An outdoor wedding ceremony in the café-lit courtyard at PAIKKA, a St. Paul wedding venue

A Modern Wedding Venue in St. Paul, Minnesota

A couple celebrating their wedding at PAIKKA a St. Paul Wedding Venue

PAIKKA is a modern industrial venue set inside a restored 1940’s warehouse in St. Paul's Creative Enterprise Zone — original brick walls, steel vaulted ceilings, lush movable plant walls, and a café-lit courtyard, all just minutes from downtown Minneapolis. PAIKKA is a Saint Paul wedding venue with beautiful features, customizable spaces, and the flexibility to make the day entirely your own.

A wedding reception in the Gold Room at PAIKKA, a modern industrial venue in Saint Paul, MN

A Wedding Couple enters their reception in a celebratory mood at a wedding and event venue in St. Paul, Minnesota

INQUIRE ABOUT YOUR DATE

Why couples choose PAIKKA for a St. Paul wedding

A space with a story. Original 1940s brick and steel renovated mattress factory, train tracks-turned courtyard

Indoor and outdoor ceremonies. Say your vows under the café lights of the courtyard, then move inside for dinner and dancing.

One venue, many moods. Cocktails in the Pink Room, dinner in the Gold Room, fresh air in the courtyard — all in one walk.

An in-house bar program built on sustainable, locally sourced drinks and custom cocktails — yes, including Espresso Martinis.

Twin Cities convenient. Easy to reach from St. Paul, Minneapolis, and the suburbs alike.

A bride and groom walking hand in hand through a crowd, smiling and celebrating amid wedding guests outdoors with trees and a building in the background at outdoor Saint Paul venue

A woman in a white dress holding an umbrella and smiling, surrounded by children holding white parasols, on a sidewalk outside buildings with potted plants in St. Paul, Minnesota event venue

Event space with a long white table decorated with colorful flower arrangements and candles, set for a meal. Wooden chairs are arranged around the table. The room has a dark metal corrugated ceiling with hanging lights, exposed black metal beams, and a white brick wall in the background.

A large indoor space with a long wooden table set with small flower arrangements in glass vases, wooden chairs around the table, large green potted plants, industrial-style metal ceiling with hanging lights, and windows allowing natural light

The Spaces

**The Gold Room**

Your Reception

As our largest space, the Gold Room boasts natural light, plants and garage door access to our courtyard.

Capacity: 200 seated | 275 standing

Use me for: indoor ceremony, reception, buffet, speeches and dancing

3000 sq ft

A wedding reception with a couple in wedding attire surrounded by guests. The bride wears a white dress and heels, and the groom wears a tuxedo with a bow tie. They are standing at a bar with drinks, in front of a large green plant and a white wall.

A man and woman dressed in formal attire sitting closely together on a bench in front of a brick wall with warm lighting, appearing to be having an intimate conversation near Minneapolis at a Saint Paul event venue

Your Cocktail Hour

**The Pink Room**

Full of personality, this room houses our bar, cocktail lounge with built-in banquette and prep kitchen.

Use me for: cocktail hour, photo booth, gift table, and appetizers

2000 sq ft

A couple celebrates their wedding with champagne in a private suite with their wedding party in a St. Paul venue near Minneapolis

A bride getting ready in a studio or room, standing in front of a white-painted brick wall with a framed cityscape photograph, wearing a white dress, with an assistant helping her with the back of her dress, near a white sofa with pillows, with a vase of flowers in the foreground.

**The Green Room**

Your Private Suite

A bright, light-filled private suite across the courtyard outfitted with a kitchenette, lounge, and fitting room.

Use me for: getting ready, wedding-day lunch, a moment post-ceremony together

An outdoor wedding ceremony is set with chairs and flowers on a courtyard venue in St. Paul, Minnesota

A woman with dark hair wearing a light blue off-shoulder dress and floral crown is speaking into a microphone at an outdoor event with a crowd of people in the background, during autumn.

1100 sq ft

The Courtyard

Your outdoor space

Our outdoor space is adorned with strung café lights, clean minimalistic landscaping, and seating. It connects the main venue to the Green Room.

Use me for: outdoor ceremony, cocktail hour, al fresco dining

2000 sq ft

Choose your caterer from our curated preferred list of licensed, insured partners, and leave the bar to us. The PAIKKA Bar Program is thoughtfully sourced, locally focused, and fully serviced by our team — right down to a custom cocktail list built around your favorites.

Food & Beverage

A table set with cocktails, cherries, a bowl of cookies, and a ice bucket with tongs, against a dark curtain backdrop.

A lush flower arrangement sits on a bar at a local wedding venue in St. Paul Minnesota

PAIKKA hosts weddings from intimate gatherings (think 30) up to 200 seated or 275 standing guests across the connected Gold Room and Courtyard.

We love helping you come up with unique ways to have all of our loved ones with you on your wedding day - so don’t hesitate to ask us how. We also offer micro-weddings!