Small intimate venue in the GTA?

Did you have any luck finding a place?

Thank you so much for all the info I will check this out

View quoted message Hi Chrissy,

We has the ceremony and after dinner party in the South Rooftop Patio and had the reception in the Gallery. And since there’s always a DJ every Saturday on the North patio during the summer season, we didn’t need one. We also didn’t want constant music blasting so we requested for a stereo system to be hooked up with a phone jack. My hubby make a wedding apple playlist that we played with their system. They also help with setup and takedown. I sourced all the vendors myself and negotiated and confirmed everything 6 months before the big day. We had the rings picked out and engraved probably 2-3 weeks after we were engaged.

If your headcount is small, there’s really no need for a MC. People apparently follow the bar. LOL. When the gallery bar was closed, they start to head back to the other bar they know up on the patio. I had 3 cases of wine/champagne and got back 17 untouched bottles to return to LCBO. Spoke has a $25/bottle uncorking fee which is fair. We controlled the beverage offerings and guests’ drinks were always topped off so no one felt like they needed to binge drink. Kept the bar tab super low.

Let me know if you want to know more 🙂

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HI Angel

That is a beautiful place I was looking for something similar and with that price range? did you have a DJ and and did you source out all your vendors etc. What room did you use for dinner and dancing

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I got married in August 2018 at the Spoke Club (downtown core in the King West Area) with a headcount of 40 (38 guests + us). The bill for venue, food (hors d'oeuvres, 3-course sit-down, after dinner platters), alcohol (we had open bar), service, decor, floral arrangements, boutonnières, crosages, floral hairpiece, favours, candy table, officiant, hair/makeup for bride/mother/motherinlaw and photographer came in at about $6500 (HST included).

So if you were to add another 25 guests for a 60 person headcount, it'd be at about $8000 (HST included). Hope that helps.

NOTE: I didn't include dress(es), rings, honeymoon, tux/suit because those things are more personal and lives beyond that one day. $8k is also a typical budget for a normal vacation to us and can't be gauged as "the norm."

Good Luck!

Just curious if you ended up booking a venue, looking for the same sort of place with the same number of guests

I've previously ocme accross this one as well! It's on our list to check out! Thanks

Just looked it up- Love it! definetely going to consider it, thanks

Hi Cassandra,

Check out the Lake House in Pickering, its down by the lake.

We are having our Rehersal dinner there and it is stunning, they have a private chef who does the meals and for your size (65 people) it would probably cost you approximately $4000, just a ballpark but i think it would be pretty close. There is an upper deck room and a larger size space downstairs.

Hope this helps

Check out Sassafraz! THEIR minimum spend for the private room was under 5000$. And the coordinator was very easy to work with!
I think your best bet will be restaurants or community halls to keep things within budget. The downside of halls is that they usually don't offer catering, and finding an outside caterer is more work for you!

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