Baughman Center

the best looking venue we found. There was some confusion leading up to our wedding though. We wanted to come the day before our wedding to check out the venue and the staff assured us that it would be unavailable but when we showed up there was a wedding going on. With that being said, we had unforgettable time and would highly recommend it!

k with and made communication and planning easy even though I was planning the event from a different city. The venue is very affordable and makes for a beautiful spot to host an intimate wedding ceremony.

our guests loved the venue as well. The staff was very professional and helpful throughout the process. We highly recommend the Baughman Center!

s wore masks (they turned out to be good party favors!) and spaced themselves out. Zakiya was great and very helpful as we went through all of this. The building was beautiful and we got lots of great photos. It was also very reasonably priced if you're on a budget. I would definitely recommend it!

azing place. The staff was extremely responsive and very helpful throughout the entire process. I am beyond thankful that I chose the baughman center for my wedding. It was incredible and just perfect inside and out! The best venue for your ceremony in Gainesville FL hands down!

pecial day. The chapel itself is gorgeous, and makes for great interior and exterior photos. The ramp to get to the altar area is a bit odd (it wraps around from one side to the other), but this also offers some interesting photo opportunities. The chapel has its own piano in the back that resonates beautifully. The Baughman staff provided a list of preferred musicians that was very helpful for planning. I will note that the Baughman relies mostly on its natural acoustics to project sound throughout the chapel. Guests have no trouble hearing everything from the altar, but bridal party members within the altar space (especially if they are situated behind the couple) may have some difficulty hearing the officiant/bride/groom if they don't project.

tiful and I felted welcomed on the day. It was such an easy process and also Zaykia was very helpful and gave me a thank you kote HANDWRITTEN! Which meant a lot and will be in my wedding album. This venue will definitely make your day sparkle.

edding! Would highly recommend for an inside wedding venue for groups under 100 people!

h emits surprisingly good quality sound. My #1 tip? Keep decor to a minimum and let the windows do the talking

place. Working with Zakiya and team leading up to the big day was super simple and they were always ready to help us however they could. They're even the ones who recommended the pianist we used (who was also awesome). As a same-sex couple, we struggled mightily before the wedding to find reviews of venues from other same-sex couples, so I also want to take a moment to say how this fact didn't even faze them one bit. Ever. The Baughman Center team was awesome from start to finish, and I can't recommend them and this venue highly enough.

backdrop for our wedding photos! We would have loved to have been able to take a couple wedding photos right outside as well, but unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate (but our wedding was in the middle of the summer, so the rain was not really a surprise!). Zakiya worked closely with us to ensure that we had exactly what we needed for our wedding ceremony!

sized wedding, and made for great photos, both inside the church, and around the vicinity. The Center has an electric piano for use (we hired an excellent piano player, Eric Redmond, to play at our ceremony) which made the ceremony extra special. My husband and I are both extremely happy with how well the Baughman Center fulfilled our wedding day.

s that Gainesville offers. It was an easy event to plan and coordinate and it's so inexpensive in comparison to other places around. Cannot wait to see how our gorgeous pictures turn out!!

rida and fell in love with the Baughman Center. When it was time to plan our wedding, there was no better place than here. Zakiya and her staff were amazing and made it very easy to plan our wedding remotely!

le inside. When the sun shines in the building over the lake, it looks magical. We visited several times before our wedding to look at the layout and decide how to walk up the stage. It worked out perfectly that they have a digital piano inside so our pianist could use that during the ceremony. Everyone that helped us throughout the planning process was great. Brianna was an absolute pleasure to work with – so helpful, answered all of our questions and gave us great tips for our ceremony. We felt comfortable planning our whole wedding ourselves but needed someone to help direct the bridal party for the entrances for the ceremony (without the added cost of hiring a day of coordinator). Brianna arranged to have student volunteers assist during our wedding rehearsal and for the day of the ceremony. This was a lifesaver and saved us hundreds (or thousands) of dollars. The student volunteers were amazing and so professional. It seemed like they had a lot of experience doing this previously, it really showed! Brianna also made sure that extra items we wanted for the ceremony (cocktail table and folding chairs) were setup inside. Everyone truly made it a wonderful and stress free experience. All of our guests commented that we chose such a beautiful venue for our ceremony. All of our pictures from the day look so dreamy!

s. This booking was probably one of the easiest decisions and contracts of the entire wedding planning process. Everything was as planned and expected and the staff was accommodating and helpful through timing and information.

eous it was. The staff was also great to work with and responded very quickly to any questions or concerns I had. Great price as well.

ommodating, and the price was well worth it. Unfortunately, there was torrential rain that lasted over an hour right during my time block which made our ceremony start half an hour late and therefore gave us less time for portraits afterward so the staff was very polite and understanding of the situation. There is no covered walkway and not very good drainage from the office to the chapel so my bridesmaids and I were in foot high puddles of water and had to shuffle under umbrellas. This hopefully will not happen to you but just something to be considerate of if getting married in the Florida rainy season. However, because of the beautiful high windows looking onto the lake, we think we got a good lightning shot. Our guests raved about how beautiful the building was and a few more couples from our friends and family will probably get married there now :)

ig enough) and really wowed our guests. The University runs it, so my emails were always responded to quickly, and the employees were totally reasonable and were even willing to do small favors on the big day. I recommend this to anyone planning a small intimate wedding in Florida!

d recommend to anyone looking for a nondenominational chapel.

sure that each cue was hit on time. I received many compliments about how romantic the wedding felt in there. I strongly recommend.

g in the background. We really felt like we were transported to a different world, when in reality we were on the UF campus. If you cannot afford the grand piano like we couldn't, note that the digital piano is really good quality. Our wedding guests were blown away by the beauty of this space and we felt it was perfect for our small 54 person wedding. No regrets at all.

would tie the knot. Our entire wedding date was determined by when the B.C. was available and it was totally worth it. There are limitations on what you can do to it (no flowers - outside of bouquets, no candles - outside of a unity candle) but it really doesn't need any decoration. We did nothing and it was still gorgeous. BOOK SOON! It fills up quickly.

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ch a great location.