University Golf Club

Vancouver, British Columbia View map

4.9 out of 5 rating 17 reviews

50 to 200 Guests

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About

Host a romantic ceremony in the outdoor garden-side gazebo of the University Golf Club, located in Vancouver, British Columbia. This unique venue offers on site ceremony space, reception and banquet services along with space for photography. Lovely trees, a bridge and a pond with a stream all enhance the beauty of the gazebo garden area.

Facilities and Capacity

With 4000 square feet of event space University Golf Club is ideal for hosting both intimate and large gatherings. Each of the two brilliant banquet rooms features its own private patio and built in dance floor. The 2,400-square-foot Salon can accommodate 100-200 guests for a seated dinner and up to 225 for a cocktail reception. The 1,600-square-foot Westpoint Room can entertain up to 50-90 guests for a sit-down meal and up to 100 guests for a cocktail reception.

Services Offered

With over 25 years of experience, the wonderful Events Manager will assist you in customizing your event to reflect your unique style and personalities. Complimentary wedding services include:

White table linen for all tables
Coordinating linen napkins (choice of 14 colour options)
Cutlery, dinnerware, and glassware
Skirted gift table, DJ table, guest book table, and cake table
2 oil lamp glass candles per table
Use of a cake knife & toasting glasses
2 Reserved parking spaces and complimentary parking for remainder of guests

The venue partners with a list of preferred vendors for services such as:

Decorators
Photographers and Videographers
Florists
DJ's
Wedding Planners and Day of Coordinators
Accommodations

Cuisine

Couples can choose from plated, buffet, or cocktail reception menu packages offered by the in house Executive Chef. Our Chef is happy to work to customize menus according to client's preferred taste and style that includes mouth-watering appetizers, salads, desserts, entrees, taco bars, slider stations and more.

Other Services

Apart from ceremonies and receptions, the club is also ideal for hosting other wedding-related events. Consider celebrating your engagement party, rehearsal dinner and bridal shower here. For the golf lovers in the family have our Event Coordinator book some pre wedding golf with apres golf reservations in our Westward Ho! Public House and Grill room.

Testimonials

"Flawless experience", "Beautiful venue & amazing service", "Unbelievably amazing", "Incredible, absolutely incredible!", Beautiful venue and wonderful staff", "Great experience", "We had a 5 star experience", "Incredible Event Coordinator", "It was a seamless beautiful day", "There have been many ongoing changes the last couple of months due to the pandemic yet at the end our event turned our very well, in fact exceeded our expectations", "Smooth organization", "High quality food", "venue was so professional" and "the food was top quality".

Location

The University Golf Club is centrally located just minutes from downtown Vancouver and is approximately 18 kilometres from Vancouver International Airport. It is near the sandy beaches at Locarno & Spanish Banks.

Highlights

Availability

Type

Ballroom, banquet hall, country club

Style

City, classic, country, garden, modern

Event Services

Catering / bar, event planning, outside vendors

Reception Site Fee - Peak Season

$2,900

Plated Service (per head)

$45

More information

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

2 reception rooms and 1 outdoor gazebo ceremony site

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

Limited bar

Liquor license

Open bar

Specialty wine

What event items are available?

Aisle runners

Audio equipment

Centerpieces

Dance floor

Decor

Chairs

Tables

What food and beverage items are available?

China

Flatware

Glassware

Linens

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 off-peak season?

$2,550

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?

$550

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

$275

Which of the following are included in starting site fee?

Set up

Clean up

Event planning

Chairs

Tables

Linens

China

Flatware

Glassware

Parking

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

$55

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$35

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

$12

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

Cake cutting

Server(s)

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

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

Limited bar

Open bar

House beer

House wine

Champagne toast

House liquor

Bartenders

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Marialejandra R. Married on 01/09/2020

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Beyond expectations

We had a 5 stars experience while planning and hosting our wedding at UGC. We value the flexibility and willigness to attend our specific needs. The attention to details was remarkable and their garden is just stunning. High Quality food and a beautiful environment for a reasonable price. We had a first booking experience with another vendor for our wedding and during that planning process we felt tense because of the many demands of the venue. At UGC we had a totally different experience. We felt the support of the staff to create our special day just as we wanted, and working side by side with us to overcome the challenges of covid and weather. Thanks for providing an excellent events/banquet service with a high sense of empathy and sensitivity.
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Sent on 15/10/2020

University Golf Club's reply:

