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Roche Harbor Resort
About This Vendor
A Destination Within Reach
Roche Harbor Resort is a scenic waterfront wedding venue located in Friday Harbor, WA. This historic Pacific Northwest venue is nestled along the sparkling blue marina of San Juan Island and is just a few hours from downtown Seattle. The quaint yet elegant resort offers first-class amenities and full-service packages that allow you to celebrate your momentous day in style. You are invited to visit and fall in love with the San Juans, from which the dazzling Cascade and Olympic Mountains are visible year-round. Roche Harbor Resort has a variety of indoor and outdoor ceremony sites where you can marry the love of your life. The Sunken Garden is a lush, flowering oasis that accommodates 300 and overlooks the Puget Sound. The chic Our Lady of Good Voyage Chapel is more than a century old and provides a covered option in case of inclement weather. This chapel is still used for services and can host 120 of your closest loved ones. For your reception, 250 people can gather in the Pavilion and Courtyard for dinner and dancing. This pavilion features a cozy, wood-burning indoor fireplace, retractable glass doors, wood floors, and a custom-made bar. You can also throw a large outdoor party on the Seaside Lawn, where the island’s spectacular sunsets will paint the backdrop to the festivities. Comprehensive packages from Roche Harbor Resort are designed to ensure a seamless and stress-free wedding experience. These come with timeline planning, seating and PA systems for the ceremony, menu creation and wait staff, bartenders, and help with setup and breakdown. Executive Chef Bill Shaw will craft you a fully customized meal that reflects the best flavors of the Salish Sea and Washington farms. These can include San Juan Island shellfish, locally-raised beef, Samish Bay oysters, and other delicacies.
Amenities + Details
Ceremony Area
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Dressing Room
Outdoor - Covered
Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Guest Capacity
Up to 250
Settings
Beach, Waterfront, Garden, Historic Venue, Hotel, Park, Religious Setting, Church, Tented
Venue Service Offerings
Bar & Drinks, Destination Weddings, Destination Wedding Planning, Food & Catering, Planning, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff
Awards and Affiliations
Roche Harbor Resort Reviews
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The only word to describe our July 29, 2021 wedding at Roche is PERFECT. Truly. Our small gathering of 35 friends and family members was absolutely the best. The Roche planning team was professional and organized- I didn’t ever worry about a si...
ngle thing. The food was magnificent and the support in selecting excellent vendors for our photos, floral, minister, hair and makeup was spot on. We truly had the most magical stay and can’t wait to come visit next July. ❤️
In summary - I would rate Roche Harbor 5+ stars due to the breathtaking location, unbelievably accommodating and responsive wedding planning team, and their response to COVID-19 leading to the postponement of our wedding.
In detail - we were ...
supposed to be married at Roche Harbor in June 2019. As soon as the pandemic hit, the wedding planning team at Roche started reaching out. They kept us informed of state guidelines and they answered our (many) questions throughout the spring. Eventually - the team at Roche told us it would be in our best interest to postpone, and confirmed that we would not need to worry about deposits, and that they would handle moving previously-booked accommodations within the resort to a new wedding date. They gave us the available dates, allowed us to choose what worked best for our Summer 2021 schedules, and we were set. That easy!
I have to think to myself - how many venues would do this?! They were advising us to postpone because they genuinely wanted us to have the best wedding and celebration possible, and knew that social distancing guidelines may have gotten in the way. They didn't know that events were going to be shut down entirely. They put the client ahead of the business and they made my fiancé and I feel valued.
Throughout the wedding planning process, previous to the pandemic, the team was also incredible. If we had an idea for the wedding - they were there to support it and let us know how they could assist in making it a reality. Their job is essentially to make wedding dreams come true - and they do a very good job at that.
The experience you will get at Roche Harbor is like none other, whether you are planning or attending a wedding, or just visiting for a weekend getaway. It is a charming, happy place. The people are genuine and kind, the food is world class (McMillans is our very favorite restaurant), the service is like none other, and the people - both the folks who work there and those visiting, are just plain happy to be there.
We will now be married in June 2021. The team has stayed in contact with us and we always stop by to say hi when we visit San Juan Island. They connected us with all of our other vendors (photographer, officiant, rentals, cake, hair & makeup, etc.), who are also incredible and were unbelievably accommodating through the pandemic.
We feel deeply grateful to Roche for their understanding and grace through the year 2020. We cannot wait to be married there in 2021 and will continue to visit for the rest of our lives.
We were frequent visitors of Roche Harbor and always thought of it as a great getaway destination. During one such visit, accompanied by our daughter and her boyfriend / future husband, we overheard them remark, “If we ever get married, we shou...
ld do it here. This is such an awesome place!”
We never dreamed it would be possible. But, the day came when we started looking at wedding venues. Everything else paled. Roche Harbor Resort was permanently etched in our minds. On a whim, we contacted Roach Harbor Weddings and they immediately sent a link to their wedding presentation site. There was even an open date on the calendar.
Accommodating is an understatement. We set up an appointment to tour the facility with Jessica and invited our daughter and now fiancé to visit with us. Clearly Jessica loves her job and she gave us a great overview of the facility and how weddings worked at Roche Harbor.
Over the course of the next couple months, we worked with Ashley and several other team members finalizing the wedding plans. In addition to the dreams of our daughter and her fiancé, and the fabulous customer service, a primary decision making consideration for us was the turnkey nature of Roche Harbor Weddings. It was one stop shopping for the venue, the accommodations and a venue coordinator. Beyond that, we only had to arrange for our own photographer, cake maker and floral arranger and officiant. It was easier having a destination wedding than it would have been having it in a more local venue where we would have had to arrange for nearly everything. Plus the team was fun to work with.
Response from the Vendor on 09/18/2020
Hi Byron,
Thank you so much for your kind words!! We loved working with you all and enjoyed celebrating the union between Courtney & Kevan - it was so beautiful!!!
We are honored you and your family chose Roche Harbor to host their big day, an...
d are so happy you all come back for future vacations!! -Roche Harbor Events Team
The Events Team at Roche Harbor is top notch! We have had such a great experience with them from the beginning. We ended up postponing our 2020 wedding due to COVID-19 but Roche Harbor was so flexible and supportive throughout the whole process...
. What could have been a terrible situation ended up being so easy and smooth thanks to their team. While we haven't hosted our wedding yet, we have no doubt that Roche will exceed our expectations in 2021!
Response from the Vendor on 09/18/2020
Hi Hallie,
Thank you so much for the kind words!! We are so excited to be a part of your wedding day! Thank you for your flexibility in changing your date; we consider you part of the Roche Harbor Family, and truly want you to have the wedding...
of your dreams. We hope to build a lifetime relationship with you both – and hope you bring your families back for vacations and future celebrations too!! We are sooo looking forward to 2021!! -Roche Harbor Events Team
A winter wedding in Washington is possible!! Additional perk for most (if not all) of your guest accommodations is getting free upgrades to due the “slower season”. Sweet and intimate little white chapel is the perfect ceremony set up and very ...
close to the reception area. Beautiful and useable outdoor courtyard with huge fireplace to keep toasty warm. Rainy weather? No problem! There’s a covered patio and another huge and toasty stone fireplace inside. Not to mention the most delicious food that will have your guests raving and wanting more.
As with any wedding we had a few snags but nothing Stina and Laura couldn’t handle or smooth over, including hoping in as bar tender and waitstaff themselves. Throughout the planning process they were able to guide us to wonderful vendors and make sure all our needs were met and questions answered. Dream team!
Try a winter wedding! We just had our wedding yesterday and couldn’t be more happy with our decision. It was incredibly intimate, the staff wasn’t overwhelmed with guests so we felt like we were a priority, and the weather was nearly perfect! L...
aura and Stina were absolutely fantastic coordinators and helped guide us through every stage of the wedding. The resort was very specific before we hired them that they would work with third party coordinators if chosen, but we felt as though we didn’t need one (it wouldn’t have been worth the cost considering what Laura and Stina provided).
The food... oh the food. It was some of the best food we’ve ever had. Every single guest was (is) raving about how good the menu was. We are so grateful for the chefs and their staff.
The fireplaces were lit and kept everyone nice and warm. They also made for some beautiful photos (go check out Stefan & Audrey.. they were amazing). The venue also had lit propane heaters outside for those who wanted to sit outside.
The price for a winter wedding could NOT be beat. The venue fees are incredibly low and the off season pricing around the Island made this wedding perfect. We could not be more happy.
Recently, my best friend was married at Roche Harbor and from beginning to end - EVERYTHING went PERFECTLY! The staff was super attentive to the guests and helped fulfill any request that was thrown their way. The rentals were immaculate and st...
ocked with all of the essentials, the venue had any amenity needed and the setting was so picturesque! As a guest I couldn't have asked for a better weeding weekend!
The day was absolutely perfect from the ceremony, to dinner to reception. All of our guests told us it was one of the best weddings they have ever been to. Highly recommend this venue.
Everything went beautifully and we felt taken care of. It felt like rain or shine, everyone there would do everything they could to make the day perfect for us. The facilities and staff gave us numerous options for how we wanted our special day...
and accommodated all our wishes. It was a wonderful and memorable day.
