very fortunate that we have 2 exquisite locations with A/C & heat just in case the outdoor ceremony has to move inside because of the rain or the heat.
Come let's discuss our rainy day plan & match that with locations that may have muddy grass under tents . If the weather does turns nice after a rain, we do have an outdoor patio with a wonderful paver & edison lights that drains & dries quickly so you do not feel like your competing in a Tough Mudder on your wedding day.
COME EXPERIENCE A SPECIAL WEDDING DAY EVEN IF IT RAINS or IT GETS HOT!
Open to all Caters (but see our recommended link too)
Professional and Beautiful
Dependable service is at the foundation of every great Historic Blum Barn wedding event. Our dedicated and detail-oriented venue staff guarantee the success of your special occasion by providing personalized services that meet and exceed expectations. Historic Blum Farm Weddings elevates any event allowing you to select your own Catering options to perfectly complement your wedding celebration that is sure to make every bride beam with joy.
All food to be catered in from outside sources. Currently the wedding venue is open to any outside caterer and we will provide a location for your caterer. We do have a list of caters that we recommend & they are listed in the vendors section of this website.
See the valley & the gently sloping landscape from the barn. We have a local farmer plant a sunflower field every to enhance those August wedding experience. Brides and their wedding party can harvest sunflowers for use in their wedding decoration at no additional charge.
For the safety of your guests, we suggest you hire a taxi service or shuttle bus for the safe transportation of your wedding guests to area hotels unless you are having a dry wedding. We do offer discounts for dry weddings.
" And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:13
About US - Brides dream here.
Manchester, Saline, Ann Arbor, Michigan Wedding Venue
Nestled outside of Ann Arbor, Michigan and 6 miles west of Saline & 6 miles east of Manchester was the perfect spot for Jimmy Hoffa's attorney to have their own private venue. A venue that was an equestrian center for the teamsters with the era's largest horse facility & private track. Just a short drive from Detroit, Michigan was a place they could relax & enjoy the venue to do many things. Did they get married at this venue? Maybe? Did the gamble here? Maybe?
Here is the deal - the Saline location was perfectly located for them to enjoy the summers here as an extensive facility that housed over 100 race horses with significant contribution to raise the barn up & replace the stones with blocks.
As lifelong Saline, Michigan residents, our entire family lived in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area & graduated from Saline. An automative family working at the Saline Ford Plastics plant for years - we grew up attending many traditional weddings. Our custom was for the entire church to attend a wedding every weekend at various Detroit area venues. So we experienced the best & the worst of many Michigan wedding venues.
One wedding at Wellers in Saline, Michigan was very special in that it was not a hurry up eat & leave type. That stuck with us. When we purchased the farm in 2014, our daughter declared... I am getting married here and this will be my wedding venue.... from ceremony to reception.. to afterparty. WOW! As it turned out, many Saline, Michigan area friends attended their first ever barn wedding experience here.
BLUM BARN by the #'s
Voted Best Wedding Venue
minutes from Ann Arbor, Michigan!
Over 100 PINES
Pine Tree's planted on-site. Many did not make it.
Currently 24 Weddings yearly ramping up to 40.
Yearly weddings we have. For the first 5 years we had weddings only on Saturday. However, starting in 2025, Mirela is now doing 2 weddings a week. All the guests tell us they love the wedding venue here. They love the location just outside Ann Arbor & the scenic nice drive to through the gentle hills.
Over 40 Hydrangea and flowers
Hyrdangea plants we planted purchased from various nurseries right there in Michigan
43 acres
Part of the original Blum Barn homestead was over 100 acres here outside Ann Arbor, MI. We are currently 43 acres. Possibly adding more.
30+ Roses
Flowers.. flowers flowers.. adding more yearly! A brides dream.
Acres of sunflowers.
Starting in 2020 we began getting seeds from Chelsea Lumber here in Saline. We decided to plant about 4 acres of sunflowers to enhance the wedding venue experience & make it the best venue in Ann Arbor. It costs near $1,000 yearly as we pay for the plowing, disking, & the seeds. Just to make more Brides happy. We encourage past brides to come back & take pictures. The sunflowers are typically in bloom for early August weddings.
100+ lavender plants
Planted strategically by the wedding barn, the lavender plants are a natural deterrent for the mosquitoes in the summer. They typically flower in late June - early July and make a perfect photo spot for happy brides.
Over 500 wedding chairs
We have white vinyl wedding chairs for outdoor ceremonies and brown wood padded wedding chairs for the indoor activities.
Started in 2019
Our first wedding was our daughter's wedding. Since then we have become experts in dream weddings for every taste. Doing whatever it takes to please the bride, groom, and your wedding party.
3 onsite wedding transportation vehicles. Bus, golf carts.
We have a bus to move the bride around the large property and avoid breaking heels. We also have 2 golf carts frequently used to move a smaller group around the many wedding photo spots. The golf carts are also used to transport guests with special needs to move the wedding party between the ceremony & the ADA elevator on the second floor. The bus is for onsite use only & not for offsite wedding transportation.
5 AC's in the wedding barn
What we consistently hear from wedding vendors & brides is that the barn is actually cool! Most venues have issues when it gets hot outside. We have self closing doors that help seal the barn in from the heat.
Large 2 acre pond
Dramatic sunset wedding pictures are always on the east side of the large pond peppered with willows around.
50kw backup electrical generator
When the weather causes power outage - your wedding goes on. Do other wedding venues do this? Perhaps you should ask.