Machine Shop Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

The Machine Shop: The Venue Itself

What the space is actually like — the details couples ask me about before they ask about photography.

Address

300 2nd St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Ceremony & reception spaces

Two indoor levels totaling 19,000 sq ft. Level 1 is an open main floor with high ceilings, polished concrete floors and original light fixtures, and contains the furnished Break Room lounge, usable as an event bar or breakout space. Level 2 is an upper level with original wood floors and windows all around, giving a wrap-around view of the floor below, suited to cocktail receptions or ceremonies, and is where two large furnished dressing rooms are accessed. No outdoor space is documented on the venue's own site; no source affirmatively states that none exists, so "indoor-only" is not asserted here.

Catering

D'Amico Hospitality is the venue's exclusive hospitality partner (announced April 16, 2025) and oversees all venue operations, including culinary, beverage and hospitality services. The venue's own contact address is eventmanagers@damico.com. Specific bar rules (e.g. whether outside alcohol is permitted) are not documented on any primary source and are not carried forward.

• Machine Shop is located at 300 2nd St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414; phone 612-238-4444, email eventmanagers@damico.com.
• Machine Shop is 19,000 square feet of versatile event space with dual levels plus high ceilings; industrial portable bars and movable wood walls allow flexible floor plans.
• The building was part of the Pillsbury A-Mill, where state-of-the-art modern equipment was produced and repaired; the historic machinery shop reopened in 2016 after a restoration that kept the original 1916 architectural details intact.
• Level 1 is an open main floor with high ceilings, polished concrete floors, original light fixtures and key signature pieces of equipment.
• The fully furnished Break Room lounge sits on Level 1 and can be used as an event bar or breakout space; it has leather furniture, barnwood walls and reclaimed Soviet-era chandeliers.
• Level 2 is an upper level with original wood floors and windows all around, giving a wrap-around view of the main floor below, and is where two large furnished dressing rooms are accessed.
• Included rental inventory: 300 whitewashed crossback chairs; tables consisting of thirty 72-inch rounds, ten 30-inch low-tops, twenty 30-inch high-tops, ten 6-foot banquet, ten 6-foot classroom and four 8-foot wood tables; movable wood walls; portable bars; two furnished dressing rooms; Break Room lounge furniture; security; bar set-up and staff; and a concert-grade in-house sound system with LED lighting.
• A center motorized truss was installed to allow easy and quick access for lighting, and can also accommodate event string lights, pendants and fabric swags to modify the space for different functions. The architect on the project was Cuningham Group, and the project received a Preservation Alliance of Minnesota Honor Award in 2017.
• D'Amico Hospitality was named Machine Shop's exclusive hospitality partner in an announcement dated April 16, 2025, and will oversee all venue operations including culinary, beverage and hospitality services; D'Amico had been a preferred partner of the venue since it began hosting events in 2016.
• Machine Shop is described by its operator D'Amico Hospitality as a historic space in the St. Anthony neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Best Photo Spots at Machine Shop

• Mezzanine balcony first-look
• Arched-window ceremony
• Steel-beam reception
• Brick alley exterior
• Rooftop skyline twilight
• Bridal suite editorial
• Off-camera flash dance floor
• 2nd Street NE portraits

Frequently Asked Questions