Anyone that wants to learn about how to plan a wedding in Calgary should find some assistance right here. Everything we can think of will be covered in one post to hopefully save you some time and maybe even a little money.
Our first section will try to assist with planning this on your own by sharing a list of local wedding and reception venues. Some may want to get married in the church they went to as a kid, others will prefer to rent a different venue that can be a great place to host the ceremony or the reception.
Contents
- 1 Calgary Wedding & Reception Venues
- 2 Bridal Shops
- 3 Where To Get Your Invitations
- 4 Choosing The Right Florist
- 5 Wedding Photographers & Videographers
- 6 Bands & DJ’s
- 7 Hair & Makeup Stylists
- 8 Tuxedo Rentals
- 9 Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
- 10 Caterers
- 11 Your Rehearsal Dinner
- 12 Calgary Wedding Planners
- 13 Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Calgary
Up next we will discuss the best bridal shops near you to buy a dress and many of the other things you will need. Shops that sell wedding invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, and DJ’s will garner our next few sections.
Then we will get into some of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists and shops to rent a tuxedo so you can make sure everyone involved is looking their best. Our last few lists will be all about the food as we mention where to buy wedding cakes, caterers, and some great restaurants to host your rehearsal dinner at.
The final section will share the best wedding planners in Calgary for anyone who wants to hand all of this work off to someone else. Most wedding planners in your area will have different packages available ranging from a little bit of assistance all the way up to doing it all for you.
You can also expect to find a map towards the end that has all of these various venues pinned on it so that you can figure out which is closest to your current area. And if you wanted to compare what is available here to some other cities in the region you can check out that link.
Calgary Wedding & Reception Venues
Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Calgary is a huge key to the whole process:
- Empire Banquet Hall at 4826 11 St NE
- Azuridge Estate Hotel at 178057 272 St W
- White Diamond Conference Center at 130 3 Ave SE
- Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant at 15979 Bow Bottom Trail SE
- The Lake House at 747 Lake Bonavista Dr SE
- Magnolia Banquet Hall at 5075 Falconridge Blvd NE #900
- Venue 308 at 308 11 Ave SE #110
- Hudson at 200 8 Avenue SW
The maximum seating capacity for a wedding or reception near you at Azuridge Estate Hotel is 250.
The White Diamond Conference Center has seating for 500 people.
The largest room at Bow Valley Ranche Restaurant can hold 200 people for a stand-up local wedding reception or 110 people for a sit-down dinner.
The Lake House is suited for weddings in your area of up to 250 people.
The Hudson Loft can host 600 guests for a seated event and 800 for a standing cocktail reception. Their Century Hall can seat up to 534 people for a seated function and 430 people for a reception.
Bridal Shops
Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:
- The Bridal Boutique at 5131 Elbow Dr SW
- Blush & Raven Bridal Boutique at 903 10 Ave SW #201
- Durand Bridal & Formal Wear at 9631 Macleod Trail SW #130
- The Bridal Centre at 1240 73 Ave SE
- Rococo Brides at 8989 Macleod Trail SW #4
- Lovenote Bride at 1317 9 Ave SE
- Everthine Bridal Consignment Boutique at 1111 3 St SE #2
- Echo Evenings & Bridal at 317 7 Ave SW #322
Where To Get Your Invitations
You can get invitations and envelopes in your area by contacting:
- Lovesky Design
- Debbie Wong Design
- Paper Panache Invitations & Design
- The Social Page Design Studio
- Plush Invitations
Choosing The Right Florist
The venue will look stunning when it gets filled with flowers by one of these florists:
- Flower Chix at 1919 Southland Dr SW #107
- Creative Edge Flowers at 500 Country Hills Blvd NE #404
- Gypsy Rose Florist at Glenmore Landing Centre C149-1600-90 Ave SW
