Turning “Big Day” Into “Unforgettable Weekend”
Why limit your love story to hours? This 27-acre retreat invites you to stretch your celebration into a full weekend of connection, joy, and nature-soaked wonder. From trails and bonfires to wildflower fields and woodland nooks, every corner is designed to hold memories. It’s a place where couples can host not just a wedding, but a shared experience—one that feels personal, grounded, and unforgettable.
Nestled in the heart of Jackson County, Michigan, this isn’t just a venue—it’s an invitation to slow down, breathe deep, and celebrate love in its most natural form. Wildflower meadows swaying in the breeze, wooded trails that welcome wandering, and bonfire circles where laughter lingers long after the stars come out. Whether you’re saying “I do” beneath the open sky or hosting a weekend-long gathering with cozy corners to connect, this space offers more than a backdrop—it offers belonging.
Designed with sustainability at its core, this venue is a living, breathing experience. From eco-conscious accommodations and guest camping to permaculture practices that nourish the land and local community, every detail supports a vision of regenerative celebration among generations. With open meadows, forested hideaways, and thoughtful touches throughout, it’s a place to gather, celebrate, and remember what matters most.
Proper Events
With open meadows, forested hideaways, and thoughtful touches throughout, Peppercorn Proper is a place to gather, celebrate, and remember what matters most.
Traditionally Natural & Wonderfully Offbeat
Some couples dream of chandeliers and ballrooms. Others crave sky above, song in the air, and the kind of wedding that feels more like a weekend festival than a formal affair. When you get the place from Wednesday until Monday, you are able to have your event exactly how you want to.
With open-air stages for vows, trails that invite wandering, and nights lit by bonfire glow and acoustic echoes, it’s a setting that says “come as you are and celebrate like you mean it.”
Trade timelines for hammocks. Trade formality for connection. Here, your wedding unfolds like your favorite song—raw, real, and unforgettable from the first note to the last.
Whether you’re planning a laid-back elopement or a full-on weekend celebration with food trucks, hammocks, and late-night jam sessions, this is where your love story can unfold freely—unplugged, unfiltered, unforgettable.
Cozy & Eco-Friendly Corners to Connect
Designed with sustainability at its core, this venue isn’t just a backdrop—it’s a living, breathing experience.
To assure you are comfortable while connecting, a two-bedroom living earth home is ready to accommodate you. With two bathrooms, this space may be underground, but provides plenty of room for all of your event preparations.
Guests can have a proper experience, their way! From drive-in camping spots and RV parking to rustic hike-in spots and a retro RV on-site that sleeps 6, guest accommodations are endless to assure everyone is comfortable all weekend long.
Properly Improper
Some weddings follow tradition. Others ride in on horseback, toast marshmallows by moonlight, or swap stiff timelines for spontaneous joy. At our venue, we celebrate the ones that break the mold—with laughter, wonder, and room to breathe.
It’s about backyard magic on a scale of your choosing. About couples who value the opportunity to create on a blank canvas and want their wedding to feel more like a memory in the making than a production. We host proper events, sure—but we leave just enough wiggle room for a little mischief, a lot of laughter, and moments that feel genuinely you.
Rental of Peppercorn Proper runs early Thursday through Monday afternoon and includes:
Rental of the 27-acre Proper from Thursday at 2pm until Monday at 4pm
Five night rental of the 2 bedroom/2 bath Living Earth Home
Two nights/Three Days of Camping for Guests
Retro RV that Rustically Sleeps 6
Fenced Dog Run and Pastured Spaces for Horses
$4,800
Peppercorn Proper isn’t just a venue—it’s an invitation to slow down, breathe deep, and celebrate love in its most natural form. Picture wildflower meadows swaying in the breeze, wooded trails that beckon for barefoot walks, and bonfire circles where laughter lingers long after the stars come out. Whether you’re saying “I do” beneath the open sky or hosting a weekend-long gathering with camping and connection, this space offers more than a backdrop—it offers belonging.
“Events at Peppercorn Proper blend celebration with permaculture practices that nourish the land and community. Every detail supports a vision of regenerative celebration among generations.”