We had a wonderful wedding here on a rainy day in September! Luckily you can do the whole thing inside if needed, so it's a great rainy day option. Super cute and cozy setting with a fun string light option that creates a romantic atmosphere. The new events coordinator, Morgan is a rock star. Super sweet and friendly and very accommodating with some last minute things. She was great to work with and got back to me right away with everything, so the communication was really easy. This made a huge difference to me in the last months of planning when I was stressed. We spent about 7500 for everything/ food/alcohol/venue rental, so it's very reasonable, but the food is the only thing I would not give 5 stars. It was just OK. I'd look into the catering option if I had it to do over, but beer and wine selections were great. There were no extra charges tacked on at the end for anything that we weren't aware of. Thanks again Village Ballroom! We had a great time rain or shine.

What a gem we stumbled upon when we found The Village Ballroom!! Connected to The Oregon Public House, The Village Ballroom is a nonprofit event space where 100% of the profits are donated to a local charity!! Pair this with the fact that it ended up being the most reasonably priced venue in town, and my husband and I were absolutely sold.

The space is beautiful, with very little need to decorate because it is so lovely on its own. The entire event staff was so helpful and responsive, getting us answers right away and clarifying with us along the way. All the costs were explained very clearly and they were up front with us in how cost might be affected whenever we wanted to add something or change something. For a very reasonable fee we opted to use their staff for bartending, as well as the purchase of non-alcoholic beverages. Additionally, we chose to pay their staff (again, a very modest fee) to take care of clean-up after the event, as we didn't want to burden our parents and friends with that task.

The venue has very nice chairs to use as well as a good variety of tables of different sizes (included in your rental fee). They also have linens which can be rented through them, saving the hassle of renting from another company and paying for deliver/pickup fees.

The venue coordinator even worked with my wedding coordinators, offering suggestion for ways to expedite setup and the flip (we did both ceremony and reception in the ballroom).

I really feel like this space is an under-appreciated treasure, and can't imagine why more people haven't caught on. Because my husband and I met working with a homeless community, we felt so good about our choice to go with The Village Ballroom, considering their direct connection to social justice and giving back to the community. It was the absolute perfect setting for our perfect day.

The Village Ballroom is a great place in Portland. Beautiful space for our wedding, which ended up being about 90 for ceremony and buffet dinner. We had our ceremony on the stage and there's a lovely bar in the adjoining room. The venue operates as a non-profit, so profits from the event are donated by the Village Ballroom to one of 6 local charities that they are partnering with at that time. A good way to feel like you're giving back to the community! Alcohol is limited to wine, cider and beer--no hard alcohol on premises.

They do recommend that you have someone available to help coordinate the day of. I know other venues who do weddings and events regularly have an on site wedding coordinator as part of their staff but we asked a friend who used to help with weddings so it turned out perfectly for us.