The Quilcene Lantern is a family-run music venue and community gathering space on the Olympic Peninsula. It operates on the grounds of an historic dairy, berry and vegetable farm, nestled among the wetlands and forests of the Tarboo Creek watershed. We’ll be hosted by the de Koch family as we spend the wedding weekend on their great property!

The Lantern is located at 7360 Center Rd, Quilcene, WA, 98376, about two hours from Seattle.

The closest airport to The Lantern is the Seattle–Tacoma International Airport.

From Seattle, our favorite way to reach the peninsula is to drive onto the Bainbridge Island ferry. Ferries do make travel times less predictable, so be sure to check the ferry schedule and plan to arrive at the terminal ~45 minutes before departure.

If you’re coming directly from SeaTac (the airport), it can be faster to reach the peninsula by driving south through Tacoma and across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Check traffic to determine your best route.

Either way, you’ll be entering our wedding weekend across a briny Puget Sound threshold. Enjoy the fresh, salty air, whether from a ferry deck or rolled-down window!

Camping

The Lantern offers dispersed tent camping in a magical alder grove. We hope everyone that’s able will join us Friday and/or Saturday night on the property.

Here’s what you need to know:

• If you want to camp but don’t have your own gear, we can likely source whatever you need from our basement and/or local friends. Let us know!
• Amenities campers include outdoor showers, porta potties with handwashing stations plus a slightly fancier restroom trailer, potable drinking water, and indoor spaces to gather/warm up when you’re not sleeping.
• If we can answer any questions that would support you deciding to camp on the property with us, please reach out. We want as many people to camp as possible!

Spring weather in the Pacific Northwest is a rollercoaster. Our wedding ceremony will be outside rain-or-shine, so check the weather as the weekend approaches and bring those layers! (Warm jackets, rain jackets, shoes that can get muddy, umbrellas, etc.).

If you think you’ll want to cold plunge with us, pack a swimsuit, water shoes, towel, and warm, cozy outfit for post-dip.

Otherwise, the dress code is ultimately “wear what you like!” But if you’re a person that wants a suggested direction for your ceremony/reception fit, here are some general principles:

• Dress festively in a way that says, “I am a barn-raising, whimsical, May Day fairy, and I am ready to f*cking party.” Interpret this how you will.
• If you own or find an outfit that inspires you to ask yourself, “I love this but can I pull it off?” then the answer is yes and definitely wear that.
• We’d love to see COLORS that celebrate the season. Poppy reds, mustard yellows, new-growth greens, cornflower blues, peony pinks, and lilac purples: all of these mirror the vivid, tender hues of a Pacific Northwest springtime.