If you’re envisioning a wedding reception where guests will be raving about the elegant entrées and delightful desserts for weeks afterward, then the Holiday Inn wedding packages are perfect for you.
Locally sourced fine dining
The Holiday Inn Kingston-Waterfront offers luxurious wedding packages featuring a three- or four-course dinner with decadent and distinct poultry, fish, and beef dishes.
Packages include a cocktail reception with drinks, non-alcoholic punch, toast points, charcuterie, and other tasty finger foods. Guests are then served a plated dinner from a Feast On certified kitchen.
As a Feast On certified establishment, Holiday Inn Kingston-Waterfront buys Ontario-grown and locally supplied food, from Patchwork Gardens’ organic vegetables to hormone- and antibiotic-free meat from Wallace Beef.
Exceptional meals for all seasons
Sitting down for the lavish dinner, guests are offered two complimentary glasses of wine and a soup or salad. Options include a delicious spinach and frisée salad with chèvre feta, tomato concassé, roasted peppers, and a tart beet vinaigrette. For a fresh, sweet-salty salad, guests can enjoy baby gem lettuce with gorgonzola, prosciutto, candied walnuts, dried cherries, and a lemon-lime vinaigrette.
When the temperature cools and the trees covering Confederation Basin turn orange and gold, guests can savour a comforting chowder or bisque.
Depending on the wedding package you choose, attendees can indulge in an appetizer topped with homemade marinades and savory purées. Their lox and latkes dish, with beet-stained Ontario trout gravlax, dilled latkes, lemon crème fraîche, and frisée is perfect for a warm spring wedding while the house-made butternut ravioli with ricotta cheese, cream, and hazelnut butter, is ideal for a cozy winter reception.
Moving onto the main course, guests are offered their choice of chicken, beef, or fish–with a twist. Their chicken is wrapped in prosciutto and stuffed with smoked tomatoes, chèvre, and baby spinach; their pork tenderloin is covered in a maple glaze and served with a caramelized apple compote. For a lighter option, guests can go with the pan-seared Chilean sea bass, delicately lined with a pesto crust and served with a side of chimichurri corn salsa.
Tell your guests to leave the room for dessert. They’re sure to enjoy the triple chocolate mousse or the Chef’s special–a banana pudding with a brown butter sauce.
Late night highlights
When the music picks up and the dance floor fills, the hotel offers its late-night reception menu. Guests can replenish with a variety of finger foods including the Kid Again platter, featuring mini hot dogs, nachos, mini pretzels, tater-tot cones, and mini corndogs, or the Pizza Pizza platter, filled with assorted pizzas, garlic bread, and tasty dipping sauces. Based on your chosen wedding package, guests can line up for a poutine bar, or recharge with a cup of coffee or tea.
The Holiday Inn Kingston-Waterfront accommodates dietary restrictions, ensuring your guests stay full, happy, and satisfied throughout the night.
Unbeatable panoramic views
In addition to their delicious menu, the Holiday Inn Kingston-Waterfront boasts gorgeous venues for large and intimate wedding receptions.
The Crawford room, accommodating 40 guests, and the Bellevue room, holding 220 guests, offer stunning views of Kingston’s harbour. When the sun sets, the waterfront is illuminated by warm string lights lining the Wharf and Feather patio.
Next to the Bellevue room, the Martello Room is the perfect place to set up a bar. As guests wait for a glass of wine, local craft beer, or mixed drink, they can admire the uninterrupted view of the Shoal Tower.
Accommodating 160 people, the Island View room faces east, offering sights of the Cataraqui River and Royal Military Collage. With an abundance of natural light, this venue boasts a dance floor and a large bar backdropped by the stunning view. Whatever room you choose, it will be meticulously decorated to your taste.
Following the picturesque reception, the hotel provides happy couples with a one- or two-night stay in the King Waterfront guest room overlooking the Cataraqui River. Upon entering the expansive space, you’re met with a bottle of bubbly and clean white linens.
To learn more about the hotel’s wedding packages, contact Judy Fisher, manager of catering and sales, at judy.fisher@innvesthotels.com or 613-549-8400, extension 2604.
