McGovern Centennial Gardens in Hermann Park

Gorgeous venue, we used the celebration garden for ceremony and reception. Our booking lasted an hour after the park closed, so we had the whole park to ourselves at sunset. My guests loved being able to walk around after dinner without the public being there. John was super sweet and helpful the day of. The actual coordinator assigned to the event was apparently not very helpful according to my wedding planner.

I had the pleasure of working a wedding at McGovern Centennial Gardens recently and I cannot say enough great things about this venue! Not only is it a STUNNING space for your ceremony and reception that is conveniently located in Houston, but the staff's kindness and helpfulness are outstanding! I will be recommending them to all our clients as I cannot wait to work there again.

This was not our original venue, but due to coronavirus, we had to postpone the large celebration and wanted a beautiful spot for a small ceremony on our original date. Despite late notice, and all parks being closed, Gretchen was able to quickly/easily facilitate booking/parking for our event in the Celebration Garden. Since parks were closed, the parking lot was also closed but she provided a phone number for someone to let us into the inside of the facility so we could park in employee parking and leave our belongings in a safe space, despite this not being a part of the original contract. It is a beautiful venue. Very pleased.

We loved our ceremony and reception at McGovern Centennial Gardens. Several months later and my guests still comment on how beautiful our wedding was. From the beginning staff were incredibly helpful and communicative always following up if I left a message. They have beautiful chairs and tables so that is a money saver and their parking as well as large kitchen were exactly what we needed for our 100 guests. On the day of, all of the details we talked about were taken care of and the venue was just how I pictured it for our big day. It was on the pricier side for a venue but I very much wanted to be married surrounded by architecture and my husband wanted to be close to the city center. In Houston all venues are expensive. Now when I visit the gardens or drive by I always remember our special day. It was spectacular and all of our photos capture one of the most incredible places in Houston. So happy we chose this space.

I had a terrible experience with the staff here. They told me everything I wanted to hear to get me to sign the contract and hand over the deposit. Once I was locked in things started to change quickly. They changed what they said about the start and end times, although we had reserved all spaces we were DENIED access to the inside space even for a spot for my grandmother to sit in the air conditioning before the wedding. Overall it was a horrible experience and be warned the people who work here are liars and will say one thing to get you in the door and change everything once you are locked in. They are also very disorganized and hard to contact- less than a week before my wedding they didn't know who we were or when our wedding was taking place.

Lavada helped us put together a wedding in a flash! We booked an express wedding in September for a ceremony in December and it was absolutely amazing!! It was everything I wanted. Small but still extremely beautiful. All I had to do was rent some chairs and get a DJ to play some music for us to walk down the aisle to. Everyone was so professional and so helpful. You can tell they love their facility and they do a great job of making sure people stay away from the Celebration Garden during your time. Lavada was even so kind to respond to an insane panicked text I sent in the middle of the night because it was supposed to rain on my wedding day and I had no idea what to do. She calmed me down immediately and made sure we would be taken care of. I'm so happy with how our wedding day turned out. Thank you everyone at Hermann Park!

They were very helpful in helping me with everything on my wedding day making sure everything went smoothly. It was a bit hard getting in touch with someone leading up to my event, but eventually I did get in touch with them and they were helpful.

If you are looking for a venue that allows you to escape the bustling city, this is it! Linda Black and her amazing team and vendors have the capability to transport you to the most beautiful garden setting in Houston! This amazing event space is a perfect setting for both your ceremony and can be easily transformed to a truly memorable reception. Thank you Linda for always going above and beyond! We had a blast!!!