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The Resort at Portludlow
1 Heron Rd, Port Ludlow, WA 98365, USA- Spaces for 12-75 Guests
- 3 Resorts
- 3 Meeting Spaces
Weddings with close friends and family Whether you're planning a small, intimate destination wedding, a farm-to-table rehearsal dinner, a bridal getaway, or a groom's golf retreat, The Resort at Port Ludlow is the perfect setting. Your once-in-a-lifetime event will be unforgettable thanks to the breathtaking water and mountain views, as well as the elegant indoor and outdoor waterfront ceremony and reception spaces. The Resort showcases the best of the Pacific Northwest with award-winning dining, comfortable guest rooms, a championship golf course, a scenic marina, and a professional staff dedicated to providing personalized planning and service to each and every guest. Create a Personalized Experiece Make your event a one-of-a-kind experience by working with one of our partners to customize it. Arrive in Port Ludlow via a seaplane operated by Kenmore Air. With Puget Sound Express, you and your group can go whale watching together. Finnriver Farm and Cidery is a 50-acre working farm where you can sample some cider and take a tour. Our Sales Team will work closely with our partners to ensure that your event is a success. Additional activities that will allow your guests to relax while also experiencing the best of our region can be found here. Toast, wine, and a waterfront dining experience Parties and get-togethers Come celebrate with us at The Resort at Port Ludlow, where we host a variety of events and gatherings. Whatever the occasion, whether it's a family reunion, a holiday party, or a gathering of friends and family to celebrate birthdays or anniversaries, our team will work with you to make your event as unique as you are.
Laurel Creek Manor
Sumner, WA, USAThis one-of-a-kind family-owned and -operated venue was painstakingly transformed from the original 1917 estate by the Cabodi Family, who did so with an eye for romance and a dash of Italian heritage. You are more than welcome to spend as much time as you like in the Gardens and Manor House, which belong to our family. Laurel had an idea for a location that was stunning on the inside as well as the outside. Furniture. Put up a tent in case it rains. Indoor ADA restrooms. Parking. Dressing rooms. Exceptional service. Since 2004, Laurel Creek Manor has played host to a variety of events, including weddings; our family has the passion and the expertise to assist you in planning the event of your dreams. When our clients visit the estate for the first time, they work directly with the owners, Kirsten and Aaron, until the very last moment, when they wave goodbye to their guests. Throughout the years, Laurel Creek Manor has played host to a large number of fantastic events, many of which have been publicized in print, online, and broadcast media. Laurel Creek Manor has been featured in a number of publications, including Seattle Bride Magazine, Seattle Met Bride and Groom, as a backdrop for an interview on Dateline NBC, Food Network's Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee, a number of commercials, and Evening Magazine! Features on Junebug Weddings, as well as honored awards from TheKnot.com and Weddingwire.com, as well as Evening Magazine's Best Of, and more!
Lakewold Gardens
12317 Gravelly Lake Dr SW, Tacoma, WA 98499, USA- Spaces for 10-150 Guests
- 3 Outdoor Spaces
- 4 Historic Spaces
- 4 Total Spaces
Lakewold Gardens is a nonprofit public garden on the shores of Gravelly Lake in Lakewood, Washington, not a purpose-built banquet hall. The 10-acre estate dates to the early 20th century, and its design took shape over decades under Corydon and Eulalie Wagner, who owned the property from 1938 and brought in landscape architect Thomas Church, who returned regularly after his first Pacific Northwest visit in 1958 to refine the grounds. In 1987, Eulalie Wagner donated the estate to a new nonprofit, and Lakewold opened to the public as a garden in 1989. That history shapes how events work here. Rather than booking back-to-back weddings, Lakewold reserves a limited number each year, giving couples exclusive use of the Wagner House and surrounding gardens instead of a single interior room. Ceremonies and receptions can host up to 150 guests among century-old trees and garden rooms shaped across nearly a century of horticultural stewardship, while smaller micro-weddings and elopements are available for couples who want a quieter version of the same setting, including the Tea House gazebo and the wisteria-covered veranda. The same Wagner House rooms — an Upper Conference Room, Living Room/Dining Room, Veranda, and Atrium — are also available to rent for birthday parties, showers, corporate retreats, and other private gatherings, each with a view out into the garden.
Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails
1415 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA- Spaces for 250 Guests
- 1 Restaurant
- 1 Bar
- 1 space at this venue
Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails looks forward to hosting your special event! Whether you’re looking for a semi-private dining experience or lively gathering in the middle of the action – we have just the dedicated space for you to reserve. Special Occasions PRIVATE PARTIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS ARE AVAILABLE If you are interested in hosting a special event for a group of more than 20 people, please fill out the inquiry form provided below. Due to the exclusivity required to design your special day, Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails demands a full buyout for weddings and other special events. For any special events, Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails has a food and beverage minimum as well as a rental fee. Menus for events at Frolik Kitchen + Cocktails can be found here. Send an email to frolik@destinationhotels.com if you would like more information about hosting your next event at Frolik. Please keep in mind that this inbox is exclusively for special event queries, and that it is only monitored during regular hotel business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is vital to us that you return to do business with us. We look forward to hearing from you and will respond to your enquiry as soon as possible. Please allow 48 - 72 hours for a response due to high volume of business.
Mercer Island Community & Event Center
8236 SE 24th St, Mercer Island, WA 98040, USA- Spaces for 49-225 Guests
- 1 Meeting Space
Centrally located on Mercer Island, just five minutes from both Seattle and Bellevue, the Mercer Island Community & Event Center (MICEC) pairs an easy-to-reach island setting with panoramic views of Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains, giving guests a sense of getting away without actually going far. Designed by the Miller-Hull Partnership, the state-of-the-art, 42,755-square-foot, two-story facility was built to encourage public access and enjoyment, and it opens six days a week to host weddings and receptions, business meetings, conferences and banquets, and celebrations of all sizes and themes. Inside, an open floor plan connects the Mercer Room, four smaller meeting rooms, and a full gymnasium and multi-purpose dance room, so a single booking can flex from an intimate seated dinner to a larger reception or an athletic event without leaving the building. Every rental benefits from flexible seating options, a complete catering kitchen, modern audio-visual equipment, and free wireless internet, while free on-site parking makes arrival simple for guests coming from across the island or over the bridge from Seattle and Bellevue.
Beau Lodge
17581 Wood Rd, Bow, WA 98232, USA- Spaces for 200 Guests
- 1 Event Space
Beau Lodge sits on seventy secluded acres in Washington's Skagit Valley, where a wooded property first cleared in the early 1900s has grown into a retreat-like setting for weddings, day retreats, family reunions, birthdays, showers, and memorials. The grounds — shaped by decades of care, from the great room and pond added in the 1960s to the mature landscaping planted around them — offer many indoor and outdoor locations for a celebration, including a pond crossed by bridges with a spillway built as a natural fish ladder for salmon migrating to Colony Creek. The lodge's banquet room opens onto two large covered deck areas and a covered gazebo "stable," and a full-sized kitchen accommodates large parties. Guest capacity runs 150 to 200 in spring and summer and 75 to 100 in fall and winter, with rental hours from 9am to 11pm. Couples may bring the caterer of their choice, and on-site equipment includes round and rectangular tables, 150 chairs, and full place settings for 150 guests. A bride's dressing room with an adjacent bathroom and Japanese soaking tub, a separate groom's dressing room, and parking for up to 200 guests round out the property.
SeaTac Community Center
13735 24th Ave S, SeaTac, WA 98168, USA- Spaces for 20-200 Guests
- 1 Ballroom
- 3 Event Spaces
The SeaTac Community Center offers excellent rental opportunities for your special event. Whether it be a wedding reception, your company banquet or a family reunion we offer a beautiful banquet room with clean kitchen for your entertaining needs.
Gilbert Cellars Winery
2620 Draper Rd, Yakima, WA 98903, USA- Spaces for 250 Guests
Gilbert Cellars Winery is a fifth-generation family winery in the Yakima Valley, set on a working vineyard with views of the Ahtanum Ridge, the Sunrise Vineyard, apple orchards, cattail-lined ponds, and rows of French lavender. The property sits about 20 minutes west of downtown Yakima and roughly two hours southeast of Seattle. The winery farms organically where microclimates allow and follows Washington State's Sustainable WA certification, taking a low-intervention approach to both the vineyard and the winemaking. Its tasting room welcomes daily visitors, while private event rentals draw on the same rural scenery for weddings and celebrations, and its Music in the Vines series brings live bands to the property throughout the summer alongside rotating food vendors. Run by the Gilbert family, the winery describes itself as a neighborhood wine garden built around community, hosting everything from weddings to casual weekend visits.
Belle Gardens
31317 N Cedar Rd, Deer Park, WA 99006, USA- Spaces for 200 Guests
Belle Gardens is a garden wedding venue in Deer Park, Washington, in the Spokane area, built around a storybook landscape of lush greenery and brilliant flowers with a waterfall, pond, and fountain. The grounds offer multiple scenic settings for ceremonies, receptions, and photography. Owners Gina and Rob DesRoches run the venue, with Gina serving as wedding coordinator from the first consultation through the end of the event. A comprehensive wedding package gathers the essentials in one place: in-house DJ services planned with couples months in advance, tables and chairs for ceremony and reception, fresh and specialty linens, live white flower baskets lining the aisle, and silver candelabras for guest tables. Heaters, tents, and umbrellas — set up by the venue — keep celebrations comfortable in any weather, and the team provides vendor referrals matched to each couple's budget.
