Vancouver's Best Small Wedding Locations
Small and micro weddings are becoming more and more popular with couples. Smaller means more affordable, and with fewer guests, the bride and groom have the chance to connect with everyone. To begin the planning for your small celebration, start by selecting an intimate wedding venue that meets all your needs.
Giggster's traditional and unique Vancouver wedding venues make finding the spot to tie the knot super simple. Whether you want a greenery-filled space in the city's iconic Stanley Park, a modern home with lovely views of Queen Elizabeth Park, or a historic church full of colorful stained glass, the Giggster app will help you find it. Simply put, we have the best small wedding venues in Vancouver, BC, period.
Booking the perfect event space has never been easier or more affordable. Our reasonably hourly rates can cater to any budget, ensuring you have room left over for a fantastic Vancouver wedding photographer or an ultra-high-end menu. Just download the app and get searching!
Why Choose Giggster for Your Small Wedding Venue in Vancouver?
Natural light, views of the North Shore Mountains, rustic charm, and luxurious furnishings can all be achieved. Your perfect wedding venue is what you decide it is, and luckily, Giggster's ample selection means you're sure to find your dream space for an intimate celebration.
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The perfect small wedding venue may call for a warehouse-like space with tall ceilings, concrete floors, and plenty of windows. If so, the Giggster app can help you find exactly what you need.
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Combine an intimate wedding ceremony with fabulous dining at a restaurant with a cozy cocktail bar, a winery feel, or a Parisian brasserie theme. Either way, we've got you covered.
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For more of an inside-outside vibe, choose from venues with a covered terrace or impressive homes with lush backyards for an outdoor ceremony followed by dinner and dancing.
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Get creative with an artistic event space that offers a backdrop of colorful art and fun furnishings, or build everything from scratch at a customizable studio with heritage features or a dance floor and fog machine.
Transform Your Small Wedding in Vancouver Starting at Just $18 CAD/hour
Exceptional Variety & Quality: From quirky Victorian galleries to airy lofts full of plants to modern homes with rooftop decks, it's only your imagination that will limit your choice from our 215 fantastic Vancouver options.
Hassle-Free Booking: Not only does the Giggster app have an enviable selection, but all that choice doesn't have to come with a high price tag. The choices start for as little as $18 CAD/hour, which will help your overall budget. Easily filter the results to your preferences and see everything about the space, from amenities to availability, on a single, user-friendly page. Then, book in a few clicks or request additional info from the host.
24-Hour Free Cancellation Policy: This policy means you can adjust your booking or cancel entirely in the first 24 hours after booking. The only thing to keep in mind is that this only applies as long as the event date you booked is at least 48 hours away.
Platform Protections: Every time you book with Giggster, whether it's a Vancouver spot like Historic Sanctuary with Stained Glass Windows or somewhere else, you have the choice to add on extra coverage for cancellation, liability, and damage to protect against unforeseen issues.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Vancouver for a Small Wedding
A micro wedding venue in Vancouver has many benefits, but the city is also famous for some drawbacks as well. Go into the planning with the complete picture of the various pros and cons:
Advantages
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You really can't beat the city's natural surroundings. Mountains, ocean, and the grit and history of downtown Vancouver all make for the perfect photo backdrop, whether right from the venue or if you go off-site with your wedding photographer.
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As Canada's major West Coast City, Vancouver has a ton of different wedding venues for a boutique experience. Smaller hotels, private garden spaces, and everything in between can be found downtown and throughout the city.
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Vancouver has an extensive public transportation system to get your guests around. Plenty of buses move through downtown and the Skytrain can get folks to and from the airport and to other cities in the Lower Mainland, like Surrey, New West, and Coquitlam, in a flash.
Disadvantages
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In Vancouver, rain is commonplace. While it's better in the summer, regardless of when you plan your small wedding, you'll need an indoor contingency plan just in case.
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While it does rain here, Vancouver's weather is relatively mild, and the impressive scenery makes it a desirable place to live. This has led to an inflated real estate market, and these high prices are often passed onto venue renters.
