Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

1, 2020 and the day was perfect! I wish I could get married here all over again.

y of the Garden. We were truly blessed to have our wedding there!

ckly adjust. The day of everything went so smoothly and I am still blown away by how beautiful everything was.

nd Coleen, for taking care of every detail. The venue is a beautiful place for pictures, and the ceremony and reception happens right there. Perfect.

the gardens were closed to the public because of the pandemic many are excited to come and visit when it is fully opened.

r entire team were amazing to work with! They accommodated us several times during our wedding planning process to measure or walk around, whatever we needed to do! It truly is a hidden gem in pittsburgh! We would do it all over again if we could!!!

ful the day of as well. We received nothing but compliments and will continue to recommend the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden to any couple looking for a venue! Thank you all for everything!

om in the tented area for dinner and in the barn for drinks and dancing. The outdoor fireplace was a huge hit. I highly recommend this venue.

ful locations for pictures; I recommend walking the grounds beforehand to pick out your favorites photo spots! We did a first look at the lotus pond, and those are some of my favorite pictures. The outside ceremony space and the barn were great event spaces, and the outside fireplace was a popular gathering place once the sun set. Ashley, Colleen, and the rest of the PBG helped us every step of the way, and they are very organized. We primarily worked with Ashley, and she went above and beyond to answer questions and help us with any requests.

ixed the bustle on my dress a few times during the reception! The venue is so beautiful it hardly needs flowers and decor. All of my guests thought it was the perfect location having the ceremony and reception all in one spot. I couldn’t be happier with my choice!

! I would highly recommend considering this location for your wedding!

schedule when I came to town to do wedding stuff and she was always willing to work with me to get me in for an appointment if I wanted to see the venue or ask questions. She was super quick to respond to emails and always organized and on top of things. She is truly great at what she does! Our day of coordinator was Colleen (Ashley was out that weekend). We met her a few days before the wedding to finalize our details and I was honestly surprised at how seamless the transition was between her and Ashley. She was well aware of all of our details and what Ashley and I had already talked about so I never had to re-explain things. She knew exactly what questions to ask. She made our rehearsal go super smooth and quick and had great suggestions and was willing to also incorporate suggestions from our officiant. Finally, I can’t say enough about the day of. I purchased the day of package as well as the cookie table set up and I’m so glad I did. I got to truly enjoy my wedding day and didn’t have to worry about a thing. When I walked into my venue it was set up perfectly! I literally cried. Colleen and her team did such an amazing job placing the decorations I brought and working alongside my florist. Not only was the venue set up beautifully but the day went so smooth as Colleen was so organized and attentive to details. The whole team here was relaxed, but attentive. Everyone was so easy to work with and we had such a fabulous experience. Thank you PBG team for making our dream wedding come to life! Side note: I reviewed our other vendors separately but we chose hazelnut catering for our food- the food was out of this world and Nick is the best to work with. Would highly recommend them out of the preferred vendor list!

e weren't able to take advantage of the beautiful ceremony space because of the weather, the barn was a magical place to get married and all of our guests were blown away by how gorgeous everything turned out. I can't recommend this venue enough! Go see it, you'll fall in love at first sight! Thanks so much to PBG and staff!!

the meadow that sits at the top of the venue and is just the best spot for golden hour. Aside from the beauty of the gardens, we loved how versatile the entire venue set-up is. So many places feel like you're getting a garden OR a barn OR an outdoor area, but this has everything. There's the outdoor garden for the ceremony, plenty of space for a large tent (we had 230 people) on the patio for dinner, an outdoor bar area for cocktail hour and the barn for dancing. Even if it had rained, which luckily it didn't!, there would have been so much space in the barn and tent for it to have never felt cramped. We've had guest after guest rave about the layout of the venue and just how beautiful it is! On top of all of this, Ashley and Colleen were so great to work with-- answered all of our questions quickly, helped us brainstorm when needed and were both there the day of to make sure everything went smoothly. If we could re-do the day a million more times, we'd chose PBG every last time! It's truly that perfect!!