Depot Market Square
1100 Railroad Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA- Spaces for 300 Guests
Depot Market Square is a city-owned event venue in the heart of downtown Bellingham, on the 1100 block of Railroad Avenue. Best known as the year-round home of the Bellingham Farmers Market, the property also serves as a flexible venue for festivals, benefits, meetings, weddings, receptions, and other private parties. The venue centers on a 5,200-square-foot building with restrooms and a small prep kitchen, offering a naturally lit indoor space for gatherings. Renters can also add the adjoining 15,000-square-foot parking lot, which converts into an open-air courtyard with 8,200 square feet of covered shelters for additional event space, well suited to larger festivals or events that spill outdoors. The square includes a rain garden along its Maple Street side, designed to double as a landscaped sitting area and a stormwater treatment feature, giving the venue a patch of green space alongside its event-ready building and courtyard.
Cutters Crabhouse
2001 Western Ave #100, Seattle, WA 98121, USA- Spaces for 55-75 Guests
- 1 Restaurant
- 1 Waterfront
Cutters Crabhouse is a landmark seafood restaurant in downtown Seattle, set beside the historic Pike Place Market with panoramic views of the Elliott Bay waterfront, Mt. Rainier, the Olympic Mountains, and the Port of Seattle. For more than a quarter century, the restaurant has served fresh Northwest seafood -- crab, salmon, clams, shrimp, and halibut -- alongside steaks, chicken, pasta, and sushi. For private events, Cutters Crabhouse offers The Bay Room, a private dining space that seats up to 55 guests or accommodates up to 75 for a standing reception, with the same sweeping water and mountain views. The room suits milestone gatherings and graduation celebrations, with customizable event menus built around the restaurant's contemporary Northwest cuisine.
Local 360
2234 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98121, USA- Spaces for 55 Guests
Local 360 is a sustainable restaurant in the heart of Belltown. Our emphasis is on local sourcing, with the majority of our ingredients falling within a 360 mile radius of Seattle.
Burien Community Center
14700 6th Ave SW, Burien, WA 98166, USA- Spaces for 60-200 Guests
- 1 Ballroom
- 4 Meeting Spaces
The Burien Community Center sits in central Burien, adjacent to Dottie Harper Park and within a block of the Community Center Annex Park. Onsite staff are available to help plan events, and the location offers ample parking for larger gatherings. The center's multipurpose spaces host events for 40 to 200 guests. The Seahurst Banquet Hall is a bright, 2,900-square-foot room with laminate wood floors and large windows, outfitted with round and banquet tables, a wall of mirrors, WiFi, and a warming kitchenette, suited to receptions, banquets, and other large-scale celebrations. Four smaller meeting rooms, each roughly 1,200 square feet, accommodate up to 60 guests apiece for meetings, trainings, baby showers, and small parties. Beer, wine, and champagne service is permitted in both the banquet hall and the meeting rooms with advance notice.
Urban Grace
902 Market St, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA- Spaces for 40-850 Guests
- 1 Theater
- 3 Event Spaces
- 5 Total Spaces
Urban Grace is a historic 40,000-square-foot event venue and community facility in downtown Tacoma, Washington. The building traces back to 1883, when First Baptist Church first incorporated on the site; the congregation outgrew a series of earlier buildings before starting a capital campaign in 1921 for the structure that stands today. Architects Heath, Gove, and Bell designed the Gothic Revival building, completed in 1925 with glazed terracotta facing and cut stone supplied below market rate by the Walker Cut Stone Company. From the outset, the building was designed to serve more than worship, and that dual purpose carries through in its event spaces today. The Auditorium, renovated in 2021, seats up to 850 guests including its balcony, or 450 on the lower level alone, beneath a lattice-designed domed ceiling, with theatre seating, a modern sound system, and projection capabilities suited to weddings, concerts, and large gatherings. The Large Event Space offers 4,180 square feet of hardwood flooring and a raised stage for receptions of up to 200, backed by a full commercial kitchen, while the Chapel seats up to 80 amid stained glass and mahogany accents for more intimate ceremonies and small gatherings. A Conference Room and a Small Event Space accommodate meetings and gatherings of 40 and 60 respectively, each lit by the building's original ten-foot windows overlooking downtown Tacoma. Beyond hosting weddings and private events, Urban Grace is also home to more than fifteen resident nonprofits and arts organizations.
