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Where is Salt Lake City located?
- Salt Lake City, Utah’s capital, is nestled between the buoyant Great Salt Lake and the stunning Wasatch Mountains.
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What makes Salt Lake City a great wedding destination?
- The modern city offers a unique blend of trendy city life and organic outdoor life, giving couples plenty of choices for the perfect wedding venue.
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Where can couples have an outdoor wedding in Salt Lake City?
- Couples yearning for a natural outdoor wedding will find ideal spots like Log Haven or Louland Falls.
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What are the options for a traditional Mormon wedding?
- Those celebrating a traditional Mormon wedding will enjoy a reception at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
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What type of wedding venues does Salt Lake City offer?
- Whether casual or elegant, lavish or whimsical, couples will find their dream location among these wedding venues.
Best Time to Plan a Wedding in Salt Lake City, Utah
- May to October – Best time for weddings with mild to warm weather, mountain views, and beautiful outdoor venues.
- June to September – Peak season with sunny days, lush landscapes, and ideal conditions for outdoor celebrations.
- May & October – Shoulder months offering pleasant temps, vibrant spring or fall colors, and fewer crowds.
- July & August – Warmest months; great for outdoor weddings, but consider shade and hydration for guests.
- November to April – Off-season with cold temps and snow; perfect for cozy indoor weddings or mountain lodge settings.
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1. Natural History Museum of Utah
Exchange vows with breathtaking mountain views and fascinating exhibits.
The Natural History Museum of Utah is located within the Rio Tinto Center in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. The center sits along the Bonneville Shoreline Trail resting on an array of terraces that adhere to the curves of the hillside, beautifully blending into the surroundings and creating an architectural gem unlike any other. Couples can create a completely custom designed wedding among breathtaking exhibit galleries and have the magnificent Salt Lake Valley as their backdrop. They offer versatile floor plans with their Level 5 Event Spaces and three-story main lobby, in addition to their signature venue – the Canyon Room and Canyon Terrace featuring a three-story glass wall.
301 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 801-581-4303
2. The Leonardo Museum
Host creative, modern weddings surrounded by interactive art and innovation.
The Leonardo Museum is a unique space where math, science, technology, and art merge together, allowing visitors to discover their inner genius or to say "I do" in the contemporary Event Center with attached courtyard. The Event Center is an industrially-chic space featuring walls covered in windows, grand columns, and creative dangling light orbs boasting stunning views of the city and accommodating up to 400 guests. Its adjacent third floor courtyard is a funky area featuring sculptures and plants surrounded by windows, and it allows up to 25 guests at a time to relax while still enjoying the wedding festivities going on indoors.
209 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 805-531-9800
3. This is the Place Heritage Park
Celebrate rustic, historic weddings with scenic mountain backdrops.
This is the Place Heritage Park is something like a time machine that transports visitors back to the Old West, allowing them to see how things looked in the early settlement days of Utah. The venue features nine distinct venues for classic weddings. The Garden Place at Heritage Park is their newest, and some would say, most spectacular venue offering rustic elegance and the warmth of a mountain lodge with a grand open-beam ceiling and magnificent grand rock fireplace. Its beautiful French doors open onto a stunning patio featuring panoramic mountain views, a waterfall, and a large outdoor fireplace. For smaller weddings, the Pine Valley Chapel is ideal, boasting antique windows and historic wooden pews.
2601 Sunnyside Avenue South, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 801-582-1847
4. Gallivan Center
Plan stylish, urban weddings with open-air charm and city vibes.
The Gallivan Center has undergone a recent renovation updating several event spaces, including a state-of-the-art two-story banquet center. It features window walls providing epic urban views, wood flooring, and contemporary recessed and track lighting. The kitchen, dining furniture, and AV system are all new. Outdoors, couples can choose a green space with a waterfall and beautiful landscaping for daytime of nighttime weddings. Couples can DIY their event with their own caterers, florists, and wedding planners to create the perfect space. Winter weddings can even include rental of the outdoor ice rink for a fun and unique reception. With about a dozen places to rent, there's a space for every size and type wedding here.
239 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 801-535-6100
5. Ivy House Weddings and Events
Enjoy elegant, intimate weddings with timeless decor and warm ambiance.
Ivy House Weddings and Events offers couples an affordable venue for wedding ceremonies and receptions. They can also accommodate wedding related events like rehearsal dinners and bridal showers. Couples can take advantage of preferred caterers or bring their own caterers. This elegant venue features vaulted candelabra style chandeliers, spiral staircase, classic artwork and furniture, stately fireplace, and balcony. There is also a grand piano for live music, or if couples prefer, a state-of-the-art sound system. Couples can rent the space and fully customize it with a DIY approach and their own wedding planner. Alternatively, Ivy House offers customized packages that suit the couple's style and stay on budget.
550 South 600 East, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 801-792-3161
6. Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Host grand, elegant weddings with historic architecture and city views.
The historic Joseph Smith Memorial Building was built in 1911 and received a five-year renovation that transformed it from hotel to social center in the early 90s. It is conveniently situated on the 35-acre Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City near the Salt Lake Temple. Couples can choose from among 12 banquet rooms that accommodate wedding parties as small as 20 guests to as large as 600 guests. The historic architecture and elegant old world charm include details like high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, Victorian tapestries, wooden walls, arched floor-to-ceiling windows, and plush carpeting. Most rooms overlook the grounds of Temple Square.
15 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 801-531-1000
7. Kimpton Hotel Monaco (Salt Lake City)
Celebrate modern, chic weddings with luxurious flair and downtown charm.
Trendy couples will love the wedding venues at stylish Kimpton Hotel Monaco. The Paris Room features gold walls with crown molding, contemporary chandeliers, rich gold and deep red window coverings, and bold geometric blue, gold, and red carpeting. Elegant windows let in lots of natural light. Couples can rent the entire space, which accommodates 150 seated guests and 225 cocktail-style reception guests, or they can rent a portion of the room for smaller affairs. The Bombay room can accommodate up to 40 guests for intimate weddings. Couples can plan plated and station service for their chosen wedding dinner and pre-dinner cocktail hour.
15 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 801-595-1000
8. Log Haven
Exchange vows in a romantic mountain retreat surrounded by nature.
Brides who have dreamed of a romantic wedding will want to put Log Haven Restaurant at the top of their list. This venue is a historic log mansion nestled in the Wasatch National Forest. Couples can choose either indoor or outdoor weddings venues at this impressive mountain location. By far the most popular is the waterfall garden patio and hillside for fair weather ceremonies featuring a dramatic waterfall and canyon background. The Lakeside Garden Meadow and Hillside Amphitheater are two other spectacular venues on the property. The Winter Conservatory offers a magical winter wedding venue. The Knot voted log Haven Best Wedding Ceremony and Reception Venue 2017.
6451 East Mill Creek Canyon Road, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 801-272-8255
9. Louland Falls
Plan outdoor, scenic weddings with stunning canyon views and natural beauty.
When privacy and a natural surrounding is the priority, Louland Falls is the premier outdoor wedding venue. Located in stunning Parley's Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains, this location offers couples day and evening wedding times with a guarantee that theirs will be the only event on the property. Wedding packages include unlimited consultations, tables and chairs setup, PA/sound system, big screen TV and Blu-ray player in the pavilion, dressing room and game room, and day-of event coordinator. Cosmopolitan Catering is the exclusive caterer at this venue.
Louland Falls Highway 80, Exit 131, Salt Lake City, UT, Phone: 801-455-4989
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