Everything you need to know about how to plan a wedding in Toronto is going to be shared with you today. Anything we can think of will be covered right here 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 Toronto 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 Toronto Wedding Planners
- 13 Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Toronto
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 Toronto 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 around Canada you can check out that link.
Toronto Wedding & Reception Venues
Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Toronto is a huge key to the whole process:
- The Great Hall at 1087 Queen St W
- The Eglinton Grand at 400 Eglinton Ave W
- Archeo at 31 Trinity St
- The Symes at 150 Symes Rd
- Arcadian Court at 401 Bay St Simpson Tower 8th floor
- Palais Royale at 1601 Lake Shore Blvd W
- Miller Lash House at 130 Old Kingston Rd
- Mississauga Grand Banquet & Event Centre at 35 Brunel Rd, Mississauga
- Claireport Place Banquet & Convention Centre at 65 Claireport Crescent, Etobicoke
- Lusso Luxury at 9625 Yonge Rd E, Richmond Hill
- Graydon Hall Manor at 185 Graydon Hall Dr, North York
- Parkview Manor at 55 Barber Greene Rd #1, North York
- Millennium Gardens Banquet Centre at 20 Polonia Ave #100, Brampton
As many as 1,200 persons can be served in the Great Hall.
For gatherings of up to 140 people Archeo offers a variety of private event choices including weddings and receptions near you.
The Symes can accommodate 750 people.
There is seating for 1,000 people at Palais Royale.
Miller Lash House offers indoor rooms that can serve up to 60 seated guests or 110 standing reception guests year-round as well as an outdoor space with a capacity of 240 seated guests or 300 standing reception guests.
550 people can enjoy a local wedding or reception at Mississauga Grand Banquet & Event Centre which is ideal for both small and large gatherings.
There are four opulent banquet spaces at Claireport Place which can hold up to 1,000 people for a ceremony or reception in Etobicoke.
Graydon Hall Manor in North York can accommodate 50 to 140 guests or 200 for cocktail parties. With their specially made clear span canopy the terrace can be reserved to house as many as 350 people for a cocktail reception or 250 people for lunch or dinner.
The three ballrooms at Parkview Manor are ideally suited to host weddings and receptions in your area for anywhere between 50 and 1,000 people to help you celebrate a special occasion.
Bridal Shops
Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:
- Ferré Sposa at 934 Bloor St W
- Sash + Bustle at 111 Berkeley St
- Blü Ivory Bridal at 1282 St Clair Ave W
- Oh Happy Brides at 3045 Dundas St W
- LoversLand at 215 Ossington Ave
- Lea-Ann Belter Bridal at 238 Broadview Ave
- The Brides’ Project at 82 Rogers Rd
- Bravo Bridals at 801 Sheppard Ave W
- Blushing Bridal Boutique at 1655 Sismet Rd #4, Mississauga
- Best for Bride at 5359 Dundas St W #100, Etobicoke
- Blue Bridal Boutique at 10755 Leslie St, Richmond Hill
- Avenue 22 Bridal at 2700 Dufferin St #52, York
Where To Get Your Invitations
You can get your envelopes and invitations by contacting:
- Paper & Poste at 77 Florence St #201
- Cry If I Want To at 607 Gerrard St E #304
- Paper Ideas at 453A Eglinton Ave W #204
- Stephita Wedding Invitations at 173 Denison St, Markham
- Aktiv Art & Design at 2104 Greenhurst Ave, Mississauga
- Urban Scribes Design Studio at 5-20 Station Rd, Etobicoke
- Toronto Wedding Invitations at 5-20 Station Rd, Etobicoke
- Paper Palette at 30 West Beaver Creek Rd #105, Richmond Hill
- Esco Invitations at 1183 Finch Ave W #202, North York
Choosing The Right Florist
The venue will look stunning when it gets filled with flowers by one of these florists in your area:
- Sweetpea’s at 163 Sterling Rd #189
- Wild North Flowers at 135 Tecumseth St #6
- King West Flowers at 46 Noble St Studio #207
- Flowers Of The World at 191 Eglinton Ave E #106
- Bloomberry & Co at 20 Venture Dr #7
- Broadview Flower Market at 737 Broadview Ave
- Quince Flowers at 660 Queen St E
- Rikki Marcone Floral & Event Design at 3261 Dundas St W
- Flower Fantasy at 3635 Cawthra Rd #13/14, Mississauga
- Oleander Floral Design at 2902 Bloor St W, Etobicoke
- Tatiana’s Flowers & Art Orchids at 9631 Yonge St #2b, Richmond Hill
- VintageBash at 1230 Sheppard Ave W #5, North York
- Shalimar Flower Shop at 227 Queen St E, Brampton
Wedding Photographers & Videographers
Having one of these local wedding photographers and videographers on the scene will make sure that nothing is forgotten:
- Rosetta Li Weddings
- Luminous Weddings
- Wedding Photography by Calin
- Purple Tree Photography
- Mango Studios
- Origin Weddings
- Everglow Photography
- Norris Films
