Catering at the Zoo

ntive and kind.I can't speak highly enough about Stephanie - she is professional, on top of things, easy to talk to, and absolutely so supportive throughout the day. She was there whenever we needed her, and accommodated to all our silly mistakes like forgetting one of the name tags for the dinner plates. It was an absolutely beautiful night that I won't forget! Shout out Egon, the Great Eagle Owl, all the elephants, and all the animal handlers who made the night special. Thank you!! Would recommend this venue to anyone who wants something fun, unique, special and different!

anie was impeccable! She made our wedding as stress free as possible and was outstanding to work with. She was very responsive, upfront, courteous, and resourceful. We planned our wedding with Stephanie for about a year and a half and could’ve have asked for a better wedding. We did have some issues with our decorator but Stephanie and her team really stepped up and helped us out at the last minute and really brought things together. We also wanted to give a huge THANK YOU to Wendy and Jill who really outshined on the day of our wedding to ensure everything went smooth! Also Chef Allison was incredible! Her work on the food for the wedding was beyond delicious! If you aren’t able to have a wedding at the zoo, I would still highly recommend going for one of their monthly Gourmet Dinner Series to get a taste of of her fabulous cooking and to give back to the zoo! Overall this wedding venue receives a 10/10 in all categories and we are so thankful for everything they did to assist us. I highly recommend this venue for every couple looking to get married in the Syracuse, NY area.

to some life things going on. Everyone was incredibly kind, efficient, flexible with our needs, and professional both leading up to and including our wedding day. I could not have asked for it to be a more perfect day, and much of that is because of the wonderful staff. The food was delicious (many of our guests especially enjoyed the dip station we had, but honestly everything was so good). We were married at the elephant pavilion with a couple of elephants in the background during the ceremony, where we have happy spent the last few years watching the elephant twins grow. We also had an animal encounter (Muppet the porcupine), which is an event I would highly recommend. You can't pick a specific animal, but my partner, myself, and our guests loved taking pictures with her while we got to talk to the zookeeper. I have "ruined weddings" for my friend's children, as it was the first and least boring one they will ever attend. We also took all of our more formal wedding photos on site, as the zoo has a lovely patio and small walkways and gardens near the entrance. The staff had us drop off everything we wanted set up in advance (card box, favors, guest book, etc), and they took care of everything after that, which was amazing. I am uploading a few shots we got around the grounds for examples, along with where our ceremony was (we had ~25 guests), and some items they set up for us.