Getting married at Roche Harbor Resort is THE BEST!! And I would know, I have planned 7 weddings there so far!! The views & property are phenomenal, the staff is beyond caring and helpful and the food is fantastic! It really is an oasis to esca...
pe to for your wedding with your family and friends - I can't recommend it enough!!
My entire family and I cannot express how wonderful the staff at Roche Harbor are. They all made our daughter's wedding so special and unforgettable. Everything went so smoothly due to their efficiency and organization. All the vendors they rec...
ommended were perfect too!
Also, having a destination event was so special. We had several friends and family who had never been to Roche Harbor. They are all still talking about the magic and beauty of the resort. Accommodations were perfect, all the food was amazing, and of course the entire staff.
We can't thank Laura, Tyla, and the whole crew for the most perfect weekend!
We had our wedding in March of 2019 and I only WISH we could live that weekend forever!! Roche Harbor is the MOST magical place!! From the minute we stepped foot into the resort we were greeted with kindness and genuine excitement from all of ...
the staff.
I don't even know where to begin, it was all so amazing - our rooms came not only with a beautiful view, but were gorgeous, clean and had a thoughtful little note it's the little touches that make the biggest differences!
The entire crew pitched in to make our ceremony extra special and our guests are STILL raving about the food - the kitchen staff KILLED IT!!
For dinner we chose to do heavy appetizers and delicious food stations - I'll never stop drooling over that seafood!! Oh and those corndogs?!? Delightful!
Chris and I couldn't have asked for a better wedding weekend, with a better crew of people and recommend them to EVERYONE!! We can't wait to go back for every anniversary!
Our experience here was lovely! They were very accommodating to meet our needs. The menu was tailored to meet gluten free, soy free, dairy free, and aspartame free dietary requirements. And with these changes the food was still AMAZING! They lo...
wered their minimum guest count for us because it was the off season. They accommodated an outdoor movie for us at Shipwreck beach and had staff on hand to help out the entire wedding day. Everything you could possibly need for your wedding day is provided here (with the exception of florals/an arbor). They certainly strived to make our wedding day how we wanted it and they succeeded! Would highly recommend for a wedding or other event venue! Our families loved it and we had a wonderful time staying at the resort with our family for three additional days as well! Certainly wonderful memories. Thank you Roche Harbor Resort staff!!
We had our wedding at Roche Harbor in October 2019 and it was the ideal location for us and our guests. First off, the location is incredible. The flexibility of hosting the ceremony outdoors or should the weather change, indoors was import to...
us. Plus, many benefits of doing it off season: plenty of accommodations to choose from, beautiful weather, and foliage changing color. The wedding/event team were incredibly accommodating to all our requests and wants. The food and wine were incredible. They also have a great list of vendors they regularly work with who know the space, but are able to make the wedding unique to us. Choose Roche Harbor!!! Just not on our anniversary weekend, as we want to have the best choice of rooms to choose from.
Roche Harbor knows how to throw one heck of a wedding! As the Mother-of-the-Bride, THANK YOU Roche Harbor for catering our extraordinary wedding reception. The night was seamless. To us it was nothing short of perfection and we enjoyed every mo...
ment of it. The FOOD was beautiful, so wonderfully prepared and presented. Everyone commented on how much they loved all of it. The stations made it so guests could serve themselves when and how much they wanted and that was the perfect approach for the casual style of dining we wanted. Roche Harbor staff was professional and courteous, and carried out the event in style.
Chef Bill put together the most creative and fabulous tasting menu. The food stations were well organized and beautifully set up. Everyone raved about the food. The planners Laura and Alyssa were extremely organized and attentive to detail from day one until the end of the reception. They made it so we did not have to worry about a thing at the reception.
My only regret is that I was so busy with Mother of the Bride and hosting that I did not get to return to the food stations enough!
I would throw my wedding every weekend for the rest of my life - and not change one thing - if I could!! Roche Harbor truly threw the wedding of my dreams. Not only was it the best day, ever, but many guests came up to us and wrote us afterward...
that it was the best wedding they've attended. Roche Harbor matched my level of attention to detail and personalization, which is really amazing for a vendor to do! The wedding food was not only "the best food we've had at a wedding" but it was also some of the "best food we've had, ever" said many of our guests. Roche Harbor went above and beyond, and throughout the night myself (bride) and my husband (groom) had personal servers/waiters/bartenders who made sure we had a drink in our hand, appetizers, dinner and of course cake! The planning team was so professional and fun to work with, and the set up team were pros. Thank you Roche Harbor for all the work that went into planning the best day ever!
The team at Roche made our guests feel so welcome.. The banquet team timed the evening beautifully and the menu was outstanding. The setting is magical!
I have been visiting Roche Harbor every summer since I was 8 and always wanted to get married here so it was an easy choice for me. Roche is such a beautiful place, you could do nothing and your wedding would still be incredibly beautiful. My o...
nly suggestion is to think about hiring a day of coordinator as we struggled a little bit with communication with the resort event coordinators on the wedding day.
We chose Roche Harbor because we loved the idea of having all of our family and friends in the San Juan Islands for a weekend. We were won over by Allie and Jereny during our site visit who were both very friendly and professional. They have a...
program designed from experience to guide couples through the planning process that we were really impressed with.
The venue photographed beautifully; there are so many options (beach, dock, monuments, fields etc) and all are stunning. We chose the buffet dinner package and the food was both beautifully displayed and delicious, our friends still rave about the salmon and the gnocchi; we wish we went through the line more than once! There are a variety of accommodations and all of our guests really enjoyed their stay. I can’t say enough good things about the local vendors I hired; both Leah from Bloom San Juan and DJ Doug went above and beyond to make our day the best it could be. We're really grateful to Jessica from planning for all her help pre-wedding as well as Alyssa from the events team who helped us with a post wedding issue.
My only regret about the experience was not hiring a separate day of coordinator. I had initially hired one but was told I really didn't need one unless I had DIY decorations (I didn't). Shortly after booking, the planning team changed. Over the next few months I had the pleasure of meeting several times with Jessica who was extremely helpful, knowledgeable, and reassuring. I vaguely knew there was another individual on the team, but my only interactions with her were a few awkward phone calls and emails where communication seemed difficult. Arranging the seating chart over email with this individual was particularly frustrating and was the most unpleasant part of the planning process. A few weeks before my wedding, I saw on a document that this person was the "planner" assigned to my wedding. I called to express my concern that it wasn't a good fit but was reassured that there would be others involved to make sure everything went okay. The day before the wedding, our "planner" was not present at the final details meeting. We didn't actually meet her in person until the rehearsal; where she failed to bring any of the materials they had me fill out regarding procession order etc. The day of the wedding was chaotic. The planner was not present for the entire day. The crew of guys setting up were running late and had no idea I had ordered linens and chargers from BBJ. My florist went above and beyond and saved our day by organizing the crew, laying out linens, placing table numbers and finishing the table layouts because it was too late for myself or the bridal party to help. There was paraphernalia from the previous wedding that was left in the garden and entryway (that made it in our photos), there was no microphone set up as planned and my fiancé had to personally set one up minutes before the ceremony. At the reception; the layout was not correct and our chargers were never placed. Although these are all small things, it really showed a lack of interest and attention to detail from our venue planner that was disappointing and hurtful. Maybe I misunderstood her role, but it would have saved us a lot of day-of stress if she had supervised the venue setup or even checked in with us once during the day to see how things were going. This was a stark contrast to the otherwise exceptional service we got from Roche Harbor, unfortunately it was when we really needed it.
We are so happy we chose Roche Harbor for our special day! We looked at a few different venues on the San Juan Islands and ultimately nothing even came close to Roche Harbor. We saw the property once in January and planned the whole wedding fro...
m our of state which was never an issue because of the amazing team! The day of our even Tyla, Jessica, and Laura were on top of things and made the whole event a wonderful stress free experience. Every single one of our guests commented on the beautiful venue and amazing staff as well!
Our wedding was by far the best day of our lives! Of course, it was the only day in a 2 week period that rained, but we didn't let that stop us. The team at Roche Harbor were great to work with the whole way through. They helped our day run ...
perfectly! Everyone was so happy to work with us. They were so accommodating as well. We wouldn't change one thing (even the rain seemed to fit). They know their business! So glad we chose Roche Harbor!
We are so happy that we had our wedding at Roche Harbor Resort. The staff made the process easy and stress free from start to finish. Each of our guests commented on how wonderful everything was, from the venue to the food! We cannot thank t...
he staff at Roche Harbor enough for making it a special weekend for us and our guests!
Beautiful venue and helpful, friendly staff
This was the most beautiful place I’ve been. Everyone I came in contact with was super kind and went above and beyond. The hotel was adorable. The food was amazing wherever I went. The views were spectacular and breathtaking. One day When I was...
out walking the island we came upon this distillery tucked back off the road. We stopped and enjoyed some samples. This place was by far the best place ever from the hotel to the views the wonderful food kind people just everything. I will hopefully get to go back one day!