- Digital Dream
- Raph Nogal Photography
- AGI Studio
- SDE Weddings
- Magic Vision Photography
- Kanwal Photography
- Moga Video
Bands & DJ’s
The reception will be the party of the year if you book the right band or DJ:
- Lady Be Good
- St. Royal Entertainment
- The Sound Parade
- StereoFlavour Entertainment
- Indie Wedding DJ
- Yours Truly Live Entertainment
- Kooltempo
- Maximum Music DJ Service
- DJ Rich Sweet
- Frequency Entertainment
- Jestr Events
- 3 Owls Entertainment
- DJ Golden Feta
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:
- Corrie Elle Makeup Hair Artist at 125-720 King St W #2000
- BlushPretty at 602 Yonge St 3rd floor
- Bets Beauty Studio at 185 Bonis Ave
- Bespoke Makeup & Hair Artistry at 435 Dupont St
- All Dolled Up Makeup & Hair Studio at 190 Waverley Rd
- I Do Beauty Co at 22 Byron Ave
- Pinky’s Bride at 5935 Bassinger Pl, Mississauga
- Makeuplicious by Mika at 335 Webb Dr #1101, Mississauga
- Face Time with Daniela at 11 Lady Bank Rd, Etobicoke
- Jen Evoy Makeup Studio at 850 The Queensway, Etobicoke
- AnnimationsMkUp at 310 Red Maple Rd, Richmond Hill
- Beauty Marq Make Up Artist at 49 Delemere Ave, York
- Beauty By Cam at 1230 Sheppard Ave W, North York
- What A Face Makeup by Alisa Lyons at 119 Sheppard Ave W 2nd floor, North York
- Makeup Artist Harleen Kaur at 142 Willow Park Dr, Brampton
- Makeup By Rana Tayefeh
Tuxedo Rentals
The groom needs to look good too and he will if you rent a tuxedo in your area at:
- First Class Clothier at 1910 Yonge St #102B
- Moores Clothing for Men at 100 Yonge St
- Tuxedo Junction at 25 Sherway Dr, Etobicoke
- Andrew’s Formals Rentals & Sales at 1558 Eglinton Ave W, York
- Stava’s Menswear at 25 Peel Centre Dr #237, Brampton
Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
These bakeries are known to make some of the best wedding cakes in Toronto:
- Bobbette & Belle at 1121 Queen St E
- It’s the Icing on the Cake at 1238 Queen St E
- Sweet Serendipity Bake Shop at 1335 Danforth Ave
- Phipps Bakery & Dessert Shop at 420 Eglinton Ave W
- Bake Shoppe at Dundas St W
- Bunner’s Bakeshop at 244 Augusta Ave
- Just Temptations at 448 Gibraltar Dr #1, Mississauga
- Irene’s Celebrity Cakes at 1258 Eglinton Ave E, Mississauga
- CakeStar at 3431 Lake Shore Blvd W, Etobicoke
- Sweet Gallery at 350 Bering Ave, Etobicoke
- Wow Patisserie at 9301 Bathurst St #11b, Richmond Hill
- I Do! Wedding Cakes at Glencairn Ave, North York
- The Rolling Pin at 1970 Avenue Rd, North York
- La Creme Cakes at 25 Fisherman Dr #16, Brampton
Caterers
Everyone will rave about the food when you book one of these caterers:
- Kiss The Cook Catering
- Daniel et Daniel Catering & Events
- The Food Dudes
- Kace Catering
- Saucy Affairs
- Medalla Private Chef & Catering
- Elle Cuisine
- La Felicita Catering
- 10tation Event Catering
- Marigolds & Onions
- Toben Food By Design
- Encore Catering
- TK’s Catering
Your Rehearsal Dinner
Any of these restaurants will make for a great option for your rehearsal dinner:
- Canoe at 66 Wellington St W 54th floor
- Sassafraz at 100 Cumberland St
- Blu Ristorante at 90 Avenue Rd
- Boehmer at 93 Ossington Ave
- Richmond Station at 1 Richmond St W
- George Restaurant at 111C Queen St E
- BlueBlood Steakhouse at Casa Loma, 1 Austin Terrace
- Solstice Restaurant & Wine Bar at 1801 Lakeshore Rd W, Mississauga
- Cagney’s Steakhouse & Winebar at 128 Queen St S #10, Mississauga
- Cellar Door Restaurant at 3003 Lake Shore Blvd W, Etobicoke
- Fiamma Restaurant at 5555 Eglinton Ave W, Etobicoke
- The Keg Steakhouse + Bar at 162 York Blvd, Richmond Hill
- Marlowe Restaurant & Bar at 155 York Blvd, Richmond Hill
- Auberge du Pommier at 4150 Yonge St, North York
- Terrace On The Green at 8672 Mississauga Rd, Brampton
Toronto Wedding Planners
Sign up for the full service package or just get a little assist by contacting one of the best local wedding planners:
- Art of Celebrations at 228 Queens Quay W #2701
- Blush & Bowties at 411 Richmond St E #100
- Rainbow Chan Weddings at 200 Queens Quay E #100
- Something Blue Weddings & Events at 70 Forest Manor Rd
- A Lavish Affair at 6380 Tomken Rd #9, Mississauga
- Elite Weddings & Events at 2240 Lake Shore Blvd W, Etobicoke
- Fleur Weddings at 372 Hwy 7 #125, Richmond Hill
- Impresario Events
- Trevents Wedding & Event Planning
- Bisous Events
- Jen Han Events
- Upon Occasion
- TKMavi Events
By the way we have also written about:
- Planning A Wedding In Ottawa & Gatineau
- Planning A Wedding In Montreal
- Planning A Wedding In Quebec City
- Planning A Wedding In Winnipeg
Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Toronto
Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Toronto. 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 Toronto and we wish you all the luck in the world!