Restaurant wedding venues in Vancouver

This is the biggest day of your life to date. And while the speeches are touching and the dancing’s a blast, frankly, it’s the food that most people remember. Don’t risk it being a stain on your perfect day. Trust the experts at these venues to both host and prepare the food for your wedding. [Photo courtesy of Dockside]

Restaurant wedding venues in Vancouver
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Brix and Mortar

1
1137 Hamilton Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5P6

For an intimate, European-feeling reception, nothing beats the beautiful brick courtyard of this Yaletown restaurant. With over 350 weddings under their belts, the staff here knows how to manage the important details of your big day. Casual and relaxed, elegant and sophisticated, the space is like an urban oasis, with seating for 95 or buffet-style dining for 130. And don’t just have your reception here — they’re happy to host your ceremony as well, reducing travel and letting you focus on what’s important.

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Dockside Restaurant

2
1253 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC V6H 3R9

Granville Island is a classic Vancouver wedding venue. Affordable, outdoors, iconic in its industrial and artistic vibe, a wedding here is perfect for those who truly connect with their city. When it comes time for the reception, The Dockside at the Granville Island Hotel is ready to accommodate. Whether reserving their spacious dining room or their more casual (and cheaper) lounge, both have patio access and the fact that it’s in a hotel means guests don’t have far to stumble home post-dance party.

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The Hart House

3
6664 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, BC V5E 4H3

Not only does Hart House in Burnaby excel at hosting weddings and receptions, the award-winning kitchen will prepare some of the better wedding food you’ve ever tried. With your ceremony out in their lovely gardens and your dinner within the impressive heritage building, every detail will be handled with efficiency, discretion and grace by their skilled staff. For the romantic — and really, what wedding isn’t romantic? — this is the venue for you.

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Teahouse Restaurant

4
7501 Stanley Park Dr, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2

Did you know you can get married on Third Beach? By securing a quick license through the City, the beachside, barefoot wedding you always dreamed of is just a seawall walk away. After the formalities (if you can call a barefoot wedding formal), head up the stone steps to the Teahouse for your reception. The old house in Stanley Park offers four different spaces depending on your crowd, all of which offer panoramic views.

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VanDusen Botanical Garden

5
5251 Oak St, Vancouver, BC V6M 4H1

Inviting everyone you know plus the families of your eight aunts from Newfoundland? Consider the Shaughnessy. Rare for a city restaurant, the Van Dusen Gardens venue can accommodate up to 160 people plus an additional 90 on their heated patio for a full sit-down dinner. That your wedding backdrop will be a lush, flowering garden across acres of lawn and trees won’t hurt. Strung white lights twinkle as the sun goes down, shedding a magical light on what will have been a magical day.

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Alison Cairns has been working in writing and publishing for over a decade. A devoted Vancouverite, she loves exploring the hidden gems and new happenings — both cultural and culinary — in the city. She is also a lover of coffee, wine, craft beer and pretty much all food except sea urchin. She staves off the results of these loves by running the seawall, cycling the city and hiking the mountains.
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