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Simple, Meaningful Marriage Ceremonies in Toronto _____________________________________________________
Halls and Clubs
(larger events)
Hart House, University of Toronto
The music room is lovely. You can book the debates room for a wedding as well. Don't forget the Grill Room for an engagement lunch. The Non-denominational Chapel is pretty for smaller weddings (up to 35).
Multifaith Centre, UofT (ask Mary for details)
Rosewater Room
Graydon Hall Manor
McLean House, and Sunnybrook Estates
Berkeley Field House, Church
St. Lawrence Hall
Arts and Letters Club
Arcadian Court
Royal Conservatory of Music
Parks and Gardens
To reserve Toronto Park locations for ceremonies, call the Permit office: 416-392-8188
Note: Toronto limits big weddings to a few large event locations. Smaller parks, beach-fronts, even ravines could be used discreetly for small private elopements. Read our post about small weddings and City Parks on ElopeToronto
Allan Gardens
St James Park + gazebo
Toronto Music Garden (max 20 people)
Toronto Islands
Cherry Beach, Ashbridges Bay,
LeslieSpit
Sunnyside Pavilion ($$)
Hotels and inns
Any Hotel will host a wedding, big or small. The Gladstone and the Royal York
will hold family-size weddings as well as bigger events. We've used suites at the Park Hyatt, Gladstone & Four Seasons for intimate weddings, (and the Hyatt suite had an enormous wet bar).
The Old Mill has many private rooms for small events.
The Windsor Arms Tea Room is perfect for a small elegant wedding.
Almost any Bed and Breakfast (the charming ones) could host a simple wedding
Historic Locations
and Museums
and
Galleries
To book one of Toronto's Historic Museums contact:
Marna Ward, 416-338-0030
mward@toronto.ca
Many historic sites have outdoor gardens for good weather, and indoor facilities as well. We like:
Todmorden Mills (I'm the volunteer historic gardener at the Mills, and have married several couples here, ask me)
Gibson House
MacKenzie House
Montgomery's Inn
Black Creek Pioneer Village (several venues)
Ontario Heritage Trust manages:
The George Brown House on Beverly,
the Edwardian Heritage Center on Adelaide,
the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse (and the Elgin!)
Consider other interesting city locations, like the Brick Works, The St. Lawrence Market Gallery, or
Riverdale Farm
Wychwood Car Barns (Artscape)
The big hall and the two smaller theatres. Also see the Artscape space at Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island, or the Music Garden at Harbourfront.
or contemporary spots, like the Gardiner Museum
You can also ask almost any art gallery, for rental procedures for events when they are dark. Some do not advertise weddings, but just enquire whether they will host a private event, such as the Cryptic Canvas
A number of Distillery District galleries host weddings, such as the BlueDotGallery.
Small and Medium sized Restaurants as venues
You can ask for the entire space (private function), or a private room
(Search listing HERE). Look for "Private Room" or "Meetings" or "Events" instead of "weddings".
Or ask for a half-hour slot
in a semi-empty restaurant 'between service'; e.g., 11am for lunch, or 4:00 for dinner, and then stay and eat.
Be sure to emphasize
you are having a simple civil ceremony, no fuss, no chair wrapping, no confetti or other cleanup problems, and
a restaurant may be happy to serve the champagne and accommodate you.
example: Poor John's Cafe, Parkdale (we did their first wedding!) 647-435-2688
Many restaurants regularly host small to medium events, and such as La Maquette on King, Archaeo (Distillery), Reds, Terroni, Le Select (nice back patio/terrace)
Quirky,
Theatrical
or charming
locations
Doris McCarthy Trail - to the sculpture at the bottom
Ontario Science Center - try the Planetarium, the
Mezzanine at St. Lawrence Market (the "Market Kitchen") or a library meeting room
Or rent a smaller non-religious meeting room at your local church, such as the Music Room at Bloor St. United.
St Stephen in the Fields, by Kensington Market @ 103 Bellevue Ave., Toronto, Ontario 416-921-6350
(nice for a medium wedding & reception in the same hall - lovely restored interior. Still has ecclesiastical decor.)
St George the Martyr Anglican Church, behind OCAD & AGO, offers the Garden and/or the Sanctuary for small to medium non-denominational weddings or receptions. My daughter was married here! Jason Arviss, 416.204.1080.
Fun commercial event sites like the Academy of Spherical Arts or the Steamwhistle Brewery
PERFORMANCE SPACES IN TORONTO
this is a list of currently running shows: thus a contact list of theatres & performance spaces, from churches to halls.
Unusual sites
Well, we were asked to marry a couple while skydiving north of Toronto, but weather intervened.
Mary HAS flown a small plane, so we'll reconsider! There's the rink at Nathan Phillips Square (whoops, did that - and now NPS is being renovated),
a wedding on a Subway/ Streetcar, the Toronto Island Ferry, and in a canoe, of course - thanks, Bill Shattner.
We've married couples in the Skypod at the CN tower, to the polite amusement of German tourists. Note that you can be MARRIED on a boat, but you still have to sign the documents on land. You can read about 'boats, planes, trains and aeroplanes' HERE.
