As a minimalist who loves both mid-century modern aesthetics and incorporation of the outdoors, White Pines was the perfect place in the west suburbs to hold our wedding reception. From the moment my husband and I first arrived at White Pines for a tour 10 months before our wedding, we knew White Pines was where we wanted to have our reception. We loved the look of the high, wooden vaulted ceiling, tall windows, huge outdoor balcony for congregating, beautiful ponds, fountains and greenery — all qualities that were perfect for us as we did not want to have a standard, indoor only banquet hall reception. Dori and Andrea were all extremely helpful during the entire planning process! They were quick to respond to calls and emails and were very helpful explaining costs for meals and the logistics of setup for the reception. The day of our reception, Marlene was very accommodating, guaranteeing that both the setup of the reception and food service were flawless. When we walked i... Read morento White Pines for the first time on our wedding day, everything looked even better than we imagined! All evening long, guests told us how much they loved the look of the place and talked about how delicious the food was! The grapevine hanging lanterns available for rent through MDM Entertainment, along with the gold chiavari chairs and twinkle lights at the head table and on the patio, helped set the scene for our simple, natural and tropical reception look. All we added were some small potted tropical plants on the place card/memorial table and guest table, had mini monstera leaves in glass vases as our table centerpieces and popped our greenery bouquets into glass vases at the head table, and our decor look was complete! For Chicagoland couples looking for a reception venue that has natural, simple beauty and is different from the regular hotel or banquet hall location, White Pines is the perfect choice! White Pines prices are very reasonable, the food is outstanding, the customer service is on point, and the team ensures your wedding vision is fulfilled. We have no regrets about selecting White Pines as our reception venue, and thank everyone involved for helping us have the most beautiful wedding.

The instant we walked into White Pines' banquet hall, we knew we had to have our wedding there. It had high vaulted wood ceilings and floor to ceiling windows, yielding incredible golf course views. I cannot say enough incredible things about the staff at White Pines. From the bartender to the office staff, everyone went above and beyond to make sure our day was perfect. We cannot thank them enough. They wrote down the tiniest of details to make sure everything was exactly how I envisioned. When I walked into the reception, it exceeded my expectations! It was so beautiful. I keep receiving compliments on how awesome the food and service was! I highly recommend having your wedding here; you will love it!

This was the perfect location for a fall outside wedding and view was outstanding. The food was fabulous everyone raved about the food. Choices of food was great. The people were wonderful to work with and accommodated all our requests. Unfortunately the day was cold and windy but since the banquet room is all windows to the outside even though we had to do everything but the ceremony inside it still seemed like we were outside.

I absolutely loved the space at White Pines and the staff was fantastic! They worked with me on literally everything and their communication was great. The hours were cut for a few staff members since it was a slower time of the year but there was always someone to at least respond if the main contact was out of the office and they helped as much as they could. The staff was friendly, organized, and very open to discussion. I made my own centerpieces and they needed a bit of help since they didn't quite pop and White Pines called me to gently make a suggestion which really ended up making them look so much better. I really appreciated the call and communication. The prices really were great as well. It was a fantastic venue for the money. I'd highly recommend!

The staff and chef were extremely accommodating to a customized menu and format we desired. They were easy to work with and walked us through the process. They were awesome!

My (now) husband and I originally looked into White Pines because we wanted a beautiful outdoor ceremony space. SOLD! We also did not want a traditional dull, run of the mill reception room...scored again! There was no looking back once we had our first visit since both the ceremony space and the banquet room exceeded our expectations but once we met with the staff we knew this was the place for us. We met with Sara and Elyse and it was like we were old friends rather than people meeting for the first time. They were not pushy or acting like sales people and made us feel very comfortable that our wedding day would be in their hands. From that point on, our planning was just seamless. Our wedding day turned out to be more than we could've ever asked for. We had perfect weather and the grounds were so beautiful, leaving us with amazing pictures! The room was GORGEOUS...and believe me, we are not fancy people and did not do anything over the top to decorate but we didn't need to ... Read moresince the room is so great all on its own. And one of our main concerns...that we didn't want to send our guests fleeing to the nearest McDonald's afterwards because they would barely eat their "typical" wedding food...not a chance! Their food was AMAZING and so many of our guests commented on it. They did an awesome set up of our placecard table, head table, centerpieces, put our favors out; all little details we didn't have to worry about and all very obviously done with care. Every time i think back to our wedding day, i can't help but think of all of the wonderful people at White Pines who had a hand in making our day so perfect. I absolutely, without a doubt, would recommend White Pines to anyone!

All of the staff members I dealt with were always helpful. The venue itself is beautiful& the food was phenomenal. I'm so glad I chose to have my wedding& reception at white pines.

