Wedding venues and practical help across Metro Vancouver

Hire a government-registered marriage commissioner for a nonreligious civil ceremony at the location you choose. Official fee tables publish the base ceremony rate and allowed extras such as mileage, so couples can budget a courthouse-style or park ceremony without a religious officiant.

• Civil Ceremony
• Officiant
• Government
• Transparent Pricing
• Elopement Friendly

Buy a B.C. marriage licence in person from an authorized issuer before any legal ceremony in the province. Official guidance sets the $100 fee, three-month validity window, ID rules, and the requirement for a licensed commissioner or religious official plus two adult witnesses.

• Marriage License
• Government
• Civil
• Transparent Pricing

Book an intimate museum wedding with indoor rooms and a Vanier Park garden patio overlooking English Bay. Preferred caterers are recommended, but outside catering is not required, which helps couples who need a specific cultural menu inside a flexible cultural venue.

• Outside Catering
• Intimate
• Museum
• Garden
• Indoor Outdoor
• Rain Backup

Stage a garden ceremony in Stanley Park, then move indoors to the Lord Stanley Ballroom or Tea Room. Official wedding pages list capacity for about 60 to 250 guests, seasonal outdoor use, and in-house catering with a coordinator for the day.

• Garden
• Indoor Outdoor
• Rain Backup
• 100 149
• 150 249
• Park
• Hospitality

Use a downtown heritage club for ceremonies and receptions in rooms such as the Grand Ballroom, Georgian Room, lobby, or atrium. In-house culinary and pastry teams handle catering, which suits couples who want a full-service hospitality venue rather than an open-caterer blank slate.

• Hospitality
• Heritage
• Ballroom
• Indoor
• In House Catering
• Downtown

Book a historic chapel ceremony in Minoru Park for classic indoor vows, garden ceremonies, or small elopements. City of Richmond materials confirm wheelchair access and seating for 120, while The Chapel Group publishes package sizes from under 10 guests up to larger garden ceremonies.

• Ceremony
• Chapel
• Intimate
• Elopement
• Wheelchair Usable Ceremony
• Garden

Rent a municipal banquet hall with kitchen access for receptions up to about 200 guests. City of Richmond publishes hourly rates, insurance, and liquor-licence rules, which makes this a practical option when a cultural caterer needs a working kitchen without a hotel package.

• Outside Catering
• Kitchen
• Large
• 150 249
• Municipal
• Value

Use New Westminster’s configurable ballroom for seated receptions up to about 430 guests with in-house catering support. Official wedding services include a bridal room, dance floor, and event managers, with an explicit ban on outside alcohol.

• Large
• 250 Plus
• Ballroom
• In House Catering
• Bridal Room
• Transit

Hold a wedding or banquet in the Atrium overlooking Deer Lake Park, with adjacent studios for smaller receptions. City rental notes say there is no kitchen on site, so couples should plan outside catering and confirm insurance before locking a date.

• Outside Catering
• Large
• 150 249
• Arts Centre
• Park Views
• Municipal

Book Cardinal Hall at Delbrook for North Shore receptions with published dining capacity around 150. NVRC posts a wedding set-up photo for the room, which makes the municipal hall a concrete option when hotel ballrooms feel oversized or overpriced.

• Municipal
• Large
• 100 149
• North Shore
• Value
• Reception

Reserve a historic lodge overlooking the Pitt River for small weddings of up to 50 people. Metro Vancouver’s rental guide documents outdoor ceremony options, a great room with balcony, insurance requirements, and a $500 security deposit at booking.

• Intimate
• Micro
• Under 50
• Lodge
• Outdoor Ceremony
• Regional Park

Plan a beachfront intimate wedding or reception with kitchen access and a wraparound balcony facing the water. Alex House publishes table and chair inventory, a $1,000 deposit, insurance requirements, and a 10 p.m. noise curfew that couples should treat as a hard planning constraint.

• Intimate
• Waterfront
• Beach
• Kitchen
• Noise Curfew
• Elopement Friendly

Rent the Studio Theatre for a wedding reception in banquet format for up to about 160 guests. City of Surrey pages confirm licensed food caterers are required, alcohol must be purchased through venue staff, and applications should land at least six weeks ahead.

• Intimate
• 100 149
• Theatre
• Reception
• Licensed Catering
• Municipal

Combine an outdoor ceremony overlooking the course with indoor banquet rooms for up to about 200 guests. Official event pages advertise 2026 all-inclusive packages with buffet and plated menus, which suits destination weekends in the Fort Langley village.

• Golf Course
• Outdoor Ceremony
• Large
• 150 249
• All Inclusive
• Destination

Bring your own catering team into a Township of Langley banquet space with a rentable kitchen beside the Fraser River. Official rental rules confirm there is no in-house catering, document wheelchair access and accessible parking, and spell out insurance and liquor-licence steps.

• Outside Catering
• Kitchen
• Cultural Catering
• Wheelchair Usable
• Accessible Parking
• Municipal