Roche Harbor Resort is a quality, informed, creative, & experienced team of wedding planners who can handle every detail, from flower arrangements, to catering options, to payment specifics & details (including due dates), to guest accommodatio...
ns. If they don't have an answer, they're quick to get one. They have many fresh ideas & also enlist the help of equally high quality, creative, vendors that support there (and, thus, your) mission of excellent service & product. Without reservation, I can highly recommend this high caliber team of professionals to anyone who is serious about a high end, destination wedding experience! They have few peers at their dedication level & it's not a coincidence!
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! This place is our home away from home! From the beginning on the tour with event planners , right down to the end of my reception was PERFECT! The ladies were on top of everything every step of the way! We were in constan...
t contact throughout the whole process! My wedding day was super fabulous! The ladies even ran for super glue and brought food to my suite. They also ran for tide pens, and got mud out of my dress after my pics so I didn’t walk down the aisle a muddy mess! The ceremony went perfect. The reception was fabulous! Every one of my guests raved about how great the food was! They definitely were on top of every last little detail! The lodging staff was also phenomenal I had to change several reservations and they accommodated every single one with a smile! It’s hard to plan a wedding from a far to begin with, but they made it stress free and fun! I’m so glad we chose Roche Harbor for our special day! They will be with you from the very beginning to the very end with impeccable service! Thank you so much to Tyla for dealing with all my questions and stressful moments. Without her I would have lost my mind! She’s the best! Also Laura, Jessica, Jerry, and Michael!! Thank you !
From our first steps onto the resort grounds, we loved Roche Harbor and knew it was perfect for us. It is stunningly beautiful and full of character, and the perfect getaway for us and all of our guests. We wanted our wedding to be a special t...
reat for our guests too, and Roche Harbor Resort delivered. The events planning team was incredible. Allie helped me with all of the details surrounding the day of our wedding leading up to the event answering the millions of questions running through my head with ease. Jereny took care of all of our booking and reservations for us and our guests, and was immensely helpful. I knew I was in good hands from the very beginning. They were incredibly organized and covered everything I could think of and a dozen things I never would have thought to ask. They were very responsive and I felt secure in their care, which was a huge blessing. Having a destination wedding can be very challenging, but these ladies helped pull all the pieces together so that our wedding day was beautiful. I want to specifically give a shout out to Laura who saved the day when our outdoor wedding plans were dashed by surprise snow. She helped a panicking bride come up with the perfect backup plan and really calmed my nerves. It all came together so beautifully. The food was delicious and unforgettable! Our friends and family still talk about it and how special our wedding was. I 100% recommend Roche Harbor Resort to anyone. It was enchanting and we will never forget it.
As a long time employee of Roche Harbor myself, I had the luxury of knowing there was no one better or well-suited to take care of my special day. The people that I have witnessed regularly take care of brides, grooms and their families go abov...
e and beyond any normal expectations for a wedding. They are hard working individuals that will make sure your day is the best it can be. Along with this, Roche Harbor is a beautiful setting and back drop with literally everything you'd need conveniently within walking distance. There are smiling and helpful faces every step of the way. I wouldn't trust any other venue to take care of me and my family as well as Roche Harbor is capable of doing.
From the very beginning of our wedding location search, we knew Roche Harbor was the place for us! If you haven't been there yet, check it out, it is a stunning place and really hits all the marks for a true Pacific Northwest experience. The we...
dding event coordination team was more than we could have even asked for. From the beginning of our planning to our wedding weekend, they were there every step of the way. They were responsive to emails, helped bring our vision to life, and are truly experts in wedding planning and day of coordination. The island has a tight knit community, so in our case most of our vendors knew each other well and had worked together frequently, which was comforting as I planned our day from Seattle. And the food, you just can't beat it! After all the hard work that you will put into planning your day, you really want a team that will help bring it all together for you on the day of so you can really just enjoy it, and Roche Harbor without a doubt is that team!
Great communication & excellent service. The staff at Roche Harbor was so great! They helped make our wedding absolutely perfect. Our family and friends are still talking about how beautiful it was!
Wow! I cannot say enough amazing things about having our wedding here. The events team truly makes having a "destination wedding" as smooth as possible. If I had any planning questions, the team would email me back within 24 hours. The venue is...
gorgeous--you just can't beat sunset in the San Juans. The food is also catered completely in-house and is amazing. We had multiple guests tell us it was the best wedding they had been to, and we can honestly say that this is in large part due to the Roche Harbor Events team. The day was executed perfectly and they were SO accommodating when I went back and forth five times on our seating chart. I would highly recommend--you will not be disappointed! Special shoutout to Tyla, our amazing coordinator who helped the day go off without a hitch. :)
Fantastic venue! Everyone on the staff was so helpful during planning, and on the actual wedding day to make sure things went flawlessly. The venue is gorgeous and the food is amazing. Would highly recommend to anyone wanting a romantic sea-sid...
e wedding!
This was my dream venue and our wedding was more perfect than I could've imagined. Great food, prompt service, fair bar/liquor pricing. They also allow you to reserve a guest room block for free. Their recently renovated pavilion (reception spa...
ce) is gorgeous. I would recommend Roche Harbor to other brides.
Allie and her team are exceptional. From the very start, they were attentive and accommodating, answering any and all of our questions without delay. The venue itself is a dream destination. We wanted to get married somewhere where our friends ...
and family could settle in for the weekend, without the distractions of a big city. The layout of the resort feels like a small town and with the variety of rooming options availalbe, our whole party, from singles to couples to families, were able to find something to fit their needs. It's a visually stunning place, with old-school charm, delicious food and a friendly, professional staff. Highly recommended!
Our son and new daughter-in-law's wedding at Roche Harbor Resort was simply magical in every detail, from an amazing setting, wonderful activities, and a perfectly orchestrated Welcome Dinner and Wedding.
We could not have found a more magical venue for our summer wedding! Allie, Jereny, and the rest of the team were truly top notch. They made sure that not only my husband and I were taken care of, but all of our family and friends as well. We h...
ad our rehearsal dinner at Shipwreck Beach and invited all of our guests to join us for drinks and s’mores on the beach. It was such a fun experience! On the day of our wedding, Laura made sure that every little detail was not overlooked- she even made sure that we ate (the food was seriously AMAZING) and she never let my wine glass get empty! I cannot speak highly enough of the staff and our experience at RH Resort. Thank you for making our wedding the best day ever!
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We could not have been happier w/ our daughters wedding. She wanted to her many guests coming from all over the country a true taste of the NW. There is no place more beautiful in the NW than Roche Harbor on San Juan Island. The ...
venue is beautiful, the staff extremely organized, responsive and easy to work with. The newly remodeled reception venue is lovely and the catering incredible. The courtyard w/ its large outdoor fireplace a perfect setting for the cocktail hour and their Rose Garden made the most wonderful spot for the Ceremony. All picture perfect - cant wait to see photos!!
There are not enough words to express how spectacular our wedding was! We got married on October 2nd and had the most perfect fall weather. Roche Harbor is quite beautiful rain or shine but we really lucked out with the absolute perfect fall da...
y. We originally decided to check out the venue because we wanted to take advantage of a short weekend getaway. From the moment we got on the ferry in Anacorets I instantly became relaxed as we sailed through the beautiful scenery. Roche harbor has such a unique vibe that fit perfectly with the personality of myself and my husband. Once we found the price was in our budget it was a very easy choice. Everyone we worked with was professional and friendly. Allie helped answer all my questions throughout the entire planning process. I haven't been to many weddings before and wasn't sure how a lot of things were supposed to work. I asked Allie all kinds of questions, some of which had nothing to do with Roche Harbor. She responded quickly and never made me feel like I had any stupid questions. The day of the wedding everything went flawlessly. If there were any hiccups in the day we would have never known. Our guests all had a great time and loved the venue. The food was amazing! We had so many comments about how our food was the best wedding meal anyone has ever had! It was Delicious. We had a smaller wedding of 50 guests. It was the perfect amount for us. We had our ceremony in the garden. It was spectacular. There are many very beautiful places around the hotel and they provide golf carts to drive you around the property. This was especially awesome for our pictures. We were able to get pictures in a lot of different places because of our golf cart chauffeurs, who were also very nice. I highly recommend using the spa for your bridal make up! It was so easy and stress free. They really know what they are doing. I also had the best massage of my entire life in the afterglow spa. All in all I would chose Roche Harbor again and again. We cannot wait to go back for our one year anniversary and re-live our memories. It was an unforgettable day.
My husband and I were married at Roche Harbor Resort in August 2017. Our wedding experience was everything we had hoped for and more!
We had our rehearsal dinner the night before our wedding at Roche's Shipwreck Beach on-site, which was fantas...
tic. Perfect, intimate setting for our group of about 30, right by the water with gorgeous sunset views. The bonfire and delicious food gave us just the casual, quality rehearsal dinner vibe we were looking for.
One of our favorite things about the venue is that all of our family and friends were staying on-site in the various Roche Harbor Resort accommodations (hotels, houses, condos, etc.) Getting ready on wedding day was a blast with so many of our friends and family nearby and adding to all of the excitement!
The wedding and all the events that were a part of it went off without a hitch thank you to the incredible attention and experience of the Roche Harbor team. It's clear that they have done this a million times, which made me feel amazingly comfortable, but they still take so much care in making sure that your wedding day is just as YOU had imagined it!
