Top Seattle Wedding Venues

AXIS Pioneer Square

OLIVIA STROHM – WWW.OLIVIASTROHMPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

AXIS is a wedding venue that is located in the historic heart of Downtown Seattle and is an axis point for art, culture, history, and photography. This city space features exposed brick walls, archways, and open floor plans which will make your wedding unforgettable. You can even find an outdoor space right behind the venue: Nord Alley is a perfect outdoor area for taking photos, creating a lounge area, or playing yard games.

Canvas Event Space

Joanna Monger – www.joannamonger.com

Canvas is a trendy wedding venue in Seattle with 10,000 square feet of versatile space. The venue can accommodate weddings with over 330 guests and gives you a versatile blank canvas that can be personalized to match your style and taste.

Cedarbrook Lodge

Joanna Monger – www.joannamonger.com

Cadarbrook Lodge is a stunning Seattle event venue and urban oasis. You can choose between four wedding sites for your ceremony:  Evergreen Lawn, Tamarack Hall, and the Reflections Gallery. The venue can accommodate celebrations with up to 200 guests and there are even 150 rooms available for overnight stays.

Golden Gardens Bathhouse

Taylor Jones – www.taylorjonesphoto.com

The Golden Gardens Bathhouse is a breathtaking waterfront wedding venue in Seattle. Imagine getting married at this spectacular venue: you are surrounded by serene forested hills, sandy beaches, and sailboats. Downtown Seattle is just a 14-minutes drive away from this wedding site. The main hall can accommodate up to 295 standing guests and 140 seated guests.

IslandWood

MARCELA PULIDO –  WWW.MGPULIDO.CO

IslandWood gives your wedding a rustic Pacific Northwest backdrop and is just a 35-minute ferry ride away from Seattle. The natural beauty of the 250-acre property with forested trails, meadows, ponds, gardens, two treehouses, a suspension bridge, and a canopy tower will leave you and your guests speechless. IslandWood is supporting justice-oriented environmental education programs, so you are helping a good cause as well.

Kiana Lodge

HANNAH BREIDINGER – WWW.HEARTSANDCOLOR.CO

The Kiana Lodge offers a delightful mix of natural and rustic elegance and is only a short ferry ride away from Seattle. The Lodge features six acres of fragrant cedars, tall firs, and manicured gardens and its waterfront is a stunning backdrop for any kind of wedding.

Whether it’s the historic open-beam structure, the floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, or Garden Atrium, this outdoor and indoor venue will leave you and your guests speechless.

For more inspiration, check out this Kiana Lodge wedding at the Seattle Coast.

King Street Ballroom & Perch

Anna Simonak – www.simonakphotography.com

King Street Ballroom & Perch is an elegant and chic wedding venue located in the heart of Pioneer Square in Seattle, Washington. The two-level event venue gives you beautiful views of the Seattle skyline.

You can get married on the venue´s rooftop area and celebrate your wedding in the spacious ballroom. Floor-to-ceiling windows and sparkling chandeliers add to the venue´s luxurious atmosphere. The venue can accommodate celebrations with up to 300 guests.

MadArt Studio

Amy Galbraith – www.amygalbraith.com

MadArt Studio is a contemporary art studio, private gallery, and wedding venue located in Seattle´s South Lake Union neighborhood. The 3800 square foot studio features exposed brick walls, wooden beams, and floor-to-ceiling windows. This venue can accommodate weddings with up to 175 seated guests.

Olympic Rooftop Pavilion

Lucas Mobley – www.lucasmobley.com

The Olympic Rooftop Pavilion at Stoneburner is a part of Hotel Ballard at the Ballard Avenue in Seattle. The urban wonderland features vaulted ceilings, a skylight, window walls that can be opened fully, and a panoramic view of the waterways and mountains. The venue can host events with up to 150 guests as a reception style, or 120 seated guests for dinner.

The Hall at Fauntleroy

Adrien Craven – www.adriencraven.com

The Hall at Fauntleroy is an elegant wedding venue and one of Seattle´s few indoor and outdoor event spaces. The picturesque former schoolhouse from the 1900s is located in West Seattle. You can get married in their two spacious indoor rooms, or outside in the Garden Courtyard. You can host ceremonies with up to 250 guests in the bigger room of the wedding venue.

