The Best Wedding Venues on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island offers a magical setting for couples dreaming of a wedding surrounded by natural beauty. From coastal views and lush forests to charming heritage venues, this island has something for every couple. Whether you’re planning an intimate elopement or a grand celebration, Vancouver Island’s diverse wedding venues provide the perfect backdrop for your big day.
As a Vancouver Island wedding photographer, I’ve had the privilege of capturing love stories across the island’s most breathtaking venues. Below, I’ve compiled a guide to some of the best wedding locations on Vancouver Island to help you find the one that perfectly matches your vision.
Victoria Wedding Venues
As the capital of British Columbia, Victoria combines historical charm with modern elegance. From the classic beauty of Hatley Castle to the seaside serenity of the Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Victoria offers stunning venues that make every wedding unforgettable. Whether you want a garden party at The Butchart Gardens or a waterfront celebration at Delta Hotels Victoria Ocean Pointe, the city has endless options for your dream wedding.
Nanaimo Wedding Venues
Known as the “Harbour City,” Nanaimo is a fantastic location for couples seeking scenic coastal venues with a laid-back vibe. Venues like the Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort and the Nanaimo Golf Club offer picturesque settings for ceremonies and receptions, while their exceptional service ensures a stress-free experience for you and your guests.
Cowichan Valley Wedding Venues
The Cowichan Valley is a hidden gem on Vancouver Island, known for its rolling vineyards, rustic charm, and artisan culture. From the romantic Blue Grouse Estate Winery to the lush gardens of Bird’s Eye Cove Farm, this region is ideal for couples looking for an intimate and scenic wedding venue.
Parksville and Qualicum Beach Wedding Venues
Parksville and Qualicum Beach are famous for their sandy beaches and laid-back atmosphere. This area offers stunning waterfront venues like the Beach Club Resort, where you can exchange vows with the ocean as your backdrop. Whether you’re dreaming of a beach ceremony or an elegant ballroom reception, this region offers a serene setting for your special day.
Why Choose Vancouver Island for Your Wedding?
Vancouver Island offers a unique blend of natural beauty, charming venues, and talented local vendors. Its temperate climate, combined with breathtaking landscapes, makes it an ideal choice for couples planning a destination wedding. Whether you’re envisioning a rustic forest wedding, a coastal elopement, or a luxurious resort celebration, Vancouver Island sets the stage for unforgettable memories.
Let’s Capture Your Island Love Story
Your wedding day is one of the most important milestones of your life, and finding the perfect venue is just the beginning. As a wedding photographer, I specialize in capturing the beauty and emotion of your day, creating timeless images you’ll treasure forever. If you’re planning your Vancouver Island wedding, let’s connect and bring your vision to life.
As a disclaimer, we have not photographed at every single one of these venues, though we hope to eventually. We recommend doing a site visit and communicating with the venues directly to ensure that they meet the requirements for your special day!
Victoria, BC
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Venue Name | City | URL | Region | |||
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The Butchart Gardens | Brentwood Bay | butchartgardens.com | South Island | |||
Anchor Inn & Suites | Campbell River | anchorinn.ca | North Island | |||
Coast Discovery Inn | Campbell River | coasthotels.com | North Island | |||
Dolphins Resort | Campbell River | dolphinsresort.com | North Island | |||
Haig-Brown House | Campbell River | http://haig-brown.bc.ca | North Island | |||
Painter's Lodge | Campbell River | painterslodge.com | North Island | |||
Strathcona Park Lodge | Campbell River | strathconaparklodge.com | North Island | |||
