Wedding Receptions & Rehearsal Dinners
An intimate, unforgettable setting for your special day — garden patio, string lights, fire tables, craft drinks, and food carts your guests will love.
A Garden Wedding Venue in the Heart of Portland
The Back Patio offers something no traditional banquet hall can: personality. Your guests won't forget a wedding reception where they could play pinball, order from the rotating food carts, and toast your happiness around a fire table under string lights. It's intimate (up to 60 guests), it's unmistakably Portland, and it's genuinely fun.
The covered garden patio is the ceremony and reception centerpiece — lush greenery, string-light canopy, propane heaters for year-round comfort, and fire tables that create natural gathering spots. The indoor tap-house provides a climate-controlled backup space and a bar that keeps the celebration flowing.
Intimate
Up to 60 Guests
Garden
Patio Ceremony
Full Bar
Wine & Craft Beer
Food Carts
Rotating Lineup
Your Guests Get Access to Everything
Every private event at The Back Patio can include full access to our food carts, tap-house, bar, games, and garden patio. Reach out and we'll walk you through current pricing and options.
Rotating Food Cart Pod
A rotating lineup of food carts serving diverse cuisines. Your guests can order directly from multiple carts for a food-hall experience.
Indoor Dining with TVs
Covered indoor tap-house with flatscreen TVs — perfect for game-day watch parties, presentations, or slideshows.
Full Bar & Tap-House
Rotating craft beer taps, Pacific Northwest wines by the glass, premium sake, cider, and canned options.
Non-Alcoholic Program
NA beer, craft sodas, kombucha, iced teas, and energy drinks — non-drinkers are taken care of too.
Pinball & Arcade Games
6 pinball machines (Iron Man, Demolition Man, World Cup Soccer '94, No Fear, Pokémon, The Simpsons Pinball Party) plus Golden Tee, Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Super Pac-Man, Defender, Asteroids Deluxe, and foosball.
Garden Patio with Outdoor TVs
Covered garden patio with outdoor heaters, fire tables, string lights, greenery, and outdoor TVs for game-day viewing or slideshows.
In-House Menu Available
Meat & cheese and salmon lox boards ($17), a cheese-only board ($14), and pretzel sticks ($5) to complement the food cart offerings.
Cornhole & Outdoor Games
Cornhole sets on the patio plus room for lawn games. Competitive and fun for all ages.
Wedding Reception Details
What's Included
- ✓Exclusive use of the garden patio for your reception
- ✓Ceremony space on the patio (chairs can be arranged)
- ✓String lights and fire tables for romantic ambiance
- ✓Full bar with craft beer, wine, sake, cider, cocktails
- ✓Access to the rotating food cart lineup for reception dining
- ✓In-house charcuterie boards and appetizers
- ✓Pinball arcade and games for cocktail hour fun
- ✓Outdoor TVs for slideshows or background visuals
- ✓Cornhole and patio games for guests
- ✓Indoor tap-house as backup weather space
- ✓Non-alcoholic program available
Pricing
Garden Patio Reception
Exclusive patio for up to 40 guests. Ceremony + reception. String lights, fire tables, full bar access.
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Full Venue Wedding
Entire venue — patio ceremony, tap-house cocktail hour, garden reception. Up to 60 guests.
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Rehearsal Dinner
Intimate dinner for the wedding party on the patio. Reserved seating, food cart coordination, bar tab.
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Let's Plan Your Special Day
Call (503) 477-8425 or email info.thebackpatio@gmail.com with your wedding date, guest count, and vision. We'll schedule a venue walkthrough and build a custom package.