Questions Couples Ask Us

Venue rental at The Grand Victorian in Layton, Utah runs $3,750 to $6,750 for 2027 weddings, depending on the season and the day. A peak-season Friday or Saturday (April through October) is $6,750; an off-season Friday or Saturday (November through March) is $5,000. Monday through Wednesday is the lowest rate. Every rental is a 12-hour day, 10 am to 10 pm.

Every booking at The Grand Victorian includes 12 hours of exclusive use of the 1895 home and its two acres of gardens, 2 bridal suites and a groom's lounge, seating for up to 150, farmhouse and round tables, 100 crossback and 150 white chairs, ceremony arches, the Sonos sound system and microphone, the prep kitchen and serving pieces, use of all our decor, 2 planning meetings with our coordinator, and setup and takedown of tables and chairs by our staff.

Yes. For 2027, a peak-season Thursday is $5,500 and Monday through Wednesday is $5,000, compared with $6,750 for a Friday or Saturday. Off season, weekdays start at $3,750.

Yes. All alcohol at The Grand Victorian is served by our exclusive bartender, and there is a non-refundable alcohol venue fee: $500 for 2027 weddings ($400 for 2026). The bartender's hourly service is billed separately. You can bring your own alcohol for the bartender to serve or choose one of the bartender's beer, wine and liquor packages.

Yes. The Grand Victorian has no in-house catering, so you can bring your own food or hire any caterer you like. We keep a list of qualified, insured caterers who work here often. The client is responsible for the food served.

The Grand Victorian is at 2767 W. Gentile St, Layton, Utah 84041, in Davis County, about 30 minutes north of downtown Salt Lake City and about 20 minutes south of Ogden.

The Grand Victorian seats up to 150 guests. Most receptions use both the indoor rooms and the two patios, which open from indoors to outdoors; the patios alone seat up to 64 at garden tables.

Both. You can marry outside in the gardens, under one of our ceremony arches or by the bridge and water feature, or inside the house. There is a microphone jack in the outdoor ceremony area for the officiant.

The Grand Victorian has about 85 spaces in the main lot and a vendor lot for about 10 cars. The main lot fits charter buses and passenger vans.

Sparklers are allowed. Chinese lanterns and aerial fireworks of any kind are not allowed on site under any circumstances. You don't want to be the one who burns the place down after 100+ years.

Yes. There is a Sonos audio system throughout the house and speakers outside over the patio, a microphone connected to the system, and a second microphone jack outside in the ceremony area. The carriage house has a TV with a USB port for slideshows and videos.

Our staff sets up and takes down the tables and chairs, and handles any changeovers during the day. Two event hosts are on site for your whole event.

Of course. Decorate as you like as long as nothing already here is damaged: no permanent glue and no nails larger than a tack. Whatever you put up must come back down. You're also welcome to use any of our own decor at no extra cost.

Yes, if the dates are open. Starting to decorate the day before or extending your checkout time is available for an additional fee.

Yes. The Grand Victorian hosts corporate events, birthday celebrations, bridal and baby showers, and family gatherings. Contact us for availability and pricing.

The Grand Victorian was built in 1895 for George W. Layton in Layton, Utah, and finished around 1905. It has been a wedding venue since 2002.

Yes. The Grand Victorian, listed as the George W. Layton House, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 1982 (NRIS #82004122). The listing calls it one of the most distinctive Victorian pattern-book houses in Utah.

William Robert Allen, the most prominent architect in Utah at the time, designed the house for George W. Layton in 1895. Allen also designed the Davis County Courthouse, which no longer stands.

Since 2002, when the Wood family turned the restored home into a wedding venue. More than 1,000 couples have married here since.