The Backyard

The Backyard takes one of the loveliest ideas about a wedding and makes it much bigger.

Gather everyone you love in the backyard.

Except this particular backyard happens to have room for 300 of them.

In the heart of Saskatoon, the venue brings together a soaring indoor celebration space and nearly half an acre of private outdoor grounds, allowing the wedding to move between greenery, fresh air and one very good party without ever leaving the property.

Outside, the gardens feel wonderfully removed from the city.

Trees and lawn surround a patio and custom pergola, while flowers, vines and greenery soften the space. As evening arrives, Edison-style lights begin glowing around the grounds.

The ceremony can happen right here.

Or it can move indoors.

Inside, 30-foot ceilings rise above a 9,600-square-foot room filled with natural light from enormous windows and warmed by cedar details.

Up to 300 people can gather for dinner and dancing, but the space can also be arranged so a smaller wedding still feels intimate rather than lost inside an oversized room.

Upstairs, private getting-ready rooms give the wedding party somewhere of their own, while a loft looks down over the celebra