Wedding Ceremonies At The Bastyr University Chapel
The Setting The Bastyr University chapel is on the Kenmore campus of Bastyr University, an internationally acclaimed university for training natural medicine and health professionals. The facility rests on 50 acres of fields and woodlands on the northeast shore of Lake Washington, just 10 miles from downtown Seattle or Bellevue. Nestled in beautiful, 316-acre St. Edward State Park, it is surrounded by evergreen forests, streams and secluded beach access to Lake Washington. Miles of nature trails wind through much of the adjacent park.
The chapel is an ideal setting for weddings. The school also is used for weekend conferences, workshops, spiritual retreats and even private retreats for individuals wishing to “get away.” Fifteen of the larger classrooms and meeting areas in the university are available to the non-profit community for use as classrooms, conference rooms and retreat sites. Food services, overnight accommodations, the surrounding grounds and parking areas also are available.
About the Bastyr University Chapel Bastyr’s exquisite European-style chapel was created with the highest quality workmanship of its time (1958), and continues to radiate the devotion with which it was built. Nearly five stories in height and 140 feet long, it is home to 36 handcrafted stained glass windows and brilliant glass mosaic artwork depicting various religious themes. The chapel also has handcrafted altars and columns of imported marbles, terrazzo floors, wooden pews, oak paneling and a choir loft. The carved wooden pews run length-wise along the chapel, making the procession of the bride and groom a truly spectacular sight for all ceremony attendees. The chapel and choir loft can comfortably seat up to 450 people.
Who can be married here? Both members of the Bastyr community and the public may rent the chapel for weddings. If you are not a student, staff, faculty member or alumni, you can hold your wedding here as a contributor to the university at the Bastyr Circle Sponsor level of $250 or more. A tax-deductible contribution at the $250 rate is already included in fees listed on our Pricing and Rate Sheet. This contribution helps offset operating costs associated with the upkeep of the building, including the chapel.
Couples of any faith are welcome to conduct their wedding ceremonies here. Each couple is responsible for finding an appropriate officiant to perform their ceremony.