We had a Sunday wedding at white pines and it was beautiful. The ceremony spot and reception room were dazzling. I received nothing but great compliments on food and venue. The staff was amazing to work with and very nice to my husband and I thru out the entire process. I would recommend White Pines to anyone. The landscape and scenery were amazing. You will not be disappointed.

My husband and I started off working with Laura and her excitement and professionalism was a big motivator for us to book the venue, aside from the beautiful room/patio and value, we felt like we could trust White Pines (WP). The WP team was mostly great at responding promptly and assuring us everything was on the right track. There were a few times when it came to making deposits that we had to reach out to them and we felt they could have done a better job with giving notice and reminders. We also had an issue with scheduling our final details appointment but Laura really took initiative to make sure we were taken care of and we felt as if she, as the manager, bent over backward to make sure we had the support and guidance we needed. The days leading up to the wedding and the day of the wedding, Orlando was our go to staff. Orlando was awesome! When I dropped off my items he was so attentive in listening to what my vision was and I was 100% confident we were in good hands. The day o... Read moref the wedding, Orlando frequently checked in and really helped keep us on track. My mom even raved about how awesome he did with set up and coordinator leading up to the start of cocktail hour. We even had a major issue with our DJ and he was very professional the way he handled the situation. Aside from the staff, the food was great, everyone raved about it, highlighting the au gratin potatoes in particular. We loved having the porch and the room was so nice and spaceous. We couldn't be happier with how everything went and would highly recommend this event venue.

This vendor is willing to add and remove things, and nothing is really off the table. They are willing to make exceptions, and try to find what will make your day the best! I planned a wedding here all the way from Tennessee, and they were great!

My daughter was married last month and the reception was beautiful! The room and setting was perfect. My daughter lived out of town and planned to have several items at each table, small vases, a candle, a log with the table number, etc. She also had succulents as name placecards. There were many details involved and White Pines carried her plans out beautifully! The pictures are also fantastic due to the beautiful setting. The Thursday before the wedding, the staff walked her out to the area they liked for pictures and they were right! Sara was helpful to me during the planning since it was difficult for my daughter to plan from a distance. White Pines is a great place for a reception!

The views at White Pines are very nice but limited on what they can accommodate. Our wedding turned out to be beautiful but was quite a process. Must have patience but it will pay off.

We had a great experience with White Pines! We ended up moving here after originally booking a different venue and immediately felt so much better about the whole wedding planning process. Donna was great to work with and was very quick to answer questions and provide ideas. We booked our wedding of 240 guests in the brand new tent without seeing it, so that came with a few challenges. We were told the tent would have a few features that it didn't, but that's the nature of booking a venue based on tentative plans and pictures rather than walking through it. All in all, everything was beautiful. Highly recommend working with MDM Entertainment for lighting/decor needs as the tent is very plain to start. It definitely requires you to put a little extra money and planning into it but it was worth it. The patio is amazing, it overlooks the foundation and has adorable string lighting over it. The food was all delicious and served warm. The bar packages were amazing as well! We researched ma... Read moreny venues and found White Pines to be very affordable compared to others.

My son and daughter-in-law had their wedding at White Pines. It was the worst experience of my life. Because my daughter-in-law wanted a tent wedding and White Pines was putting up a permanent tent, they decided to book the venue. Tent "permanent structure" was promised to be up & running by August of 2015. Wedding date was June 10th, 2016. Plenty of time right???? They promised everything and delivered nothing. The tent venue was not "ready" until their wedding date!!! The permanent tent structure that was promised, was temporary, used and worn in some areas. The "Outdoor Terrace' had newly installed sod (put down the day before), no florals at all, no lighting at all!!!! Bar tenders were few. The hors d'oeuvres were promised from 6-7:00pm, they were not served until 6:30pm!! Dinner was a joke . . . . . guests were given a choice of chicken beef tenderloin or vegetarian. Not one guest was asked what they had ordered. Dinners were brought out and placed in front of th... Read moree guests, not knowing what they ordered. When the wait staff was told "I ordered steak," the guests were told they ran out!!!!!!!!! Now the steak was considerably more costly than chicken!!! Dinner was cold, carrots were basically raw, etc. Fifty percent of the lights on the ceiling of the tent were out. The bathrooms were horrendous; they were glorified out-houses!! Again, not what was promised. Nobody "cleaned" the "bathrooms" the entire night. The waste baskets were tiny and overflowing with used hand towels. The bride was in the bathrooms, picking up the hand towels off the floor and stuffing them in the waste baskets. You cannot expect 2-3 small waste baskets to accommodate 260 guests for 6 hours without emptying them throughout the night. Not once were the bathrooms checked on and waste baskets emptied!!!!! I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS VENUE FOR ANY EVENT AT ALL!!! See google reviews for further details.