Portland Wedding Venues

Weddings in the Forest City

Portland's wedding venue selection offers resort hotels, banquet halls and ballrooms. For couples hoping for a more rugged vibe, head to the outskirts of town where small family-owned inns offer all-inclusive wedding weekend packages. Have the entire wedding party stay on site in the cozy cabins. Each are equipped with porches, fireplaces and handmade quilts.

If you're hoping for a funkier feel for your Big Day, why not marry in a non-traditional but ultra-cool wedding venue like a bowling alley? Some downtown Portland venues feature both lanes for bowling and atmospheric rooftop bars to enjoy after the ceremony. Nosh on food from a food truck while gazing out over the city; on a clear day, you can see all the way to Back Bay and Mt. Washington.

Weddings in Portland tend to run about the national average, around $35,000, making the city one of the more affordable metropolitan areas where you can tie the knot. Wedding guests can expect to pay a bit more than average for a hotel in the area, with rooms averaging about $200 nightly.

Greater Portland and Casco Bay Venues

Cape Elizabeth, Scarborough, Falmouth, Yarmouth, South Portland make up the Greater Portland and are great choices for couples hunting for wedding venues in the Portland area. Blending big city cultural opportunities with relaxed, small town vibes, the Casco Bay area brims with charm. Quaint inns and bed and breakfasts on the coast are ideal venues for laid-back ceremonies long on scenic vistas.

Getting out of the city also opens up the potential for a rustic wedding on a farm or in a barn. Greater Portland farm wedding venues often feature acres of sprawling green grass, barns with open rafters and twinkling lights overhead. Relaxed, rugged couples will love what the Greater Portland area has to offer.

Planning Around Portland Weather

Emerald forests and mild summers more than make up for Portland's unpredictable weather. With that in mind, it's no surprise that most couples marrying in Portland choose to do so in the late spring and early summer months. Autumn is growing in popularity among couples looking for pops of orange and red foliage in their wedding photos. Whatever month you choose to marry in Portland, consider a venue with a rainy day option -- just in case.

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