Denver Botanic Gardens

We had a brunch wedding mid June in the Woodland Mosaic space. We couldn't have dreamed of a more magical location to celebrate. Not only were all the flowers in bloom, the trees and foliage surrounding the green house added shade from the summer sun, some privacy from gardens visitors and an unbelievable backdrop to all our photos. Though the space appears small we were able to fit 42 of our closest friends and family (including 2 wheel chair users). Sarah was so kind and quick in communicating, she helped us every step of the way (from securing the space to vendors to floor-plans). We can't recommend the Denver Botanic Gardens enough!

We had our wedding in the Woodland Mosaic space at the Denver Botanic Gardens, and it was absolutely magical. The space is surrounded by lush greenery and flowers, creating a naturally beautiful and intimate setting for our celebration. A special thank-you to Kyle, who was so helpful throughout the process. He answered all our questions promptly and provided great suggestions for our wedding. If you’re looking for a stunning venue with excellent support, we highly recommend the Woodland Mosaic at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

We're so glad we chose the Denver Botanic Gardens as our wedding venue. We booked the Annuals Garden for the ceremony and the Orangery and Marnie's Pavilion for our reception. All three areas were absolutely stunning in the spring and our venue contact helped us select a perfect day a year out from our initial walkthrough with the tulips in bloom as a backdrop. We had high hopes for the venue after our walkthrough but the entire experience truly exceeded our expectations in every way. Kyle did a terrific job from planning to execution in making sure everything went off perfectly. Prior to the day Kyle made sure we always had all of our questions answered and was extremely timely with all inquiries and worked closely with our caterer (Heirloom Catering, who make an amazing team with DBG) and other vendors to minimize our planning stress. We opted to not hire a wedding planner and we couldn’t have had things go as smoothly as they ended up if it wasn’t for the attention, prompt reactivity, and care that Kyle provided! Most of our 100 guests came from out of state and it was very special to be able to share our favorite place in the city with them. We would recommend DBG, Kyle, and the whole DBG team in a heartbeat!

Sarah was a rock star! She answered all my questions promptly and with all the details I needed. The Denver Botanical Gardens Woodland Mosaic is a magical place to have a spring wedding! Beautiful!

My husband and I have been visiting the Botanic Gardens for years and it was the only venue we wanted for our wedding day. The wedding day was everything we had hoped for and many of our guests commented afterward how beautiful it was. We also knew ahead of time that we wanted an intimate wedding and the Woodland Mosaic and Solarium as our location. The weather was fairly warm on our date but our guests didn't feel it because the venue has lots of shade with the solarium and trees. It also felt like a more secluded space, which is something that we wanted. Our wedding date was a very popular Saturday in June, and I believe 5 other weddings were taking place at the same time! Because our location felt so private, we hardly noticed. The only exception being the "golden hour" for photography, where we were taking photos in the Japanese garden and carefully maneuvering around other couples also taking photos. If you want to be the only bride in sight, keep this in mind. We didn't care though. Because we had such a small wedding (~40 people), we chose not to have a wedding planner or day-of coordinator. I would recommend one for this venue if you have a larger group or if you don't have a lot of helping hands. We had a lot of help from our families on the day of the event - helping set up things like the gifts/card table and brining in liquor in coolers. We also carried out a lot of items ourselves at the end of the night. This isn't a complaint from our end, as we expected to do some of the coordination ourselves. Just keep in mind that if you don't want to have to do anything on your wedding day, be sure to hire someone for that role. Emily was great at coordinating from the Botanic Gardens side. She gave us helpful information when needed, responded quickly, and we also met her about a month in advance to walk through the site, going over details on things like chairs and tables. In addition, you get an hour walkthrough during the day before your event. On the day of, I booked a touch-up room (included in the price). They have a limited catering list and we were happy to use Serendipity Catering for our food, bartenders, service staff, desserts and floral, which made coordinating everything a lot easier! I highly recommend working with Brie and Raven. Another perk of booking this venue is that you can bring in your own alcohol, which can save money. Negatively, it was a bit of work for our families to haul all of this in and out while in formalwear. Depending on which space you book, you are also only able to have acoustic music. We wanted (and hired) a string quartet, so this worked for us. However, if you want to dance the night away with a DJ, you would need to book elsewhere for the reception or book their indoor ballroom. The best surprise for us was a free couples membership for a year to the Botanic Gardens. We are so excited to have the opportunity to spend more time here, enjoying their many event offerings throughout the year. We can't wait to return year after year!

Our wedding ceremony (10/1/23) and cocktail hour in the Annuals Garden and Pavilion was absolutely beautiful. The folks we worked with at DBG (Courtney and Kindra) were kind and communicative all the way through. We feel so lucky to have been able to tie the knot at one of our favorite places! We were a bit concerned at first about having to use DBG's preferred vendors, but Soundmaster Entertainment and Serendipity catering were both lovely to work with as well. We decided to have our reception nearby at the Space Annex due to DBG's sound policies meaning we wouldn't be able to keep doors open during dinner and dancing but were so happy to hold the ceremony at the gardens and to give our guests time to explore the beautiful grounds. One small note if you decide on the Annuals Gardens and Pavilion space (as might be clear in the photo) four guests seated on each side made the aisle a liiiiiittle too narrow to walk down comfortably (it made us laugh so it worked out just fine).

What a great location to hold our celebration! We rented out the Orangery for dinner and Marnie's for dancing. There were plenty of places to take great photos. It was stunning, and we had a good amount of down time for people to wander the gardens in between activities. The Gardens were very responsive and supportive throughout the entire process. Would definitely recommend !