Calamus Estate Winery is a wedding venue located in Jordan Station, Ontario. Calamus Estate Winery's retail store and loft sits on top of the Niagara Escarpment and is a stunning wedding venue with the reception barn built less than 5 years ago. Located adjacent to the Upper Falls at Balls Falls, with an 18-mile creek flowing through the vineyards, the property offers plenty of photo opportunities and experiences like no other. Calamus Estate is a perfect location that provides exciting event services, experiences, and beautiful locations for photos in the gardens, the waterfall, and one of their 3 bridges over an 18-mile creek, or the vineyard backdrop.
Facilities and Capacity
Calamus Estate Winery features the 350 Barrel Cellar, The Upper Barn loft, which can seat up to 50 people and is ideal for a more intimate function. A grand wedding reception can be held in our large open-concept barn, which can hold up to 150 guests. The venue space is surrounded by gardens and a waterfall and offers great views of the vineyard from the three-level patio. Calamus is a unique venue like no other; with its 360 Observatory, bonfire with smores station, and lawn games.
Services Offered
Feastivities Events and Catering is the exclusive caterers for Calamus Estate Winery. The catering service includes a choice of buffet, family-style or plated meal, plated or butlered hors d’oeuvres for cocktail hour, late-night pizza, fruits, and a live campfire smores station. Calamus offers an all-inclusive package as they believe the less you have to worry about the better. With no hidden fees whatsoever! Venue fee, ceremony fee, tax, service charge, 4-course dinner, bar, and music all included in one price, and no corkage fees on the wine!
A few other important details they also offer:
Event planning
Complimnetary wine tasting for all guests
DJ with lighting
Full open bar
Multiple ceremony sites with choice of arch
Linen napkins
Table China and glassware, silverware
Outside vendors
Set up / clean up
Wedding favors
Bonfire with smores station
Scotch & Cigar Bar
Observatory with astronomer
More information
How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?
3
Describe your venue:
Banquet hall
Farm
Historic
Loft
Winery
Describe the style of your venue:
Country
Garden
Rustic
Vintage
What kind of settings are available?
Covered outdoor
Indoor
Uncovered outdoor
Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?
Ceremony
Reception
Bridal shower
Engagement party
Rehearsal dinner
What event services do you offer?
Accommodations
Bridal suite
Cake
Catering / bar
Clean up
Event planning
Event rentals
Liability insurance
Lighting / sound
Outside vendors
Set up
What catering services do you offer?
Buffet
Cocktail reception
Dessert
Family style
French service
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
Premium liquor
Signature drink
Outside alcohol
Specialty beer
Specialty wine
What event items are available?
Altar/arches
Audio equipment
Centerpieces
Decor
Furniture
Lighting
Chairs
Tables
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?
No
Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?
No
Which of the following are included in starting site fee?
Set up
Clean up
Event planning
Chairs
Tables
Linens
China
Flatware
Glassware
Lighting/sound
Transportation
Parking
Bridal suite
What is the average catering price per person for plated service?
$224
What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?
$224
What is the average catering price per person for stations?
$224
Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?
Cake cutting
Server(s)
Dessert
Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?
Makayla, the venue coordinator for Calamus, assisted us and answered all of our questions for nearly 2.5 years, as we booked our May 29, 2021 wedding in 2019, then ended up having to postpone the reception until May 2022. Makayla was seriously amazing to work with, and we appreciate her professionalism, responsiveness, and flexibility. Although it was not the original plan, Calamus staff allowed us to have an intimate ceremony on one of their bridges on the property on our original wedding day. Peter and Makayla were so accommodating, driving us and our family down to the bridge on the 4x4, bringing us wine, and letting us stay longer than planned to take photos. And then in May 2022 we finally had our big party (reception) and it was AMAZING! Calamus is a laid-back, fun, and beautiful venue, with great staff. We can't wait to come back in future years for wine and pizza at the bistro, and reminisce about the 2 beautiful wedding days we had at Calamus.
Sasha S. Married on 24/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Wow, what an amazing venue!!!
Highly highly recommend!! Makayla with Calamus is a Gem! She helped us make our wedding dreams come true. Honestly, for the price you get so much and it's all super personal. Calamus makes you feel like family and planning is a breeze, no stress. If I could get married again I would do so at Calamus.
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Leah D. Married on 22/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Amazing Experience
Where do we even begin? Calamus is an absolutely beautiful venue that offers more than you can imagine. From day one of meeting with Makayla, Calamus knocked it out of the park. Makayla walked us through all of our options/choices (for food, activities etc.) and toured us around the winery. She is extremely knowledgeable and answered any questions we had from day one. Peter was also amazing to work with as he hosted our rehearsal. He is very friendly and made everyone feel like family. On our actual wedding day, everything was flawless! The timing of entrances, food and music (905 DJ Co) was awesome and appreciated by everyone. If you are looking into booking a wedding with Calamus, we promise that you will not be disappointed.
