The Tumwater Ballroom Reviews

We would love to send you and your staff a very big thank you. You all did an amazing job with all of the details for our wedding. You and your staff are amazing and very professional. Everything was beautiful including the food, setup, and cupcakes/cake. The room looked amazing and especially since you went above and beyond to get us purple table cloths. Once again we would love to say thank you for making our wedding day so very special from the very first time we met with you to the actual day of our wedding.

This place is so stunning yet was very affordable. The views are terrific and the staff great to work with. They provided an incredible meal through Alimenti Catering that was over the top! The staff worked hard to take care of all the guests and made this an easy and most enjoyable wedding and reception. I highly recommend this venue for any wedding couple that desires an incredible facility and a wonderful reception.

I had gone to 5 different venues for my daughters wedding before I stumbled upon the Tumwater Room. At first when I saw it from the outside I wasnt impressed - but when the elevator doors opened and I saw that entry table and looked to my left and all the bright light from all the picture windows and the view... the gorgeous view!! I was hooked!! It was EXACTLY perfect!! But of course I needed my daughter to think so too. And she took ONE look and said 'Mom THIS is where I want to get married... right in that window right THERE" - pointing at the Cross window that overlooks the Falls.

The Tumwater Room is deceptive. It looks smaller than it actually is. Its perfect if you have a small wedding like ours was - with just 50 people our tables filled up half the room nicely and didnt look 'empty' and left us the beautiful polished wood floor for dancing - but I have also seen the room with tables for 250 people and still room for dancing and not look crowded. My daughters wedding was at Sunset and the sun coming in through the windows made it absolutely magical... there is a big tree outside one of the windows and the Falls outside the other ... (the windows are all the way around the room ... an 'open concept' so you feel like you are out in nature) so it feels so very open - and fairy tale like. There is a nice sized parking lot which will hold quite a few cars and a perfect arched gazebo for the bride and groom to walk through, if they wish, for the 'getaway' to their limo. I would definitely recommend the Tumwater Room in a heartbeat!!

I am beyond grateful for the staff and services at The Tumwater Room. Natasha (Wedding Coordinator) was stellar. She was in constant contact throughout the months and especially in those final days before the wedding to make sure everything was in place and ready for our special day. Her words of encouragement were a bonus and much needed.
The set up was exactly as I wanted and the view at sunset was gorgeous. I received many compliments about the staff and location from many of my guests. I would definitely recommend this venue to anyone looking for a wedding venue. Check out their caterer, Alimenti Catering. They're awesome!

Awesome, Fabulous, Wonderful!! I can't say enough about Natasha and staff at the Tumwater Room! I am the mother of the bride and I didn't have to worry about anything. Natasha was everywhere, helping with whatever we asked. She had mopped the entire floor before we arrived to make sure it was nice and clean not just for the ceremony but for pictures too. If there was a spill...she was on top of getting it cleaned up. Can you say DEDICATION!!!! The volunteers who worked at the museum that day made it easy for our guests and other vendors to find us. We had a smooth day and were able to enjoy ourselves. I recommend this venue for how beautiful it is, but mostly for the great people who worked for us!!

I cannot say enough nice things about the Tumwater room. We had to switch venues last minute which I was very upset about but I am so glad now because having our wedding at the Tumwater Room was perfect! The actual room is beautiful. It had more than enough space for my 200 guests. Natasha is so sweet and helped us with everything. Darrell was also wonderful and very helpful. I would highly recommend this place to anyone for a wedding or any event!!

For a company meeting we selected the Tumwater Room. It worked out very well for our meeting, they pre-set the room in our requested configuration and allowed us to use their wireless microphone. I would recommend this venue to anyone requiring a top-notch meeting facility.

When picking the right venue for our Holiday Party it was important for me to find a location that is convenient to downtown Portland, affordable and something special. I found it all at the Tumwater Room at the Museum of the Oregon Territory. The room was beautifully decorated for the holidays with twinkling lights on trees throughout the room. I received several compliments from the management and my co-wprkers on picking the perfect location.

As the planner for my company's holiday party it was important for me to find the perfect location where everyone could enjoy the event. The Tumwater Room was perfect in every way. The decorations were beautiful and the staff/ management a pleasure to work with. We were allowed to bring in our own beverages which was a plus and we choose a great caterer from their list of preferred vendors. Overall a great success, I received many compliments on the choice of this room. They said it would be magical and it was!

A really nice place for a holiday party. The room was adequate for our group of 150. We hired a band and a photo booth for entertainment. The guests had a blast! We already booked for next year!

La sala de Tumwater es un hermoso salón de baile y fue perfecto para nuestra hija quinceañera. Yo recomendaría a cualquiera.

As the father of the bride I was very pleased with the Tumwater Room. We looked at several wedding facilities in Portland and Oregon City before choosing the Tumwater Room. We were surprised at how elegant, yet so affordable this place is. It is truly a great venue, perfect for weddings and receptions. Their in-house wedding director, Natasha, went out of her way to make my daughter feel comfortable and provided many great resources for the reception including the DJ and photographer. They did a great job and we had a great time.

I loved my wedding. It was exactly as I imagined. Everything went perfectly. The staff of the Tumwater Room worked with me every step of the way to make sure all went as planned. They gave me some great referrals for disc jockeys and florists. The photo booth was a lot of fun as well. The room was perfectly set with elegant chair covers and sashes in my wedding colors. The catering was yummy, a great menu at a very affordable price. The room was the right size for my guests and the custom lighting created a romantic and beautiful feel. Thank you Tumwater Room staff and management, your hard work made my wedding perfect.

Beautiful place - reasonable price. I would definitely recommend this site.

The Tumwater Room was a beautiful place for our Spring wedding. We chose the Elegant Wedding package. This package included everything we needed for the perfect wedding for us. They know what they are doing and make it easy and stress free. I'm sure there were hiccups the night of the wedding, we didn't know about them because the professional staff took care of it. Mike was our bartender for the evening (he wears many hats), he was great!
The guests enjoyed the venue, parking was easy, elevator access for guests was a plus and large restrooms to minimize lines. Take advantage of the package deal and let them do the work, they are the best!

The Tumwater Room is a GREAT venue for the value! We received a military discount, so that was really nice, and then we chose the cheapest catering option because we also had some outside catering brought in. That's the only reason I didn't give a full 5 stars on quality, because the food wasn't superb, but like I said, we did choose the cheapest menu option. I'm sure if you choose better options, the food is also great (from what we had at the tasting). The view is gorgeous, although right around the venue there is not a whole lot for good photo taking, so we hiked up a huge hill which was miserable, but the photos up there are wonderful. I love that the guests can go tour the museum while they do the switch from the ceremony to reception. They were very accommodating, and having the venue coordinator (Natasha) was VERY helpful, it would have been pretty miserable if we had tried to make everything run ourselves. She is amazing.

Darryl was great!! Loved this venue