The 101

Sarah Anne – www.sarahannephoto.com

The 101 is a modern-industrial wedding venue in Seattle, Washington. The open-concept venue features brick walls, white concrete floors, rustic wooden beams, and 19th-century architecture. The location can accommodate weddings with up to 200 guests.

WithinSodo

Kirsten Marie – www.kirstenmariephotography.com

WithinSodo is a beautiful modern-industrial wedding venue in the heart of Seattle’s vibrant Sodo neighborhood. The flexible venue offers you a spacious rooftop deck with breathtaking views of the city´s skyline. Up to four flexible rooms can be booked on your wedding day, which allows you to celebrate with up to 625 guests.

And if you love Washington, but you like to see more venues than just the Seattle based ones, then make sure to check out our post about the 14 most beautiful wedding venues you will love.

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It is time to visit the North of the west coast today. Our LLF community member Hannah Breidinger from Cinncinati, Ohio traveled all the way to Washington to capture the beautiful Kiana Lodge Wedding of Becky and James. Hannah will share her impressions of the day with us and show us some photos of the sunny day in Seattle.

Hannah Breidinger:

“What a joy this entire trip was – we traveled all the way to Seattle to meet Becky and James and photograph one of the most important days of their lives at Kiana Lodge. It was a total honor to say the least, as Becky is a beyond talented wedding photographer herself. The weather was like nothing the locals had seen this time of year – bright blue skies and golden sunshine. We embraced it completely for their outdoor ceremony. It was just as lovely as they come! The tide came in right around when they exchanged vows adding so much depth and deepness to the words they recited. Zac and I were running around on this day like kids in a candy shop, attempting to capture the immense beauty of it all through our eyes. Take a look below to see all the goodness. Thank you, Becky and James, for it all; you two are one-of-a-kind.”

After a small break here, we will continue with the amazing Kiana Lodge Wedding by Hannah Breidinger

These two are gorgeous, right? Although the weather in Seattle was superb on this day! Folks, there are only a few photos left of this wedding. Let’s take a look at the party images next.

The end – What else do you need to know?

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Only a few days are left until 2018 is over. So let us take a look back at our Artist of the Month from November. Witness the mesmerizing work by Henry Tieu from Seattle, USA. He is truly one of the best when it comes to capturing the emotions between two loving human beings in a beautiful and creative way.  Henry Tieu is the last AOTM in 2018 but you will see him and many other amazing artists in our LOOKSLIKEFILM Artists of the Year-feature back again soon.

How old are you and where are you from?

This question is so interesting to me because I’m from all over the place. I was born in Vietnam but grew up in Oklahoma and Idaho. I currently am based out of Seattle, Washington. And I am 27.

Tell us a little bit about your life at the moment?

This has been one wild year and I am grateful for all the opportunities and all the amazing people I’ve met. I photographed my very first wedding this year, photographed my first destination wedding, taught a couple of workshops, released my presets, went to places that I could only dreamed of and received awesome awards from Junebug Weddings and Rising Tide (and now Artist of the Month of course). My little twerky heart is twerking.

At this time, I am still trying to take everything in.

Wedding season has slowed down a bit but I am still editing like crazy. Besides being a full time photographer, I also work in an intensive care unit as a Registered Nurse. I just can’t give up nursing because it’s part of my identity and passion. It can be a bit overwhelming at time but it’s all so worth it.

How did you end up being a photographer? 

Growing up, my family only took photos on Lunar New Years and I always volunteered to take photos for everyone. One year, my dad trusted me enough and gave me the only film camera we had. I enjoyed running around holding the camera because everyone was smiling, everyone was just so happy. I think deep down, it’s part of why I do what I do: putting smiles on people’s faces.

When I was 12, I saved up all my allowances and bought myself my very first digital point and shoot camera. I walked around the neighborhood and photographed flowers, trees, and animals. I still remember how I was so excited when I see the crisp focus and bokeh on my photos.

When I was in college, I worked at the bookstore and saved enough money to buy my first DSLR camera. I got the Canon t1i because it was the most affordable camera I could buy at that time. After a long day at school and work, I would drive around downtown Seattle at night to do nighttime photography. I uploaded all of my photos on a personal Flickr account that has zero interactions with anyone but I was just so happy seeing my photos in a “gallery”.

