What We Bought…
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…What We Created
The Owner’s found & purchased this property while THEY PERSONALLY were searching (and struggling) to find a Wedding Venue that checked a majority of “the boxes” they wanted— With slim to no luck on their search, they decided to create their own!
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Meet the Owners…
Austin & Ronelle
Founders & Managing Partners
Hi! We are Austin & Ronelle Oehme. Founders & Owners of “Oehme Oasis Wedding & Events Venue” and we are SO glad you’re here!
Austin & I (Ronelle) met and went on our 1st date in July of 2019. We both "knew" by the end of that first night, butterflies were a real thing. By month four, Austin was already secretly designing an engagement ring; we were engaged at six months, married the following summer, and every day since, have been living a fairytale. It's almost too cliche to talk about.
Like most couples, after (or maybe even before) the ring was on the finger, the planning had begun. We were touring venues all over MN & WI and either not finding what we were looking for, no dates matched, or they were way beyond our budget. **And if “The Venue” wasn’t over our budget, the vendors we had to use, were!**— We were feeling defeated.
Then, through "pre-marriage" life chats about goals, dreams, fears, family, finances, etc, I told Austin how owning and operating a wedding and event venue had always been a dream of mine, but I assumed it was unattainable, so instead I became a photographer in 2007. (That specialized in weddings & events.) This specific conversation happen in May of 2020. Later that month, we took a drive to a place we had found on Zillow that had some "venue dream potential." Just to look. --Fast forward 3 months and you’d find us already sleeping at our property, that is now known all over the industry as OEHME OASIS WEDDING & EVENTS VENUE! —but it was by NO MEANS a “turnkey” property…
After an UNMEASURABLE amount of help from our family & friends, and almost a year of grinding like you couldn't believe, we "semi opened" in August 2021. We surprised hundreds of friends & family members as they were invited to our property for OUR OWN wedding. People were shocked and in awe. Most guests hadn’t realized we moved the year prior, we had just quietly rented out our previous home, started long commutes to work, and did whatever needed to be done to make our dream a reality. We built and remodeled "Oehme Oasis Wedding & Events" secretly, keeping it off social media platforms. —Then, during our welcome speech at our wedding, we said, "Welcome to Our Home" ... the rest of the night is a blur.
In October 2022 we were given the full rezoning approval by our County Board, and by January 2023 we already had bookings through 2025. We are so thrilled & excited to continue to share our property, knowledge, experience, tips and tricks with future couples.
We Hope to Meet You Soon!
During our off months (or mid-week vacationing in wedding season) you will find us amongst family & friends; camping, cruising around on our Harley, ATVing, snowmobiling, working on the venue or having game night. All while always lovin’ on our pups, Harley & Kora or hanging out with our micro-mini Scottish Highlanders, Oscar, Otis & Oswald.
Even when relaxing, we are always Go-Go-Go!
Meet the Oehme Oasis Team
Although not wedding planners, they will definitely be working behind the scenes to make your wedding day a success.
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Alyssa
GM of Oehme Oasis Enterprise+
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Ryan
Property Security+
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Loriann
Event Day Team Lead & Coordination
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Nathan
Property Security+
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Janelle
Domestic Manager+
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Austin & Ronelle
Founders & Managing Partners
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Harley & Kora
Window Welcoming Committee
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Oscar, Otis & Oswald
Lawn Care