Allie and Jereny who we were in touch with from the very start kept us on track in the planning, not sending too much information at once but making sure we weren't running behind. Their advice in planning our day was invaluable! On-site there were numerous staff who ran set-up, ceremony and event flow, catering and the bar and they were also great. Their laid-back demeanor and desire to help gave me all the confidence in the world that our wedding would be perfect and allowed me to have the most relaxing experience, which I hear is unusual! I was able to be in the moment and enjoy this special time with family and friends without worrying too much about the details or the flow of the day.
I would recommend Roche Harbor Resort without hesitation--just for a stay or for your wedding! We've received so many compliments from guests about the gorgeous setting, fun overall experience, and outstanding food! We love the small-town feel of the Harbor and the beautiful views, but what makes Roche Harbor Resort unbeatable as a wedding destination are the people who partner with you to make it happen. I can't say enough good things about working with the team at Roche Harbor Resort. They are truly the best!
We got married at Roche Harbor Resort in June 2017 and our wedding was straight out of a dream. Roche is a slice of heaven tucked away in a sleepy corner of the Pacific Northwest. We picked Roche Harbor because the second you step foot on the i...
sland, you feel like you have been transported to another era where time has slowed down. The resort sits on a beautiful harbor and overlooks both sunrises & sunsets. The staff is exceptional - we worked with Allie McMillan and she was pivotal in helping pull together the wedding of our dreams. Roche Harbor is the perfect venue for a couple hoping to show off a special and often unknown destination in the PNW but beware - if you pick this venue, you are going to have a hard time leaving because there is a good chance you will fall in love with the people and charm and not want to leave after you've said "I DO"!
Response from the Vendor on 10/15/2017
Thank you so much for your sweet words Val. You two were such an amazing couple to plan with and your families were equally exceptional. We are so excited that we get to see you year after year at many anniversaries to come and happy we can n...
ow say we have another amazing Roche Harbor couple who is now family :) Wishing you a lifetime of happiness and until we see you again.
RHR was fantastic at making our day very special. The quality of the facilities, food, service, etc. were all top notch.
Roche Harbor is a dream venue! We could not be happier with our experience at Roche, and you cannot beat the beautiful harbor views, manicured gardens and comfortable accommodations. The staff were extremely accommodating and organized, helpin...
g our planning process, rehearsal dinner and wedding day to go perfectly smoothly. Allie was very easy to work with and coordinated very well with our vendor team. We were also very happy and surprised to find that the estimated budgets that Allie prepared for us were extremely close to our final amount we actually spent! Such a relief! After our wedding we had nothing but positive feedback from our guests - the food was fantastic, the staff went above and beyond, the venue was gorgeous, and the condos/houses/hotel were all very comfortable. Overall, we highly recommend Roche Harbor and can't wait to visit again in the future!
I absolutely cannot say enough great things about Roche Harbor, Allie McMillan, Jereny Nash, and the entire Roche Harbor team. The first time my husband and I visited RH was the weekend we booked it for our wedding venue - we immediately fell i...
n love with the charm of the resort, the ability to come back year after year for anniversaries, and the beauty of San Juan Island. However, it was the friendliness of the staff that kept us coming back for more "planning visits" than we expected. The resort is beautiful, there is no denying that, but the people are truly what make that place spectacular.
Allie was our coordinator - her and her team were constantly on top of everything, all details, timelines, planning, etc. I never felt like there was something missing, and honestly didn't experience much of the stress most brides talk about. She was extremely flexible and willing to work with us if we wanted to change something last minute, or were indecisive about small details. She is every bride's dream.
Jereny was our travel coordinator. Both families and most friends were traveling from all over the country to attend our wedding - a travel coordinator was incredibly helpful. Most of our family members had never taken a ferry before, so the idea of flying into Seattle, getting to Anacortes, and taking a ferry to the islands was very intimidating. Jereny helped ease all of their stress, present them with the best travel options to get here, and then give them suggestions on what to do once they were here. If Allie is a bride's dream, Jereny is every bride's family's dream.
The day-of team also deserves a big recognition. Tyla, Laura, and Landon worked their magic to make sure everything we put together with Allie ran seamlessly on the day of. They had everything set perfectly so my husband and I didn't even have to give it a second thought. They made sure our ceremony was on time, everyone was where they needed to be, and people outside of the wedding looking in were quiet and respectful. Through the night, everything ran like clockwork - dinner, dancing, the Colors ceremony - we were in such good hands from beginning to end.
My overall experience here was just incredible. I couldn't have dreamed of a better, easier, more beautiful, stress free wedding, and it was all possible because of this venue. The vendors we chose had all worked with each other and RH before, so it felt so turnkey for us. They have such a high level of professionalism that showed in everything they did. From the weekend we booked, to the week of our wedding, they always made us feel like family there. When we checked in for wedding week, everyone at the resort made it a point to stop by and say hi and congratulations to us. They made our wedding completely unforgettable, and I whole-heartedly believe this is an experience you couldn't get anywhere else.
The staff, venue and experience exceeded all our expectations for our wedding weekend. We had the best time and I would highly recommend Roche Harbor Resort for your big day!
The location, amenities, the staff...basically everything and everyone made our wedding even better. Thank you Roche Harbor Resort!
I can't speak more highly about Allie and the team at Roche Harbor. Not only is it a beautiful place for a Pacific Northwest wedding, but every single person on the staff went out of their way to make our wedding planning process easy, and take...
care of all of the little details that made our day perfect. So many of the decisions (hotel rooms, day-of schedule, activities for guests to do during the day, food, beverages, decorations - you name it) are a piece of cake - many of the staff have seen 100s of weddings at Roche Harbor and they make it so easy to plan. Having said that, on the weekend of our wedding, we were priority number 1 to the staff. The venue was lovely and elegant, the food was delicious and all of the little details (including a golf cart to drive me - the Bride - to the ceremony so I could stay hidden) were taken care of. If I could throw myself another wedding I would do it all over again at Roche.
Great staff, very attentive and friendly. Our wedding was everything we expected and more. Roche is magical!
There aren't enough words to describe the experience of a Roche Harbor Resort wedding! We had an incredible experience planning our special day with the knowledgeable and experienced staff. From the site tour to the actual day, we were in awe o...
f the level of detail and care. As the bride, it was such a relief to have a wonderful team to help plan a weekend full of festivities. Alyssa, Allie, Jereny, Jennifer, and all of the RH team made every effort to make our experience special. But what makes us truly thrilled we had a Roche Harbor wedding is that even six months later our guests continue to rave about the beauty of the resort and event locations, the cleanliness and comfort of the various accommodations (we've been asked where they can buy the mattresses), the abundance of amenities and activities on-site, the kind and helpful staff, the FOOD (phenomenal), the talented vendors that work with RH (some even give discounts to RH couples!) and the overall experience from the Welcome BBQ at Shipwreck beach to the last minute change from a Garden wedding to a Chapel wedding...which was better than we ever could've imagined! Our guests fell in love with Roche Harbor just like we did and just like we had hoped they would! It was a weekend many people will remember forever, it was an experience.
Roche Harbor was always my 'dream wedding location' ever since I was little. I knew it was a special and beautiful place, but it was the people and the service that really blew me away.
From a planning perspective, it could not have been eas...
ier. The coordinators (one for the wedding day and one for accommodations) were wonderful to work with - very professional, timely, and hands on. The event coordinator was extremely knowledgeable in the venue, the planning process, and the random questions I would come up with. Roche also provided a list of preferred vendors, which we didn't have to use, but we did, as they were local and came with great recommendations from Roche. Each vendor was very familiar with Roche, which made the whole day flow seamlessly.
Roche is one of the best places on Earth and we couldn't wait to share that with all of our friends and family. I was so happy to hear that they all had wonderful experiences as well. The staff was so helpful and friendly to EVERYONE - not just the wedding party. It made the whole experience even better to know that our guests were having such a great time as well.
It was stress-free, problem-free and the best weekend of our lives. If I could give them 5 more stars, I would!
Roche Harbor is an incredible wedding venue. If you're looking for a Northwest waterfront destination wedding, this is your spot.
My husband is a Seattle native and I hail from Rhode Island so it was important to us when selecting a venue tha...
t guests could end their travels in one place and walk everywhere for the remainder of the weekend. (Be prepared for lots of family travel questions but everyone agreed the haul was well worth it!)
Our wedding was the first time the two families met so it was also important that we have activities to do together and several places to gather as a group. We held a Welcome BBQ at one the cottages on our first night, enjoyed a whale watch tour the following morning and hosted everyone for a Shipwreck Beach dinner after our rehearsal.
And then there's the wedding day! I gotta say, our floral bill was pretty minimal because the natural beauty of the Roche Harbor grounds speaks for itself. There's no shortage of amazing photo opportunities around the resort. (Not to mention the rest of the island!)
The Roche Harbor team was attentive, flexible and a pleasure to work with. We had a wonderful experience from start to finish. And when you're through, you have a fantastic built-in anniversary getaway to look forward to for years to come!
We had beautiful and successful wedding at Roche Harbor! The staff made our big day as easy as possible that seemed virtually hassle-free. It was a pleasure working with everyone and we're so glad that we choose this spot for one of the most im...
portant days of our lives. We were very, very happy with the outcome, and our guests had glowing things to stay about the accommodations, food, scenery, and friendly service.
