Matanuska Glacier Retreat

Weddings and Events Overlooking Matanuska Glacier

If you’re looking for a great place to host a wedding or event, the Matanuska Glacier Retreat has one of the most beautiful views with a great crew. We offer everything from the use of our wedding venue to helicopter add-ons or elopements. If you need help with catering or photography options, our concierges will explain all potential add-ons.

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Matanuska Glacier Retreat

5.0

Based on 5 reviews

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Jennifer Burg

00:09 28 Oct 25

Matanuska Glacier Retreat was an exceptional venue and a literal dream. They supplied needed rentals (fire pits, radiant heaters, arch, tables, chairs, blue tooth speakers and microphone) and helped us with all information we needed to coordinate with our vendors. The venue was STUNNING and such an amazing experience overlooking the glacier. Kelsey helped us with logistics via email prior to the event and was available on site in during our ceremony and reception to help ensure our catering service went well and other background pieces (trash was managed and bathroom were stocked). We coordinated catering with Sheep Mountain Lodge and everything could not have been more perfect, despite not getting access to the venue until 10am to set-up, we were done in plenty of time for our 3pm ceremony. The new bridal lodging they are building on site is going to be such an amazing bonus for future weddings!

Brooke Christensen

18:32 23 Sep 25

If you want one of the prettiest views with easy access for guests, this is the place! The venue has a beautiful view of Matanuska Glacier from a beautiful green lawn area. The large venue tent is very nice with a great floor installed. I have zero regrets on this venue site. The venue coordinator helped organize the day very smoothly. There is multiple lodges around for guests to stay in.

Marcel Gremaud

19:09 24 Aug 25

An absolutely stunning venue managed by kind and accommodating staff. Choosing MGR was the best decision we made for our wedding. Thank you!

Response from the owner 21:13 05 Sep 25

Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re thrilled to hear that MGR was the perfect setting for your wedding. It was an honor to be part of your big day, and we’re so glad our team could help make it everything you dreamed of. Wishing you both a lifetime of adventure and happiness together!

Amanda Lahera

21:45 21 Aug 25

I can’t say how much we loved our wedding at Matanuska Glacier Retreat!! All our guests were amazed with this location and how awesome the views were. 10/10 highly recommend if wanting to get married in Alaska!

Response from the owner 21:14 05 Sep 25

We’re so happy to hear that your intimate celebration at Matanuska Glacier Retreat was everything you hoped for. Smaller gatherings have such a special magic, and it was wonderful to see you and your guests surrounded by the glacier views. Thank you for letting us be part of such a meaningful day—wishing you both endless joy ahead!

Celine Geraghty

00:54 04 Oct 24

We had our wedding at Matanuska Glacier Retreat on 6/6/24 and it truly was magical!
The venue is truly jaw dropping. They have a very romantic feeling tent set up with a floor put in. The finished bathrooms are right next door and the whole setup feels very upscale considering you are essentially in the middle of nowhere.
We had our guests stay at Alpenglow campground and Sheep Mountain Lodge and used the shuttle service which worked out really nicely. I would definitely recommend using their shuttle service as the venue location itself is a little difficult to find.
We added on the helicopter photo shoot which honestly I can’t imagine not doing because that experience was once in a lifetime and lead to some epic wedding photos.
Everyone we worked with was super friendly and helpful to work with. Response time was sometimes a little slow but that's Alaska for you! They executed everything as promised.
My only big word of advice is to make sure they mark the entrance to the venue- there was no marker except for a private property sign and it is a dirt road so we did lose some valuable set up time trying to find the place the day of.
We only had 30 people and even though they say they can accommodate more I think more than 50 would be entirely too crowded as it’s not a very big space.
Overall our experience was really wonderful and our guests raved about it. It is incredibly unique and they venue is very happy to work with you and make your day special.
If you want a jaw dropping background and you’re okay with a rustic but refined experience you won’t be disappointed!!

Matanuska Glacier Venue

We want to keep it simple for your event. Whether you want to use our ceremony space for a simple elopement in a beautiful location, or you want to throw a wedding with 80+ guests, we have great coordinators to maximize the potential of your activity.

Our venue features a view of the Matanuska Glacier, with a giant event tent, bridal preparation area, and a large recreation area for families and associates.

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Matanuska Glacier Elopements

Want to get elope with a helicopter ride out to the Matanuska Glacier? Perhaps you’d like to have your elopement ceremony deep in the mountains near Glacier View. Matanuska Glacier Retreat has a helicopter on standby to take you to all of the most elegant places in the Matsu Valley. We also offer our glacier overlook venue for elopements with up to 12 total people.

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