Venue help??

Not sure about he size of your guest list but in Maple Ridge the St. Andrew’s Heritage Church Hall run by the Maple Ridge Museum is extremely low cost for venue rental. 50 people at tables or 70 reception style.

Definitely look into halls and community centres. My hall is only 850$!

Thats great thank you guys! I was thinking community centres but I wanted some opinions before I decided to rule out more traditional venues and focus on community.

Most community centre will allow you to bring your own good and alcohol. You just have to make sure you have permits.

I think you would have to go with a community centre or something similar. Most of the traditional venues (hotels, golf courses etc) require you to use their services. But, community centres or even city owned facilities tend to not have a restaurant attached so allow you to bring in your own catering

I think community centres will be my best bet. The Bonson centre was our first choice it's gorgeous but unfortunately they don't do Sundays weddings. I hadn't considered Port Moody at all actually but that might be an idea, not too far. Thank you!

Have you tried the nearby city websites for local community centers? They dont usually require you to use a list of preferred vendors and you can typically bring your own booze with a liscence. I have never inquired on price but South Bonson community center (Pitt Meadows) looks really pretty! Dont know how far you want to go but the city of port moody also has some really pretty halls on the water (old orchard, old mill boathouse)- and a plus they are close to the micro breweries so your guests would have somewhere to go grab a beer during your photos or ceremony-reception switch