Sure, it’s cold outside—but winter weather is the perfect excuse to get a little cozy on your wedding day. Twinkling lights and rustic textures, roaring fireplaces and charming interiors: these are the things a dreamy winter wedding is made of. Here’s where to find ’em.
1. Pacific Ballroom at the Fairmont Vancouver
Location: Vancouver
Maximum Capacity: 400
Price: $45,000 minimum food and beverage spend
The nickname for this 85-year-old Fairmont property is “the Castle,” so if you’re looking for a wintry fairy-tale wedding, there’s no better spot. The sweeping Art Deco ballroom is draped in golds and creams with a twinkling crystal chandelier: windows look onto the snow-dusted city below. Bonus: your booking includes a night in one of the historic hotel’s glamorous honeymoon suites.
2. Cafe Medina
Location: Vancouver
Maximum Capacity: 55 seated; 70 standing
Price: Available upon request; food starts at $85/person
This one’s for the foodie couples in the house: high ceilings, decorative mouldings and exquisite Mediterranean food make Café Medina not only a sought-after brunch spot but also a stunning wedding venue. Choose from seated or standing dinner and cocktail options: think stuffed eggplant with creamed feta, confit duck leg or an old fashioned made with saffron-spiced honey.
3. Cecil Green Park House
Location: Vancouver
Maximum Capacity: 200 for ceremony; 140 for reception
Price: From $4,000
The timeless charm of the Cecil Green Park House offers a warm escape from the Vancouver chill. The historic seaside mansion is yours for the day—take your pick from the many rooms the house has to offer for your ceremony and reception: from an intimate 18th-century drawing room (hello, crown moulding) to the mahogany–and-stained-glass Kanakla room.
4. The Cheakamus Centre
Location: Squamish
Maximum Capacity: 120 seated; 130 standing
Price: From $2,750
You might be taking the wedding indoors, but that doesn’t mean you have to forgo a little nature. The lush forest setting of the Cheakamus Centre is seemingly boundless (it includes all 165 hectares of the surrounding ecological reserve), even when you’re celebrating in the contemporary, wood-and-glass building.
5. Wedgewood Hotel and Spa
Location: Vancouver
Maximum Capacity: 55 seated; 100 standing
Price: Available upon request
Fireplaces, mahogany walls and leather accents galore: this is what a downtown winter wedding should be. Go for the moody dining room for an intimate dinner with 20 guests, or mix and mingle in the 100-standing Devonshire room—either way, the food served by in-house, Michelin-recommended Bacchus Restaurant is sure to please.
6. Fraser River Lodge
Location: Agassiz
Maximum Capacity: 200
Price: From $12,800 ($4,000 for elopements and micro-weddings)
The all-inclusive venue offers ceremony spaces, guest accommodations and catering. The lodge’s snowy grounds and vistas of Mount Cheam make for picture-perfect photos, while the warm, woodsy interiors keep your guests cabin-cozy through the night. Make a rustic weekend of the whole affair—the Lodge also offers activities like axe throwing and wilderness trips.