TLDR version: From start to finish, our experience at Roche Harbor Resort was world-class. Every step of the way, the team went above and beyond to make everything we envisioned or requested a reality. Roche Harbor isn’t a budget venue but neit...
her is the service, attention or experience. We couldn’t have had a more positive experience with the venue, staff, food or service. If we were planning our wedding all over again, I’d book RH in an instant.
The long version: From the beginning, my fiancé and I dreamed about a destination wedding. We imagined escaping reality with our family and friends and making life-long memories over days of fun and celebrating. Only after visiting Roche Harbor did we find our perfect destination only hours away from our Seattle home. Roche Harbor was the second venue we visited and the only venue we really considered.
While just a few hours away, the island location gave it the exact destination feel we wanted. The minute we stepped onto the property, the customer service was top notch. More amazing was it didn’t feel like customer service. It felt like old friends who wanted to make our experience at the resort the best it could possibly be. Even more important to me, our guests felt the exact same way.
Leading up to and on our wedding day, we had high expectations and Roche and its staff exceeded every single one. Our wedding was exactly what we dreamed - a vacation with all our favorite people. Even better, I was thanked multiple times for sharing such a special place with our friends and family.
Thank you so much to the wonderful staff for such a perfect, stress-free, memorable experience. You are true professionals and wonderful people. We can’t wait to come back!
THE BEST VENUE EVER! So easy to work with--they responded to all my emails quickly! The staff was so helpful during the weekend of the wedding before and after the wedding. I am so happy I chose to have to the wedding at Roche!
Absolutely spectacular. From the first time we came to Roche to the day of the wedding it has been a great experience. Everyone hat helped us along the way we appreciate so much. Especially because we were planning from the Bay Area. Allie was ...
great at handling all my stressed out bride questions, jereny was absolutely wonderful in helping me with accommodations. Jenn was very helpful at the end in tying up the loose ends with food and set up. Cheryl kept my crazy group in check during the rehearsal and reception so we all felt confident walking down the aisle. And Laura saved my husband from having an allergic reaction to the food at the cocktail hour and made sure that all the food coming his way was pine nut free. The resort itself was beautiful, the accommodations were spot on, and the rest of the staff (front desk, hospitality, set up/take down crew, and wait staff) was amazing!!! Thank you thank you thank you Roche harbor!!!
From the moment that we found Roche Harbor we fell in love. We stayed in a house while we were dating and it was incredible. Naturally when my husband asked me to marry him, we both thought about Roche Harbor s the place to say I do. If you con...
tact the resort and tell them you are considering them for your wedding, they will give you a complementary nights stay. It's impossible to turn that offer down.
When we booked our wedding, we were immediately put at ease that Allie would be handling our ceremony and reception reservation. The communication was fantastic. The whole team goes above and beyond to make sure that everything you envision for your big day happens. We had the whole team working overtime to shuttle around our kids, and our guests and they did so with a smile and a great attitude. With some last minute changes to the rehearsal and the final meeting there as a bit of stress, but the team handled it and made me feel like I was respected and appreciated.
Cheryl is amazing. She handled all the day of things. She walked us through the rehearsal, she helped us set up the ceremony and where everyone would be standing and she took everything that we threw at her with stride. I was immediately at ease knowing that the most important day of our life was in her hands. There is not a thing I would change involving the reception and the ceremony. Even the smallest detail was taken care of flawlessly. This was an affordable and breathtaking venue, you will not regret your choice to let Roche Harbor host your big day.
Roche Harbor Resort was the most perfect place to get married!!! Their staff was incredibly helpful and had everything organized to a "T". The day went off without a hitch, the venue took care of every detail, and we couldn't have been happier ...
with how everything turned out. We loved having all of our friends and family staying on site, it was incredible to have everyone around to celebrate all weekend long. The food and drinks were delicious, I would definitely recommend the macaroni and cheese bar :) They had excellent recommendations for the other vendors which helped ensure everything was perfect.
We snagged one of the last available Saturdays for 2015, and had a gorgeous and very memorable, mini-destination wedding out at Roche Harbor!
From day one when I reached out about the availability with the venue, I had every question answer...
ed. We were even invited out for a complimentary stay to further explore hosting our big day there -- And that pretty much sealed the deal! Once we booked, we were walked through every step of the planning process with Allie, the Events Manager. I emailed her so much, and always received prompt replies and wedding planning advice that I was definitely looking for. Alyssa and Jereny were there for us and our guests when it came to getting all the lodging squared away. They even delivered personalized welcome bags to each room just before our guests checked in. The day before the wedding, we had Jessica, the Event Coordinator run through everything with us in a meeting, our schedule of events was finalized and the staff made it all happen from there. I am making my review mostly about just that-- the staff!! They were absolutely wonderful to work with. Any little thing we needed or asked for, done! Slava, the gentleman setting up our reception space had tables and linens in place before we expected, so we were setting up early. So helpful! And whatever we needed in that process, he had it for us, whether it was an extra table for the florist to work at, Windex and a towel to polish our vases, or access to the sound system so that we had music while settling up. The front desk arranged vans and golf carts to get our wedding party and family to our pictures location. Once my groom and I arrived at the reception, Jenn, the Banquet Manager quickly introduced herself, and let us know she was there to make sure the entire dinner hour and celebration went smoothly. She was there if we needed anything, but we didn't need anything, because everything was taken care of. And now that I have gone through the experience of planning and having a wedding, staff of this quality, and professionals who know how to execute a successful wedding is something you DEFINITELY want to have helping you. I could go on, but I will just leave it at that! And the location, well it just couldn't be a better place to have our wedding day memories at, along with many anniversary celebrations that I look forward to. Roche Harbor, and the San Juans is hands down, one of the most beautiful areas. We received compliment after compliment about our wedding, and the Roche Harbor experience. So glad we snagged that Saturday at Roche Harbor when we did!
My husband and i got married at his families private residence up on the San Juan Island. We used Roche Harbor Resort for catering our off site wedding and they did a fantastic job. Incredibly easy and enjoyable to work with! Everyone was very ...
responsive, easy to communicate with and made our wedding day run seamlessly.
Meghan and I loved our wedding at Roche Harbor and would absolutely get married there again in a heartbeat. The venue was absolutely gorgeous, and felt like the perfect getaway location (only 2 hours north of Seattle) for our wedding weekend! T...
he food at the wedding was absolutely phenomenal as well! We were shocked at how much more we liked the food on the wedding day, in comparison to our trial stay weekend a few months prior. Our only frustration at times was with the staff that helped with preparing for the wedding. There were a few different times that felt like we were battling with them in order to get the things that we wanted, and this was very frustrating. They had a rigid approach to rules and their ways of doing things, and it did not seem that they had a "customer first" attitude in regards to some parts of the planning process. But, in the end, everything worked out, and we would absolutely get married at Roche Harbor if we were to get married again.
~Allison
Everyone said it was the best wedding they've ever been to and especially raved about the food! We probably ordered one of everything, but literally had no complaints!
Hands down, Roche Harbor is the best place to get Married in PNW. The island makes it feel like a destination wedding as you must take a ferry or plane ticket get there. There is no place in the world like Roche. The people, the beauty, the foo...
d are all wonderful and so charming. Roche Harbor's event staff and amazing. Alyssa and Allie are all-stars. Couldn't work with a better team. Trust me, I am not biased. If you see Roche Harbor, you will choose Roche Harbor. Pricey, but it's worth every penny.
We wanted a venue that made the planning process easy on us, and acted as a getaway for our guests. We got it all with Roche Harbor. Their staff is professional and helpful - they really do know weddings. It's a gorgeous destination and the ide...
al backdrop for a wedding. We couldn't be happier with the outcome.
Roche Harbor resort is a magical location for a destination wedding. There is something there for everyone and still small enough to feel like a private event.
Our wedding was 75 people in July. We were married in the garden and it couldn'...
t be more beautiful. I used all local vendors where I could to support local business and make it easier since its a ferry ride away.
All staff members were very helpful in making the whole weekend enjoyable. I rented linens and table center piece decorations. The only thing I wish was that they provided the clean up of these items for us. No one wants to have to stay at the end of a very long day to clean up our stuff- everyone was exhausted. They could have very easily put these things in a corner of the room for us to get the next morning.
When you spend close to $60,000 for a wedding you would like them to do that for you.
We created a custom menu from the buffet menu. It was amazing!!!! Everyone commented on the food and how good it was. Highly recommend the Risotto- it was the hit of the night.
We also did a welcome dinner the night before down at Shipwreck beach. Again- great food and fun environment. Unfortunately for us it was raining really hard and cold but because there was a burn ban in effect we couldn't use the fire pits. They did everything they could by bringing in Heat lamps. People left earlier than they would have had the weather been better.
Most of our guests stayed in the resort but they limit the number of rooms you can book based on the size of your guest list so we had guests who had to stay off site which was very disappointing.
The hardest part of having a wedding here is the Ferry System- you have to be very diligent with your guests to get their reservations. There are several opportunities for them to do so but I can't stress enough to make them aware of the release dates. I made several extra reservations and I am so glad I did as it helped with those less responsible. It was really the only stressful part of the whole wedding.
