Choosing your wedding venue is going to be one of your biggest decisions as an engaged couple. If you are undecided as to where to hold your wedding for a crowd of guests, we’ve got some perfect Calgary Wedding Venues for you to consider. Once you have an idea so to your your budget and your guest list, searching for the perfect location becomes much easier.

The wedding venues that are chosen are able to cater for large parties for those who wish to have all their friends and family witness the happy day. These venues will help you create a wedding day unique to you both, taking care of everything from catering, music, lighting and overnight accommodation.

Heritage Park

A wedding at the scenic Heritage Park provides you with a beautiful setting to be married. They can cater for wedding parties of 2000, so you don’t have to scrimp on the guest list if you have the budget.

The wedding planners at Heritage Park will take care of everything for you. You can choose your wedding venue from multiple choices within the park including having your ceremony on the park’s paddle-wheel boat. For those with a large number of guests, the option of an outdoor ceremony allows comfortable space for everyone.

The Glencoe Club

If you want a blank slate to create your own theme, the Glencoe Club provides just that. Create the theme and the ambience for your wedding that you’ve always dreamed of.

You can choose to have your wedding ceremony at the outdoor altar facing the Rocky Mountains. If you or your party are keen golfers, consider booking the Glencoe club for both the ceremony and reception as this will give you a bit of time at the driving range or a quick round of golf on their beautiful course.

The Wedding Pavillion

Renovated in March 213 The Wedding Pavillion has a contemporary look while maintaining its grand estate home feel. Specialising solely in weddings makes the Wedding Pavillion the perfect choice for a wedding for couples wanting to hand over the planning and preparation of their wedding to the experts. Alternatively, try their new ‘Design it Your Way’ package for the wedding of your dreams.

Carriage House Inn

The Carriage House Inn can cater for a sit-down dinner for a large wedding party of 350 people in their sleek modern ballrooms. If you want an elegant wedding and a spectacular backdrop for your reception photos, this is your perfect wedding venue in Calgary.

Whilst the Carriage House Inn is about 10km from the city centre, you need not worry about transport at the end of the night as you can stay overnight at the hotel attached to the inn.

The Calgary Zoo

For animal lovers, how about a wedding at the Calgary Zoo? You can have both your ceremony and your reception at the zoo in a choice of indoor and outdoor areas. The Safari Lounge creates a warm environment for up to 280 seated guests and makes you feel like you are dining in Africa. While the building includes a dance floor, a veranda overlooks zebras, giraffes and ostriches.

If you have lots of children on your guest list, you can plan a break between the ceremony and the reception so that guests can visit the animals.

Rafter Six Ranch

If you want a mountain wedding venue, but don’t want to travel too far from the city, consider the Rafter Six Ranch. 75km from the city, the ranch has a wedding chapel that features a cathedral ceiling and gothic windows creating a historical ambience.

Rafter Six Ranch is a one-site wedding for your ceremony, photographs and reception. You can even stay overnight in one of the cozy cabins at the ranch and hire a bus to take you all back to the city the following day.