Arbutus Ridge Golf Club | Cobble Hill | arbutusridgegolf.com | South Island | |||
Cherry Point Estate Wines | Cobble Hill | cherrypointestatewines.com | South Island | |||
Cobble Hill Hall | Cobble Hill | farmersinstitute.ca | South Island | |||
Merridale Cidery & Distillery | Cobble Hill | merridale.ca | South Island | |||
40 Knots Vineyard & Estate Winery | Comox | 40knotswinery.com | North Island | |||
Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park | Comox | filberg.com | North Island | |||
Comox Valley Curling Centre | Courtenay | comoxvalleycurling.com | North Island | |||
Crown Isle Resort & Golf Community | Courtenay | crownisle.com | North Island | |||
Mount Washington Alpine Resort | Courtenay | mountwashington.ca | North Island | |||
Old Church Theatre | Courtenay | https://oldchurchtheatreshows.com/ | North Island | |||
Old House Hotel & Spa | Courtenay | oldhousehotel.com | North Island | |||
The Westerly Hotel | Courtenay | http://coasthotels.com | North Island | |||
Two Eagles Lodge | Courtenay | twoeagleslodge.com | North Island | |||
Oceanfront Suites at Cowichan Bay | Cowichan Bay | oceanfrontcowichanbay.com | South Island | |||
Bird's Eye Cove Farm | Duncan | birdseyecovefarm.com | South Island | |||
Blue Grouse Estate Winery | Duncan | bluegrouse.ca | South Island | |||
Maple Grove Guesthouse | Duncan | http://www.maplegroveguesthouse.ca/ | South Island | |||
Providence Farm | Duncan | http://providence.bc.ca | South Island | |||
Dragon's Lodge | Gabriola Island | dragonslodge.ca | Mid Island, Gulf Islands | |||
Surf Lodge and Pub | Gabriola Island | surflodgegabriola.com | Mid Island, Gulf Islands | |||
Bodega Ridge | Galiano Island | bodegaridge.com | Gulf Islands | |||
Galiano Oceanfront Inn and Spa | Galiano Island | galianoinn.com | Gulf Islands | |||
Woodstone Manor | Galiano Island | woodstonegaliano.com | Gulf Islands | |||
Mayne Island Resort | Mayne Island | mayneislandresort.com | Gulf Islands | |||
Brentwood College School | Mill Bay | http://brentwood.bc.ca | South Island | |||
Enrico Winery | Mill Bay | enricowinery.com | South Island | |||
Unsworth Vineyards | Mill Bay | unsworthvineyards.com | South Island | |||
Cedar Community Hall | Nanaimo | cedarcommunityhall.ca | Mid Island | |||
Costin Hall | Nanaimo | lantzville.ca | Mid Island | |||
Beban Park | Nanaimo | http://nanaimo.ca | Mid Island | |||
Blue Heron Estate | Nanaimo | blueheronestate.com | Mid Island | |||
Coast Bastion Hotel | Nanaimo | http://coasthotels.com | Mid Island | |||
Cottonwood Golf Course | Nanaimo | cottonwoodgolfcourse.com | Mid Island | |||
German Cultural Centre | Nanaimo | germanculturalcentre.com | Mid Island | |||
Grand Hotel Nanaimo | Nanaimo | https://www.thegrandhotelnanaimo.ca/ | Mid Island | |||
Millstone Winery | Nanaimo | millstonewinery.ca | Mid Island | |||
Moose Lodge | Nanaimo | mooseintl.org | Mid Island | |||
Nanaimo Golf Club | Nanaimo | nanaimogolfclub.ca | Mid Island | |||
Newcastle Island | Nanaimo | newcastleisland.ca | Mid Island | |||
Pleasant Valley Social Centre | Nanaimo | pleasantvalleyhall.org | Mid Island | |||
Vancouver Island Conference Centre | Nanaimo | viconference.com | Mid Island | |||
Wellington Hall | Nanaimo | http://wellingtonbc.org/ | Mid Island | |||
Nanoose Bay Cafe | Nanoose Bay | nanoosebaycafe.com | Mid Island | |||
Parksville Museum | Parksville | parksvillemuseum.ca | Mid Island | |||
Sunrise Ridge Waterfront Resort | Parksville | sunriseridge.ca | Mid Island | |||
The Beach Club Resort | Parksville | beachclubbc.com | Mid Island | |||
Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Resort | Parksville | tigh-na-mara.com | Mid Island | |||
Poets Cove Resort & Spa | Pender Island | https://www.poetscove.com/ | Gulf Islands | |||
Gowlland Harbour Resort | Quadra Island | gowllandharbour.com | North Island, Gulf Islands | |||
Crown Mansion Boutique Hotel and Villas | Qualicum Beach | crownmansion.com | Mid Island | |||
Milner Gardens & Woodland | Qualicum Beach | http://milnergardens.viu.ca | Mid Island | |||