, and the barn for dancing, DJ booth, dessert, and gift table. This venue was perfect because we were able to have a garden ceremony, a covered (just in case of rain!) dinner, and our guests did not have to travel between venues. The gardens were beautiful, and although we had perfect weather for our ceremony, PBG had a very reasonable rain plan. After some family formals, they took my husband and I into the gardens on a golf cart for our bridal portraits. It was a stunning setting for our photos. Later into the night, they were able to light a fire in the outdoor fireplace for us, which our guests really enjoyed. Working with the team at PBG was delightful. Ashley was a pleasure to work with, and she was so helpful throughout the planning process. She always responded in a timely manner, and answered all of my questions (and I asked a lot!). Colleen helped run our rehearsal as well as our ceremony, and she did a fantastic job of keeping everything running smoothly. Thanks to all the staff there on our special day, everything went exactly according to plan, and my husband and I didn’t need to worry about anything. This venue is so worth it, and made for the wedding of our dreams! So many of our guests commented on what a great space it was for a wedding. I’d recommend this to anyone looking for an outdoor wedding in Pittsburgh!

yed on top of where people needed to be at any given time! The garden itself was under construction but still so many opportunities for some stunning pictures. If anyone is still looking for a venue, I would choose PBG over and over again.

uddy on the day of our wedding and my sister's electric wheelchair got very dirty, and the staff took the time to stand outside in the cold and clean it off for her! We cannot say enough how thankful we are for that and for everything else that they did for our day. We will recommend PBG to everyone we know and will be back to visit many, many times!!!

anters were already there and ready! The barn is beautiful both day and night. It has heating and air conditioning, so weather is no problem. The PBG uses Ambassador Tent Rental exclusively for providing tents, tables, chairs, dishes, etc. and Tania was wonderful to work with! The weather was chilly and Ambassador was able to provide a heater that kept our tent at just the perfect temperature. PBG has a list of preferred caterers - we chose Nick from Hazelnut Catering and the food and service were fantastic! Ashley, Colleen, and all the ladies at PBG were so helpful, answered all of our questions, communicated in a timely manner, and were a calming influence on wedding day. If you are looking for a beautiful, outdoor, relaxed but elegant wedding site, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is your place!

), as well as Ambassador Rental. So helpful and easy to work with. We were looking for "Simple Elegance" and this venue was the perfect fit!

the perfect venue for both our wedding ceremony and reception. Ashley was a joy to work with and couldn't have asked for a better person to work with. She was there to answer any questions during all of the planning and extremely helpful on the day of the wedding. We had a great time and so did all of our guests. We received so many compliments on the venue. Everything was perfect and we couldn't be happier!

I have already recommended the gardens to friends for their family weddings.

and so many guests came up to us and said how much they loved the space, and had never seen a wedding venue quite like it! We had about 130 people, and the space fit everyone perfectly. Colleen and Ashley are quick to respond to any emails, and our wedding band, Radio Tokyo, also said Ashley was great to work with. Just an FYI you will need to rent everything like forks, spoons, cooking utensils, which is all done through Ambassador Tent Rental- a very easy process, but something I hadn't thought about at the beginning! PBG was the best venue for what we wanted with great landscapes around for pictures, great staff, beautiful space, AC in the barn-seriously everything is perfect about it!

rfect combination of rustic and contemporary. The a/c was crucial and the barn would have made a perfect back-up spot in case of rain. There are multiple other lovely spots around the grounds for good photos. We loved that it was not a total blank slate - we hardly needed any decor/flowers since it was already so awesome. My only gripe is with the coordinator staff, and it's a small one. They were very responsive to my emails in the months leading up to our wedding and Ashley assured me that she would be on site helping and would stay until the end of the wedding to help us pack up our stuff. Nearly 2hrs before the end of our event, she came up to me and announced that she was leaving and these other two women who I hadn't met would take care of us the rest of the night. Worse than that, there were no signs or people to direct our guests from the parking lot/shuttle to the ceremony site around the back of the building. Because of this, they just went into the visitor center and stood around confused. It wasn't until my aunt texted my dad "we're here! downstairs" that anyone even knew about our confused and lost guests. Why did the clerk sitting right there in the visitor center not say anything? We know they own a sign pointing toward the event area, where was it on my wedding day? Despite this, we still feel we made the right choice and were super happy overall. Venue gets 5 stars, coordinators get 4.

