Top Independence Venues

• Spaces for 300-400 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Garden

Green Villa Garden is the seasonal outdoor half of Green Villa, a family-owned, community-rooted wedding venue in Independence, Oregon that has hosted events for 25 years. The property was revitalized in 2001 when owners Joost and Charlotte VanderHave began hosting weddings on the land, and the venue has grown from there into two distinct settings: the historic Barn and the open-air Garden. The Garden is open for events from mid-June through mid-September and accommodates up to 300 guests. The grounds are lined with hydrangeas and rose bushes, centered on a white gazebo with a chandelier and a rose-covered arbor. A white tent structure with chandeliers covers the buffet area, and a separate 1,800-square-foot covered reception area, strung with perimeter lights and three chandeliers, anchors the dance floor and DJ space. The rental includes a garden cottage for the bride with two restrooms, a full kitchen, and air conditioning, along with a separate groom's changing room, outdoor restrooms, and a granite bar area. Tables, chairs, and buffet linens for up to 200 guests are included in the rental, along with tan patio umbrellas for shade.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Eola Hills Wine Cellars is a family-founded winery in Oregon's Willamette Valley, established in 1986 by Tom Huggins and a group of friends and family who saw the potential of the region's hillside terroir. Now managing more than 325 acres of vineyards, the winery remains independent and locally owned, hosting weddings, fundraiser galas, corporate conferences, and private dinners across two event locations. The Winery Barrel Room in Rickreall pairs a grand indoor barrel room with a private, manicured garden, giving couples both an elegant covered space and an outdoor setting for ceremonies. West of Salem, the Legacy Estate Vineyard offers a sweeping lawn bordered by a spring-fed lake, with views of the Willamette Valley and coastal range just minutes from downtown Salem. Eola Hills' events team provides dedicated planning support to help coordinate the details of a wedding or private gathering, and the winery's on-site wine program brings its Pinot Noir and other estate wines directly into the celebration.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Legacy Estate Vineyard is Eola Hills Wine Cellars' tasting room and vineyard property, set on a hillside just a 10-minute drive west of Salem in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The tasting room opens onto a generous patio and sweeping lawns bordered by a spring-fed lake, with views across the valley toward the coastal range — a setting the winery also uses for weddings and special events. Guests can settle in for a seated tasting flight of Eola Hills' Barrel Select Reserve, Sparkling, and Dessert wines, taken either in the tasting room or out on the patio. In warmer months, the property's self-guided "Wiking" trails let visitors combine wine with a hike through the vineyard hillsides before returning to the tasting room to pick up a bottle. Beyond tastings, Legacy Estate hosts weddings, fundraiser galas, corporate conferences, and private dinners, with an event manager who tailors the space — lawn, lake, and valley views included — to each occasion.

• Spaces for 40-225 Guests
• 1 Bar
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

Chemeketa Eola, also known as the Northwest Wine Studies Center, is an event venue and working winery campus of Chemeketa Community College in West Salem, Oregon. The center sits on more than 40 acres, including 8 acres of vineyard planted with over a dozen grape varietals, and houses a fully functioning estate winery alongside 4,000 square feet of meeting room and event space. Its wines are produced by students in the college's Wine Studies program and poured in the on-site Chemeketa Cellars tasting room. The event venue occupies Building 1 and includes three meeting rooms that can be combined into one larger space, a commercial kitchen, the Chemeketa Cellars tasting room, a patio overlooking the vineyard and valley, and a landscaped lawn and garden area. The full indoor space seats up to 208 guests at tables, while the tasting room seats 40 and the patio accommodates 60. It's a setting suited to weddings, corporate meetings, retreats, conferences, celebrations of life, and wine tasting events alike, with the surrounding vineyard rows and valley views lending a natural backdrop for ceremonies and receptions. Renters receive exclusive use of the venue along with tables, chairs, a computer workstation, projector, screen, and sound system in each meeting room, plus WiFi throughout. Chemeketa Cellars provides bar service for events, pouring its own wine alongside beer, cider, and non-alcoholic options, and the campus is ADA-compliant with more than 135 parking spaces available.