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Blockhouse
4.9 ★★★★★ 98 Google reviews · Greenhouse wedding venue in Portland, Oregon
Venue for weddings and events, featuring a greenhouse and lush greenery.
Plan your tour
- Capacity a reviewer mentions 75 guests: “With our small and intimate guest list of 40 people, the space felt so personal and intentional.” — ask the venue for their stated maximum
- Catering in-house: “Tucked away in the intimate garden of Pomarius Nursery is our chef-inspired kitchen, where meals are shared, connections are made and life is celebrated.” (the venue's website)
- Phone (971) 271-7636
- Website blockhousepdx.com — most venues book tours right on their site
The setting
“Not only did the nursery fit with our passion of plants, but it took care of the “decor” factor we would need at other venues, with the beautiful greenhouse, greenery, and string lights.”
Amenities, with proof
“The ambiance of Blockhouse, surrounded by lush greenery and tucked away in a private corner of NW Portland, felt both intimate and vibrant.”
“Tucked away in the intimate garden of Pomarius Nursery is our chef-inspired kitchen, where meals are shared, connections are made and life is celebrated.” — the venue's website
What couples say again and again
“Not only did the nursery fit with our passion of plants, but it took care of the “decor” factor we would need at other venues, with the beautiful greenhouse, greenery, and string lights.”
“The staff were incredible and we appreciated the easy and clear communication the whole way through, and even their resident chicken, named Strawberry, contributed by leading my bride down the aisle.”
“I am a wedding planner/coordinator and I have enjoyed having weddings at Blockhouse.”
“We did add a plant wall backdrop through the nursery and it turned out perfect.”
“Choosing Blockhouse for our venue was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding!”
Why it's listed — and what we can confirm
- Glass / botanical setting — “Venue for weddings and events, featuring a greenhouse and lush greenery.”
- Hosts weddings or events — “Event venue”
- Hosts weddings — “We got endless compliments on our reception here.”
- Elopements & small weddings — “It is a perfect venue for an intimate wedding.”
- In-house catering — “Tucked away in the intimate garden of Pomarius Nursery is our chef-inspired kitchen, where meals are shared, connections are made and life is celebrated.”
From the reviews
We had our wedding reception at Blockhouse August 2021. This was during the COVID pandemic so planning a wedding was difficult all around. I worked with Sara the majority of the time. She is the owner of Blockhouse and Castaway. Sara did an incredible job during an extremely stressful time with hardly no staff.
We rented the Blockhouse for our wedding this October. Paige and Emily were awesome during the planning and the actual wedding day. The space is cozy, lovely, and unique. We toured some other spaces in Portland and what was great about Blockhouse is they are transparent about pricing and set clear expectations.
The Blockhouse and Pomarius Nursery was and is the most amazing wedding venue that we could have dreamt of for our April wedding. With our small and intimate guest list of 40 people, the space felt so personal and intentional. It was so versatile for our ceremony, reception and dance space.
Blockhouse + Pomarius Nursery was the most magical, elegant without being stuffy, gorgeous space for our wedding. Words can't describe how perfect everything was. The greenery backdrop for our ceremony, reception and pictures set the scene. The staff and vendors made it all come together.
Getting married at Blockhouse
Blockhouse comes up for weddings, going by their listing and couples’ reviews. Two things make the tour worth it. First, see the glass house at the time of day and season you'd actually get married — the light pouring through the panes at golden hour is the whole reason to book one, but a greenhouse at noon in July feels very different from one at dusk in October, so ask about temperature and shade for your date and walk the path your guests take from parking to ceremony to reception. Second, bring the questions that only matter for a glass venue: is it heated and air-conditioned (the single most important question), what months do they actually book, is there shade cloth or diffusing glass for midday glare, what's the humidity like in summer, are candles or open flame allowed near the plants, and exactly what's included — tables, chairs, setup, and teardown are where quotes quietly diverge. Glass venues are intimate and popular dates book 12–18 months out, so if the tour feels right, ask what's open in your season before you leave.
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