Vancouver Aquarium

The Vancouver Aquarium is quite possibly the most authentic and unique venue in the entire city of Vancouver. Imagine feasting and dancing with a natural backdrop of thousands of colourful, tropical fish and marvelous aquatic life. Weddings of all sizes are welcome as the Aquarium has the facilities and space to host large formal weddings or smaller, intimate weddings. Did you want impressive photos of your celebration too? Then look no further than this venue full of sea life.Facilities and capacityThe whole venue has over 100,000 square feet of event space nestled amongst a stunning world full of marine life all around you. The facilities offered include the following spaces, all with plated dinner options upon request:- Entire Aquarium: This space has a capacity for up to 600 for a seated dinner and up to 2,000 for a cocktail reception. - Main Building Enhanced: This area has a capacity for up to 500 guests for a seated dinner and up to 1,300 for a cocktail reception. - Main Building: This area has a capacity for up to 300 guests for a seated dinner and up to 600 for a cocktail reception. - Full Top Floor: This floor can accommodate up to 250 guests for a seated dinner and up to 500 for a cocktail reception. - 3/4 Top Floor: This space has a capacity for up to 150 guests for a seated dinner and up to 350 for a cocktail reception. - Canaccord: This gallery has a capacity of 140 for a seated dinner and up to 200 guests for cocktail reception. - 1/2 Top Floor: This space has a capacity of 105 guests for seated dinner and up to 180 for a cocktail reception. - Steller's Bay: This space is also great for a small wedding of 100 guests for a seated dinner and 130 for a cocktail reception. - Courtyard: This outdoor space can be used for your ceremony or an outdoor reception of 225 guests for a seated dinner and 500 for a cocktail reception. - Upper Teck (Teck Connections): This gallery has a capacity for up to 100 guests for a seated dinner and 200 for a cocktail reception. - Lower Teck (Teck Engagement) Gallery: This space is ideal for a smaller wedding of up to 80 guests for a seated dinner and up to 175 for a cocktail reception. - Changing Tides (NEW SPACE!): Can seat up to 160 guests and 200 for a cocktail reception Services offeredVancouver Aquarium offers a number of services to make your event perfect. The services offered include:- Head table, cake table, signing & gift table, DJ station - Set up & Takedown - 60” round, high top & low bistro tables - White folding chairs - Black or White Linen - China & flatware - Oceanic centerpieces - Wi-Fi within the venue - Use of In-house Screens (within the Gallery you have rented, excluding 360-degree screens) - Table Number Frames - Tea Light Candles - Standard background music - Easel for seating chart - Unmanned Coat Check - Pipe/drape set-up x1 - Complete Floor Plan - Staffing Labour Costs - Guided and non-guided site tour of the venue - Event Planner - Banquet Coordinator on-site for the duration of your event CuisineThe culinary team at the Vancouver Aquarium, led by renowned Executive Chef Ned Bell creates a wide range of delicious dishes full of West Coast flavour. Their aim is to offer a fine dining experience which is as amazing as the venue itself. All food is sustainably sourced whenever possible for their farm-to-table approach to deliciously served dishes.Other servicesAs a stunning aquarium, this venue can also offer other activities that will enhance your special day. These include:- Educational Steller Sea Lion program - Otter Feed - Thrilling 4-D Experience Theatre - Hands-on Learning at the Wet Lab - Penguin meet and greet - Shark Talk - Jellyfish Feed