Everett Yacht Club
404 14th St, Everett, WA 98201, USA- Spaces for 100-200 Guests
- 1 Event Space
- 1 Waterfront
Founded in 1907, the Everett Yacht Club sits at the south end of the Port of Everett Marina, on the Everett waterfront in Washington's Puget Sound. Its two-story clubhouse pairs indoor gathering space with two decks overlooking the marina, where boats line the docks and sunsets carry across the water. The clubhouse is available for private rental and accommodates up to 100 guests. The main floor features a well-equipped kitchen and a spacious, ground-level open area suited to the majority of a gathering, opening onto a covered deck furnished with patio tables, chairs, and a BBQ. Upstairs, a private bar and a smaller open space lend themselves to more intimate gatherings, with an open deck framing views of the waterfront marina. The full facility is ADA accessible, and renters are welcome to bring in a caterer of their choice or prepare food on-site using the kitchen.
The Meadow at Fort Nisqually
5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98407, USA- Spaces for 100 Guests
- 1 Museum
- 1 Outdoor
- 1 space at this venue
The Meadow at Fort Nisqually sits in a secluded, wooded clearing among the orchard just outside the walled perimeter of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum, within Tacoma's Point Defiance Park. Fort Nisqually itself began in 1833 as a Hudson's Bay Company fur trading outpost and is billed as the first globally connected settlement on the Puget Sound; the reconstructed fort, rebuilt in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration around two preserved original structures, now portrays daily life as it existed in 1855. That backdrop gives the Meadow a natural, intimate character suited to both ceremonies and receptions, with room for up to 100 guests. The space is offered as a rental for the warmer months, May through September. Complimentary parking is available in roughly 50 spaces at the Fort and the nearby Picnic Shelter, restrooms are close by, and power access is available on-site for setup needs. Couples can also pair the Meadow with the Fort's Great Room or the Picnic Shelter for a combined ceremony-and-reception experience.
Craven Farm
13817 Short School Rd, Snohomish, WA 98290, USA- Spaces for 24-350 Guests
- 4 Barns
- 4 Farms
Allow your love story to be the main attraction at your event. In terms of your wedding, you want it to be as one-of-a-kind and special to your guests as your relationship is to you on a daily basis. The first step in creating an atmosphere of warmth and welcome is to create a space that feels comfortable and familiar. However, life in the Pacific Northwest is hectic, and it can feel as if there is never enough time to complete all of the tasks at hand. We at Craven Farm will tell your story through thoughtful inclusions and the expertise of professionals, allowing you to relax and enjoy your wedding day without the stress and worry that comes with wedding planning. It has only recently been discovered that there is a place that feels like home, a place where you will want to continue your love story for years to come. We are delighted to welcome you to our story of traditions and community, which we look forward to sharing with you!
Sheraton Seattle
1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101, USA- Spaces for 2,000 Guests
- 1 Hotel
- 1 Ballroom
Turn your important day into an unforgettable event by celebrating your Seattle wedding at the newly remodeled Sheraton Grand Seattle. This is your day, and it's vital to us that you enjoy every second of it. That is why we have a dedicated Wedding Specialist who will be there for you every step of the way to provide a stress-free and smooth experience, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the festivities. We can also provide expert advice on seating arrangements, table decor, and flower arrangements, as well as recommend our favourite wedding vendors to help with the rest of your preparations. Our award-winning Event Management team has an average tenure of 15+ years, allowing planners to book with confidence, knowing that they will receive the finest level of support to guarantee that their event runs well. Choose our top-floor Cirrus Ballroom for breathtaking views of downtown Seattle and the Puget Sound. With our 18,000-square-foot ballroom venue in Seattle, you can invite 1,000 wedding guests to your reception.
Gorge Crest Vineyards
341 Kollock Knapp Rd, Underwood, WA 98651, USA- Spaces for 150 Guests
Gorge Crest Vineyards is a working winery and wedding venue set on 20 acres of vineyard, orchard, and forest land in the Columbia River Gorge near Hood River, Oregon. The estate is a registered national scenic property, with sweeping views of Mount Hood visible from its ceremony lawn and surrounding grounds. Couples can exchange vows on a private ceremony lawn overlooking the valley, in front of a custom stone fireplace, or on cobblestone patios, before moving into the property's barn for the reception. The barn's interior offers the setting of a traditional winery building suited to smaller, intimate gatherings, with large south-facing windows looking toward Mount Hood, an events room with a stone fireplace, and a bridal party suite. Outdoors, the grounds include a concrete dance floor, a covered pergola with vineyard and Gorge views, horseshoe pits, a lighted hammock area, and on-site parking. Gorge Crest Vineyards also produces small-batch estate wines - including Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Syrah, and Cabernet Sauvignon - grown on-site amid lavender fields, wildflower meadows, and a historic pear orchard. The venue hosts outdoor weddings from May through October, with indoor corporate and private events available year-round.