About Us

A Wedding Venue Like No other…

Close your eyes and imagine the surroundings of a perfect garden wedding or very special event. Wouldn’t you want the key elements to tantalize all the senses? Shouldn’t they include masterfully planted gardens dappled in changing color, exquisite flowers, extensive lush lawns, babbling ponds, romantic flower beds, with a white tent and twinkling lights around the grounds all in a country setting? Then what better place than Stepping Stones Gardens because that is exactly what we offer and so much more. Our mature gardens are so romantic and enchanting that it makes the whole dream come true with the added plus that we are a boutique farm, offering specialties for the table, making us much like a small southern plantation.

There are many settings to choose from around the grounds or within our stylized barn for a beautiful elegant, classy or chic ceremony and reception, which can be even more personalized by you. They include the pavilion, either under the expansive tent or the flowing organza drape, one of the lush lawns offering a variety of backdrops including our signature Camperdown Elm, the mountains behind the gazebo, or tapestry of trees. Or choose a special place within one of the smaller gardens like the intimate rose garden. The barn at Stepping Stones Garden offers a rustic intimate feel with chandeliers that can be as romantic, classic, vintage or fun as your creativity desires. Because Stepping Stones Garden believes it’s important to provide the protection from those unexpected rain showers and allow you to still feel part of a garden wedding we have designed our venue to be weather friendly.

Our advantages

  • The Design.

The grounds as seen today, were designed by Innovative Environments’ landscape architects 30 years ago. Many of our guests refer to us as the Secret Gardens since we are such a wonderful surprise behind our large privacy hedges. The design was developed with the concept of individual rooms (gardens) with flowing transitions within the larger landscape and for having large garden parties. The French county garden style influenced the design around old firs, cedars and our Camperdown Elm. The plants were chosen for bloom, color, texture and year-round interest.

  • Our Signature.

The Camperdown Elm was planted when the estate was built over 85 years ago. It is magical, strong and unique, which represents Stepping Stones Garden. There are not many of these trees around and very few have the regal structure like ours. We rescued it and made it our garden focal feature. We have had dinners, engagements, wedding certificates signed and unity candles lite under this tree. As a side, this was the tree in Alice in Wonderland and we are sure the Mad Hatter will pop up anytime. The uniqueness of our elm is a signature of our gardens and venue.

  • A Boutique Farm.

Our boutique farm specializes in herbs, lavenders, rhubarb and cut flowers. Some is sold at farmers markets, some go to baked goods sold at farmers markets, some for the Inn at Stepping Stones Garden, (our B & B) some for gifts and some for weddings. During our off season we have fun experimenting with our produce that has been organically grown in a variety of recipes with our commercial baker. At Stepping Stones Garden, we know that by having only the freshest and finest products, as those offered in Skagit County, any celebration becomes a true success as well as a culinary delight.

Mission, vision & values

Our Network

We are pleased to be part of the Skagit wedding community with all the professional vendors in the Skagit Wedding Society. Being part of the SWS allows us to collaborate, exchange ideas and get critical inputs. We know where to go if we need something special that we don’t have at the venue. We also attend the annual wedding conference in Las Vegas, along with thousands of other wedding professionals, including the Weddingwire and the Knot, to stay up to date on all of the new trends, colors and styles that make a perfect wedding.

Our Detail

Gardens are lovely when the gardener attends to the details. They are always changing, sometimes daily, depending on weather and care. Flowers need dead-heading, lawns greening, pots freshened each season, edges clipped, branches pruned, and specific watering schedules maintained. We watch each petal and blade of grass to make sure it looks it’s best. That type of detail and commitment is carried over to every other aspect of how we manage Stepping Stones Garden for beauty, comfort and experience.

Our Variety

No two weddings will look alike and yours will be unique to your vision. We have numerous locations, backdrops and gardens around the venue for weddings and receptions. Each room, or garden, offers a focal and can be viewed from several angles. The plantings, colors and textures are always changing as we move through the seasons. Though our arches are designed to stand alone they can easily incorporate your theme.

Creating Lifetime Memories

We make the dream come true. This is what gives all of us at Stepping Stones Garden so much pleasure and why we do what we do. There is always something blooming in the gardens for the backdrops of your photographs. AND we will make sure you have something special from our gardens to take home. Let us share your dream and help make those magic moments last a lifetime.

The Stepping Stones Garden Family