The Locks Wedding & Event Venue

t thank her enough! All around great people, and absolutely stunning venue. Can not recommend it enough!

ing place to get married. We were able to rent and use 3 locations throughout the weekend (Pavilion, House 3, and Thunder Island), and each was accommodating and gorgeous in its own way. The ease of having everything from welcome night, rehearsal, ceremony, and reception in the same spot made our logistics 10 times easier. Lots of wedding venues are gorgeous, but what sets the Locks apart is their this place is that they are truly flexible and hospitable. They will actually listen and try to make anything work for you! We had 200+ guests so we really pushed the capacity, and the team worked flawlessly to make sure we. Jeanetta (the manager) offered so much helpful perspective, was easy to reach and communicate with, and went the extra mile, even helping us put up and take down lights, bringing her personal tools. It felt like showing off the PNW to our east coast and Midwest guests. They were blown away, and so were we. If you want a low-stress, high-flexibility, completely stunning outdoor wedding, this is the spot. Hidden gem for sure.

You have three choices for your ceremony spot and three options for the reception, both indoor and outdoor. Both have their own beauty. It is also very peaceful and not crowded even though it is a park. The ceremony site is on a small island that is walkable (next to) from a parking lot. Price: We have looked at various venues, both in Portland and Seattle. I think it has the best price with the views you get. Contact them if you do not want to purchase the entire wedding package and they are very flexible. They do not have a required vendor list which makes your wedding even more affordable. They can provide tables, chairs, linens, bluetooth sound system (in door/outdoor), arch, setup help. You could rent a bridal suite to get ready. Management: The manager Jeanetta is literally one of the kindest person I have ever met. I think she alone deserves a 10 star rating. She truly cared and went above and beyond to help with our wedding. She was flexible, thoughtful and always willing to work with you! Other staffs at the office were also extremely nice.

far from Portland, ability to have getting ready spaces, ceremony, and reception area all on one site, and the price! Our photos turned out beautiful in part due to the gorgeous setting, which was important to me, and many of our guests commented about how beautiful the venue was. It was able to accommodate the three mobile trailers we had for catering and bartending, and the on-site audio equipment worked great for our ceremony and reception. There are two things I had to dock a star for. First, because there are two wedding sites on the island, and it is operated by a public agency, you can't reserve both wedding sites just for your wedding for the whole day. This wasn't a huge deal - the coordinator reached out to me well in advance of the day that there would be another wedding earlier in the day at the second wedding site on the same date as mine. That was fine, as I was assured they were having a short ceremony and would be well out of site 1.5 hours before my ceremony was scheduled to begin. Unfortunately, about 15 minutes before my ceremony, as my bridal party and I were getting lined up, I could still see the other bride and her guests near my ceremony area, they were just leaving. I was bit annoyed about the overlap, especially since I had been assured there was no chance of that happening. The second downside was I found the coordinator a bit difficult to communicate with. It was often difficult to get answers from her over email, and both of the times we met with her on-site she was at least 15 minutes late. I really had to be proactive in getting information from her because of how long it took to get responses sometimes. I understand she was very busy, and like I said, overall the day still went great and I wouldn't have gone with a different venue - but something to keep in mind when thinking about your own planning.