The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

ting day-of changes due to weather and were very knowledgeable about great photo locations for our first look and group/family photos. Would highly recommend!

ything was set up and how smoothly the transition was. Can't recommend them enough!

to October 2020. Amy Rae was easy to work with and helped us with our changes. Our wedding was originally supposed to be on a Saturday and when it was moved to a Sunday (due to vendor availability) they had me sign a new contract where I paid a lesser amount due to having the ceremony on Sunday. They did a good job with the rehearsal the day before, and it was nice knowing that if weather did not cooperate, we could have our ceremony indoors. It was cool that guests had the opportunity to go inside to the gardens after our ceremony. We got beautiful pictures on the grounds of the Botanical Garden and inside.

ad to email and/or call 2-3 times before I received a response. Once I requested a cancellation there was radio silence for 4 weeks before I, once more, had to follow up. At this point I was informed my deposit would be docked an administration fee which I found laughable since they were hardly diligent in handling just the beginning stages of my event. To add insult to injury when our refund check arrived, my name was spelled incorrectly. Definitely think we dodged a bullet skipping this venue.

ffortless and the ceremony went on perfectly! Everything was beautiful and our pictures turned out amazing. We would definitely recommend the Botanical Gardens to anyone looking for a unique place to hold their wedding ceremony.

tunity to try out more than one of the caterer options before committing to one, so we went by reviews online and just picked one (Tonawanda Castle). The Gardens also said this was their most popular caterer so we figured it would be safe. However, the food was bland and so the caterer is one of our wedding regrets. Would have appreciate having more options from the Gardens there or a better catering recommendation. Other than that, the Gardens worked with us on pretty much everything else and were pleasant and professional.

lin.Thanks to Caitilin this was probably the worst day of my life,here are the details:Caitlin not only lacked proper communication and knowledge of the flow of a wedding,she was also very insensitive to the needs of a bride and what the most important part of a wedding day should be. My family were coming from places all over the globe like Japan and Canada. Most were stranded in the airport due to bad weather in the northeast Us for 2 days trying to get to Buffalo. We begged her to postponed a few minutes more for them to get there.She made it seem like we had to urgently walk down the isle in order to not delay the reception. None of my family members were on my side due to this flight delay and I was still pushed to walk!! They literally missed the ceremony by 10mins. The wrong song was played at the end of the ceremony and None of my guests blew bubbles as per my instructions. Many of the guests lingered instead of being escorted into the cocktail hour so they were in some of our pictures. I could go on and on but to summarize, please save your money and go elsewhere for your wedding. I hardly write reviews but this had to be written.

and help we needed in addition to checking in with us before the ceremony! We highly recommend them for anyone looking for a fun, beautiful and unique wedding ceremony venue!!

. The gardens themselves were beautiful, and the outside ceremony we wanted came out spectacularly. Because it was a greenhouse it was a little warm inside for the reception, but the spaces looked beautiful and the guests all commented on how they had never been to a prettier venue. One of the greenhouses was under construction for our wedding, so we missed out on the dinosaur topiaries (my favorites!), but that should be finished in 2016. Also one word of advice to your photographer - it is a cavernous space, so night pictures inside come out dark. Make sure they have the right flash to capture it. Overall, the Botanical Gardens is a beautiful setting and they are easy to work with. We recommend them to anyone looking for a great garden location!

ficiant could not attend our rehearsal.

most venues leave you outside in some fashion. At the gardens you AND YOUR GUESTS are moved into one of their large greenhouses. This was soooo comforting. I can't wait to see my pictures! I can't say enough about Christina and Steve. They saw to all the details, organized the walks, helped time the music and clearly have the experience and knowledge to handle anything. They definitely helped me relax and be able to enjoy the ceremony.

our event. They were always very prompt at responding to emails and were willing to meet with us as many times as we felt necessary during the planning process. Sadly, a few weeks before our wedding, we received notice that Mary Rose was no longer at the Gardens, and were a bit nervous since she had been the person we worked closest with the entire time. However, when I met with Steve the week before my wedding, it was clear that he knew exactly what to do and that our wedding was in good hands. Our wedding day went off without any problems whatsoever! Steve and Joy handled everything beautifully and were just plain fun to have there! They kept us on schedule for everything, but without being pushy. They brought us drinks throughout the evening and even brought a plate of appetizers to us as we were lining up for our introductions so we had something to eat. They took care of calling all of our vendors the week before the wedding to coordinate everything, so I didn't have to worry about doing this, and they coordinated everything the day of as well. Thanks to them, I was able to relax and truly enjoy my wedding day knowing that they had everything under control. Thank you so much Mary, Steve, and Joy! We cannot thank you all enough for all of the hard work you put into making our wedding an exceptionally special day!

nd her team see to every last detail and are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. It's an incredible value for the price.