Top Lopez Island Venues

• Spaces for 50 Guests

Sea Cliff Gardens Bed & Breakfast sits atop a 130-foot cliff above the Strait of Juan de Fuca in Port Angeles, Washington, overlooking Vancouver Island and serving as a gateway to Olympic National Park. The Victorian-style inn was custom designed for its site, orienting its five guest suites toward sweeping ocean views. English perennial gardens front the property, planted with more than 10,000 plants across roughly 200 species; the gardens trace back to 1998, when the inn operated as BJ's Garden Gate, and have since been featured in Garden Design magazine. Each of the five suites — Victoria's Repose, Napoleon's Retreat, Marie Antoinette's Boudoir, Ludwig's Chamber, and Maria Theresa's Suite — pairs antique European furnishings and original artwork with a private bath, gas fireplace, and ocean view. Guests can book a single suite or take over the entire property. For weddings, couples exchange vows on the cliffside overlooking the water, framed by the surrounding cedar forest and gardens. Ceremonies typically accommodate 20 guests or fewer, with larger groups up to 50 arranged by request.

• Spaces for 80 Guests

Cabins on the Point sits on three acres of private beachfront along West Sound, on Orcas Island in Washington's San Juan Islands. Its cabins, Heather and Primrose, and its beach cottage, Willow, were built in the early 1900s in a simple Cape Cod style and have been restored with cozy, romantic details, including wood stoves, fluffy pillows, and water views on two sides. The grounds open onto a lawn overlooking the waters of West Sound, a setting the property makes available for weddings. The cabins take on an added charm when decorated for the occasion, and couples are invited to reach out for details on hosting a ceremony on the point. Beyond the wedding lawn, guests have access to a private beach for beach bonfires, a dock available by arrangement for boats, and a two-person hot tub tucked among the trees near the Heather and Primrose cabins.

• Spaces for 500 Guests

• Spaces for 85 Guests

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort offers event spaces for your next celebration in Victoria, British Columbia.

• Spaces for 200-350 Guests
• 2 Meeting Spaces
• 2 Waterfront

Set at the end of Harris Avenue in Bellingham's Fairhaven district, the Bellingham Cruise Terminal is a waterfront building best known as the gateway terminal for the Alaska Marine Highway — home to the ferry that travels the Inside Passage to Alaska. Beyond its role as a working terminal, the building's upper level doubles as a distinctive setting for weddings, conferences, community events, and private parties. The centerpiece is the Dome Room, where floor-to-ceiling windows curve into a domed ceiling and frame a spectacular view of Bellingham Bay. Hosts can rent the Dome Room and its adjoining lounge — roughly 3,500 square feet with a projected capacity of 175 to 200 guests — or take over the full 7,500-square-foot upper floor for gatherings of up to 350. Rentals include tables and chairs, a prep kitchen and buffet area, and a complete in-room sound system, with free event parking and additional equipment available upon request.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

Marine Park is a 1.9-acre stretch of waterfront in the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, set near the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. A gently sloping beach runs the length of the park, drawing beachcombers, birdwatchers, and kayakers to the water's edge, while open lawn and shoreline views make it a natural setting for outdoor celebrations. At the heart of the park, a newly renovated picnic shelter offers a covered gathering spot for ceremonies, receptions, and casual get-togethers on a first-come, first-use basis. Managed by the Port of Bellingham, the park is available for weddings and private events through the Port's dedicated events team.

• Spaces for 54 Guests

• Spaces for 100 Guests
• 1 Waterfront
• 1 Park

Squalicum Boathouse sits at the tip of Zuanich Point Park, on a small spit that encloses Squalicum Harbor in Bellingham, Washington. The building's open design pairs high, beamed ceilings with natural wood and stone, centered on a fireplace and a wall of oversized windows that frame views across Bellingham Bay to Lummi Island. The event room accommodates up to 100 guests theater-style or 80 for banquet-style seating, suiting it to wedding receptions, corporate gatherings, and community celebrations. A full kitchen and buffet area support catering service, and the room includes a Bluetooth-capable sound system with wireless microphones for toasts, presentations, or background music. Squalicum Boathouse is operated by the Port of Bellingham and available for full-day, half-day, and hourly rental, with a list of pre-qualified caterers on hand for events that don't bring their own.

• Spaces for 185 Guests

• Spaces for 300 Guests

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Two very different buildings anchor the Whatcom Museum's event program: a Victorian-era city hall from 1892 and a contemporary gallery wrapped in glass. Weddings, corporate celebrations, and musical performances all find a home somewhere between the two campuses in Bellingham, Washington. Old City Hall brings a grand staircase, a clock tower, and Victorian architectural details to the experience, with its Rotunda Room prized for exceptional acoustics and a piano that suits intimate ceremonies and receptions built around live music. Across town, the Lightcatcher building takes a different approach entirely — a translucent wall rising 37 feet high and running 180 feet long floods the entry hall with natural daylight, and both that entry hall and the adjoining courtyard double as performance and reception space, indoor and outdoor options included. Since 1941, the museum has built out educational programs alongside a permanent collection of nearly 30,000 art and history objects and more than 200,000 images in its photo archives, with a particular strength in Pacific Northwest indigenous basketry. That mix of Victorian landmark, modern architecture, and museum-grade collections gives event hosts a setting that reads as considerably more than a rented hall.

• Spaces for 20-500 Guests
• 6 Hotels
• 2 Ballrooms
• 6 Total Spaces

Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham Hotel & Conference Center is a full-service hotel and conference center in the heart of Bellingham, Washington, equipped to host everything from corporate meetings to weddings under one roof. Its conference facilities span more than 11,000 square feet across eight flexible event rooms, anchored by a 6,440-square-foot ballroom that seats up to 510 guests theater-style or 420 for a banquet. Planning support runs deep, with on-site event coordinators, custom catering menus from the hotel's culinary team, on-site audiovisual equipment, and discounted room blocks for out-of-town guests. Wedding parties work with dedicated coordinators to stage both ceremonies and receptions, while smaller boardrooms and breakout rooms suit reunions, private parties, and business sessions. Between events, two on-site restaurants keep guests close by. Chinuk serves Northwest breakfast fare, and B-Town Kitchen & Raw Bar offers fresh seafood, steak, burgers, and Asian-inspired dishes, with daily happy hour and Sunday brunch on an intimate patio warmed by fire pits.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 100 Guests