Welcome Receptions & Rehearsal Dinners

Wedding Experiences

Skamania Lodge is more than a ceremony and reception site for your Portland, Oregon wedding. Our beautiful 175-acre property provides you, your bridal party, your family and friends the perfect destination to relax, rejuvenate and celebrate before and after the wedding.

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Welcome Receptions

For destination weddings at Skamania Lodge, welcome receptions are a delightful way to meet and mingle with friends and family from both parties. Share your first toast to the happy couple with drinks and delicious appetizers the night before they say “I do”.

Welcome Reception Favorites:

  • A fun hour or two of meet and mingling at Garden Patio or Meadow Patio
  • Catered with drinks and heavy appetizers

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Rehearsal Dinners

Whether it’s an intimate dinner in Cascade Dining Room or Glacier Hall with your closest family and friends, or a fun and laid-back evening barbecue at our Forest Firepit. Your rehearsal dinner can reflect any social style you as a couple enjoy.

Rehearsal Dinner Favorites:

  • Outdoor barbecue and s'mores at the Moonlight Pavilion.
  • Intimate dinner in Cascade Dining Room or Glacier Hall.

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Wedding Showers

The excitement is building for your big day, so why wait to celebrate? Bridal showers at Skamania Lodge are the perfect way to celebrate the bridal party. Cheers over champagne brunch or a special luncheon at Garden Patio. Visit nearby wineries, or relax and pamper yourselves with fun do-it-yourself spa bundles.

Recommended Bridal Shower Activities:

Outdoor Brunch or Luncheon at Garden Patio | Visit local wineries |Overnight girls getaway to Skamania Lodge. | Explore the Columbia River Gorge.

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Farewell Brunches

View After an unforgettable ceremony and reception the night before, send-off the happy couple with a farewell brunch. Gather for one last incredible meal together at Skamania’s Garden Patio or breathtaking Riverview Pavilion catered with delicious bites and champagne flights.

‍Farewell Brunch Favorites:

For smaller intimate gatherings, enjoy outdoor brunch at our beautiful Garden Patio. For larger outdoor gatherings, enjoy brunch at our breathtaking Riverview Pavilion.

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