nt of the two doors which made for perfect photos. The barn had air conditioning so it was cool in the hot summer day. All of our guests could not stop talking about how beautiful our wedding was. Ashley helped us along the way and was very organized. She responded to all of my emails and questions that I had before the big day. All of the vendors that we had to use were very responsive as well. We would recommend Pittsburgh Botanic Garden to anyone!

to know that we were in good hands in the hectic days leading up to our wedding. What I loved most about this venue is that the Plan B for the ceremony is just as beautiful as getting married outside. We had rain during our ceremony and the staff moved the guests inside with such ease and we still had an incredible ceremony. The two staff members that stayed during the reception were also super helpful and fun! I wish I could remember their names because I'd love to give them a shout out. Our guests kept coming up to us to tell us how beautiful and unique our venue was and how they plan on coming back to explore the gardens. I am so glad we chose Pittsburgh Botanic Garden -- it was truly a beautiful place to get married.

er. The space held our 200 guests comfortably and the barn was beautiful for dancing and cocktails. Having the botanic garden trails to take pictures was such a nice touch. If you do have to rent a tent which can increase the price of the venue however we felt it was definitely worth it. Overall an amazing venue I would recommend to anyone!

place, and were super accommodating. It really worked out that they contract with certain vendors because it helped make sure everything went seamlessly. We had an early December wedding and it was truly a magical venue. I would highly recommend anyone that is thinking about wedding venues to check them out.

site all in one place- which was what was most important to us and our guests. It has some great upgrades, combined with a rustic feel that overall gives you a great effect especially when the sun is setting-its truly a beautiful space in barn. We booked as early as possible in January for our September date and had a Friday date originally planned but luckily a Saturday opened up and we were able to switch, (so it was great that they were able to accommodate us that way!) and we still loved the venue even without being able to see it in full bloom so to speak when we booked. Over the course of the planning months we learned what it was like to deal with the vendors that PBG dictates you work with. You can only use their food vendors that they are familiar with, and you can only use their one preferred rental company-so I wasn't really able to get a better price check for the rental items I needed to purchase- like linens, tables, chairs, heaters,seating tent-not to mention every single thing your food vendor will need that day. And you will need to purchase event insurance for this venue-just FYI. Overall most people were great with communication-its not the easiest thing, so you really need to be organized if you are planning it yourself like we did. But we did have some concerns with how many different people ended up being our event coordinator. It just seems like at the time of our wedding they were having some employee turnover. On the days nearing the wedding we worked with Colleen and Shelley. Colleen ended up being our main contact and Shelley was the assistant that day, and Shelly was the sweetest-so thoughtful. Overall the venue on the day of was great, we didn't have rain, so keep in mind the weather is going to play a huge part in how your day is at this place, and our guests really loved being able to walk the grounds of the gardens as well. We did have a few random people who were visiting the gardens just try to walk into the space while we were setting up but we just asked them to leave and figured "hey we paid for this space today so please be respectful!" We also paid for the use of the golf cart, and fire place (totally worth it) and we were able to load things into the venue the day before the wedding in their storage closet before our rehearsal time-which was in the morning since we got married on a Saturday- we had to have our rehearsal in the am the Friday before because there was a wedding that Friday night. So overall, I loved the venue, I had a beautiful wedding, but if you are a no hassle, not into deciding a million details kind of bride/groom, you might want to have someone help you or get a wedding planner. The only reason I'm taking off a star was again because of how many coordinators we had, (I wasn't handing over my final payment until I met with someone in person) and because of some attitude incidents that we had from our coordinator and I'm sorry, I know how stressful wedding planning is, but it all counts when you are paying thousands of dollars for one important day and your family is watching! Other than that the 4 stars are easily earned and I'm exited to go back and visit the gardens on our anniversary!

