Canadian Museum of Nature

For couples who have never pictured themselves getting married in a traditional ballroom, the Canadian Museum of Nature offers something far more memorable: a wedding inside one of Ottawa’s most beautiful historic landmarks.

The museum’s century-old castle-like building combines grand historic architecture with striking contemporary spaces, giving couples several very different ways to celebrate.

Exchange vows beneath the soaring 65-foot glass tower of the Queens’ Lantern, gather for dinner beneath chandeliers and a magnificent skylight in the Salon, or celebrate in the curved two-storey Rotunda with its elegant mezzanine overlooking the room.

And then there are the dinosaurs. Couples looking for something completely unexpected can create a wedding surrounded by the museum collections, turning the photographs and guest experience into something nobody is likely to forget.

Wedding ceremonies and receptions can accommodate up to 200 guests, with all of the museum’s event rooms offering space for a dance floor.

Historic, dramatic and just a little magical, the Canadian Museum of Nature is a wedding venue for couples who want their guests to walk in and immediately know this is not going to be an ordinary night.

• Ceremony and reception in one place
• A historic setting
• Dance floor and staging
• Sound system and audio-visual
• Accessible