Oakview Terrace Reception Centre

Richmond Hill, Ontario View map

Rating 4.4 out of 5

20 reviews

Up to 170 Guests

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About

Up to 170 Guests

Celebrate the happiest day of your life at the beautiful Oakview Terrace Reception Centre. Located in Richmond Hill, Ontario, this venue features attractive gardens, a private lake, and a lovely outdoor chapel.

Facilities and Capacity

The venue offers both indoor and outdoor event spaces that are perfect for celebrations. The outdoor chapel is an ideal place to host your ceremony or to arrange a bridal photo shoot. It can comfortably accommodate 225 guests. The dining room, meanwhile, features a magnificent cathedral ceiling and a cozy fireplace. This setting can be used to host receptions, and it can accommodate up to 200 guests.

Services Offered

Let the event staff take all the stress out of planning your event. The team will attend to every detail and make sure that your special day runs smoothly. Couples can choose from wedding packages provided by the venue to make their day hassle-free. Oakview Terrace Reception Centre also gladly welcomes outside vendors. Some of the venue's services include:

Complimentary bridal room
Use of upper bar area
Ceremony rehearsal
White tablecloths and an assortment of coloured napkins
Podium and microphone

Cuisine

Impress your guests with the wide range of delicacies prepared by the Oakview Terrace Reception Centre catering team. Couples can customize their wedding menu according to their taste and style. The venue also offers outstanding bar services.

Other services

The venue is a fit for hosting any wedding-related events. Bridal showers and engagement parties can be celebrated at this romantic location.

Location

Oakview Terrace is located just 20 minutes from Highways 401 and 404. It is 34 minutes from the Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Highlights

Type

Banquet hall, manor, park/zoo

Style

City, classic, garden, rustic

Event Services

Accommodations, bridal suite, catering / bar, clean up, event planning, event rentals, liability insurance, lighting / sound, outside vendors, set up

Reception Site Fee - Peak Season

$10,000

Plated Service (per head)

$150

More information

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor

Uncovered outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony

Reception

Bridal shower

Engagement party

Rehearsal dinner

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet

Cocktail reception

Dessert

Hors d'oeuvres

Outside cake

Plated

Server(s)

Stations

Tastings

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)

Cash bar

Champagne toast

House beer

House wine

House liquor

Liquor license

Open bar

Premium liquor

Specialty beer

Specialty wine

What event items are available?

Altar/arches

Audio equipment

Centerpieces

Chair covers

Dance floor

Decor

Drapery

Lighting

Chairs

Tables

Tents

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware

China

Flatware

Glassware

Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking

Shuttle

Wheelchair access

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during off-peak season?

$8,000

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during peak season?

$2,000

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during off-peak season?

$1,900

Which of the following are included in starting site fee?

Set up

Clean up

Event planning

Chairs

Tables

Linens

China

Flatware

Glassware

Lighting/sound

Parking

Bridal suite

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$110

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$140

What is the average catering price per person for hors d'oeurves?

$50

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Server(s)

Dessert

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$40

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Open bar

House beer

Specialty beer

House wine

Specialty wine

Champagne toast

House liquor

Premium liquor

Signature drink

Rated

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Flexibility

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Eugenie L. Married on 24/08/2019

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Wonderful service from start to end

We really enjoyed hosting our wedding at Oakview Terrace. The grounds are absolutely gorgeous in the summer and many of our guests had lots of compliments about the grounds. We mainly picked OT for the adorable chapel where we got married. It's so picturesque and beautiful! We did appreciate the affordability of the catering as well. Definitely better priced than some other venues which gouge you for all of your cash. They were flexible in making sure we were able to afford our package. Sylvia was wonderful from start to end. She was attentive to every detail and made us feel secure that we weren't going to get scammed into paying surprise fees either. Overall, we loved having our wedding at this venue. Thank you, Oakview Terrace!
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Taleen Married on 17/09/2021

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Great food & grounds, but very disappointing service!

The scenery/grounds are beautiful, and Chef Raj's food is absolutely delicious. Unfortunately, everything else was a bust. Original coordinators Alessia and Grace suddenly disappeared at the end of July, leaving the new coordinator May with an empty file and none of our details a month before our wedding. The new coordinator May had good intentions but ultimately did not deliver on the quality of service we expected. On the day of, service of waitstaff was awful - inexperienced waitstaff misled our guests to think we had a mini bar instead of the open bar, didn't know how to serve basic drinks, and then butchered our wedding cake into tiny squares of frosting or cake. Tried addressing our concerns and asked for some sort of compensation, at least for the open bar, but they refused to take any responsibility and blamed it on our planners. Disrespectful and unprofessional! I would not recommend until a complete staff update.
Sent on 02/12/2021
John Z. Married on 09/06/2019

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Beautiful Ceremony and Reception Venue

