Narrowing down venues, has anyone had experience?

thanks for the confirmation on bird kingdom! We've been on tons of boats, and have dramamine on deck for the next 5 years haha! thats not a worry. Hornblower is the line that has a covered, indoor place for a ceremony! Thats why were doing Canada over NY Niagara (plus the US side isnt the best).

How is the weather in Niagara around Aug-Sept? We might go after labour day because rates going down significantly, not peak season, etc

It is basically an elopement with family. Our wedding is pretty low key, but Ive always wanted it to be in Canada! I love Niagara location. My real want is to go behind the falls, get drentched! but, other party members say to reconsider. Ive looked through some of the vendors on here, but there wasnt much in our style. Were not going to pay for space that we dont need.

Hey Alison! Welcome to the community! These sound like amazing venue choices! You can also take a look at the reviews on the venues in our directory to see the newlyweds experience: Wedding Venues Toronto

Have you thought of a style for your wedding?

-Botonical gardens is beautiful and for a wedding would be perfect! You would have so many different photo opportunities there!
-Bird Kingdom does host weddings. I just read online about it... it says "with over 50,000 square feet of real tropical rainforest, complete with a 40 foot waterfall and tropical plants, our venue will provide breathtaking memories for a liftime".
-The cruise personally I wouldn't do only because if it is moving and someone gets sea sick. Also in the photos, most people are wearing those bags to prevent themselves from getting soaked. I also am not sure if they do weddings or not. I have never heard about any being done.
-The Wedding company of Niagara looks like they have some really great packages and different things they can offer you! I would definitely be looking into them!
If I were picking, I would look into the Botonical Gardens and the Wedding Company of Niagara. They seem to have the most information about weddings and if it is something they do often, then you will know you are in good hands! Plus the photos they show are beautiful!