Weddings

You'll be surrounded by the beauty of the formal gardens when you select from the wedding sites of the Boerner Botanical Gardens.

Ceremony Sites at Boerner Botanical Gardens
Note: None of these sites is completely private because the Gardens are open to the public. All sites become less colorful after mid-October due to frost and winter preparation of the Gardens. Prior to June, few flowers are blooming in the sites.

1. South of the Herb Garden
   
2. South of the Rock Garden
   
3. West of the Rose Arbor – for groups of 80 or less.
   Not available after mid-October due to the installation of rose shelters.
   
   
4. In the gazebo in the Annual Garden – for groups of 30 or less
   
5. West of the Education & Visitor Center – only available with rental of Boerner Hall
   
6. Oak Tree Site (northwestern area of Gardens property) – for groups of 100–150

Available: Spring–Fall, except during festival dates
Time Period per Permit: 8–10am; or 10am–noon; or noon–2pm; or 2–4pm;
or 4–6pm; or 6–8pm
Capacity: Varies by site
Accessibility: Varies by site
Restrictions: Extra furnishings such as folding chairs, arbors, floral displays, tents or other props are not permitted with the exception of Site 5, behind Boerner Hall. At Site 5, chairs are allowed and must be rented through Bartolotta Catering Company when renting Boerner Hall. 

• Your site is available to you only during the time period of your permit(s).
  
• Dressing facilities are not available unless rented. The Garden House or Education & Visitor Center may be rented for this purpose or as an alternate ceremony site in case of inclement weather
  
• Extra furnishings such as folding chairs (except for the elderly or guests with disabilities) are not permitted, except at Site 5 as noted above.
  
• Arbors, floral displays, tents, or other props are not permitted
  
• Electrical hook-up, generators, or amplified music are not permitted
  
• Alcohol is not permitted
  
• Please refrain from horn-honking in the vicinity of the Gardens