If your budget allows this is one of the most beautiful places you could ever have your wedding. Everyone had a great time and loved the resort. It was the wedding of my dreams.
Our wedding at Roche Harbor was truly out of a movie. Many of our guest commented that the venue was straight out of a movie set because of how beautiful it is there. Our families have even told us they want to go back and just eat wedding f...
ood they enjoyed the food so much. We look forward to going back to Roche for many important events in our life.
My husband and I got married at Roche Harbor labor day weekend, 2015 and could not have been happier with our decision. My husband originally found this place in fall of 2014, which I immediately dismissed because I thought it looked too expens...
ive and far away. We had just moved to Seattle from Chicago, and wanted the experience to be easy and fun for our Midwestern guests. After wasting time and money looking elsewhere (including the Midwest), we finally decided to go see it in person and meet with Allie in their event planning department. We were SO impressed, and we ended up booking their last summer Saturday available pretty much on the spot. After booking it, the staff was very buttoned up throughout the entire planning process... even my extremely organized, party-planning mother was impressed. They sent us check lists and reminded of us things we needed to do to ensure our day ran smoothly. It was great that they take care of all of the catering (so yummy!) and have wonderful partner recommendations that complimented our own research. We ended up using Integral DJs for music, Harold Belskus for spanish guitar cocktail hour, Kaleb Norman James for event coordination + decor/floral, and Mitch Mattraw for videography. Roche Harbor's staff is responsive, helpful and so professional and worked with our vendors and all of our wishes beautifully. Our family and friends felt right at home and are still talking about this quintessential Pacific Northwest experience. We can't wait to celebrate our anniversary there and reminisce over the great times for years to come! Thank you, Roche Harbor!
There are two things that can make a bride thrilled in her venue decision: gorgeous scenery and incredible customer service. I was given both of these with Roche Harbor before I had even decided on having my wedding there. What more can a bride...
ask for?! From the beginning we were given wonderfully compensated weekends and dining credits. I was sold. A lot of places fail to realize that customer service is key when selling your venue. You want to make the bride feel like shes your only client, even though you may be tackling 5 brides for the same weekend! Allison McMillan you are a darling for making me feel so special and going above and beyond. My husband and I both agreed, we would go back every year to get married again if it was at Roche Harbor. Thank you for a perfect day!
I had an August 2014 wedding at Roche Harbor. We had a fantastic experience here - they are such professionals at hosting weddings! Food is delicious, venue is gorgeous, and our out of town guests (from as far away as the East Coast and Indones...
ia) loved the island.
The coordinating staff at Roche Harbor are amazing. They are very responsive to emails, reminded us of things that we needed to take care of that we didn't think to do, and when the wedding weekend arrived, were incredibly on top of planning and executing a flawless day. They took care of details that we didn't even think of - logistics of setting up the ceremony, tables for the reception, angles of chairs, and had a full staff that really cared that we got a perfect wedding.
I would highly recommend Roche Harbor as a place to get married.
My husband and I were married in the sunken garden at Roche Harbor in August 2014. In addition to offering the venue of our dreams, the resort provided us with the services of an amazing event team. Allie, Alyssa, Jessica, Sam, Mayra, and the r...
est of the resort staff gave us exemplary service from early planning all the way up to and throughout the big day. We felt important, valued, and taken care of from start to finish. Although Roche Harbor hosts weddings daily during the busy summer season, we felt like we were their only clients. The staff was professional while also making us feel like we were personal friends. We had a catering manager bring us peanut butter cups from a vending machine to make the s'mores at our rehearsal dinner extra tasty. The desk staff coordinated shuttle transportation for guests who needed extra assistance. We even had a shuttle driver offer to take us with some guests out to the cabins well after the reception festivities had wrapped up. Our family and friends still talk about how special our wedding was and how much fun they had. We never had to worry while working with the resort staff. Everything was taken care of seamlessly, and we were able to relax and fully enjoy our wedding day.
I got married at Roche Harbor in August 2014. It is one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited! My husband and I needed a venue that offered accommodations as most of our guest list was traveling all the way from England. Not only do...
es RH offer places to stay, they have an array of options so friends/family could share a condo, cottage, townhouse, etc. according to their budget. And there is so much to do on the resort, we didn't worry about having to entertain our guests every second of our wedding weekend. We got married in the Sunken Garden but there are several other options for the ceremony: the beach, the chapel, etc. Having all these options in one location is what really drew us to RH in the first place! The food was amazing - we held our rehearsal dinner at Shipwreck Beach and still to this day have people tell us the food was some of the best they've ever had (especially the ribs!!!) Another thing that made our wedding so stress free was the amazing staff at RH. We had one person totally in charge of accommodations for our guests and another person totally in charge of the wedding/reception. We felt like we had to do very little planning ourselves! We visited RH quite a few times before our actual wedding date. Each time we did, we were welcomed by all the staff who knew us by name as upcoming newlyweds - we felt like VIPs! All in all I would highly recommend Roche Harbor to anyone wanting a beautiful PNW location for their wedding. If I could go back and do it all again I wouldn't change a thing!
I can't possibly say enough amazing things about the venue, staff and experience we had at Roche Harbor. Living in Las Vegas, we relied heavily on the staff at Roche Harbor to communicate timelines, options and everything else that comes along ...
with planning a wedding. From my first inquiry email to the day after the wedding, I felt like I was speaking with friends. They were informative, personable yet professional and very responsive.
The venue itself is amazing - picturesque, intimate and very unique. To this day (more than 2 years later) I still get comments from friends and family that the location, venue and overall experience was so memorable and special.
We were given the tools to personalize our cocktail hour and reception so it reflected who we are as a couple. We were never pressured into making "cookie cutter" decisions, and never felt like we were 'just another couple'.
Allison and Alyssa are phenomenal, and I am so fortunate to have been in their very capable hands throughout the wedding process.
The food was AMAZING! I loved that when we visited Roche before we decided on a venue that we were treated to a dinner that had a tasting of the food and drink options. We felt everything was reasonably priced and was just so PNW! So our family...
and friends from out of town got a taste of the amazing food we have at our fingertips. All our guests asked us to have our wedding again in a year with the same food and drinks!
The Roche Harbor Resort was amazing from planning to the actual wedding day. Because the venue is across the water, the resort has a list of vendors near the resort that are amazing as well. The wedding has it's own spa and make-up area for the...
bride and guests. My make-up for wedding day was included in my venue fee. I loved the chapel with the water view and had my dream wedding. The resort worked with us and we never felt ignored. It was an amazing, magical day. The entire resort seems unreal!!
My husband and I were set on a smaller wedding (just over 30 guests) and we really wanted our east coast friends to be able to experience some of the best nature, views and food from my home state. We were on a budget that was significantly sma...
ller than the average for Roche Harbor and we had a mid-winter wedding, but all of the staff was amazing about working with our wants and budget. Everyone who attended the wedding stayed on site as well, and the condos and village homes were fantastic. Also, the consensus from all of the guests I talked to afterward was that it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding.
One more thing - the resort grounds have so many amazing places to take wedding pictures. One of the nice extras provided by the resort was that a van and driver will take the wedding party around the trails at the resort to get pictures wherever you want.
Overall, I just don't have any complaints. It was a perfect wedding weekend. I think that a few of my friends who were there are even set on getting married at Roche Harbor now too.
Living in London, we weren’t able to visit Roche Harbor before booking our wedding this summer, but it was the best decision we could have made! The team is absolutely professional. They are a wedding factory, which is what you need because eve...
ry member of staff knows exactly what they are doing!
Our two biggest needs were
1. Gorgeous space
2. Fabulous food
and Roche Harbor absolutely nailed in on both counts. My chef groom, Italian in-laws and foodie father was absolutely impressed.
Every member of staff put in the extra effort to make our wedding fabulous, from a complimentary pre-event visit for the bride and groom, to the catering manager who brought us a little extra (ever tried a Reese's s'more?).
We had our rehearsal dinner as a BBQ on Shipwreck Beach with fireside s'mores. I HIGHLY recommend this option! It was a highlight of the weekend!
I was nervous about not having many options for hair/make-up but Afterglow Spa was great and we were all really happy with our looks.
Make sure you budget in bringing in lots of vendors from off the island - you may need to provide them accommodation! We brought in our planner, photographers, florist and cake. It was all absolutely worth it.
Roche Harbor was such an amazing venue. I really can't recommend it enough!
I absolutely loved having my wedding at Roche Harbor.
Roche Harbor has been the perfect getaway for my family since my mom was a little girl. I have dreamed of getting married there since I knew what marriage was. My husband's family spent summers in Roche Harbor in the early 2000s. When we were 1...
4-20 years old, our families would plan summer vacations to Roche Harbor together. Every bit of my dream came true when I said "I do" in the Sunken Garden in front of Hotel de Haro. The entire staff constantly had a smile on their face, they anticipated every need of myself and my guests and I'm still receiving rave reviews of the food to this day. Everything from the welcome BBQ at Shipwreck Beach to the wedding the following day was perfection. The staff really makes you feel special and is genuinely there for you. I can't even begin to thank Allie, the events manager. She is so laid back, yet incredibly professional. She offers all the right recommendations, while never forgetting that YOU are the bride. She is there every step of the way to make sure your visions are executed efficiently and flawlessly. My experience would have never been the same without her. An incredible venue coordinator and now a wonderful friend. I will cherish that day forever and look forward to creating more memories in Roche Harbor. Thank you all!
