The Gardens at Heather Farm

ur favorite flowers). Our guests were singing praises about the beauty of the Gardens at Heather Farm. One guest even mused that her garden wedding venue wasn’t as vast and beautiful as the Gardens at Heather Farm. The sunset and golden hour lighting at this garden is oh so majestic and beautiful. Our wedding photos turned out stunning! The roses, the gazebo backdrop and the lush greenery of the gardens, you really don’t need to spend a lot on decor to decorate the place, it is already beautiful on its own. The gardens and the roses were regularly maintained by volunteers and workers so they are always in tip top shape! We decided to go with the Gardens at Heather Farm for various, multiple reasons: 1. We loved that there is an indoor hall for us to host our reception. The Camellia Room is a white blank space, perfect for us to decorate to our hearts desire. You can customize it to any color and theme that you want and it will not clash with the interior. We decided to go with a muted orange and pink, disco balls, fun games themed wedding and it turned out amazing! There is a huge window that lets in plenty of natural lighting that looks good in pictures. 2. The Gardens at Heather Farm coordinator, Jenna was a dream to work with. She replies to our emails promptly and answers all of the questions we have, even the ridiculous ones like “are there any trash cans on site?” She is professional, easy to work with and amazing! She is constantly on top of everything and makes you and your wedding feel important. 3. We love that the venue allows outside catering options (with a $1,000 extra fee), we toured a bunch of venues and most require us to use their preferred catering options. We fell in love with an outside caterer and was able to have them for our wedding 4. The venue provides chairs for the ceremony area, high tables for the cocktail hour and chairs and tables for the reception which are convenient to have. Chair and table rentals can be expensive! 5. The gardens being a public place means that we have the option to come and visit whenever we want, especially on our anniversaries. We also didn’t have any problems with random strangers wandering into the wedding considering it’s a public space. 6. No loud music curfew, we wanted to party and dance! Wheelchair accessible and friendly which was a necessity for my grandmother 7. Tons of parking spaces for our guests. It was also reserved for us when there was a festival held in Heather Farms Park. We unknowingly book our wedding date during the infamous annual Walnut Festival in the Heather Farms, where the gardens are located, usually on the weekend of Sept 20th-ish. You can hear the music played during the festival but it didn’t bother us because we were having the best day of our lives. 8. There is an option to book the Rose Room which works as a getting ready place for our outfits changes All in all, the Gardens at Heather Farm was a great find and is a beautiful and amazing wedding venue. We highly recommend it for anyone who is planning their wedding!

tion was available. I was so worried about the noise traveling and it did. But our ceremony was timed perfectly during an intermission of music at the festival. The venue price was amazing and now one of my favorite places to go. 10/10 recommend spending time here in general but 100/10 recommend getting married or hosting events here!

ndations throughout the entire planning process. The venue has a required catering list, but everything else was up to us, allowing for plenty of creative freedom. The volunteers who work on the property keep it in pristine condition, and their dedication truly shows. Even in November, the gardens were full of beautiful roses, creating the perfect backdrop for our special day. The venue itself is DIY, but the outdoor setting speaks for itself, which was exactly what we were looking for. I love DIY projects and had so much fun putting our wedding together, and the natural beauty of the gardens made everything come together seamlessly. The day went off without a hitch, and we’re so grateful for choosing this venue for our celebration.

l throughout the whole process. We loved being able to have an outdoor ceremony and mingling hour, and then an inside reception in the Camellia Room. We got many compliments on the venue from our guests. I also highly recommend Elisas Catering (we served street tacos) and rg Media (https://rgmedia-llc.com/contact) for photography/videography

T pictures to cherish. Overall wonderful experience at a beautiful venue.

arden was privatized for the event. The ceremony at the Gazebo in the rose garden was picture-perfect. The location is unique and the lovely Gazebo surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of roses in full bloom was the perfect backdrop for their special moment. Cocktail hour was at the patio Pavilion – a large “U” shaped bar with granite countertops and covered by a vine-covered wooden pergola. It sits next to a raised bed garden space filled with flowers which provided a pleasant place for our guests to mingle and enjoy the beautiful flowers while enjoying their cocktails. Dinner was indoors in the Camellia Room. This room is stunning. Huge glass windows around the room provide views of the garden and the lovely lake. The neutral colors in the room were perfect for our summer wildflower color theme. There is a large deck that runs around the outside of the space which was perfect for an outdoor bar, photo booth, and our audio guest book (phone). The Gardens provided an amazing array of beautiful places for photography and spaces for our guests to stroll and enjoy the views. The indoor space was lovely, clean, and bright. Lots of space for seating, a DJ, a cake table, a Sweetheart Table, and dancing. The Gardens staff was extremely helpful and responsive during the entire process. We would choose this venue again in a heartbeat.

te a really unique event. Our families also loved the gardens, there are so many gorgeous spaces to decorate and celebrate! Be aware, there is a public park nearby, so there may be other celebrations going on – but the other party on our wedding day was very gracious and turned down their music for our ceremony. Overall would absolutely book the Gardens at Heather Farm again, it was perfect and beautiful for our wedding!

explore, a super cute gazebo ceremony space, a nice cocktail area near the reception room, and the reception room with large windows for plenty of natural light. The lot has ~50 free parking spaces. The rental rate is fairly reasonable for the venue space and what's offered. In addition to the main spaces, there's a getting ready room downstairs available to add on, seating for the ceremony, circle/rectangular (not full width) tables for dinner, and a few cocktail tables for the bar area downstairs. Management allows for a fair amount of DIYing and independent vendor selections, with the only exceptions being a preferred catering list with good selection and off list caterers allowed with a fee and vetting. Professionals also must put up any hanging decorations in the reception room, and decor can't be hung directly off of the garden structures and reception room walls. We communicated with Jenna throughout the planning process. She was super responsive and helpful, answering every question we sent her way. Overall, I loved the gardens for our wedding and would recommend it to others!

amazing. So many great photo locations. I highly recommend!