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Weddings · how to plan in Toronto & the GTA

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Every wedding resource on the site in one place. Start with the Weddings hub, split your budget with the splitter, and browse venues by city.

Everything on EventPlans.ca for Weddings: planning guides, ideas, lessons from the free Academy and the vendors who work these events in Toronto and the GTA.

Where to start

Set the budget with the budget calculator (it shows HST and contingency).
Build the dates backwards with the timeline generator.
Shortlist rooms in the venue directory and acts with the entertainment finder.
Run the day from a run of show.

Across Canada

Listings outside the Greater Toronto Area, by province. More cities are being added.

Alberta

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Venues

Art Gallery of Alberta

Edmonton · 300+ guests

In-house catering

A contemporary art gallery on Churchill Square that rents its atrium, hall, theatre and terrace.

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Venues

Fairmont Hotel Macdonald

Edmonton · 300+ guests

In-house catering · Outdoor space

A historic downtown hotel with eight meeting rooms (about 13,500 sq ft) and more than 9,000 sq ft of outdoor event space…

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Venues

Heritage Park: Gasoline Alley Museum

Calgary · 300+ guests

Near transit

A living-history park in southwest Calgary whose Gasoline Alley Museum hall hosts events of 150 to 1,000 guests among vintage vehicles, with…

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Venues

Fairmont Palliser

Calgary · 300+ guests

A historic 407-room railway hotel in downtown Calgary with 13 meeting rooms; the largest is about 4,800 sq ft.

British Columbia

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Venues

Craigdarroch Castle

Victoria

Outdoor space

A Victorian-era mansion museum that rents its rooms and South Lawn after hours.

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Venues

Fairmont Empress

Victoria · 300+ guests

In-house catering · Outdoor space

A historic railway hotel on Victoria's Inner Harbour with about 18,000 sq ft of meeting space.

Venues

Vancouver Maritime Museum

Vancouver

Outdoor space

A maritime history museum in Vanier Park with an events gallery, a lobby and an outdoor terrace over English Bay.

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Venues

Museum of Vancouver

Vancouver · 300+ guests

Outdoor space

A civic history museum in Vanier Park that rents its lobby, studio, gallery-side rooms and a garden patio.

Toronto & GTA

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Directory Independent

Elevation Audiovisual (Elevation AV)

AV, Lighting, Production, Sound, Staging · Typical events $1,000 to $10,000 (company's published range)

Event production company from Trenton, Ontario: audio, video, lighting and staging equipment with crew, for events from Toronto to Kingston.

Venues

Deer Creek Golf Club

Ajax · 300+ guests

In-house catering · Outdoor space

Deer Creek is a public golf facility in Ajax with 54 holes of golf.

Venues

Pickering Museum Village

Pickering · up to 108 guests

Pickering Museum Village is a City of Pickering heritage museum with restored buildings and heritage gardens in Greenwood.

Venues

Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa

Markham · up to 1,184 guests

In-house catering

This is an all-suite Hilton hotel with 502 guest rooms and an attached conference centre.