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all the best Seattle wedding reception sites

The best wedding locations and reception sites in
Seattle - Tacoma - Bellevue


When it comes to planning your wedding reception, it's all about the location.
That's why we feature Seattle's most stylish wedding venues and unique wedding reception sites.

Seattle skyline from the Washington Athletic Club - Top Ten Seattle wedding location

The Washington Athletic Club

A historic Seattle landmark of style and sophistication since 1930, the Washington Athletic Club is an inspired place to celebrate your unforgettable wedding weekend. From sumptuous rehearsal dinners to delicious bon voyage brunches, they offer superlative dining, gorgeous views, extraordinary accommodations, and the kind of world class service found in only the most highly-acclaimed hotels. You’re bound to fall in love with their romantic reception spaces designed for weddings both intimate and grand, and the elegant, contemporary ambiance that makes the WAC one of the most popular wedding and reception sites anywhere.
 

Bell Harbor International Conference Center

Located front and center on Seattle's sparkling waterfront, The Bell Harbor International Conference Center offers 180 degree views of Puget Sound and Seattle’s stunning skyline. Featuring gorgeous indoor and outdoor events spaces for 5 to 5,000, artfully prepared Northwest cuisine, ample parking and state of the art audio and visual equipment, Bell Harbor is the clear choice for your Seattle waterfront wedding. Pick up the phone or drop them a line, you’ll find their gracious staff and personal event planners are ready to cater to your every need. Bell Harbor also manages events for World Trade Center Seattle and the Maritime Event Center.
Call toll free 888-772-4422 or visit www.BellHarbor.com
 
 

Wedding party with stunning Seattle skyline - Bell Harbor International Conference Center

The Canal

Want a gorgeous view, incredible food and a location that’s perfect for your Seattle and out of town guests? Then we suggest The Canal. This private reception space overlooks the picturesque and historic Hiram Chittenden Locks, one of the most beautiful and fascinating locations in the Seattle area. Take a short stroll with your guests and your photographer to the beautifully maintained gardens, park, and unique fish ladder just minutes away. Then sit back and watch boats go by while fish jump and birds soar.
 
Call 206-524-4918 or visit www.JewelHospitality.com
 

Stimson Green Mansion

Early Seattle elegance surrounds the historic Stimson-Green Mansion inside and out. Perched high atop First Hill just minutes from downtown Seattle, this extraordinary venue was built in 1901 by the finest artistic craftsmen of the era. Enter through the impressive front door into an exquisite entry-way of carved, vaulted ceilings and oriental rugs, on into a magical ambiance you’ll never forget.  With an elegant bridal dressing room, and an ultra-romantic ballroom for exchanging your vows, Stimson-Green Mansion is the most charming, intimate and memorable setting for your Seattle wedding!
 
1204 Minor Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
Call 206-524-4918 or visit www.StimsonGreen.com

Historic Seattle wedding location - The Stimson Green Mansion

The Great Hall at Union Station

This stunning venue is simply a masterpiece of architecture and interior design. The gorgeous barrel-vaulted ceiling, antique tile floors, classical pilasters and lighted stone archways invoke an era of elegance and refinement. You’ll feel like the romantic leads in a lush Hollywood movie as you dance the night away in this truly one-of-a-kind setting. If you’re looking to make a statement with your choice of reception sites, check out the Great Hall at Union Station.
 
Call 206-524-4918 or visit www.JewelHospitality.com
 

Canlis

Simply synonymous with Seattle style and elegance, Canlis offers stunning reception areas plus breathtaking views of beautiful Lake Union for weddings or rehearsal dinners of up to 150 guests. Reminiscent of the glamour years of Veronica Lake and Marilyn Monroe, yet decidedly fresh and hip, this ultra-chic property features a world-class bar, grand piano and fireplace, and is internationally celebrated for its service, cuisine, and wine.  Boasting 13 Grand Awards from Wine Spectator and named one of the Top 20 restaurants in the country by Gourmet Magazine, when it comes to hosting an intimate wedding, engagement party, or rehearsal dinner, there is no other place like Canlis, anywhere.
 
Call 206-283-3313 or visit www.Canlis.com
 



Herban Feast SODO Park

SODO Park by Herban Feast

Herban Feast Catering’s amazing SODO Park wedding and reception venue is an urban location unlike any other! Just minutes south of downtown Seattle, the historic building boasts over 12,000 square feet of wide-open, light filled loft space and authentic urban-chic style. The soaring ceiling is filled with rustic exposed beams, and fixtures have been repurposed from other architectural gems creating fabulous décor while allowing the building’s history and personality to shine through. Herban Feast Catering focuses on using the best local organic foods as well as sustainable and community resources, and their stunning event location carries on this tradition with the latest in eco-friendly practices for the ultimate modern wedding.
 
3200 1st Avenue South, Seattle, WA
Call 206-932-4717 or visit www.HerbanFeast.com/venues.html

Hotel 1000

Chic, sophisticated and in the center of Seattle’s art and shopping district, Hotel 1000 has a decidedly hip and modern flair that attracts couples from all over the Pacific Northwest and around the world. Enter its doors, and whether your wedding style is intimate and romantic or lavish and grand, you’ll find fashionable reception site options and a superlative staff of culinary and hospitality experts ready to seamlessly execute your plans, so all you’ll have to do is indentify your desires and relax while they fulfill them. For extraordinary service, lush accommodations, and a quintessential Seattle wedding that your guests will always remember, just pick up your phone and contact Hotel 1000.
 
Call 206-357-9453 or visit www.Hotel1000Seattle.com

Terrace at the Hotel 1000 - top Seattle wedding venue
Wedding at The Seattle Fairmont Olympic Hotel, photo by John and Joseph Photography

The Fairmont Olympic Hotel

Return to a world of elegance at The Fairmont Olympic Hotel. An historic landmark, and icon of chic Seattle-style since 1924, this stunning property is adored by Seattleites and savvy world-travelers for its romantic ambiance and exemplary customer service. From the spectacular Spanish Ballroom to the lovely, light-filled setting of The Garden, The Fairmont Olympic Hotel offers several gorgeous ceremony and reception spaces; divine accommodations, world-class amenities, and a host of complimentary services all in one extraordinary wedding location. Note: Be sure to ask about their Platinum Honeymoon Packages.

Call 206-287-4058 or visit www.FairmontOlympicCatering.com 

URBAN enoteca

Featuring three stylish modern event spaces for weddings of 25 up to 250, Seattle’s hippest new venue, URBAN enoteca, is an oasis of fine wine, delicious food, and modern elegance. A hidden gem in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood, just south of Spokane Street, this uniquely fashionable wine-bar and reception site opened to rave reviews and top editorial awards in 2010 and it’s been garnering more of the same from couples and connoisseurs ever since. With extraordinary service, a phenomenal selection of wines from Washington vineyards, and a mouth-watering menu that’s setting trends here and beyond, URBAN enoteca is the ideal place to pamper your guests in a sleek, Seattle setting they simply won't forget.
 
Call 206-467-9463 or visit www.UrBANenoteca.com

Seattle's hip new reception site - Urban Enoteca
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