The Fitzgerald

•Ratings include Zola and Google reviews

Select services venue

The venue will provide the space, plus a few extras.

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Starting at $4,500

Guest capacity

Up to 175 seated guests

Offer from vendor

50% off remaining 2026 dates!

We're offering 50% off the rental rate for any remaining 2026 wedding dates! *Please note that this discount only applies to the rental rate*


About this venue

The Fitzgerald is an elegant, historic mansion built in 1874 and conveniently located in Downtown Milwaukee's East Side neighborhood. Featuring a cozy exterior courtyard and an opulent interior ballroom to make hosting your ceremony and reception in the same place a seamless process. The Fitzgerald features in-house catering, bar and DJ services to make planning your wedding stress-free and easy.


Our event spaces

Exterior Courtyard

Get married on our lush, outdoor terrace.

An intimate, quiet courtyard in the heart of the city that will transform your guests to another place. Worried about the weather? We have indoor options available, too.

Guest capacity

Up to 125 Seated

Up to 150 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

125 white, wooden folding chairs. High boy cocktail tables.

Room cost

Included in total venue pricing

Ballroom

Dine in style!

Our opulent ballroom space features chandeliers and a stage to bring your dream reception to life. Dinner and dancing in a space that is sure to WOW your guests!

Guest capacity

Up to 200 Seated

Up to 299 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Engagement party

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

Optional uplighting. In-house DJ services. Tables and chairs included.

Room cost

Included in total venue pricing

Exterior Courtyard

Get married on our lush, outdoor terrace.

An intimate, quiet courtyard in the heart of the city that will transform your guests to another place. Worried about the weather? We have indoor options available, too.

Guest capacity

Up to 125 Seated

Up to 150 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

125 white, wooden folding chairs. High boy cocktail tables.

Room cost

Included in total venue pricing

Ballroom

Dine in style!

Our opulent ballroom space features chandeliers and a stage to bring your dream reception to life. Dinner and dancing in a space that is sure to WOW your guests!

Guest capacity

Up to 200 Seated

Up to 299 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Engagement party

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

Optional uplighting. In-house DJ services. Tables and chairs included.

Room cost

Included in total venue pricing


Available services that can be provided by The Fitzgerald

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Catering services
  • Clean up
  • Dance floor
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Liability insurance
  • Lighting/Sound
  • On-site accommodations
  • Pet friendly
  • Service staff
  • Set up
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

Reviews

Write a review
Rating: 4.8

4.8 out of 5

37 reviews

  • SO

    Sydney O.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Jan 30, 2025

    HIGHLY Recommend!!

    I would highly recommend The Fitzgerald! The venue is beautiful both inside and outside. We were really drawn to the beauty of the ivy on the outside of the building. The colors, the antique furniture, and the beautiful original details throughout the space photograph so well. We had 125 guests and it never felt crowded. The flow of the space was perfect. We had planned to get married outside on the terrace but the weather did not cooperate so we pulled it inside, and then the staff flipped the room for us during the cocktail hour. It did not feel like a “back up plan” to be inside, and it was so pretty. The cocktail hour space was great for mingling with guests and it’s so nice that there are 2 bars so guests aren’t waiting long for drinks. Then flowing back into the ballroom for dinner and drinks just worked out great. It was great to have the outside space and the cocktail area for guests to enjoy themselves if they didn’t want to be on the dance floor. We got ready in the upstairs spaces, which I would highly recommend! They are spacious and so convenient. We were required to use Milwaukee Airwaves as our DJ and All Occasions as our caterer, which took the stress of choosing those vendors off our plate. Both vendors were incredible! Truly can’t recommend this venue enough!

  • MJ

    Morgan J.

    Rating: 5
    •Zola
    •Jan 28, 2025

    Outstanding, Opulent and Overwhelmingly Beautiful!

    We got married at the Fitzgerald and it was nothing short of incredible! The modern updates don't take away from the vintage feel whatsoever, and create a truly unique space. Having the ceremony and reception all in once place made things much easier on us, and the DJ, bar, caterer and security all being part of the venue was something we didn't find anywhere else. Speaking of thing that come with the venue, we worked with Ann and Ben through the whole process, and not only were they prompt, they were so personable and helpful! They really made our day perfect and stress-free. THANK YOU to everyone at the Fitzgerald!!!

  • AC

    Angela Chen

    Rating: 4
    •Google
    •Oct 5

    We got married at The Fitzgerald on September 27, 2026 and though it was one of the best days of our lives and the venue made some planning parts easier as they have one exclusive caterer and DJ, there were a couple mishaps. We were mainly communicating with Ben throughout the process prior to the day, he was incredibly responsive, communicative and gave us a clear answer on what venue staff could and couldn't do. We were told that they would help set up name cards, the welcome table and the small activities we had during cocktail hour. They did none of those but helped set up candles. The staff also were late. Catering was scheduled to set up at 1pm but staff didn't start setting up the tables until 1pm. We were told that the candles would be lit during the ceremony, staff began to light them during cocktail hour. There was a large table placed in the middle of the cocktail hour area and we had to personally inform someone that this was not in our original layout. We were told DURING our cocktail hour that catering could not accommodate our speech schedule. Every vendor had access to our schedule as well as we had filled out every vendor's schedule beforehand, so we were confused on why this was the case. This indicates to us that Brianna, our venue coordinator, either was not fully aware of these details or did not execute correctly. All these small details added up and the responsibilities ended up falling to the groom to dictate and execute these things. Besides these mishaps, the food exceeded expectations, and their exclusive DJ also went above and beyond to help execute our vision. I think one improvement that could be made is having the venue coordinator be in communication with the couple a couple of days in advance to review the day.

    The Fitzgerald•Oct 6, 2026

    Thank you for your honest feedback and we're sorry that there were any miscommunications on your wedding day. We'll review with our day of coordinators and reiterate our operations to ensure everyone is on the same page. We're so happy to hear that the catering and DJ options we offer were fantastic! We very much appreciate you celebrating your big day with us and congratulations again to both of you!

  • SC

    Sharon Cook

    Rating: 5
    •Google
    •Oct 1, 2026

  • BS

    Brian A Schoene

    Rating: 5
    •Google
    •Sep 5, 2026


May, June, July, August, September and October.
January, February, March, April, and November and December
No.
We have a relationship with a school 1.5 blocks down from our venue where we can request a permit to use the parking lot for the day. The permit is an additional cost. The parking lost has approximately 100 spaces.
Yes, all our facilities are wheelchair accessible. We also have ramps at the main and side entrances.
Your reservation includes 12 hours from start to finish - 12 pm to 12 am. Our music curfew is 11 pm.