Railway Museum of British Columbia

For couples who want their wedding to feel completely unlike a conventional banquet hall, the Railway Museum of British Columbia offers a celebration surrounded by pieces of Canadian railway history. Its CN Roundhouse and Conference Centre in Squamish provides 18,000 square feet of event space, with the historic Royal Hudson 2860 steam locomotive becoming part of the room itself.

The Roundhouse can accommodate up to 600 guests for a seated dinner or roughly 1,200 for a standing event, giving even a large wedding room to breathe. Indoor and outdoor ceremony locations are available, and couples can shape the space with their own caterer and, under the appropriate special-event licence, their own liquor service.

The venue works with an event-rental provider for furnishings and customization, but the real visual anchor is already there: locomotives, railway architecture and the unmistakable scale of the Roundhouse. It is a setting with enough character that a wedding does not have to imitate anyone else's.

Imagine guests arriving expecting a reception and instead walking into a piece of history. Tables glow beneath the vast structure, the Royal Hudson stands nearby, and the evening becomes the kind of wedding people describe years later simply by saying, 'You should have seen where they got married.'

• Indoor and outdoor options, with a plan for rain
• Gardens and grounds
• A historic setting
• Exclusive use of the venue