Our wedding at Roche Harbor was everything we had expected! We had friends and family coming in from all over the US and Canada, so it was as important to find a location that provided a little getaway for everyone traveling from afar as it was...
for us to find a perfect venue for our special day. From the moment we stepped on to San Juan Island 7 months prior to our wedding, we knew we would get married here. The resort reflects our connection to both USA and Canada, plus our love of the ocean and sense of history, our appreciation for good food and our preference for a casual but elegant atmosphere. The team at Roche Harbor was exceptional from the beginning and made the entire process easy! Given we were planning this wedding from out of state (CO) and everything was being arranged from afar their attention to detail was critical. Allie and her team knew exactly when to prompt us for more details and worked collaboratively with us right up until the day. We really can't say enough about their entire team and would gladly recommend this as a location for a wedding celebration. Nearly a year later we still have guests that talk about how amazing the food was at our wedding! Last month we spent our 1st anniversary at the resort; it felt a little like homecoming - especially when we ran in to Allie on the patio at Madrona and she welcomed us back! Roche Harbor will always be a special place and although an annual visit may not be in the cards, we know every few years we'll make a trip back.
Roche Harbor was a wonderful place to have our wedding. The service was impeccable and Allie and her team were there whenever we needed them.
On the weekend of the wedding we were given a house where the refrigerator didn't work properly. W...
ithout a hesitation they happily moved us to a different (bigger) house free of charge! That is what I call service.
I would recommend Roche to all of my friends and family looking for a lovely place to get married outside of seattle.
Get ready for a long review. Words cannot even begin to express how we feel about our wedding that we had at Roche in Oct 2013. From the very beginning communications via email with Allie, Roche's Special Event Director, to our very last goodb...
ye when we had to leave for our honeymoon. It was so hard to leave. Allie and the entire RH staff went above and beyond to make us feel special even before we officially booked our wedding. San Juan island has been a very near and dear place for us so it only made sense to bring our family together for this weekend celebration and that is what it was; a weekend of pure joy, parties, laughter, bocce, football, dancing, dining and enjoying everything about our marriage and family in one place. We had our rehearsal dinner at the Madrona Bar and Grill which was a perfect, casual setting for our group.
The next day was our wedding day and my friend who was supposed to do our hair had an unexpected death in her family and was unable to attend. Quick panic but first world problem really. I was preparing to do my own hair but within 10 minutes the ladies from the RH Spa moved around their entire day to come and save our wedding party hair. I wasn't freaking out because I was keeping focus on what really mattered but honestly they were AMAZING and I am still grateful for their service and care.
Archie married us in the garden (he's amazing), and then our party moved to the Pavillon! The food and staff were amazing. The dining manager, whose name is escaping me, delivered top service. We had a couple extra seats to add last minute to our reception tables and everyone worked so fast to accommodate.
Allie had referred both our florist (Robin's Nest), pastor (Archie), lighting guy, and DJ(Doug) and we couldn't have been more pleased. It is obvious these vendors all do this as a living and work together as a team all the time so why try to reinvent the wheel when it already works so perfectly? They made our entire day so magical. It was a party to the end. Exactly what we wanted.
Allie made herself available around the clock and was there every second to help and answer questions (and occupy my mother in law;). She's not only a professional but someone who I now consider a friend. We spent our 1 year anniversary back at Roche and it was just as magical. It will be our annual destination for our celebration.
I could go on and on but I think you catch my drift. Our 2 year anniversary is tomorrow and we can't stop reminiscing. We feel blessed that we made the decision to get married at RH and same goes for all of our guests and family. They keep saying "that was THE BEST wedding"! -Molly K
Roche Harbor is conveniently located a gorgeous ferry ride away from Seattle. We loved the fact that our guests came out for more than one day and made a little vacation out of our wedding. Not only did they enjoy all of the outdoor adventures,...
but it allowed us time to hang out with our guests outside of the wedding events, which is a great thing when people have travelled from all over to see you. The staff at Roche were all extremely courteous and helpful leading to our wedding day going by without a hitch. We did think their food and bev prices were a bit high compared to other venues and caterers we looked at, but you are on an island after all, and in the end it didn't really matter because the food was incredible, making it totally worth it! They have you dine on them at their restaurant as a "tasting" of what your food will be like and, to be honest, we didn't find the food at the restaurant nearly as good as the food at our wedding, so that was a nice surprise. I think the only downsize to getting married at Roche is that they are now extremely popular and typically have a wedding on all Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. This is great for them, but does make you feel a little like a cog in their wedding machine--at least it's a well oiled machine with incredible views! Overall we had an amazing experience and our guests still rave about their time there. We would recommend Roche to anyone looking to get away for their wedding without having to coordinate all the details since the staff at Roche will take care of it all for you.
I just got married at Roche Harbor Resort and it was everything I could have wanted. I am still basking in my joy and happiness from the event. As no venue can be perfect (and as a recent bride), I will tell you the best things about RH and w...
ell, the things that still need work on:
The highlights:
-It is so beautiful here - I can't even describe how perfect the scenery is here. The garden ceremony space is insane as is the cocktail hour space.
-The food was insanely good (way better than the restaurant food) - they pan-seared scallops before our eyes...
-Allie was great in prepping for the wedding day and made me feel super comfortable as she was very organized.
-Alyssa should be your go to person for any hiccups. I had a mess up with my lodging (as in not enough - see below) and only Alyssa solved it for me.
-The village homes are ridiculously luxurious and beautiful with character (at a price though...).
-For what you get (& promo package I got), this place is a great value. The cost posted here only includes my RH tab (not including attire, flowers, decorations, etc) for 91 guests.
-Use the Afterglow Spa for hair/make-up - they were awesome and more affordable than bringing in somebody from Seattle. I was anxious because they were "island girls" but Mayra is from LA and knows what she is doing. I didn't feel like a cake monster - I still looked like me! And all of our hair was amazing!!!
The sacrifices:
-Lodging: some of your guests will be stuck in the "historic" hotel del Haro where they have to shower in a shared bathtub. ***Make sure to block rooms as much as possible away from the Hotel del Haro shared guestrooms and see this on paper that there are enough accommodations for your guests*** Initially they only had enough accommodations for 50 of my guests for a wedding of 100. Alyssa saved the day for me but I was super upset about this. This was the only hiccup though and Alyssa quickly reversed this mistake for me within 48 hours.
-The panic of getting everybody here with the ferry lines. Get your guests to walk on the ferry and do a non-Saturday wedding for decreased ferry traffic.
-Wedding planner: they told me I didn't need a day-of-planner because Jessica would help out but I didn't see her once on the wedding day. Thank goodness for bossy bridesmaids. I still think you can get away without a wedding planner though...
All in all - I would recommend RH for anybody to get married at. I loved loved loved my wedding.
Response from the Vendor on 09/10/2014
@marziabani Thanks for the feedback on your wedding! We're glad it was all in all a great experience, hiccups and pleasant surprises. Good to know the food was an over delivery on flavors and interactivity; and sorry to underwhelm on some exp...
ectations on the big day. We'll be sure to review with the team and address asap for future clients. We look forward to seeing you here for the first of many anniversaries to come! Sam Jacobson, Lodging Director
Roche Harbor is the DREAM place to get married. You and your guests will leave your wedding feeling as if they were in a magical land! :)
Response from the Vendor on 07/20/2014
@sissabeans We're so glad to hear everything was a dream for the wedding experience!
To be up front; I loved Roche Harbor from the moment I laid eyes on it. I tried looking at other venues, but none of them compared to my dream venue. I loved the character, location and venue services that is offered at Roche Harbor. This is a ...
place where you don't feel like part of the machine - you're not 1 of 6 weddings taking place that day- and you get the whole venue to yourself. The cost for food and drink was reasonable compared to other venues, as was the site fee- but there is an addition % fee applied to the whole bill, which adds up. It all was totally worth it. The food was phenomenal. The staff and customer attention was fabulous. They've been making great upgrades to the grounds (not that they were even really needed) that improved the value even more. And, the weather was gorgeous for us!
Almost every guest of ours has said that this was the best wedding they had ever attended, and these are people who don't hand out compliments willy-nilly!!
We were very pleased with everything, and really couldn't have had a more wonderful experience.
If you want a picture-perfect venue that makes your wedding stand out from the rest, Roche Harbor will accomplish all that and more. It's a truly magical place that makes everyone feel pampered and special in ways that are hard to put into word...
s. Everyone who works there is extremely nice and accommodating, and everyone on the events staff is beyond amazing. All our guests are still raving about how much fun they had, how great the food was, and how beautiful the scenery was. Me and my husband are sooo glad we got married in Roche Harbor. Don't let the ferry ride deter you; it's the best PNW destination wedding spot, hands down!!