r most are a far distance from downtown Pittsburgh, This was 10 minutes (or less) away, and super close to the airport! We got married on Friday, July 28, 2017. The day called for rain, all morning the sky was overcast (perfect for pictures and would keep the temperature down). 15 Minutes before go time, sitting in the bridal suite it started to rain.. pretty heavily. Colleen was so awesome going back and forth between my hubby and I to see what we wanted to do (wait or have the ceremony under the tent) We decided just to go on with it, rain or shine, outside. As I stepped outside to line up, the rain had stopped! It held off until we got some fabulous pictures at the pond. An hour or so later it POURED and I mean POURED! I can honestly say however, all of our guests (young & old) complimented and are still complimenting us on the venue and how beautiful it was! This venue, and stuff exceeded our expectations, made the planning process easy, and was an overall GREAT CALL! The price is totally reasonable, and having the freedom to choose your caterers, DJ's , ect really makes it flexible for most budgets! Ambassador Tent Rental is their go-to rental company.. and we totally understand why! Most defiantly recommend!

ple hotels. The layout of the venue makes flowing from different events, reception to cocktails to dinner, super easy and smooth. I could recommend it more.

Despite several staffing changes throughout my wedding planning process, they didn't miss a beat. Colleen was so attentive to details and helped make sure that the day ran smoothly and flawlessly. If you are looking to get married outdoors, you won't find anything more stunning than here.

or any couple looking at this space it is very DIY. At some venues they will decorate with your additional decor. Here you or your family is responsible for any decor that is not flowers from your florist. Or if you hire a set up vendor. We worked with a great florist! Sapphire and Lace! We paid a very fair additional fee for them to set up the decor. Although the venue was great in rolling out wagons to help bring in the decor the day before and wiping the ceremony seats after rain. Also you purchase and drop off alcohol for the bar. More work we saved a significant amount of money. My only suggestions would be to assist with the decor as many other venue's coordinators such as hotels accomodate that and to widely expand the list of approved caterers. They have about 8 and 1 never responded to me after many attempts, 1 is Indian food (great but not for our family's taste) and many of the others are extremely expensive. We went with Hazelnut Catering by Nick and he was absolutely the best! Bar done Nick was flawless and his food was amazing. There is room for improvement but again I would definitely recommend this venue!

was flawless, the scenery is beautiful and the venue truly has SO much to offer. BOOK YOUR WEDDING HERE! You won't regret it!!!

uld ask for. The flowers and trees blooming provided the opportunity for our guests and photographer to take exceptional pictures of our day. They had a golf cart that took our wedding party to different spots throughout the Garden so we could take pictures without having to walk everywhere in our gowns and heels. We took pictures in fields of dogwood trees and tulips while our guests enjoyed cocktails in the gorgeous rustic barn and tent strung with lights. It was raining in the morning and I was truly not worried about our backup plan to have the ceremony in the barn instead of outside because it is equally as beautiful. Dana, our contact at the Garden, was so kind and helpful with every aspect of our day. She responded to all of my emails very quickly before our big day and was there before, during and after our wedding helping us ensure everything was perfect. She even made the sun come out right before we got married ;) I'm sure people tell brides all the time how it was "the best wedding they have ever been to", but I truly believe they were being honest when they said it to me. I could not recommend Pittsburgh Botanic Garden enough to all potential lovebirds out there. Thank you for making our day the best day of our lives!

lowers. Luckily, we had little rain, so were able to enjoy the outdoor area for our ceremony and throughout the reception. We definitely recommend the tent as well as the lit fireplace, it really set the mood. This is a really unique venue tucked away in Pittsburgh!