Weddings of Toronto.com | Halls and Clubs (larger events) |
Hart House, University of Toronto The music room is lovely. You can book the debates room for a wedding as well. Don't forget the Grill Room for an engagement lunch. The Non-denominational Chapel is pretty for smaller weddings (up to 35). Multifaith Centre, UofT (ask Mary for details) Rosewater Room Graydon Hall Manor McLean House, and Sunnybrook Estates Berkeley Field House, Church St. Lawrence Hall Arts and Letters Club Arcadian Court Royal Conservatory of Music |
| Parks and Gardens |
To reserve Toronto Park locations for ceremonies, call the Permit office: 416-392-8188 Note: Toronto limits big weddings to a few large event locations. Smaller parks, beach-fronts, even ravines could be used discreetly for small private elopements. Read our post about small weddings and City Parks on ElopeToronto Allan Gardens St James Park + gazebo Toronto Music Garden (max 20 people) Toronto Islands Cherry Beach, Ashbridges Bay, LeslieSpit Sunnyside Pavilion ($$) |
| Hotels and inns |
Any Hotel will host a wedding, big or small. The Gladstone and the Royal York
will hold family-size weddings as well as bigger events. We've used suites at the Park Hyatt, Gladstone & Four Seasons for intimate weddings, (and the Hyatt suite had an enormous wet bar). The Old Mill has many private rooms for small events. The Windsor Arms Tea Room is perfect for a small elegant wedding. Almost any Bed and Breakfast (the charming ones) could host a simple wedding |
| Historic Locations and Museums and Galleries |
To book one of Toronto's Historic Museums contact: Marna Ward, 416-338-0030 mward@toronto.ca Many historic sites have outdoor gardens for good weather, and indoor facilities as well. We like: Todmorden Mills (I'm the volunteer historic gardener at the Mills, and have married several couples here, ask me) Gibson House MacKenzie House Montgomery's Inn Black Creek Pioneer Village (several venues) Ontario Heritage Trust manages: The George Brown House on Beverly, the Edwardian Heritage Center on Adelaide, the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse (and the Elgin!) Consider other interesting city locations, like the Brick Works, The St. Lawrence Market Gallery, or Riverdale Farm Wychwood Car Barns (Artscape) The big hall and the two smaller theatres. Also see the Artscape space at Gibraltar Point on Toronto Island, or the Music Garden at Harbourfront. or contemporary spots, like the Gardiner Museum You can also ask almost any art gallery, for rental procedures for events when they are dark. Some do not advertise weddings, but just enquire whether they will host a private event, such as the Cryptic Canvas A number of Distillery District galleries host weddings, such as the BlueDotGallery. |
| Small and Medium sized Restaurants as venues | You can ask for the entire space (private function), or a private room
(Search listing HERE). Look for "Private Room" or "Meetings" or "Events" instead of "weddings". Or ask for a half-hour slot in a semi-empty restaurant 'between service'; e.g., 11am for lunch, or 4:00 for dinner, and then stay and eat. Be sure to emphasize you are having a simple civil ceremony, no fuss, no chair wrapping, no confetti or other cleanup problems, and a restaurant may be happy to serve the champagne and accommodate you. example: Poor John's Cafe, Parkdale (we did their first wedding!) 647-435-2688 Many restaurants regularly host small to medium events, and such as La Maquette on King, Archaeo (Distillery), Reds, Terroni, Le Select (nice back patio/terrace) |
| Quirky, Theatrical or charming locations |
Doris McCarthy Trail - to the sculpture at the bottom Ontario Science Center - try the Planetarium, the Mezzanine at St. Lawrence Market (the "Market Kitchen") or a library meeting room Or rent a smaller non-religious meeting room at your local church, such as the Music Room at Bloor St. United. St Stephen in the Fields, by Kensington Market @ 103 Bellevue Ave., Toronto, Ontario 416-921-6350 (nice for a medium wedding & reception in the same hall - lovely restored interior. Still has ecclesiastical decor.) St George the Martyr Anglican Church, behind OCAD & AGO, offers the Garden and/or the Sanctuary for small to medium non-denominational weddings or receptions. My daughter was married here! Jason Arviss, 416.204.1080. Fun commercial event sites like the Academy of Spherical Arts or the Steamwhistle Brewery PERFORMANCE SPACES IN TORONTO this is a list of currently running shows: thus a contact list of theatres & performance spaces, from churches to halls. |
| Unusual sites | Well, we were asked to marry a couple while skydiving north of Toronto, but weather intervened. Mary HAS flown a small plane, so we'll reconsider! There's the rink at Nathan Phillips Square (whoops, did that - and now NPS is being renovated), a wedding on a Subway/ Streetcar, the Toronto Island Ferry, and in a canoe, of course - thanks, Bill Shattner. We've married couples in the Skypod at the CN tower, to the polite amusement of German tourists. Note that you can be MARRIED on a boat, but you still have to sign the documents on land. You can read about 'boats, planes, trains and aeroplanes' HERE. |