- Adventure Floral at 78 Evansford Grove NW
- Pine for Cedar at 127 Ranch Estates Pl NW
- Black Earth Floral Gallery at 808 49 Ave SW
- Flowers by Janie
Wedding Photographers & Videographers
Having one of these local wedding photographers and videographers on the scene will make sure that nothing is forgotten:
- Justine Milton Photography
- Sean LeBlanc Photography
- Cole Hofstra Photography
- Nicole Sarah Photography
- Tkshotz Photography
- JM Photography
- Geoff Wilkings
- Summit Weddings
- Strawberry Films Forever
- Dream Day Films
- Dan Kim Studios
- Parfait Productions
Bands & DJ’s
The reception will be the party of the year if you book the right band or DJ:
- Dance! Shout! Productions
- Pez Productions
- Outright Entertainment
- Vegas Entertainment
- Split Circuit Sound
- DJ Eddie Black
- Revolution Entertainment
- One Nite Band
- Wakeup Starlight
Hair & Makeup Stylists
One of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists near you will have you looking better than ever on your big day:
- Emilia Beauty Art at 83 Chapman Cir SE
- Top Knot Parlour at 1922 9 Ave SE #6
- Perfection Hair & Makeup by Erika at 2280 68 St NE
- Bare Beauty at 710-19587 Seton Crescent SE
- Beauty Blends at 54 Saddlelake View NE
- Glamaway Beauty at 1331 16 Ave SW
- Joielene Artistry at 927 10 Ave SW #210
- Maddpretty
- Makeup by Mylynn
Tuxedo Rentals
Derks Formals at 3419 12 St NE #9 is a good place for the groom and groomsman to get tuxedo rentals as is The Bridal Centre from our local bridal shop list.
Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
These bakeries are known to make some of the best wedding cakes in Calgary:
- Whippt Kitchen at 5329 72 Ave SE #4
- Yvonne’s Delightful Cakes at 11130 11th St NE #170
- Cakeworks at 3132 26 St NE
- Forever Cakes at 147 Bridlecrest St SW
- Sugary Treats Cakes by Sandy at 241 Skyview Shores Manor NE
- Cake Bake Shoppe at 33 High St SE
- Pretty Sweet Bakeshop at 536 42 Ave SE
- Swirl Custom Cakes & Desserts
- Chartier Specialty Sweets
Caterers
Everyone will rave about the food when you book one of these caterers:
- Visionary Catering
- Fork + Farm Catered Events
- Simply Elegant
- Great Events Catering
- Roma Catering Services
- Personal Thyme
- Food Works Craft Catering
- Brie & Banquet Wild Catering Co
Your Rehearsal Dinner
Any of these restaurants will make for a great option for your rehearsal dinner:
- Teatro Ristorante at 200 8 Ave SE
- Notable – The Restaurant at 4611 Bowness Rd NW #133
- The Guild at 200 8 Ave SW
- Charbar at Simmons Building, 618 Confluence Way SE
- The Living Room Restaurant at 514 17 Ave SW
- Bonterra Trattoria at 1016 8 St SW
- Model Milk at 308 17 Ave SW
- Vintage Chophouse & Tavern at 320 11 Ave SW
Calgary Wedding Planners
Sign up for the full service package or just get a little assist by contacting one of the best local wedding planners:
- Lynn Fletcher Weddings at 423 Forge Rd SE
- Julianne Young Weddings at 606 Meredith Rd NE #9
- Mountain Bride at 4607 48 St NW
- Evelyn Clark Weddings at Quarry Dr SE
- Melissa Dawn Event Designs at 70 High St SE
- Epic Events & Weddings
- Blush & Co. Weddings & Events
- Coco & Ash Weddings & Events
By the way we have also written about finding the top:
- Wedding Photographers & Planners In Edmonton
- Wedding Photographers & Planners In Winnipeg
- Wedding Photographers & Planners In Vancouver
- Wedding Photographers & Planners In Seattle
Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Calgary
Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Calgary. You got linked to some of the best planners near you if you want to go that route, or you can save some money and do a lot of this on your own.
We tried to cover it all from local wedding and reception venues, bridal shops, invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, DJ’s, hair and makeup stylists, tuxedo rentals, caterers, the cake, and of course some good restaurants for a rehearsal dinner in your area.
At this point you should be fully informed and ready to plan a great wedding in Calgary and we wish you all the luck in the world!