Best Of 2027
The Cleveland Wedding Guide Awards
No sponsorships. No submission fees. No trades. Recognition here is editorial, and it is the only kind we give.
The 2027 Categories
Winners are announced on a rolling basis as each category's research is complete.
Selection in progress
Venue of the Year
The Northeast Ohio venue that most consistently delivered on what it promised couples across the year.
Selection in progress
Best Guest Experience
Recognising the venue where guests are most thoroughly looked after, from arrival to last call.
Selection in progress
Best Venue Staff
For the coordination and service team that quietly makes wedding days better.
Selection in progress
Best Wedding Food
Judged on plated service at scale, not on a tasting menu for four.
Selection in progress
Best Outdoor Ceremony
The ceremony site that earns its weather risk.
Selection in progress
Best Downtown Venue
For the strongest wedding venue inside the city core.
Selection in progress
Best Intimate Venue
Recognising excellence at eighty guests and under.
Selection in progress
Best Value
The venue delivering the widest gap between price and experience.
Selection in progress
Best New Venue
Open to venues hosting weddings for the first time within the last two years.
Selection in progress
Planner of the Year
For the planner whose work is most visible in the calm of the room and least visible in the photographs.
Selection in progress
Florist of the Year
Recognising floral design with a point of view.
Selection in progress
DJ / Entertainment of the Year
For reading a room correctly, all night, without gimmicks.
Selection in progress
Best Vendor Experience
Selected with input from the professionals who work these buildings every weekend.
- 01
Firsthand or verifiable experience with the venue or vendor.
- 02
Consistency across multiple weddings, not a single flawless day.
- 03
How the team behaves when something goes wrong.
- 04
Value relative to what is actually delivered.
- 05
Treatment of guests, families and the vendor team alike.
Highly Recommended
Venues holding the guide's strongest editorial recommendation right now.
Sapphire Creek Winery & Gardens
A rare Cleveland venue where the food, the light and the staff all hold up on the same night.
The Madison
The best-run industrial room in the city, and the only one where the acoustics were solved on purpose.
The Glasshouse
The best small-wedding room on the West Side, and the rare venue that improves under 80 guests.
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