Weddings
Make your wedding dreams a reality!
These special event packages and locations are ideal for weddings, quinceañera, and other special occasions. Contact the rentals team at rentals@willamalane.org or call 541-736-4570 to ask questions or schedule a walkthrough.
Key Things to Know:
- Reserve your spot at Willamalane up to one year in advance.
- A $200 security deposit is required.
- Choose your own caterer, or serve your own food in venues with commercial kitchens. See preferred at the bottom of this page.
- An alcohol permit is required if serving alcohol and additional alcohol attendant fees apply.
- Live or recorded music is allowed at all Willamalane venues. Any music or loud noise must conclude by 10 p.m. to adhere to the Springfield Noise Ordinance.
Weddings at Dorris Ranch
Rustic Wedding
The barn at Dorris Ranch, with its magical ceiling lights, rough-hewed wooden walls and floors, and gorgeous filtered light is the perfect setting for your rustic wedding. Exchange your vows outside in the adjacent meadow and use the barn for your reception—or the reverse! The barn has two large doors that open; even when you’re indoors, beautiful views of the fibert orchards are ever-present.
- Indoor capacity: 50
- Outdoor capacity: 300
- Seating for 200 available, tables for 175
- Six interior electrical outlets
- Interior ceiling lights
- New restroom facility
- New stone patio space
- Parking capacity: approximately 40
- Two accessible parking spaces
Vintage Wedding
Historic Tomseth House at Dorris Ranch is perfect for your vintage wedding. It was built in 1907, and its Victorian charm remains. Vintage details and antiques add a timeless quality to your special day. Details include hardwood floors, a bay window, a dressing room complete with vintage details, and a large front porch with a view of green orchards and rolling hills—all in a lush park setting.
- Indoor capacity: 35
- Outdoor capacity: 100
- Tables and seating for 32 available
- Ground floor includes: front room, dressing room, kitchen, ADA-accessible bathroom
- Kitchen includes a stove, microwave, refrigerator, sink
- Parking capacity: approximately 40
- One ADA-accessible parking space
- Accessible ramp
Event Pricing at Dorris Ranch
- 12-hour standard package: $2,500 in-district, $3,100 out-of-district (discount of $400 for Sundays)
- Hourly barn pricing: $190 in-district, $225 out-of-district
- Hourly Tomseth House pricing: $83 in-district, $99 out-of-district
Weddings at Willamalane Adult Activity Center
Garden Wedding
Island Park is your backdrop for a verdant garden wedding at Willamalane Adult Activity Center. Have your ceremony on the red brick patio framed by a beautiful pergola and your reception in the adjacent McKenzie Room—or the reverse! The patio is lined with azaleas, rhododendrons, and paperbark maples; the pergola has little white lights and, in the warmer months, clematis.
- McKenzie Room capacity: 120
- Patio capacity: 150
- Tables and chairs for 120 available
- Kitchen includes ovens, warming trays, walk-in freezer, refrigerator, sink, dishwasher, and buffet windows opening into McKenzie Room
- McKenzie Room includes a stage, microphones, spotlights
- Two restrooms with multiple stalls
- Parking capacity: approximately 75
- Accessible parking and restrooms
Event Pricing at Willamalane Adult Activity Center
- Patio: $50 in-district, $61 out-of-district
- McKenzie Room: $102 in-district, $118 out-of-district
- Commercial kitchen: $28 in-district, $33 out-of-district
Weddings at Lively Park
Park Wedding
Surround your ceremony with the beauty and elegance of nature. The shelters at Lively Park make a dramatic, sculptural, visual statement reminiscent of an ocean wave; combine this with luxuriant woods and bright green lawns, and the stage is set for your stylish, modern, parkland wedding. It’s a perfect place for an outdoor wedding.
- Capacity: 150 per shelter; two shelters available
- Tables and seating for 150 available per shelter
- Outdoor kitchen includes a two-burner electric cooktop, 2’ x 5’ natural gas grill with prep table, and stainless steel food prep area with sink
- Twelve 12’ picnic tables
- Large wood buffet table with electricity
- Parking capacity: approximately 100
- Accessible parking and restrooms
Event Pricing at Lively Park
- One shelter: $61 in-district, $73 out-of-district
Preferred Vendors
When you book an event at Willamalane, you have flexible catering choices. You can choose from a preferred caterer using the list below or find another local vendor.
Ginko Catering
Ginko Catering strives to make your events memorable, leaving lingering flavors on your palate served with friendly and professional service.