The Chapel On Echo Bay - Fox Island, WA - Wedding Chapel and Receptions

<body> <h1 align="left"> The Chapel on Echo Bay</h1> <p align="left"><i><font size="4"><b>Imagine your wedding in this lovely, intimate chapel.</b></font></i></p> <p>Situated at the water's edge, this 100 year old chapel has romantic views of the Olympic Mountains and the waters of the Puget Sound. <p>The beautiful century-old Chapel on Echo Bay is an excellent site for weddings and receptions, with a sanctuary seating up to 120 guests, and a newly remodeled  1890's style reception hall on the waterfront level.  The lovely reception hall opens onto the waterfront garden, and is perfect for entertaining up to 60 people seated at tables indoors (with outside dining, weather permitting).  Outdoor weddings are popular during the summer months, with seating for up to 120 guests.</p> The Chapel on Echo Bay is also a popular location for day retreats, seminars, workshops, concerts, recitals, and many other cultural and community events.   <p> Early bookings are encouraged!  Visits may be made by appointment.  </p> <p>Take a peek inside the Chapel in our <a href="photo_gallery.htm">Photo Gallery</a>, check up on upcoming <a href="events.asp?Category=Events">Events</a>, or find out more about the <a href="aboutus.asp">Chapel Preservation Society</a>. <p> </p> <b>Mission Statement</b> <p>The Fox Island Chapel Preservation Society, a community based non-profit corporation, owns, maintains, and operates the historic Chapel on Echo Bay. The Society serves the greater community by providing a variety of services and programs that maintain and perpetuate the integrity and spirit of the one-hundred-year-old Chapel. In addition to preserving the facility as an historic site and heritage center, the Society provides activities including educational programs, recitals, concerts, and other visual and performing arts events.</p> <p><b>Chapel on Echo Bay</b></p> <p>Imagine your wedding in this lovely, intimate Chapel. Situated at the water's edge, this 100-year-old Chapel has romantic views of the Olympic Mountains and the waters of the Puget Sound. And ideal setting for the perfect wedding.</p> <p>Within easy driving distance of Seattle and the San Juan Islands, it is the perfect way to start your life together.</p> <ul> <li>Intimate weddings for up to 120 guests</li> <li>Garden area available for outdoor weddings</li> <li>Wedding Facility Coordinator support</li> <li>Wedding-related local resources and business recommendations</li> </ul> <p><b>Directions:</b></p> <p><font size="2">From Interstate 5 in Tacoma, Washington, take the Bremerton exit westbound on Hwy 16. Cross the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and continue to the first Gig Harbor exit (Olympic Village/Fox Island). Go left at the light and follow the signs to Fox Island. Cross the Fox Island Bridge and continue approximately 1.5 miles to Fox Drive. Turn left, proceed one block to 6th Avenue. Turn left, bear right at the fork, and proceed to the end of the road.</font> <p><font size="2">The beautiful century-old Chapel on Echo Bay is an excellent site for weddings and receptions, with a sanctuary seating up to 120 guests, and a newly remodeled  1890's style reception hall on the waterfront level.  The lovely reception hall opens onto the waterfront garden, and is perfect for entertaining up to 60 people seated at tables indoors (with outside dining, weather permitting).  Outdoor weddings are popular during the summer months, with seating for up to 120 guests.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2">The Chapel on Echo Bay is also a popular location for day retreats, seminars, workshops, concerts, recitals, and many other cultural and community events.  Early bookings are encouraged!  Visits may be made by appointment.  </font> <p align="left"><font size="2">The majority of the funding to acquire and maintain the <i><b>Chapel on Echo Bay</b></i> has been, and will continue to be, provided through tax deductible contributions from individuals in the community. Memorials recognizing contributions to the <i>Chapel</i> include inscribed walkway bricks, pew plaques, memorial windows, and grounds plantings and decorations.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2">And remember...the beautiful new reception hall is a perfect facility for workshops, retreats, family events, business meetings, recitals, art shows, etc. Call us at 549-7039 or <a href="contact_form.asp"> e-mail</a> the Chapel Preservation Society</font></p> <p><font size="2"><a href="home.asp"> Home</a> | <a href="aboutus.htm">About Us</a> | <a href="events.asp?Category=Events">Events</a> | <a href="photo_gallery.htm">Photo Gallery</a> | <a href="links.asp">Resources</a> | <a href="retreats.htm">Retreats & Meetings</a> | <a href="rates.htm">Rates</a> | <a href="contact_form.asp">Contact Us</a> </font></p> <p align="left"><b><font size="4">Music by the Bay</font></b></p> <p>Our 2003 Series~</p> <p>Music by the Bay proudly presents its first season of three concerts in the Chapel: October 17, December 6, and February 14. Professional singers, accompanied by piano, harp, or lute will perform varied concerts of opera selections, Christmas favorites, and Elizabethan madrigals, as the sun sets over Echo Bay. Mark your calendar, and join us as we inaugurate our first season on Fox Island!</p> <p>A few tickets are still available for the December and February concerts. For ticket information, please call 549-7039, or email <a href="contact_form.asp">Deborah Stephens</a>.</p> <p>Begin your holiday season with Echo Bay! The beautifully decorated Chapel on Echo Bay will resound with cheer, as our quartet of singers fills you with Christmas spirit. Enjoy holiday favorites old and new with harp accompaniment. Music by the Bay presents its second concert on <b>Saturday, December 6, at 8:00pm.</b></p> <p>Bring your sweetheart to Valentine's Day at Echo Bay! Elizabethan lute songs and madrigals extolling the joys (and sorrows!) of love will transport you and your beloved to a time of courtly romance. <b>Saturday, February 14 at 8:00pm</b> marks the end of this year's series.</p> <p>The Music by the Bay concert series brings diverse professional quality concert music to the Chapel on Echo Bay, drawing audiences from the Fox Island, greater Gig Harbor, and Tacoma areas. Using local artists for the majority of the concerts, Music by the Bay will also welcome Seattle and nationally based performance groups to the music series, fostering Fox Island's image as an arts-loving community, as well as providing a professional venue for local performers.</p> <p>For audition information, please contact concert producer <a href="contact_form.asp">Deborah Stephens</a></p> <p> </p> </body>