The Henley Room Wedding in Toronto, Ontario
Written by Anika Kitchen, Ontario Wedding Photographer
The Henley Room sits right on the water at the Argonaut Rowing Club, and it's one of the few venues in Toronto where you get an actual waterfront terrace without leaving the city. High coffered ceilings, a stone fireplace, a retro bar that looks like it was built for photos, and a dock just steps from the reception that catches the best light in the city come sunset. We're proud preferred vendors here now, which means we get to shoot this space often, and it never stops being one of our favourites.
Chloe & Justin
Chloe and Justin met as PhD students working in the same lab, which tells you a lot about the two of them before you even meet them, unserious, affectionate, supportive of each other in the specific way people are when they've spent years in the trenches together. Their August wedding at The Henley Room leaned all the way into that, romantic but relaxed, colourful pastel wildflowers, string lights, that retro bar doing exactly what they'd hoped as a backdrop for photos.
We started the day with a first look, just the two of them, before the property filled up with 70 guests. Chloe and Justin wanted documentary storytelling over posed portraits, shot partly on film and partly on Super 8, so a lot of our afternoon was just staying close and letting things happen, the wedding party goofing around at that retro bar, guests catching up by the fireplace. After the ceremony we brought the full group up to the balcony overlooking the dock for one big shot looking down at everyone gathered below, then moved through family portraits and wedding party photos right on the dock itself.
Dinner brought its own set of small moments, us moving table to table to catch people mid laugh, the bouquet and the reception florals getting their own quiet minute before the room filled in. Then around 8, right on cue, everyone made their way back out to the dock for sunset, that late-August light doing all the work over the water while Chloe and Justin stood there completely unbothered by the crowd around them. It's the kind of ending that photographs itself.
Getting Married at The Henley Room?
We're preferred vendors at The Henley Room and the Argonaut Rowing Club, so if you're planning a wedding there and want a photographer and videographer team who already knows the space, the light, and that dock at sunset, I'd love to hear about your day. Get in touch here. 🫶🏼
More About Amare Studios
I'm Anika, the photographer and creative director behind Amare Studios. Along with my team, I've spent nearly a decade photographing weddings across Ontario, and after hundreds of them (plus one of my own), I've learned exactly what makes a couple feel comfortable, seen, and genuinely themselves in front of a camera.
My style is documentary at heart with an editorial eye for light. I don't pose you into something that feels foreign, I create the conditions for real moments to happen, and then I catch them.
If that sounds like the kind of photographer and videographer you're looking for, stick around and say hello.
Vendor Team
Florals: August Tree Farm
Catering: The Food Dudes
Cake: Eunae Cho
DJ: Graeme
Photo Booth: Insta Prints
Frequently Asked Questions About Henley Room Weddings
What's it like to have a wedding at The Henley Room in Toronto?
It's one of the only true waterfront wedding venues inside the city. You get a 750 square foot terrace on Lake Ontario, high coffered ceilings and a stone fireplace inside, and a private dock that's ideal for group photos and sunset portraits, all without leaving downtown Toronto.
Where is The Henley Room located?
The Henley Room is located at the Argonaut Rowing Club, 1225 Lake Shore Blvd W, right on the waterfront in Toronto, Ontario.
Does The Henley Room have outdoor space for photos?
Yes. There's a waterfront terrace and a private dock, plus a balcony overlooking the dock that's perfect for a group shot looking down over the whole wedding party and guest list at once.
What kind of couples get married at The Henley Room?
Couples who want a relaxed, romantic celebration with a waterfront setting inside the city, without needing to travel outside Toronto for vineyard or lakefront views. Chloe and Justin's 70-guest wedding, built around candid documentary photography and a sunset send-off on the dock, is a great example.
Are you a preferred vendor at The Henley Room?
Yes, we're proud preferred photography and videography vendors at The Henley Room and the Argonaut Rowing Club. If you're planning a wedding there, get in touch here. 🫶🏼