I graduated from college and immediately got busy with life and work. I picked up the camera again years later after a stressful week at work. Being an ICU nurse, I see unfortunate tragedies on a daily basis. I see how short life truly is. One day, I took care of a patient who was around my age, who was a healthy person until he couldn’t breath. He came to the hospital and that was when we found out he had lung cancer and it had spread everywhere. He passed within one week. And I was his nurse the whole time.

I went home, couldn’t sleep, couldn’t get my mind off of my patient. I started thinking about my life, where I was and where I wanted to go next. So my husband and I decided to stop working overtime all the time. We started hiking around Washington and that was when I picked up my camera again. I want to see the world, I want to capture memories and moments in life that are important. I want to live a life that if and when I get stuck in a hospital bed, I don’t have to look back in life and ask myself all the what-if.

From landscape photography, I started dipping my toes into couple portraits and eventually became a wedding photographer. Till this day, I still carry the same philosophy into everything I do. My philosophy in life has become my approach to wedding photography: big or small, destination or local, I provide a 100% of myself so I can photograph moments that are priceless and darling.

Where do you see yourself in 20 years?

Oh man, that is a loaded question. A year ago, I thought I was going to go back to Doctorate school. Now, I got the acceptance letter and declined the admission offer because my heart is with photography. Who knows what will happen. 20 years from now I don’t know if my passion will change but I hope I still have that fire within me that drives me to go for what my heart desires.

I see my husband and I’m raising a family. I see us hosting gatherings at our place so we can still connect with friends and family. I see us booking a photographer each year for our annual Christmas photos. I hope I can still be a photographer. I hope people still love what I do.

What gear are you currently using?

I am a Sony guy. My main camera is the Sony a7riii with 2 back up bodies and they are the Sony a7iii

Zeiss 35mm 1.4 is my most used lens since it’s so versatile
Zeiss 55mm 1.8 is my 2nd most use one.
Sony 85mm 1.8 is my least use but I should use it more. I love the crispness that it produces.
Godox V860ii: I use this guy for the dance floor. I go between bounce flash and shutter drag.

What advice would you give out to a new starting photographer?

It’s all in your head. Truly, everything. The mind is a crazy thing. It can give you the confidence you need or it can drag you down and makes you feel like you are not worth anything. With that being said, we all have been victimized by our crazy minds at one point or another. I know I was and still am.

But here’s a quote I’ve read that has changed my life: “By the time you realize your worth, you’ll be worth more”. Trust yourself so your clients can trust you. If you can’t trust yourself just yet, go out there and practice. Don’t be afraid to fall. Don’t be afraid to fail.

It’s better to fall and fail on practice shoots so you don’t fall or fail on someone’s special day. Invest in yourself, invest in education.

Did the LLF community change the way you see or shoot weddings, couples etc.?

100% yes. When I first learned about LLF, I spent hours and hours on your website. Before I go to bed, I would scroll the LLF Facebook Group to read all the questions and answers other photographers have. I look at other’s work to learn about framing, composition, light, poses, and so so so many different aspects for a stunning photograph as well as a cohesive gallery. Thanks, LLF for creating this community where we all can learn from one another.

What plans do you have for 2019?

I am officially a part-time nurse so I can focus more on wedding photography and family. In 2019, I will host my very first workshop called Hey Darling Workshop and it was sold out within 6 hours (I am still on cloud 9). I plan on releasing HD Presets pack 2 where 25% of my proceed goes towards charities.

I also plan on blogging more and creating more education materials for photographers. Stay tuned. I have more exciting projects that are under construction at the moment and I can’t wait to share soon.

Henry Tieu

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Henry Tieu – Seattle Wedding & Adventure Elopement Photographer

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After an amazing workshop in New York last year, it was time to rock Seattle in October 2017.  We had so much fun and want to share with you some awesome impressions that took place around our CHOO CHOO Camp week. Thank you to every attendee, speaker, model-couple and partner, who made this week special.

ABIGAIL KENT

AMY TAYLOR

Bermé Jordaan

Dan & Michelle Fox

Daniel Aaron Sprague

JOSH REXFORD

Katie Salerno

Kelley McKenzie

Kelly Lemon Vizcaino

Kristen Giles

Lathan J. Ford

Laura Babb

Leslie Jennings

Matthias Jaworski

Mellissa Receveur

Monika Grzelak

Noémi Jánossy

Paul Woo

River G. West

Seth Langner

Stephanie Baroni Cook

Stephanie Kotaniemi

Stephanie Moikeha

Taylor Mitchell-Sadler

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