Why choose Upper Room as your micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon?

The venue describes itself as a modern and upscale micro wedding venue designed for couples who want an intimate celebration without sacrificing elegance or ease. It also says its package is tailored for couples looking to elope in style. Elsewhere, it describes a stress-free way to say I do, whether it is just the two of you or your nearest and dearest. That makes Upper Room a micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon built around small guest lists.

The room brings its own look. The venue highlights stunning natural light, modern decor and flexible styling options. Meanwhile, a complete renovation brought refinished original hardwood floors, exposed brick and new furniture, and the space features a Restoration Hardware design.

• At a glance
• What is included
• Add-ons
• Eloping
• Package or hourly
• Marriage license
• Timeline
• How the day flows
• Guests and access
• FAQ

Micro wedding at a glance

Package rows use the venue’s package wording as published on October 5, 2026; the price comes from the venue’s current rate sheet (October 2026).

What does the micro wedding package include, item by item?

Scope matters when you compare any micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon, so read each inclusion closely. Here, the photographer covers the ceremony and portraits, and the videographer captures the ceremony and highlights. Therefore plan any extra coverage, such as getting-ready photos or a full reception, as a separate conversation.

Scope wording is the venue’s own package wording as published on October 5, 2026. The right-hand column is planning advice, not part of the package.

Which add-ons can you put on top of the package?

Each add-on below carries the scope the venue lists and the rate sheet price where one exists. This micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon quotes the rest with your date.

The right-hand column is general planning guidance, not a venue statement.

Preferred vendors the venue lists

For couples planning beyond the package at this micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon, the venue’s homepage lists preferred vendors. Grouped by type here (the homepage list itself is unsorted), they include Honor Flowers and Inspire Flowers for florals, Thomas Chung Photography, Muse Cheesecake for dessert, and Fillmore Trattoria among its restaurants. Ask the team which of them fit your date and budget.

Can you elope at this micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon?

The package the venue lists costs $3,890 for 4 hours. It includes the room, a licensed officiant, photography, videography, florals and a day-of planner. Ask at your tour whether an elopement uses the same package or a smaller option. Either way, Upper Room works as an elopement venue in Portland for a small guest list, so also ask what photo and film coverage each option includes.

Plan the two witnesses early, since ORS 106.150 requires at least two at every Oregon ceremony, and the county says both must be 18 or older. For example, an adult sibling and a close friend can witness, and they become your whole guest list. Then the photographer and videographer capture the vows, and the portraits follow.

If you are torn between eloping and a small wedding, ask how late the guest count can change before the day. This elopement venue in Portland, Oregon can be booked for either one, within the package limit of 30 guests.

Should you book the package or rent this micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon by the hour?

Both options use the same room. However, as a small wedding venue in Portland, the two differ on headcount, vendors and how the price is set, so compare them side by side before you decide.

Package price, hourly rate, cleaning fee, capacity and inclusions for this micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon come from the venue’s current rate sheet (October 2026).

What an hourly wedding rental costs in room rent

For a larger reception at this micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon, the evening and weekend rate applies. That rate is $295 per hour, with a 3-hour minimum and a flat $195 cleaning fee. For example, a 4-hour booking runs $1,375 and a 6-hour celebration runs $1,965. An 8-hour day runs $2,555. Then add your own vendors, the liability insurance every event needs, and security if you serve alcohol. Ask whether any discount applies to your date.

Rate sheet, Oct 2026: hours at $295 plus the $195 cleaning fee. For 4 hours, $1,180 plus $195 is $1,375. Per guest divides the total by 60 seated, so $1,375 over 60 guests is $22.92 a guest. The package’s 4 hours cost $3,890; the gap over $1,375 of room rent pays for the five bundled vendors.

How does the room work for a ceremony and reception?

Because every guest shares one room, a small wedding venue in Portland like this one keeps everyone together. So walk the space on your tour, and decide where the ceremony stands before the florals are ordered.

How do you get a marriage license for a Portland, Oregon micro wedding?

The package at this micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon includes a licensed officiant, but the license itself is yours to obtain. These steps follow Multnomah County’s marriage license page and Oregon Revised Statutes chapter 106, both checked on October 5, 2026. Still, confirm the details with the county before your date, since fees and hours can change.