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Traffic is a real problem here, especially during rush hour. The bridges (The Lion's Gate and Second Narrows) jam up and can add hours to a commute. Public transportation is usually faster due to dedicated bus lanes, but wedding guests may not want to travel this way in their fancy clothes with gifts in hand.
The Best Small Wedding Locations in Vancouver
Choice is the name of the game with the Giggster app. With a whopping 215 Vancouver small wedding venue options, there's definitely a spot that will make your special day even more special.
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Amazing Homes – Plush Surroundings. Your small Vancouver apartment likely isn't the best place to get married, but if you still want that homey feeling, rent out an entire home with everything you need. Outdoor space, full kitchens, posh dining rooms, and relaxing areas to get ready ensure your day goes off without a hitch.
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Charming Restaurants – Perfect for Foodies. Whether you want a menu that features Mexican, Thai, French, or food with local flair, you can find it easily in the app. The atmosphere can range from cozy and comfortable to modern and sleek to everything in between.
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Lofts and Warehouses – Rustic Meets Modern. Set up your tables and chairs in the blank slate of a Vancouver warehouse or loft. Decorate to the nines with all the space available, and work the polished floors, beams, and floor-to-ceiling windows into your theme.
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Nightclubs and Bars – Party Into the Night. When you're most excited about the wedding after-party, why not make it the focus of the whole event? Perform the ceremony on a stage and then make the easy transition to the dance floor with surrounding tables and top-notch sound equipment.
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Colorful Studios – Quirky Vibes. When traditional just doesn't make sense for your nuptials, get married at a Vancouver studio or sound stage. Vibrant murals, tons of space, and even the backdrop of a vintage motel show guests that you're an unconventional couple.
How to Plan a Small Wedding in Vancouver
Regardless of the size of your wedding, the task can feel daunting, but at least your venue search is made easy with Giggster. Aside from the actual location of the event, don't omit any of these necessities:
Have a Bad Weather Plan – Since rain is common in Vancouver throughout the year, an outdoor wedding venue needs to have an indoor option. Rent tents, set aside space inside for the ceremony, or embrace it by offering guests umbrellas that match your color palette.
Don't Get Carried Away – A typical small wedding will have no more than 50 people on the guest list. Don't go overboard and only send invites to the most important family and friends. To alleviate any hard feelings, consider live-streaming the event for anyone who didn't make the cut.
Spruce Up the Space – Gather decorations that fit the wedding theme and have them ready to go for the day. Or, if your budget permits, hire a decorator or a wedding planner that also offers this service. Most venues will need your personal touch anyway to convey the appropriate wedding feeling.
Go Custom – Because the wedding is small and intimate and you'll be surrounded by close relatives and friends, add a personal element to the vows by writing your own and leave hand-written notes for each guest at their seat. This would be a huge task for a wedding of 250 people!
Saving Money on Your Small Wedding in Vancouver
Even though you're putting on a small event, it's still important to stick to your agreed-upon budget. While fewer guests means less food, drinks, and overall space, getting too bougie with it can quickly take your spending above the limit.
Put a limit on the open bar.
It's realistic to think that you can offer an unlimited bar when you're hosting a small wedding, but this can end up costing a fortune, especially if your friends and family enjoy a drink. Provide a few free drink tickets to guests and then have them purchase anything additional. If this doesn't mesh with your wedding plan, keep the unlimited feature but only offer beer and wine, which are cheaper than top-shelf spirits.
Go digital with the invites.
Aside from the time it takes to find, purchase, and write out up to 50 invitations, the cards and the postage cost quite a bit. Save your cash for something else and send free e-vites to everyone.
Rent or choose off the rack.
The wedding dress and suit can be big-ticket items if you want them to be. Rent the suits for the groom and groomsmen or re-purpose existing attire. As for the dress, consider buying a white dress from a regular store and having it tailored or embellished after-the-fact to avoid the inevitable wedding markup.
Your Fabulous Small Wedding in Vancouver Starts with Giggster
The Giggster app is your one-stop shop for wedding venues, from micro to massive. If you're searching for a small space to fit your needs perfectly, you've come to the right place. Find and book an ideal venue in minutes so that you can move on to all the other planning that goes into this memorable day.