Thank you so much for the review Marialejandra. I thoroughly enjoyed working with you on the planning and of course with our Banquet team on your special day. All the best to you and your husband. SIncerely, Joni, UGC's Event Coordinator
Leilani Married on 17/08/2019

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Beautiful venue & Amazing Service

We are very pleased to have our reception at UGC! We had a church wedding but we rented the gazebo to have our cocktail hour where guests can enjoy some acoustic music and rented some fun lawn games ! Joni, the wedding coordinator, is very accommodating and professional! She answered all our inquiries and made sure that everything is set up on the actual wedding day! The venue is soo beautiful and guests are raving how great the food is! Thank you so much Joni !
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Sent on 21/01/2020

University Golf Club's reply:

Leilani. Great to hear you enjoyed your wedding day and enjoyed your experience at UGC. We appreciate the review and wish you both only the best as you move forward in married life. Joni, Event Coordinator, University Golf Club
Chris G. Married on 20/07/2019

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Incredible! Absolutely incredible!

Everything was absolutely perfect and the team at University Golf Club were a pleasure to work with. First class! The venue was magical and we lost count of the guests who were still commenting on how amazing the food was, even weeks after the wedding!
Sent on 11/08/2019

University Golf Club's reply:

Chris, thank you so much for your review, much appreciated. University Golf Club is so happy you felt everything perfect. We wish you and your bride all the best as you begin married life! Sincerely,
Joni, Event Coordinator, University Golf Club

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Rebecca L. Married on 14/07/2018

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Professional, Flexible and Great Value

We had a really short 3 months to plan our wedding for ~100 guests and because UGC has their venue availability posted right on their website, we didn't waste any time communicating only to find out the venue isn't available for our wedding date. Joni's professionalism, responsiveness and high level of organization skill made the coordination extremely stress free and efficient - we were in and out of her office in 45mins without even seeing the venue beforehand! Then the food - not only were they flexible changing up some of the items, EVERYONE commented on how great the food was and was impressed with the quality of everything that was served. The design and location of the ladies' locker room are semi-private, making it perfect for the grand entrance.

Value - UGC included just about every wedding necessity: sit down tables, stand up tables, tablecloths, flowers & candles for table decorations, sprinkles, microphones, red carpet, chairs for the outside gazebo area (and even a sofa set for the reception room!) so we really didn't need to coordinate with many other vendors. The outdoor ceremony area is amazing - the trellis and bridge leading up to the gazebo and the stream all around, made this the perfect venue we didn't know existed.

Joni and the entire staff (Patrick was our banquet captain) were attentive and made sure we had food (I think in just about every photo that I was in, I had food in my mouth/hand) and kept all our guests happily fed and in high spirits.

Looking back, I would've asked my day of wedding coordinator/friend to make sure the microphones were set up in both the reception room and the gazebo area and test out the sound system beforehand, the music at the gazebo area was a little quiet so we were a bit hesitant to start walking down the aisle not knowing if the processional music had started or not and have the drinks menu printed separately so guests can see what drinks' options they have easier. We probably should've also asked to have two bartenders instead because it was so hot.

Overall, we couldn't be happier and considered ourselves extremely lucky being able to have our wedding and cocktail reception here. Lots of thanks to Joni and the team at UGC!
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Sent on 20/07/2018

University Golf Club's reply:

Rebecca and William! It was great working with you both and your enthusiasm for the fun day you planned for you and your guests paid off! It was a lovely wedding and I'm sure your guests will be commenting for years to come! Great idea to have outdoor games and our Chef was happy to make your requested food for your wedding day! All the best as you settle into married life! Cheers, Joni, Event Coordinator, University Golf Club
Sarah Married on 21/04/2018

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Excellent wedding venue!

Big “thank you” to Joni and the staff at UGC! Our April 2018 wedding was absolutely perfect! We couldn't have chosen a better venue. All of the staff we dealt with were so helpful and friendly. We can't thank them enough for making our wedding such a memorable day!

Joni, the event coordinator at UGC, was so helpful, and she was so organized when we met with her a month and a half before our wedding. She answered every question that we emailed her, and she responded in a timely manner every time. Joni was very accommodating with any requests that we had. We appreciated this very much. She was an absolute pleasure to work with!

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- We loved the gazebo, and the beautiful path/walkway down to it, and the bridge. It was a very picturesque and romantic spot to get married. The red carpet was a nice touch as well.
- The Salons room made for a beautiful reception room.
- The whole venue was very well kept and maintained.
- The food and beverage menus were impressive and well priced. It was nice having many meal options to choose from, and the variety of dishes was excellent!
- The food was excellent! A lot of our guests commented on how good it was.
- It was really nice to attend their annual tasting event as well.