Seven steps from application to signed license

1. Check eligibility. The county’s list includes these conditions: you are each at least 18, your ceremony takes place in Oregon, you marry within 60 days of picking up the license, neither of you is currently married to or in a State Domestic partnership with someone else, and you are not first cousins or nearer kin. Oregon law makes an exception for first cousins by adoption only.
2. Start online. Begin the application at multcomarriage.org, as the county directs.
3. Appear together. Both of you visit 501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Room 175, Portland, Oregon 97214, with photo ID whose names match the application. The county lists office hours of Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
4. Pay the fee. The license costs $60, paid by cash, credit or debit card (with a 2% charge), cashier’s check or money order, and the county takes no personal checks. Requesting a waiver of the waiting period adds $5.
5. Mind the window. The county requires a 3-day wait after the license is issued, and then the wedding must happen within 60 days. Pick it up at least 3 days ahead, but not so early that the 60 days run out.
6. Bring two adult witnesses. Oregon law requires at least two witnesses under ORS 106.150, and Multnomah County’s officiant guidance says both must be 18 or older.
7. Return the license. After the ceremony, the officiant returns the signed license to the county within 5 days.

A Multnomah County license covers a ceremony anywhere in Oregon, so the same license works for a Portland, Oregon micro wedding at Upper Room. In addition, the two-witness rule matters for elopements: even a ceremony for two needs two adult witnesses present, along with the officiant.

When should each micro wedding task happen?

Insurance proof is due before the event date under the venue’s terms. Therefore add it to the list early, especially if you need time to get a policy that names the venue.

What does a micro wedding day look like here?

Every couple’s order is different, even at an intimate wedding venue in Portland, so treat the table as one example.

House rules that shape a wedding

A few venue rules apply directly to weddings at this micro wedding venue in Portland, Oregon. First, confetti and glitter are banned, so plan a send-off without them. Every event carries a flat $195 cleaning fee, and the venue bills damage or excess cleaning under its Terms. Next, decorations go up with 3M Command Strips or gaff tape only. Further, booking time includes setup and cleanup, events end by 1:00 AM, and running more than 30 minutes past your time brings a $150 late fee. Finally, every event needs general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence, and selling alcohol requires a liquor license obtained 2 to 4 weeks in advance.

Per the venue’s current rate sheet (October 2026), every rental includes premium sound and AV with a microphone. The 86-inch television and high-speed Wi-Fi come with the room as well. Tables, chairs and a dedicated Upper Room event host complete the list. So ask at your tour how the package uses the sound system and TV for vows and a photo slideshow. The full rules sit in the Terms and Conditions.

What should you ask when you tour for your micro wedding?

The package wording above answers what the package includes, but several practical questions need a direct answer. Get each one in writing.

• Whether any discount applies to your date, and what the package packet shows.
• How the deposit on the $3,890 package works, and when the balance is due.
• Whether setup happens inside the 4 venue hours, since the venue’s terms put setup and cleanup inside booked time.
• Who counts toward the 30-guest limit: the couple, witnesses and vendors, or guests only.
• Whether an elopement uses the same package or a smaller option.
• How late the guest count can change before the day.
• Whether the package includes private use of the full room, plus the sound system and TV.
• How many portraits and how much ceremony footage the photo and video coverage includes.
• Whether your bar plan needs the $150 glassware package.
• Where in the room the ceremony stands, and where guests sit.
• Whether outside catering can pair with the package instead of the catering add-on.
• When the package’s pre-event planning consultation takes place.
• Who provides trained security if the bar serves alcohol.
• How hotel block management works, if guests travel in.
• How guests who cannot use stairs could be accommodated, given there is no elevator or lift.

With those answers, you can compare this intimate wedding venue in Portland with any other on your list. The answers also become the brief for your day-of planner.

What should guests know before the wedding day?

Above all, a small guest list makes it easy to send everyone the same details in one note.

Which other celebrations fit around the wedding?

The homepage lists engagement parties among the occasions the venue hosts, and the room rents by the hour for them; the engagement party guide has the details. Likewise, holiday parties are covered on the holiday party guide, and companies planning a staff celebration can use the corporate event guide.

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