Top 4 Budget-Friendly Wedding Venues in Eugene-Springfield
The Willamette Valley of Oregon is truly a beautiful place. There are rolling hills, beautiful rivers, sprawling parks, and technicolor flowers.
When I was looking for an ideal venue for my wedding, I needed a budget friendly but still beautiful location. I had a vision of a rustic barn, mason jars with candles, string lights and paper flowers. I didn’t have a lot of people to invite, so I wanted it to be intimate but still lively and fun filled.
The first thing we did when planning our wedding was to write down what we both considered to be our top priorities in our wedding day. My number one was, of course, photography. My husband’s was the honeymoon. We settled our budget, which was very low for a wedding. We didn’t have a lot of money, and even if we did, we didn’t want to spend money on our wedding that we could use for a house payment or a kick-ass honeymoon.
Our elopement at NW Tuscan Retreat
2020 hit, and we ended up eloping at the beautiful NW Tuscan Retreat up in Clackamas, Oregon. While planning out the wedding, these were some of my favorite locations I found.
Owen Rose Gardens, Eugene, Oregon
This is a truly beautiful location. There are gorgeous rose gardens, it’s right by the Willamette River, in the middle of the gardens is the famous Owen Cherry Tree, and there is a lovely little gazebo. Picture-perfect and fragrant, this would be a gorgeous wedding spot, and because it is a city park, it’s rather economical as well. In early spring, there are cherry blossoms and magnolia trees. In summer, there are rows and rows of beautiful roses.
Sweet Cheeks Winery, Eugene, Oregon
Known as the Napa Valley of the PNW, the Willamette Valley is home to over 700 wineries. Sweet Cheeks is located amid rolling hills, and serves some spectacular wines as well as just being a beautiful location. It is also one of the more economical wedding locations if you’re looking for a vineyard wedding.
Hendricks Park, Eugene, Oregon
Known for its expansive rhododendron gardens, this location is perfect for spring and early summer weddings. Rhododendrons bloom from late winter to early summer, and the blooms at Hendricks are spectacular. Aside from the rhody gardens, Hendricks Park also has a native plant garden, and beautiful views of the city of Eugene.
Dorris Ranch was the choice I made before our plans were changed. There is a wonderful rustic barn, over 100 years old, a lovely orchard of filbert trees (an Oregonian staple), and a wonderful hike beyond to lovely fields. The historic barn features the perfect backdrop for photos, and there is a historic house that you can rent out as a get-ready spot as well.
