Cafe Cortina for Italian Inspired Countryside Vineyard and Romantic Lighting
About the Cafe Cortina Wedding Venue
Cafe Cortina offers elegant and unique weddings set in a countryside location. The venue’s gardens and patios provide a picturesque backdrop, requiring minimal decoration. The covered courtyard is available for on-site ceremonies. Cafe Cortina caters to both trending micro weddings with 24-30 guests and larger weddings with up to 150 guests. The venue also offers on-premise ceremonies by the indoor or outdoor fireplaces or on the patio during warmer months, providing a convenient ceremony and reception venue in one location.
Details of the Grounds
Experience an Italian countryside vineyard setting that provides the perfect backdrop for your special day. The ambiance is warm, intimate and relaxed, with understated elegance. The wait staff’s expertise and attentive service will put everyone at ease.
Nestled in a former apple orchard, this beautiful restaurant offers lush grounds that transport guests to the serene Italian countryside. The rustic fireplace provides an inviting backdrop for exchanging vows, followed by a reception on a twinkle-lit patio or in one of the Mediterranean-inspired dining rooms.
Photography Opportunities
Take a stroll through Cafe Cortina’s on-site garden space and be transported into a romantic garden where you honestly cannot take a bad photo (trust me, I personally know this too!) Nature-loving hearts will truly be inspired by the lighting, outdoor spaces, and beautiful rustic fireplace where we can capture laughs, romantic photos, and plenty of in-bloom floral backdrops.
And if that wasn’t enough, sneak in the on-site garden space for more beautiful photos and capture the beauty of every photo you take. I can almost bet, that when you are looking back at your photos someday, you can even smell what it felt like being in the garden space. The herbs and all the fresh ingredients to make your bellies and hearts happy!
Wedding Details
Since its founding in 1976, this restaurant has grown many of the ingredients used in its hearty regional Italian dishes right on site. Guests can enjoy dishes featuring rapini, arugula, radicchio, basil, rosemary, sage, pumpkins, peppers, heirloom tomatoes, and more, all freshly grown on the premise (PERFECT for all the chef-driven foodies out there!)
This all-inclusive, LGBTQ-friendly wedding venue can host your wedding, wedding rehearsal, bridal shower, or engagement party. Featuring in-house catering and alcohol with a few select banquet rooms. Indoor and outdoor dining seating and amplified calming, music throughout the venue.
Cafe Cortina
It might not be a secret garden, but it is plenty talked about. With all its garden beauty and romantic lighting, your guests are sure to feel comfortable and at peace when they attend your intimate wedding at Cafe Cortina.
I have photographed a few weddings here at this gorgeous garden space, so let’s chat about your wedding next! …but if you’re still looking for that garden vibe or possibly thinking about having a smaller party here and a bigger party elsewhere, be sure to check out a few of my other garden-inspired blog posts!
Catchfly Photography is a traditional wedding and adventurous elopement photographer based in Highland, MI. Julie Believes in the little details and in between moments. Nature completely inspires Julie, and she incorporates nature into almost every photo she takes. Julie travels to photograph traditional weddings and intimate elopements in Michigan’s Upper + Lower Peninsula and Colorado.