Leah & Chris
Steve A. Married on 01/07/2023
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8
What a beautiful venue
The winery is stunning and has different areas to hang out throughout the night - our guests loved it! The food is top notch and the staff was great to work with and made planning easy.
Stefania R. Married on 19/08/2022
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8
A beautiful and memorable location for a semi-outdoors summer wedding
Calamus is a wonderful venue in a beautiful location, and with complementary features (campfire, whiskey & cigar station, and star-gazing observatory!) which make it uniquely memorable. Their barn space, open to the vinyards along one wall, is the perfect mix of open and sheltered. Their partner vendors, the catering and DJ service, provided delicious food and top-notch music choices. On the day of, Mykaila and the rest of the Calamus team kept everything going smoothly so we didn't have to worry about any details ourselves. I've heard that some people find themselves too busy to enjoy their own wedding, but we were able to enjoy our perfect summer wedding to the fullest.
There were a couple hiccoughs in the planning process that left us a bit more stressed than we needed to be. An initial miscommunication about the capacity of the venue left us worried for a time about how to fit everyone, though in the end Calamus accommodated our very specific requests for table arrangements without issue. We were also slightly disappointed with the initial tasting from the caterers, but when we expressed this to Mykaila she collected our feedback and arranged a second tasting for us. The food at the second tasting (and the final event) was excellent, and exactly what we wanted.
Beth D. Married on 01/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Wedding of our dreams at Calamus
We started our wedding planning journey in spring 2021 - Calamus was the first venue we visited and we instantly fell in love! The venue coordinator Makalya is responsive, thoughtful, proactive and organized - and just a really nice human! She made sure we were in the right place at the right time so we could focus on enjoying the moment. The staff were so pleasant and gave amazing service to us and our guests. The "all inclusive" package had everything we wanted - and even more - with special touches that our guests loved. Our guests raved about the food, which was hot and plentiful! The lawn games, ice wine smore favours, and cigar/scotch station were amazing. Adam from the 905DJ Co, which Calamus partners with, had amazing energy and knew exactly our taste in music. The setting was lush and green and the whole day just rolled smoothly. Thank you so much Makayla and Calamus for going above and beyond to make our wedding unforgettable! We will be back to visit soon!
Jason Married on 28/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
We love Calamus!
Calamus was the venue of choice for our wedding this past year in September 2019. We elected the stargazing package and couldn't be more pleased with the results. Having the added bonuses of the Chronos observatory and bonfire as available amenities for our guest was awesome!
The staff at Calamus were very kind and friendly to work with - you really get the feeling of being amongst family. Since taking ownership, Peter and Rose are really building something special that cannot really be described but experienced instead.
The wine is also really great! My wife is a big fan of the barrel kissed chardonnay and I'm a huge fan of the double barreled Cab Sauvignon. We had the 2016 Meritage blend as our red table wine and our guest really enjoyed during dinner.
Highly recommend for a wine tour, bistro vist and wedding venue.
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Jordan P. Married on 21/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Beautiful venue
We have just recently book this as our venue. The staff was very supportive and very prompt when answering my questions. It is such a beautiful venue right in the middle of the vineyard with a walking tour absolutely stunning. Also recent construction and future design is stunning.
Nicole G. Married on 07/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Magical wedding Venue
My pictures don’t do it justice. The staff at Calamus were so friendly and accommodating, they added so many nice touches, the food was amazing and customized to our preference, they were great with food allergies, and the experience was very unique. We had star gazing, a wine tour, and a bonfire with ice wine smores. There were many great spots nearby for pictures, they had back up plans for cold/wet weather and made sure the wedding party was well taken care of (made sure our food was always hot if we had to leave for pictures or to chat with guests etc. The bar was well stocked and they provided the favours and DJ. I cannot express how magical our wedding day felt thanks to the staff at Calamus.
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Jennifer D. Married on 09/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating
5.0
Calamus Estate winery
From start to finish this vendor was exceptional. They helped us make our dreams come true with a rustic, romantic, setting. The food, lawn games and service was amazing and the wines are some of the best we have ever had!
We offer a customized menu with a complete tasting for up to 6 guests.
Each one of our packages can be customized for your individual requests for your special day.
Meet the team
Makayla Van Helsdingen
Event Planner
Makayla is now a third generation event planner offering a wealth experience to your special day. Planning a special barn wedding or intimate barn loft wedding, I look forward to making all your wedding dreams come true.
