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Welcome to the Shaw Centre: Your Wedding Destination in Downtown Ottawa
If you're dreaming of a wedding venue that combines modern elegance with stunning city views, the Shaw Centre is an exceptional choice. Located in the heart of downtown Ottawa, this venue features a striking glass façade that offers panoramic sights of the city skyline, the Rideau Canal, and Parliament Hill—perfect for creating unforgettable wedding photos and memories. Plus, its central location means your guests will appreciate the convenience of nearby hotels within walking distance.
Event Spaces Tailored to Your Wedding Vision
Whether you’re planning a grand celebration or a cozy gathering, the Shaw Centre offers versatile spaces designed to bring your wedding vision to life:
- Trillium Ballroom: This signature space is a favorite for wedding ceremonies and receptions. With soaring ceilings and expansive windows providing 200-degree views of Ottawa’s landmarks, it creates a breathtaking atmosphere. The ballroom is highly adaptable, easily transformed to suit elegant dinners, lively receptions, or formal galas.
- Meeting Rooms: For more intimate weddings, choose from a variety of stylish meeting rooms. These spaces accommodate receptions ranging from 110 to 200 guests, offering a comfortable and elegant setting for your special day.
- Foyers and Pre-Function Areas: The Shaw Centre’s modern design extends to its open foyers, ideal for cocktail hours or mingling before your ceremony. The Colonel By Foyer on Level 1 is especially popular, featuring picturesque views of the Rideau Canal to enhance your celebration.
Expert Catering and Personalized Services
The Shaw Centre’s in-house culinary team is dedicated to crafting menus that reflect your tastes and cultural traditions. They skillfully blend local ingredients with global flavors, and have experience accommodating unique requests—like traditional Somali dishes for wedding receptions. Wedding packages typically include a full dinner with wine service and cake cutting, ensuring a seamless dining experience.
Beyond catering, professional event managers work closely with you and your vendors to coordinate every detail, so your wedding day runs smoothly from start to finish.
Flexible Capacities to Fit Your Guest List
The Shaw Centre is designed to host weddings of all sizes. It can comfortably accommodate seated dinners for large groups and receptions with up to 800 guests in select spaces. Even with physical distancing measures, the venue has successfully hosted weddings with up to 500 attendees. For smaller, more intimate weddings, the variety of available rooms ensures you’ll find the perfect fit.
Reviews (8)
- DDennis Donovan16/08/2024Perfect for Events: Helpful Staff, Stunning VenuePerfect for Events: Helpful Staff, Stunning VenueGreat place for meetings, weddings etc staff always helpfulGreat place for meetings, weddings etc staff always helpful
- BBrian Cyanide16/08/2024Amazing Wedding Venue: Great Staff, Excellent FoodAmazing Wedding Venue: Great Staff, Excellent FoodI was there for a wedding. Such a huge amazing venue. Staff was great. Food was excellent.I was there for a wedding. Such a huge amazing venue. Staff was great. Food was excellent.
- CChampion Bubbla16/08/2024Shaw: A Perfect Wedding VenueShaw: A Perfect Wedding VenueShaw was a amazing. Was my first time going in z d I loved it. Great for big events including weddingsShaw was a amazing. Was my first time going in z d I loved it. Great for big events including weddings
- DDennis Donovan16/08/2024Top Venue with Exceptional Staff and AV ServicesTop Venue with Exceptional Staff and AV ServicesGreat facility for your meeting conference or wedding or tradeshow etc staff are friendly and they have the best AV company in town in house.Great facility for your meeting conference or wedding or tradeshow etc staff are friendly and they have the best AV company in town in house.
- DDoug Roche16/08/2024Downtown Wedding Venue with Stunning Canal ViewDowntown Wedding Venue with Stunning Canal ViewA beautiful downtown wedding facility lots of room for the ceremony, cocktails and supper and dance. Indoor parking. And spectacular view of the Redeau Canal.A beautiful downtown wedding facility lots of room for the ceremony, cocktails and supper and dance. Indoor parking. And spectacular view of the Redeau Canal.
- nnilm16/08/2024Scenic Venue, Low Parking HeightScenic Venue, Low Parking HeightAttended a wedding reception. Nice place. Beautiful view of Parliament hill. Only thing i did not like is the height to enter the underground parking. I had difficulty getting my jeep enter the parking as height was really low.Attended a wedding reception. Nice place. Beautiful view of Parliament hill. Only thing i did not like is the height to enter the underground parking. I had difficulty getting my jeep enter the parking as height was really low.
- DDarren Brown (Darren Brown Photography)16/08/2024Luxurious Weddings at Shaw CentreLuxurious Weddings at Shaw CentreThe Shaw Centre is a great place for a large wedding. The glass wall is an amazing feature and when combined with an established wedding coordinator and designer, you can turn the large spaces into incredibly luxurious event spaces for large weddings.The Shaw Centre is a great place for a large wedding. The glass wall is an amazing feature and when combined with an established wedding coordinator and designer, you can turn the large spaces into incredibly luxurious event spaces for large weddings.
- FForam Panwala16/08/2024Ultimate Event Venue: Downtown Bliss & River ViewUltimate Event Venue: Downtown Bliss & River ViewBest place to host events like weddings or birthday parties or any such events. It can hold 1000's of people and they even do catering. It's in the heart of downtown and very close to rideau Mall and walking distance of 3-4 minutes from byward market with a great view of river from Shaw centre. Overall best place.Best place to host events like weddings or birthday parties or any such events. It can hold 1000's of people and they even do catering. It's in the heart of downtown and very close to rideau Mall and walking distance of 3-4 minutes from byward market with a great view of river from Shaw centre. Overall best place.
