Some venues stop you mid-scroll. The Wild Rabbit is one of them. Twenty acres of meadows, forest, and mountain views about 30 minutes north of Spokane — it’s the kind of place that makes couples exhale the moment they arrive. I’ve photographed weddings here and I keep coming back to it in conversations with couples who want their day to feel like them rather than a production.
This post is part of an ongoing series where I spotlight Spokane-area venues I genuinely love working at. The Wild Rabbit earns its place on that list every single time.
The Venue at a Glance
The Wild Rabbit is located in Deer Park, Washington — about 30 minutes north of Spokane — on 20 acres of meadows, forest, and mountain views. Private without being hard to get to, which matters more than people realize when you’re coordinating 150 guests.
One thing that makes this venue genuinely different: you have multiple distinct ceremony settings to choose from. The open meadow option gives you handbuilt wooden benches, rolling mountain views, and wide open sky. The forest setting puts you completely in the trees — towering pines, dappled light, and the kind of quiet that makes vows land differently. Most venues give you one spot and you make it work. The Wild Rabbit gives you an actual choice based on the feel you’re going for.
The Wild Package — $7,250 for up to 150 guests (200 max with surcharge)
The package includes 10.5 hours of property access the day of your wedding (noon to 10:30 p.m., music off at 10), plus a one-hour rehearsal the Thursday before. Additional early-access hours can be purchased. Here’s everything that comes with it:
- 1,200 sq ft farmhouse bridal suite draped in green vines
- 600 sq ft groom’s tiny house at the edge of the woods with an outdoor patio
- 2,000 sq ft golden cedar barn with drapes and antique couches for indoor seating and dancing
- 2,000 sq ft covered cedar pavilion with drapes and string lights for dining
- 18 eight-foot farm tables and 9 five-foot round folding tables
- 200 mix-and-match wood chairs
- Three handcrafted ceremony arbors: an 8 ft circle gold arbor, a 7 ft double triangle wood arbor, and a 7 ft hexagon arbor
- Three antique wooden tables for gifts and food
- A 1969 Ford truck for photos and gift display
- One large live edge wood bar with two wine barrels for your cake bar
- One antique hutch and six antique couches for extra guest seating
- White horse trailer bar (you bring your own beer, wine, and one signature drink)
- String lights throughout the entire property
- An acre of open lawn for kids to run around
- Over 5 acres of parking
- Setup, teardown, and your choice of caterer (they have referrals if you need them)
Licensed bartenders are required, and the venue is beer, wine, and one signature drink only — no hard liquor. Day-of liability insurance is also required.
Add-on: Vintage Décor Package — $1,499 Includes two extra hours of early access (making it 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.) plus a full curated vintage décor setup.
Reach them at wildrabbitevents.com or 509-276-5244.
What a Wedding Day Actually Feels Like Here
Weddings at The Wild Rabbit move at a different pace than downtown venues. There’s space — physical space, but also emotional space. Guests spread out across the lawn, conversations linger, kids run around on that open acre of grass. Nobody feels crammed into a corner waiting for the next agenda item.
I’ve noticed that couples who book The Wild Rabbit tend to be the kind of people who thought hard about what they actually wanted from a wedding day. Not what they were supposed to want — what actually mattered to them. The venue reflects that back. It doesn’t try to be more than it is. It just gives you a beautiful piece of land and lets your day happen.
Why The Wild Rabbit Pairs So Well With Documentary Wedding Photography
Documentary wedding photography is about capturing what’s real — the moments that happen between the posed ones, the ones you didn’t choreograph and couldn’t have planned. The look right before the first kiss. Your dad’s face when he sees you. Your best friend crying and laughing at the same time.
It’s an approach that works best when couples aren’t performing for the camera. And the thing about The Wild Rabbit is that it almost never produces stiff, performative weddings. The open layout means I can move freely without interrupting anything. The light across the meadow in the late afternoon is genuinely stunning. And because the space feels relaxed, couples tend to be relaxed — which means the photos look like them, not like a brochure.
If you’ve spent any time looking at wedding photographers and you keep gravitating toward images that feel real rather than staged — candid laughter, genuine tears, messy beautiful moments — that’s the documentary approach. And this venue makes that work easy.
Is The Wild Rabbit the Right Venue for You?
The Wild Rabbit tends to attract a specific kind of couple, and I mean that as a compliment. They’re usually not the ones who’ve been planning their wedding since they were twelve. They know they want something beautiful, but they care more about the people in the room than the centerpieces. They want to actually be there on their wedding day — not just execute a timeline.
If you hate the idea of spending your ceremony staring at a photographer, if you’re a little camera-shy, if you’ve told yourself you’re “not photogenic” — honestly, this venue and documentary photography are built for you. The whole point is that I’m not directing you. I’m just there, watching, and the images end up looking like your actual relationship rather than a shoot.
If that sounds like you, this post might also be worth reading: What Is Documentary Wedding Photography? And Is It Right for You?
Planning a Wild Rabbit Wedding? Let’s Talk.
I photograph all couples, all identities, all families — with the same level of care and attention every time. If you’re planning a wedding at The Wild Rabbit and you want photography that captures how your day actually felt, I’d love to hear from you.
You can see more of my work on my wedding photography page or reach out here to start a conversation. And if you want to see a full Wild Rabbit wedding from start to finish, check out Olivia & Lukas’ wedding right here.
