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Lavender & Black

A working lavender farm on the island’s quiet north end. Twelve people, a long table in the rows, and the whole place to yourselves.

Up to 12 guestsYear-roundPeak bloom June to July
Full Partner
Setting
Working lavender farm
Gathering size
Up to 12 guests
From
$4,575
Booking
Through Folklore
This venue runs its bookings on Folklore. You check the date, hold it, and then everything sits in one place: your thread with the venue, your paperwork, your payment dates. You are still talking to the people who own it, and the wedding agreement is between you and them.

The venue

Slow down. Focus on each other.

Tucked into the quiet north end of Salt Spring Island, Lavender & Black is a working lavender farm and one of the island’s most romantic places to marry. The setting is calm and open, with rolling fields and a natural sense of ease that makes everything feel intimate, grounded, and personal.

Twelve guests is the ceiling here, and that is the point. The farm suits couples who want the day small enough to actually be in. Ceremonies happen among the rows, dinner sits under open sky, and nothing about the schedule needs to be hurried.

Spring
Soft skies, quiet ground
Mid-June to late July
Peak bloom, the fields go purple
Autumn
Low gold light, cut fields
Winter
Open, bare, and very still

What makes it

01

The fields

Twelve rows of lavender running downhill toward the trees, cut for oil every July. Stand anywhere in them and the photographs take care of themselves.

02

The drying barn

Open on one side, hung with bundles through the summer, and warm enough to eat in when the evening turns. Dinner happens here or in the open, depending on the sky.

03

The quiet

The north end of the island runs out of road not far past the gate. There is no traffic, no neighbour close enough to hear you, and no reason to rush anything.

The packages

Celebrations at Lavender & Black

02 · packages
Elopement ceremony in the lavender rows at Lavender & BlackTwo to six people

The Elopement

$4,575 + tax

The farm for an afternoon, held for just the two of you and a few witnesses.

  • Four hours of exclusive farm access
  • Ceremony site among the rows
  • Table, linen, and seating for six
  • Parking for three vehicles
  • Rain shelter under the drying barn
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Long table dinner at Lavender & Black on Salt Spring IslandUp to twelve guests

The Micro Wedding

$7,850 + tax

A full day on the farm, from the first setup truck to the last plate cleared.

  • Eight hours of exclusive farm access
  • Ceremony and dinner sites
  • Long table, linen, and seating for twelve
  • Power drop and evening lighting
  • Caterer prep space in the barn
  • Parking for eight vehicles
Check dates for The Micro Wedding →

Estimated investments. Every package starts as a conversation and is shaped to your people and your season.

The practical part

What you actually need to know.

Capacity
Twelve is a hard ceiling for seated dinner. The farm road cannot take more traffic than that.
Parking
Eight vehicles on packed gravel. Overflow parks at the trailhead lot, a six minute walk.
Accessibility
Packed gravel and mown grass throughout, mostly flat. No paved path. One accessible washroom in the barn.
Power
30A drop at the drying barn, roughly 40m of cable to the ceremony site. No generator on site.
Catering
Prep space and a double sink in the barn. No commercial kitchen. Caterers bring their own cold storage.
Noise and curfew
Amplified sound off at 10pm. Acoustic until 11pm. Islands Trust bylaw, not a house rule.
Rain plan
The drying barn seats twelve with the racks moved. It is not heated. Bring the tent if the forecast turns.
Washrooms
Two, both in the barn. One accessible.
Lodging
None on site. Ganges is fifteen minutes north.

Preferred vendors

People who have worked here before.

Photography and tintype

Sydney Woodward

Has shot the farm in every season, including the winter bare rows.

Visit site →
Cider and bar service

Salt Spring Wild

Ten minutes down the road. Delivers and pours.

Visit site →
Live wedding painting

Honey & The Moon

Visit site →

Enquire

See if your date is free.

Tell them when and how many. Lavender & Black keeps its calendar here, so you get a yes or a no on your date rather than a brochure.

Check a dateFROM $4,575

Keep looking

Marry here.

Tell them your season and your people, and find out whether Lavender & Black is free.

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