We can’t say enough good things about UGC, and we will be sure to recommend them to anyone and everyone. Thanks, again!
Sent on 28/08/2018

University Golf Club's reply:

Thanks so much for the review Sarah & Derek! University Golf Club appreciates that very much and are super glad you had a great time on your wedding day! We hope your 1st summer as a married couple has gone well and wish you all the best moving forward! It was great working with you to plan your special day! Take care, Joni, Event Coordinator, University Golf Club
Novia L. Married on 29/07/2017

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Once I engaged I began to look for the wedding venue for our big day; like most brides, I researched intensively before I made my final decision. University Golf Club offered more than we could expect for the budget we have, and our guests were so amazed in all aspects. The minimum cost, rental for ceremony site & banquet room are reasonable, the ceremony site is so beautiful, meals are delicious and comes with lots of variety, and staff are so responsive, professional and do their best to meet your needs. I was so happy that I chose University Golf Club for the most important of my life and I strongly recommend it to all brides & grooms-to-be!
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Sent on 24/08/2017

University Golf Club's reply:

Thank you so much for the kind review Novia! It was a pleasure working with you and Greg and I am so happy you enjoyed your University Golf Club experience. I wish you all the best as you continue into your married life. Sincerely, Joni, Event Coordinator, University Golf Club.
Marla S. Married on 16/07/2022

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6/5 Stars!

We had such a great experience having our wedding at UBC Golf Club! We worked with Joni who was so professional and organized, it's easy to tell she has a lot of experience in this industry. We had to postpose a couple of times due to Covid, but Joni was so accommodating and made everything very stress free. The venue, especially the outside ceremony area with the gazebo, is stunning. The food was amazing, we got so many compliments on how good the dinner was! There were so many food options and it was all fantastic. The staff were all super friendly and helpful and helped to ensure everything went smoothly. My husband literally told me if he could give this venue 6/5 stars he would lol we can't recommend this venue enough!
Sent on 22/07/2022

University Golf Club's reply:

Wow, thanks for the kind words Marla! I'm so happy this could finally happen for you both after the last 2 years with COVID postponements. It was great working with you both and I wish you all the best as you move forward into married life!
Sincerely,
Joni M, Events Manager, University Golf Club
Alejandro V. Married on 30/08/2019

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Flawless experience

Between the help in the planning (Joni was great) and the effortless execution on our wedding day, we HIGHLY recommend UBC Golf Club!
Sent on 05/09/2019

University Golf Club's reply:

Thanks so much Alejandro. It was such a lovely wedding you put together and I'm so appreciative Mother Nature cooperated on your special day. I wish you both all the best and thank you for selecting UGC as your ceremony and reception venue. Enjoy married life! Joni, Event Coordinator, University Golf Club.
Jordanna P. Married on 10/08/2019

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Unbelievably Amazing

Joni & the whole team are absolutely amazing! We had the best experience getting to our day and on our wedding day everything went so smoothly! The food is 10/10 - I have guest still talking about the food! My husband and I are so thankful we found Joni and chose this venue.
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Sent on 17/09/2019

University Golf Club's reply:

WOW, thanks Jordanna! I will be sure to let Chef know about the 10/10 on the food, he and his team will appreciate that. All the best to you and Justin. Joni, Event Coordinator, University Golf Club.
Emily Married on 29/06/2019

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Beautiful venue and wonderful staff!

When we first saw the ceremony site at University Golf Club, we knew it was the perfect venue for us, with the cute gazebo, little bridge over a stream, and the beautiful gardens. Joni, UGC’s Events Coordinator, was always quick to respond to our emails whether it was by email or phone. She was organized and always provided clear information, whether it was for our wedding specifically or the wedding tasting event. The Banquet Team, led by Naser and Tom, was also splendid. They were polite and efficient at our wedding reception and Tom in particular was very friendly to us and our guests. The quality of the food was exceptional! Everything from the canapes to the prime rib to the late night tacos was delicious. Overall, we’re very pleased with the beautiful venue and the wonderful staff - highly recommended!
Sent on 15/07/2019

University Golf Club's reply:

Emily and Tudor we thank you for selecting the University Golf Club as your wedding venue. It was great working with you and we hope you will come back to the spot you got married in our gazebo for many years to come to remember your special day! All the best,
Joni, Event Coordinator, UGC