Angelina’s Artiste Centre’

This chapel is beautiful and a great little place to have had our wedding. The true gem of this chapel is Marilyn, the owner and proprietress. She went above and beyond at every point to transform our wedding into a lovely event. The building is perfect, and you can do your wedding anyway you like. Marilyn serves as a day-​of coordinator to make everything come together so smoothly on the day of. As the bride, your day will be hectic, Marilyn jumps in where needed. She also gave me some great leads for beauty, cake, flowers etc. She meets with you for a consult, the rehearsal and is there when you need her. I am so thankful for having found this perfect place to marry my true love.

Attended a wedding here, it’s a beautiful quaint setting!

This chapel is very unique in comparison to all the other wedding chapels. The interior ceiling is an amazing wooden arch shape that makes the place feel twice as big. It even has an upper balcony. There are two small rooms for the wedding party to prepare in. The coordinator is efficient and friendly. The outdoor garden is small but very quaint.

History is important.
If you want to get married in a genuine old-​fashioned chapel, this is just the ticket. If you’re romantic, keep it simple and on a budget; give it a try. We got in before they got noticed and saved a bundle. A winter wedding here on a cold but sunny day. The sunlight glowing through the original 100+ year old stained glass windows and off the white, pressed tin ceiling and walls. Ivory pews, ivory walls, ivory all. We wore ivory, black and charcoal gray. Decorated with only evergreen boughs and silver urns. Just lovely. Good spot for just-​the-​couple photos on the front stoop. The owner is sweet as wedding cake («honey», «sweetheart», etc) but just a bit scatter brained so keep notes and get a receipt. Don’t patronize their vendor list for photographers, cakes or flowers – you can do far better elsewhere (see my other wedding related reviews).
Bonus Tip: Check out The Antonia Ballroom for your reception needs (just two blocks north and one block east) and that’s a good deal as well!

I had to wait a little while to make sure the wedding goggles (see:
) were completely off before I wrote this.
You know how it goes– happy couple, candle light, 105 degree summer day… enchanting. One can’t help being swept up in the moment of a intimate family wedding.
Yet after having some time to reflect, I have to say that I adore this little chapel built when times were simpler in 1884.
It only holds about 100 people, the entirely white interior clad in custom hammered tin shines in the glowing evening sunlight that passes through the stained glass windows. A little stuffy, but surprisingly cool given the asinine recent temperature highs. The surrounding gardens and reception area makes it a picturesque setting in the outskirts of Portland.
From the minister walking down the aisle to the ringing of the bells as the bride and groom walk out the doors, it’s really a lovely place for a wedding that goes off without a hitch.
Yet a little part of me kind of hopes I never come back here, I’d hate to tarnish the memory I’ve made.