About this vendor
The Canvas Event Center, an art gallery and ballroom, welcomes couples in the greater Seattle, Washington area for their weddings. This modern and industrial event space features a versatile space with polished cement floors, high ceilings and unique chandeliers. Couples will find this venue in the Industrial District of Seattle, located seven minutes from Harbor Island.
Facilities and Capacity
This ballroom features 10,000 square feet of customizable event space with room for up to 400 wedding attendees. At the Canvas Event Center, couples can transform the rooms to the wedding venue of their dreams. The concrete floors add a modern touch to the venue, as do the unique overhead chandeliers. These light fixtures feature circles of individual pendant lights of the same size, shape, and height. Together, they appear as one large chandelier. Other pendant lights of the same size and shape sit at varying artistic heights within this larger circle to give the piece depth and added individuality. Couples can play with drapery, decor, and lighting in this space to change its appearance and tone for their wedding. In this venue they will also find modern accents such as large light up letters in the bridal suite and a geometric cement staircase.
Services Offered
Couples can use this space for any wedding-related event. It is available for ceremonies and receptions, but also bridal showers, elopements, engagement parties, and rehearsal dinners. The Canvas Event Center offers to couples all-inclusive packages that help the wedding day in their fantasy become a reality. This takes the stress and pressure off of the couple. Even couples who hire an outside event planner or choose to be more hands on with their wedding can take advantage of the setup and cleanup services offered at this ballroom. Additional services found at this venue include:
Bridal suite
Liability insurance
Lighting/sound
Outside vendors
Parking
Pet friendly
Wireless Internet
History
The building that now houses the Canvas Event Center was built in the mid-1950s as a warehouse. At one point in its industrial days it even served as a crane repair station. Shortly after the turn of the century, the warehouse was renovated and became a contemporary art space. From there, it became the unique wedding venue it is today.
Amenities + details
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Wireless Internet
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Ballroom
Reviews
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out of 5.01 reviews
I got married at Canvas this past August. We chose them because they allowed outside vendors (we were set on having a taco truck because tacos), they had a Saturday available, and ...
they seemed really flexible with coming in early to decorate. (It really is a blank canvas so we knew we'd need to spruce it up quite a bit!)
The owner was really nice and seemed super down to earth with it all; even gave us a discount if we chose Canvas within 3 days.
The second time we met with them the owner acted as if she never said anything she had previously promised. She said we couldn't actually come in early to decorate, that we'd have to pay all this money, etc. It was a breakdown moment for this bride for sure. Then she acted very short the rest of the time we worked with her. She just kept saying that they're unlike any venue, offer way more, etc.
Other cons:
-It doesn't come with ANY tables or chairs. They have a company you can rent through but it's very expensive.
-The recommended DJ was terrible--didn't listen to my husband or I when we begged them to turn off a song that had multiple cuss words in it--which we explicitly said we didn't want.
-The catering staff showed up to set up on the day of the wedding an hour and a half late. My family and friends ended up setting up tables/chairs for a 250 person wedding.
-They promised AC but when we got there it was extremely hot especially in the rooms where you get ready.
Pros:
-You can stay as late as 2 AM- great for long dance parties like we wanted.
-You can decorate pretty much how you want.
-It's a big venue and great for a cocktail vibe.
Overall, my wedding day was amazing but all of these things were very frustrating to deal with and I would be careful before choosing this venue! If you have no budget limitations and can do whatever want decor wise, it's a fun place to play with. But you've got your work cut out for you!
Contact
3412 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA
Canvas Event Space