Load-in
Pull up to the hotel entrance at 325 Dalhousie, the bell desk has a cart, and the gear goes up before the car gets parked. Hotel valet is the simple fallback when the City garage is full.
First-hand venue field guide · ByWard Market, Ottawa, ON
Is the Andaz right for you?
The Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market, a Hyatt hotel on Dalhousie Street: ceremony and reception on the second floor, cocktail hour on the 16th floor with the city below. Sean played it in 2026.
Official venue walkthrough
Room at a glance.
A quick look at the room, pulled from what's already confirmed about the space.
Played here in 2026
- Second floor
- Ceremony and reception on one floor. Part closes off for the ceremony, then the whole floor opens for dinner and dancing.
- 16th floor
- Cocktail hour at Copper Spirits and Sights, lounge plus terrace, with the skyline view.
- Setup
- One main rig on the second floor covers ceremony through last dance, with separate sound for the cocktail hour upstairs.
- Address
- 325 Dalhousie Street, ByWard Market, downtown Ottawa.
My honest take
Sean adds his notes after his next night here.
Why choose Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market?
It is a downtown hotel wedding with a rooftop twist, and the two-floor split is the only thing to plan around.
- Downtown hotel, one address
- Guests stay, drink and dance in the same building, no shuttle between spaces.
- A cocktail hour with a view
- The 16th-floor terrace is the moment guests photograph.
- One floor for the ceremony and the party
- No mid-day move of guests or gear.
Insider notes from the booth.
The details you notice after working a room more than once.
Two sound zones
The second floor takes the main rig for ceremony, dinner and dancing. The 16th floor cocktail hour gets its own speaker so nothing moves mid-day.
What choices still matter?
Before you pay for extras, make sure you know what each one is actually solving.
- MusicWhat must the night sound like, and what would make it feel boring?
- MCingWho is making announcements, how formal should they feel and who owns the timing when dinner or speeches shift?
- CeremonyWhere will it happen, which microphone moments matter, and what is the weather backup?
- LightingIs the installed dance-floor look enough, or do you want a different room mood?
- TransportHow will guests arrive and leave, and who owns the shuttle timeline?
- FlowWhere do the first dance, speeches and room transition happen, and what naturally moves guests toward dancing?
How does the day actually move?
Everything except the cocktail hour lives on the second floor, so the day moves without a reset.
Ceremony
Second floor, a partitioned section, officiant on a wireless handheld.
Cocktail Hour
16th floor, Copper Spirits and Sights lounge and terrace.
Dinner
Second floor opens up fully for dinner and speeches.
Dance Floor
Same floor, same rig, tables cleared.
Why choose Sean for Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market?
A hotel wedding wants a DJ who runs the timeline as cleanly as the music.
Sound for two floors
Main rig downstairs, a separate speaker upstairs, no scramble between the cocktail hour and dinner.
Sole MC, top to bottom
Speeches, dances and the grand entrance announced from one voice with the couple's timeline.
Open-format for a mixed-age room
Clean early, building through the night, requests handled live.
Downtown logistics handled
Load-in, parking and the hotel's banquet desk sorted before the day.
What do couples usually ask next?
Have you played a wedding at the Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market?
Yes. Sean DJ'd and MC'd a full wedding there in August 2026: ceremony and reception on the second floor, cocktail hour up on the 16th floor at Copper Spirits and Sights.
How does a wedding at the Andaz flow between floors?
Ceremony and reception share the second floor. Part of the floor is closed off for the ceremony, then the whole floor opens up for the reception, so one main setup covers both. Cocktail hour runs on the 16th floor, and Sean covers sound up there too.
How does load-in work at the Andaz?
Pull up to the hotel entrance at 325 Dalhousie, the bell desk provides a cart, and the gear goes up before the car is parked. Hotel valet is the simple fallback when the nearby City garage is full.
One simple next step.
Drop your date in the calendar and I will reply within 24 hours with a real quote scoped to the Andaz.