Set in a remote part of Richmond Hill, overlooking a big pond. This place is not very well known to many. There's a beautiful well maintained garden and the Chapel is right next to the reception hall. Food was not mindblowing but it was quite good, especially the Hors d'Oeuvres. Dining hall was not very big but easily accommodated 125 guests. Our contact, Sylvia, also coordinated many of the items during wedding day to make sure things went smoothly. They recently had a make-over and also includes Chiavari Chairs. Overall, a great venue and offers the option to have both Ceremony and Reception at the same place. Would definitely recommend!
Sent on 15/06/2019
Vivian C. Married on 28/06/2018

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A Lovely Memory

Oakview terrace was absolutely amazing and I couldn't have asked for a better team to help me with my wedding and make my dream come true. They always responded within in a reasonable time and were very attentive to detail. The space is so beautiful and classy and elevated my wedding. I couldn't have asked for anything more. Thank you so very much for everything!
Sent on 28/07/2018

Oakview Terrace Reception Centre's reply:

It was our absolute pleasure to have you, Vivian! Thank you for having us be a part of your special day!

Best,
Oakview Terrace Team
Bella Married on 22/05/2016

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TreeBark Cinematography was a real pleasure to work with. Eric as a lead videographer for our big day, is very eager to set up meeting and provide ideas to us. Also he responded email very promptly. I am very impressed by his attention to details and artistic sense. He is able to capture all the romantic and special moment on our big day. His wonderful personality makes us very comfortable in front of the camera and be ourself. I am a perfectionist, feeling very thankful to Eric's hard work. The highlight video is like a movie, romantic and natural. We are grateful to have Eric on our special big day. Definitely will recommend his services to others! Thank you very much Eric and your team!
Sent on 02/09/2016
Jennifer C. Married on 12/06/2021

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Everything we could have hoped for! Perfect ceremony!

We just had our wedding ceremony last week. Before we planned to have our ceremony and reception on the same day. However, due to covid restrictions, we decided to only have the ceremony this year and have the reception next year to accommodate more guests. Our venue coordinators, Grace and Alessia, were very accommodating and allowed us to make the final decision only two weeks before our wedding date. Then, 5 days before the wedding, the government opened up the restrictions so we could have 50ppl for the ceremony instead of 10ppl. Oakview allowed us to make last minute changes to our guest list and ceremony setup to accommodate 50ppl so we could have the ceremony that we wanted.

Throughout the planning process, they made sure to constantly update us on government restrictions and provided us with alternative options from what they were allowed to provide. Both of them were very quick to respond to our emails and many questions that we had during our wedding planning process. On the day of the wedding, both Grace and Alessia were there to help out and make sure everything we asked for was setup according to plan. The ceremony couldn’t have been more perfect we really look forward to having the reception there next year!
Sent on 14/06/2021
Lisa W. Married on 18/08/2018

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Beautiful venue for intimate wedding ceremony

Beautiful location and wedding chapel -- we loved it and our guests loved it too! Sylvia responded quickly to our emails and was very kind and helpful in guiding us through our wedding ceremony. Definitely would recommend to anyone looking for a venue that can host 100-150 people, is sheltered but feels almost like outdoors, and has that rustic feel.
Sent on 28/08/2018
Joyce B. Married on 01/08/2018

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Perfect Day

I just had my engagement party in here and it was nothing but perfect. I especially love the chapel and would recommend to my friends. I also think I would have my wedding here in the near future as well.
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Emma P. Married on 29/07/2018

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Lovely Wedding

What a nice place for me to have my weeding ceremony. Excellent environment, tasty food and dessert. I would highly recommend this place for my best friend for her upcoming weeding. I have had a perfect wedding.
Sent on 24/08/2018
Nw Married on 24/09/2017

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I would highly recommend Oakview Terrace to any couple hosting a wedding of 200 guests or less. The terrace grounds are beautifully kept, the chapel with open-concept shutters provides a rustic feel, and the privacy of the location gives your event a cozy feel as you would not have to share the space with any other party. Jan and her team are super responsive - what I appreciated from them was that their communication was efficient and straight-to-the-point .....no fluff, no nonsense. The price was very reasonable, especially since the $1,000 fee gets waived if your event is a Friday or Sunday. The additional $200 for a minister was well worth it - go with Lloyd Cooper. The food was good overall, but my guests heavily favoured the salmon over the steak (steak was on the thin side and overcooked). Jan was flexible with our appetizer and hors d'ouevres selections, as we deviated slightly from what the wedding package provided. Since we had a lunch function and didn't go with an open bar, we were allowed to bring in our own beverages of choice, as long as they weren't soft drinks. Definitely flexible, if you make the effort to ask them ahead of time. The key is to plan ahead, don't leave things to the last minute and the staff will certainly be willing to accommodate your needs. We had a great experience working with Oakview Terrace and we thoroughly enjoyed our wedding day.
Sent on 04/10/2017

Oakview Terrace Reception Centre's reply:

Thank you for your lovely comments. It was our pleasure to work with you

Could we share on our website?
Mary Lynn