We had such a wonderful time at Roche Harbor for our wedding weekend! From planning our event to accommodations for our guests, the staff at Roche Harbor was always easy to reach and willing to work with us and our wedding planner to make sure...
things went smoothly! We had a couple different events planned by different family members and everything went to smoothly. The pig roast at Shipwreck Cove was so fun and had a great laid back and relaxing feel. The wedding was beautiful! We loved the garden and the reception went so smoothly. We couldn't have asked for anything different. We had a breakfast the morning after our wedding and it was the perfect way to wrap up the weekend and say our good byes. Allison at Roche Harbor helped make everything flow perfectly! Thanks so much and we will definitely be back for many anniversaries!!!! Lifetime memories!
I had dreamed of getting married at the resort since I was old enough to have such thoughts. I was lucky enough to meet a guy that loved Roche as much as I do.
The staff was beyond helpful in the year leading up to the wedding, the service ...
was amazing, and the food was incredible. The day was spectacular all around. If i was to do it over I wouldn't even think of picking another spot.
Extraordinary, magical, flawless. These words so accurately describe my experience with Roche Harbor. Everyone was incredible to work with and the day was executed better than I could have imagined. I didn't have a wedding planner, and honestly...
, Roche Harbor made it so I didn't need one. I was able to accomplish everything I wanted and couldn't have had a more wonderful day!
We chose Roche Harbor because of the beautiful setting, the option for an indoor or outdoor wedding (we were married in early October) and the wide array of accommodations for our guests.
We cannot say enough about our experience. All of our ...
guests were accommodated on grounds (we had 93 people), there was a place for us to stay with our dog (who was in the wedding) and we received excellent care from Allison, Alyssa and the rest of the staff.
The food was AMAZING throughout the weekend (we had our rehearsal dinner, wedding and post-wedding brunch there) - but I cannot say enough about the wedding dinner. It was delicious and people are still talking about it. Josh, our manager for the wedding day, was amazing - there when you needed him, but working behind the scenes all the time.
One hint - make sure your guests know to speak with Alyssa directly when making reservations.
We couldn't be happier!
Our wedding day was everything we imagined and more! We got to relax and enjoy our special day along with all of our guests. The staff was friendly and helpful throughout the whole process of planning, setting up, follow-up visits and especia...
lly on our wedding day! Roche Harbor is a magical place that we will continue to visit for the rest of our lives. The memories we share with friends and family of Roche Harbor brings a smile to face each time I think of them. The Roche Harbor staff make it a point to know who you are and what you are expecting on your wedding day. They made the planning process go so smoothly and quickly gained my trust during the planning period. I highly recommend Roche Harbor for any type of event, vacation, reunion, anniversary and above all weddings!
Beautiful venue, great food, and friendly staff!!
The staff was fantastic to work with and the location was gorgeous. It was everything we were hoping for for a wedding location. Our guests enjoyed having a weekend getaway too.
Roche Harbor is a beautiful venue - a true "destination location" in the Pacific Northwest. The service was incredible - the location offers a one-stop shop for nearly everything. Our site fee included all the typical things that would need to ...
be rented (cutlery, glassware, PA system, tables, chairs, etc). Because the venue also hosts three different restaurants, it was easy to use them to cater a custom menu for us, and their standard menu is delicious as well. There are a few locations where a couple can host their party - a pool lawn, a floating party barge, a newly renovated pavilion, the chapel, the gardens - the list goes on! There are a number of accommodations onsite as well - all my guests were able to stay on premise, and didnt need to drive anywhere to get to their rooms after the reception. It was stress free and very easy to make decisions. I would recommend the location to anyone looking to have a getaway wedding in a lush green NW paradise!
Allie and the rest of the staff at Roche did a fantastic job attending to all our needs!! The weather, the venue, the food, the staff were fabulous!
We had the best wedding weekend with our families and our closest friends. The staff at Roche Harbor was professional and the level of service was exceptional. The venue was amazing! The flow from the ceremony to cocktail hour, dinner and danci...
ng went so well. The food was exceptional! It is the best location to have a weekend destination wedding. We started planning 9 months before and the staff at Roche made the process fun and enjoyable. They had every detail down. They were always available when I had questions. We loved working with everyone at Roche and would highly recommend this location!!!!
I've spend every summer of my life enjoying summers on San Juan Island at a family cabin, and always dreamed of getting married in the beautiful garden at Roche Harbor. This August, my dream wedding became a reality, and the entire weekend was ...
perfect! I cannot say enough about the staff and how warm, genuine, organized, and fun they are to work with. The entire planning process, from the day we signed the contract to the wedding day 9 months later, I felt completely supported and at ease because I had an amazing team at Roche Harbor backing me up and keeping me on top of my timeline. Allison is the best! The day of the wedding, Josh was our catering manager and go-to person, and he was flawless. He was so calm and organized, I cannot imagine a better person for the job.
We got married in the garden, with a cocktail hour in the courtyard, and dinner and dancing in the connected pavilion, and it really is the perfect venue. It combines outdoor and indoor spaces seamlessly, showcasing the beauty of Roche Harbor, and allowing your guests the flexibility of going inside or outside throughout the evening. When the dancing and partying inside started to get rowdy, the grandparents enjoyed relaxing by the fireplace in the courtyard. The garden is so well maintained and lush that you really don't need decorations out there, and the courtyard and pavilion are beautiful to begin with, making decorating easy and minimal. Our guests could not stop raving about the setting for weeks after the wedding.
The whole bridal party did hair and makeup through the Afterglow Spa at Roche Harbor, and they are amazing! Mayra is a makeup genius, and Amber is absolute perfection with hair. I have never felt so beautiful, and they are a blast to spend time with, which really enhanced the wedding morning. It was like hanging out with more friends, and I was honestly bummed out to say goodbye to them, and wished they could just come to the wedding and party with us!
My advice is to stick to local island vendors, they are experienced, professional, know the space inside and out, and are all amazing people! Felicity at Cakes by Felicitations, and our florist Robin at Robin's Nest really made my visions a reality, and were so fun to work with. DJ Doug is the absolute best on the island, and our friend's kept talking about how awesome the DJ was!
If I had to do it all again, I wouldn't change one single thing about our wedding, and that is thanks to the amazing staff at Roche Harbor, and the absolutely perfect venue they have! Worth every penny.
My husband and I got married at Roche Harbor in August 2013. From the first email exchange I was very impressed with the staff. I received a very detailed email with a great deal of information within hours of sending an inquiry email. We live ...
in Las Vegas and weren't able to get to Roche Harbor before the wedding, however the level of communication between Allison, Alyssa and myself made me confident that everything was more than handled. At one point I even told Allison that I was stressed out because I had nothing to stress out about!
The location was honestly second to none. The grounds were immaculate and everything looks just how it appears in all the pictures of the resort. The wedding and reception went flawlessly. Any question I had was promptly answered and I never felt like any aspect of the event wasn't taken into consideration.
We will definitely return to Roche Harbor for our anniversary!
While looking for wedding venues in western Washington I knew I wanted a place that would truly highlight the beauty of the pacific northwest to our friends and family not from the area. Upon visiting Roche Harbor I knew I had a found a place t...
hat would show all our east coast and midwestern guests why we had chosen to settle here. True, it is a bit of a planes, trains and automobiles situation to get to Roche Harbor, but the journey is beautiful and once you get there it is well worth the travel. The best part is that we were really able to make it a weekend getaway for our guests so we got to spend more time with everyone and they were able to get to know each other over the weekend. Throughout the whole planning process, everyone at Roche really bent over backwards to make sure our weekend was everything we wanted it to be, not just for ourselves but for the guests as well. The food was fabulous and the staff was so warm and welcoming. Everyone we spoke to commented on how we had chosen the most beautiful spot for our wedding and when the sun was setting over the water as we were eating dinner in the tent I couldn't have agreed with them more - it was pure magic!
Ok....so from the moment I decided to consider Roche Harbor Resort for my wedding I was greeted with AMAZING customer service. They really know how to treat everyone right and I was hooked from the initial visit, not just by the beauty, but lit...
erally because the staff were incredible. They stayed incredible throughout the whole year of planning, and even after the wedding they still show compassion and happiness towards the event. Allison McMillan WOW I cant thank that wonderful woman enough for the strings she pulled and the time she put into my special day as the event manager. To all the brides out there just remember this: dont settle for a location that wont accomodate you--- because there is one location that will ALWAYS accomodate what you want and need: Roche Harbor Resort! Thank you so much to the wonderful staff for making a perfect and memorable day. I cant wait to come back for our anniversary!
Working with Allie at Roche Harbor Resort was wonderfully easy. She offered great suggestions on everything from dinning to lightening options. The venue was beautiful and the customer service was spectacular. If you are considering Roche Harbo...
r Resort for your wedding venue, don't hesitate to book them. (Oh... and see if you can work with Allie ;)
I am sure I am biased to say it was the best wedding I have ever been to, since it was my own, but I can't count the amount of compliments we received on our wedding. It was beyond our expectations! Guests raved about the food and and venue. Mo...
st of our guests came from out of the state and I was thanked multiples for sharing such a special place with our friends and family. The staff was wonderful to work with and they worked really hard to make our day be what we wanted it to be. It was a very special day that Roche made possible! We can't thank them enough!
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