My husband and I were lucky enough to find that the Pagoda was available two months before our wedding after our first venue had a scheduling conflict. Our wedding was on new years day and we could not have been more blessed to have this space available to us. We had about 115 guests at our wedding and were able to do the ceremony and reception indoors at the Pagoda. We even were able to do the rehearsal the night before for about and hour. It turned out beautiful and we loved how flexible and helpful the attendants at the Pagoda were.

All of the staff at Metro Parks were wonderful to work with. The location was opened earlier than we expected, and things went so very smooth with our wedding ceremony outside at the flagpole area, and the reception inside the Pagoda. If you have the ability to wait for the right day for you and have the funds, we highly recommend this venue!

The Pagoda at Point Defiance Zoo and Park was a very beautiful place for our summer wedding! We were married in front of the Japanese Garden and Pond. Our wedding reception was both inside the Pagoda and outside with views of Mount Rainier and the Puget Sound. Our wedding guests were very touched by our wedding ceremony location and enjoyed the sights and sounds of our wedding reception location! The Pagoda staff were very helpful and friendly and we would highly recommend this location to anyone for any event! Thank you so much! :)

Michele and Nina

the pagoda is a beautiful place. we wanted a simple and elegant wedding as family was helping coordinate and plan, and it turned out Amazing! the patio was included in initial fee so we was able to get married outside and have reception inside. the only downfall was certain areas were public on the outside and parking slightly tight, but it was as perfect for us!!

Beautiful location, plus so much outside space for kids (and adults). It was perfect. We held our ceremony at the bottom of the grand staircase and there was room for all 130 of our guests, then our reception was mainly inside but we put tables around the outside of the pagoda as well. The staff (especially the on site staff) was great, although sometimes getting an email response was tough. It is expensive, but you get a lot of space. For us, it was the perfect location for a casual, largely outdoor, summer wedding.

Beautiful setting for my wedding and reception. A bit costly but the view made it worth it. Everyone loved it. Daniel was helpful and professional. Thank you!

We booked over a year ahead of time. There were a lot of restrictions in the contract, but staff was responsive to our many phone calls the week before to make sure everything was squared away. The venue was clean and we had more than enough tables and chairs to choose from for set up. The venue is so lovely on its own that it was easy to get away with simple decorations. We were fortunate to have amazing weather, so there were many great spots for pictures and the patio was the popular hang out. Clean up was simple (no deep clean required). The only downside was that we had limited time for set up (since we were paying by the hour) and were unable to do the rehearsal at the venue due to scheduling conflicts. Overall we were pleased with our experience and very happy with how our wedding turned out.

I had no problem reserving my date because it was a November wedding. They were very friendly and helpful! A little pricey, but worth the cost. There was lots of kitchen space and fridge space.

While the venue is beautiful it was expensive. In addition, it is difficult to get information and to meet with people. We didn't really have a contact person assigned to us and no one met with us. As long as you are ok with kind of figuring things out through various people and emails and not actually meeting any one contact person in person then it is good. We had the reception and the ceremony here. It was extremely beautiful and our guests were happy. There is no outside cover if it rains. The inside of the Pagoda is suitable for small to medium sized weddings. With 125 people it was pretty crowded.

We chose this location because it is one of the most beautiful city parks in Washington. They setup and take down 100 chairs. You can check availablility online. The only draw back is trying to schedule a rehearsal; If you are doing it on from Friday through Sunday you might run into a problem since you have to do it when no other wedding is going on which means you have to wait to schedule your rehearsal till about a month or less before the wedding. They also only rent it out at certain time blocks so check with the website before you schedule.