Oak & Vine Estate | Saanich | oakandvineestate.com | South Island | |||
Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse | Saanichton | seacider.ca | South Island | |||
Bullock Lake Farm | Salt Spring Island | bullocklakefarm.com | Gulf Islands | |||
Duck Creek Farm | Salt Spring Island | duckcreek.ca | Gulf Islands | |||
Green Acres Lakeside Resort | Salt Spring Island | https://saltspringislandresort.com/ | Gulf Islands | |||
Harbour House Hotel | Salt Spring Island | harbourhousessi.com | Gulf Islands | |||
Hastings House Country House Hotel | Salt Spring Island | hastingshouse.com | Gulf Islands | |||
Lightwater Cove | Salt Spring Island | lightwatercove.ca | Gulf Islands | |||
Stone Bridge Island Farm | Salt Spring Island | stonebridgeislandfarm.com | Gulf Islands | |||
Stone Hearst | Salt Spring Island | stonehearst.ca | Gulf Islands | |||
Shawnigan Lake Community Centre | Shawnigan Lake | http://cvrd.ca | South Island | |||
Shawnigan Lake School | Shawnigan Lake | shawnigan.ca | South Island | |||
The Lakehouse at Shawnigan | Shawnigan Lake | thelakehouseatshawnigan.com | South Island | |||
Kildara Farms | Sidney | kildarafarms.com | South Island | |||
Cedar Haven | Sooke | cedarhavenweddings.com | South Island | |||
Prestige Oceanfront Resort | Sooke | prestigehotelsandresorts.com | South Island | |||
Sooke Harbour House | Sooke | sookeharbourhouse.com | South Island | |||
The Sea Lion Estate | Sooke | sealionestate.com | South Island | |||
Clayoquot Wilderness Resort | Tofino | wildretreat.com | West Coast | |||
Long Beach Lodge Resort | Tofino | longbeachlodgeresort.com | West Coast | |||
Wickaninnish Inn | Tofino | wickinn.com | West Coast | |||
Black Rock Oceanfront Resort | Ucluelet | https://www.blackrockresort.com/ | West Coast | |||
Fort Rodd Hill | Victoria | http://pc.gc.ca | South Island | |||
Hatley Castle | Victoria | hatleycastle.com | South Island | |||
Bilston Creek Farm | Victoria | bilston.ca | South Island | |||
Metchosin Community Hall | Victoria | https://metchosinhall.ca/ | South Island | |||
Ambrosia Conference & Event Centre | Victoria | ambrosiabanquet.ca | South Island | |||
Camosun College | Victoria | camosun.ca | South Island | |||
Craigdarroch Castle | Victoria | thecastle.ca | South Island | |||
Delta Hotels by Marriott Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort | Victoria | https://www.marriott.com/ | South Island | |||
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Suites Victoria | Victoria | http://hilton.com | South Island | |||
Fairmont Empress | Victoria | fairmont.com | South Island | |||
Four Points by Sheraton Victoria Gateway | Victoria | https://www.marriott.com/ | South Island | |||
Hotel Grand Pacific | Victoria | hotelgrandpacific.com | South Island | |||
Inn at Laurel Point | Victoria | laurelpoint.com | South Island | |||
Oak Bay Beach Hotel | Victoria | oakbaybeachhotel.com | South Island | |||
Olympic View Golf Club | Victoria | olympicviewgolf.com | South Island | |||
Orca Spirit Adventures | Victoria | orcaspirit.com | South Island | |||
Pendray Inn & Tea House | Victoria | pendrayinnandteahouse.com | South Island | |||
Songhees Events & Catering | Victoria | songheesnation.ca | South Island | |||
Stage Wine Bar | Victoria | stagewinebar.com | South Island | |||
Starling Lane Vineyard | Victoria | starlinglanevineyard.com | South Island | |||
The Beach House | Victoria | https://www.beachhousevictoria.com/ | South Island | |||
The Fort Common | Victoria | fortcommon.com | South Island | |||
The Gardens at HCP | Victoria | hcp.ca | South Island | |||
The Parkside Hotel & Spa | Victoria | parksidevictoria.com | South Island | |||
The Union Club of British Columbia | Victoria | unionclub.com | South Island | |||
The Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & Spa | Victoria | https://www.marriott.com/ | South Island | |||
Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour | Victoria | https://www.marriott.com/ | South Island | |||
Villa Marco Polo Inn | Victoria | villamarcopolo.com | South Island |
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