six-person golf cart just to take the bride, groom, best man, maid of honor and photographer for additional photographs along the beautiful trails after the ceremony. According to them, there were some great spots for photographs along the way. The reception inside was wonderful with about 90 guests seated indoors with dancing after dinner. The air conditioning kept guests cool on the humid 90 degree day. The dressing room for the bride and attendants was lovely and provided another great spot for photographs. The large catering kitchen with ample counter space, double refrigerator, chest freezer and other necessary appliances allowed the caterer to prepare delicious and perfectly prepared food. Megan and Dana were extremely helpful with advice during the planning stage and were on-site during rehearsal and wedding day to solve all the typical day-of and day-before issues and decisions. We decided to tent the patio in case of rain, but the tent adds a very high-end, dressed-up look to everything even if no rain is expected and I would recommend it. We rented the 40'x20' tent which was the perfect size. The guests all said it was the nicest wedding they'd ever attended and were impressed with the beauty of the venue, both inside and out. Kudos and many thanks to the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden.

tsburgh Botanic Garden were great to work with and helped with my many questions along the way. The day of the wedding, we were worried about rain not allowing us to do the outdoor ceremony we were hoping for, but Megan and Dana were constantly checking the weather and were able to pull it off without a hitch! All in all, the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden was a great choice for a wedding venue!!

eek for dogwoods in bloom. Our pictures are amazing. The barn, along with the tent we had set up with beautiful string lighting, made for a rustic and chic look that no other venue could put into one. It was so gorgeous, yet simple too. We barely had to decorate, besides our centerpieces. The venue is stunning itself. Our guests could not stop talking about how gorgeous it was at the reception. Megan, the event coordinator, was very helpful, but not pushy with any ideas. The great advantage and great disadvantage about the PBG is that the only vendors they specifically work with are an equipment rental place (for tables, chairs, linens, etc.) and a list of caterers you can choose from. We found our own DJ, photographer, videographer, and florist. It was our responsibility to communicate and plan with each vendor independently, including the equipment rentals and caterer. It was worth it!

ke sure my needs were taken care of. She gave us a tour of the garden on our schedule (willing to come in even on one of her off days), and on our wedding day generously provided a golf cart to transport us in the rain! I could ask her anything and I never felt I was just a source of money. Speaking of prices, they're definitely affordable! They give Phipps some great competition for sure! There aren't any extra or hidden fees--what you see on your quote is what you get. We loved the gazebo as our ceremony site--it felt so intimate, perfect for our small party. You're given a two-hour block for your reservation, and during that you're allowed to take pictures anywhere in the garden for no charge! Which was great because the garden is constantly expanding, so there's multiple beautiful areas to go to (a lotus pond, a children's fairyland, a restored barn and orchard). For an extra fee you can rent the dressing room in the main event hall to get ready in (and without having to book the event hall itself). If anything I would recommend staying on top of emails and phone calls. Megan is right now the only person handling all the events at PBG, so don't be afraid to follow up with her. Otherwise Megan did a great job, and I don't think the wedding could've been any more lovely! Thank you so much PBG for making our day special! :)

ery daunting task when you just get engaged, especially when you have no idea where to look…like we did! However, as soon as we pulled into the parking lot of the Gardens in Oakdale we knew that this was the spot. The combination of the indoor barn and the brick patio with the fireplace was beautiful. We decided to use a 40 x 40 tent because rain threatened and it only added to the beauty of the venue. All of our guest could not stop talking about how perfect and wonderful our reception was and we could not agree any more. It was the most fun and beautiful time I have ever had! The event coordinator Megan was amazing. She helped us visualize what our wedding would look like and was able to answer any question, no matter how trivial it was. We cannot thank her enough for providing excellent service on our special day. She gave us all the contact information we needed and worked directly with our caterers and rental vendors. Go visit this new venue and you will see how amazing it is! Enjoy, and thank you again!