Tiffin Centre for Conservation

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Utopia, Ontario

45 to 100 Guests

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About

A whimsical, natural setting only minutes from Barrie

The Tiffin Centre for Conservation is a beautiful 120-hectare forested wedding venue located in Utopia, Ontario.

With its luscious forests, captivating ponds, charming boardwalks and rustic buildings - the Tiffin Centre offers amazing locations for photo opportunities unmatched by other venues.

Say 'I do' in a wide selection of outdoor locations, or indoors in the Great Room in the Jose Building.

Indoor facilities and capacity

The Great Room in the Jose Building comfortability accommodates 100 seated guests. The Great Room features a soaring wood-beamed ceiling and a two-storey stone fireplace, making it an ideal location for your reception or indoor ceremony. It opens into a large hallway and covered boardwalk providing additional spaces for your guests to mix and mingle. A complete kitchen is situated next to the room for the caterer. In addition, the South Classroom (a multipurpose room) in the Jose Building is also available for the wedding suppliers or the bridal party.

Services offered

The Tiffin Centre for Conservation offers couples a range of services for planning their wedding day. They include:

Set up
Clean up
Tables & chairs
Lighting/Sound
Outside vendors
Event rentals

More information

What is the minimum number of guests required to book your venue?

No minimum

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

1 large room, 1 smaller room, plus many outdoor spaces

Describe your venue:

Park/zoo

Describe the style of your venue:

Country

Eclectic

Garden

Rustic

What kind of settings are available?

Covered outdoor

Indoor

Uncovered outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony

Reception

What event services do you offer?

Event rentals

Outside vendors

What event items are available?

Audio equipment

Dance floor

Furniture

Lighting

Chairs

Tables

What transportation and access is available?

Parking

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 peak season?

$6,000

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

$5,228

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?

$841

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

$841

Which of the following are included in starting site fee?

Chairs

Tables

Lighting/sound

Parking

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Adrienne P. Married on 14/08/2021

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The most wonderful venue to get married!

The pictures on the website do not do this venue justice! It’s an absolutely breathtaking venue to get married at, especially if you love the outdoors. Kyra and staff were always there to help us and answer any questions we had. Due to COVID we had to have our reception outdoors but the staff at Tiffin were so accommodating and it turned out to be beautiful! I would absolutely recommend this venue!
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Sent on 22/09/2021

Tiffin Centre for Conservation's reply:

Thank you for the comments, Adrienne, and what great photos! We were so pleased to be able to host your event this year,

~NVCA Staff~
Caitlin J. Married on 04/01/2020

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Winter Wonderland

We got married here on January 4, 2020 and it was absolutely perfect! The venue was great to work with we were able to set up on Friday and take down on Sunday meaning the day of our wedding was just that. The guys who work during the event are polite and professional and they even helped us clean up the next day so we didn't have as much to do! I highly recommend for an outdoor wedding experience!
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Tania C. Married on 28/09/2019

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Beautiful Venue - Highly Recommend!

We got married at the Tiffin Centre in September 2019 and it was the perfect venue for us.

The natural outdoor scenery is beautiful. We were looking for an outdoors location, ideally a forest, but with an indoor reception. We couldn’t have been happier at the ‘Maple Grove’ for our ceremony, steps away from the Tiffin Centre’s indoor, wooden reception hall. It was nice to know too that the rain plan was also a wooden covered classroom, a little more hearty than a tent. The beautiful wooden walkway and bridge made for excellent photo opportunities!

We also couldn’t be happier with the staff. From our first visit exploring the venue to our last email, everyone was so accommodating, thoughtful and organized. We were so impressed and felt very taken care of.

Highly recommend this gem!
Sent on 09/10/2019

Tiffin Centre for Conservation's reply:

Thank you for the nice comments, Tania and Dana!
You were wonderful to work with and we are so happy to have been part of your special day.
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Leah F. Married on 15/09/2018

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Fantastic Venue

The Tiffin Center was an absolute dream venue for us. The location is perfect and the reception space is so beautiful, minimal decoration is really needed. We loved that we could make it completely our own by bringing in our own Caterer, Liquor and bartender. Kyra and Mike were both amazing from start to finish, they both went above and beyond what was expected of them and really helped us out the day before/after and during our wedding.
I would recommend the Tiffin Centre to anyone for their wedding venue, you will not be disappointed!
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Laura Married on 18/09/2021

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Incredible

We got Married at the Tiffin Centre on June 25th 2022 and it was absolutely incredible! Kyra was such a joy to work with from start to finish. The Venue itself is just so gorgeous ! So many photo opportunities on the property aswell! We had the best day ever.
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Sent on 29/06/2022

Tiffin Centre for Conservation's reply:

Thank you for the kind words, Laura! We're so happy you chose the Tiffin Centre for your perfect day and the photos are absolutely beautiful!

~NVCA Staff
Melanie Married on 26/10/2019

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Amazing experience all around

Very pretty location and the staff was super helpful from start to finish. A little on the pricey side for our budget but well worth it for us.
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Amanda L. Married on 24/08/2019

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Amazing forest wedding!

We were looking for a venue with an outdoor feel, a forest ceremony location but also a building for a reception and Tiffin delivered and then some! Such a beautiful location for photos and the ceremony. Our guests were blown away by how beautiful it was!! The staff were also incredible to work with! So helpful and accommodating and super happy to help out. It is a bit of a challenging venue to work with as you need to bring in all of your own vendors but they will provide a list of some potential vendors to work with. So happy we had out wedding here!!!
Sent on 17/09/2019

Tiffin Centre for Conservation's reply:

Thank you for your feedback, Amanda!
You and Alex were great to work with and your photos turned out amazing!
We were very happy our venue was the right fit for your special day.

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Jillian E. Married on 17/02/2018

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Perfect venue for whimsical winter wedding

We absolutely loved the Tiffin Ventre. It was a stunning venue and convenient location. Kyra and Mike were so helpful and flexible with anything we needed. We were able to bring in outside vendors for catering and bar, which was a big plus for us. It really only needed a few things to decorate as the building is so beautiful already.
Sent on 18/03/2018

Tiffin Centre for Conservation's reply:

Thanks for the great feedback on the Tiffin Centre! It was our pleasure to host you & Rory for your special day!
Hope E. Married on 13/08/2016

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I just recently booked my wedding with the Tiffin Centre for next August. Everyone is SUPER friendly and helpful. If I have any questions I can send an email and get a response the next business day. The venue is also a very reasonable, for us, it includes the ceremony (outside), reception, tables and chairs, and a back-up ceremony location in case it rains.
Overall, It is a gorgeous location, full of breath taking scenery, and I highly recommend it! At least set up a tour! Well worth it :)
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Caleigh (responsible for bookings) was simply awesome. She was very helpful, provided accurate information, excellent service. Checked in with me the week before the wedding to confirm things. Great value for the location, which is beautiful. Weekend staff was very helpful when we were there for cleanup, I can't say enough good things about this venue! Such wonderful people and such a stunning location! Very happy with this experience!
Sent on 22/06/2017

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