UMLAUF Sculpture Garden & Museum

rocess. My spouse and I planned the wedding ourselves without a wedding planner, and Jonathan and Ally made the process so easy for us. They were quick about responding to our emails/ phone calls and did not seem bothered by the extensive amount of emails/phone calls we sent them. They were even great with working with our rental vendors to make sure that our tent and rentals were in the correct space (I do recommend going with their preferred vendors for the rentals...the preferred rental company is aware of all the do's and don'ts of the venue. It just helps the process run smoothly). Overall, the venue was beautiful, and my guests and I had a wonder evening.

o the fact that it is open to the public from 12-4, but using experienced vendors, we were able to create the wedding of our dreams and Umlauf was a key part of it.

her. Great setting for both our ceremony and reception! I love how we can always visit the garden and reminisce about our perfect day. Great location also! We used pedicabs as our getaway to our hotel in downtown Austin and that was SPECTACULAR!

perfect outdoor venue for 75 or 200 guests. The garden itself is so beautiful we didn't have to do much in the way of decor. Just some bud vases on the tables and lots of yummy candle light. Very romantic feel at night. If possible, ask the director if there are any events (open to the public of course) occuring at night so that you can see the venue in the dark. Since the garden closes before sunset, we didn't get to see what the lighting looked like until the day of our wedding. There are only two reasons why I didn't give Umlauf 5 stars and they are really miniscule/nit picky issues. First, ask the director if they will be changing over the art exhibit inside the museum itself. The day before our wedding they were in the process of changing over to a new exhibit. Therefore, on our wedding day itself, the museum was empty. This meant that the indoor area with many large windows allowing you to look in and view the sculptures, was bare. Kind of a bummer considering that's part of why we wanted this space. When I asked the director (who is super nice by the way) he apologized and said there was no way for them to schedule exhibit change overs around events being held. So... if this means a lot to you, I would double check before. Second and minimal reason for only giving them 4 stars... My day of coordinator had to climb the metal archway over the wedding ceremony space to remove lots of string that had been used for previous events. We chose to leave the archway as it was and not decorate it. Therefore, you could visibly see all the string/fishing line/etc. that others had used before. Overall, I LOVED having my wedding here and wouldn't have changed it for the world. Hope this helps others in their planning process.

us and want a gorgeous wedding and reception outside in Austin, Umlauf is wonderful. The best part was how much money we saved on decorations. The sculptures added so much beauty and elegance by themselves that we felt anything extra would take away from the venue's charm.

y positive. We worked primarily with Joelle (who is the main contact for weddings), and she was not only incredibly responsive to questions about Umlauf (which you would expect), but she was so helpful in finding ways to accomodate requests and even sharing information on other topics as well. Of all the different vendors we worked with through the wedding (many of whom were also good), Joelle stood above the crowd in helping make our wedding easier logistically and special on that day. We definitely highly recommend Umlauf based on our experience.

it was. It was absolutely perfect for us. Joelle the events manager there is super easy to work with and will answer any questions concerns you might have thoroughly. The value for the rental is very good. We were quite surprised at what a good price the rental of the space was. It fit with in our budget (which was fairly modest) with no problem. There are only two draw backs to the location (which were not at all deal breakers for me). The time frame you have to use the Garden is limited. You can not get into set up until 4:30, so if you are planning something very elaborate make sure there is a lot of help. You have to be off premise by 11pm. This worked out perfectly for us, to make an exit, but it does make your reception time a little shorter than usual. The beauty of the setting over-road that for us. The second draw back, while there is a volunteer on site during your event, there is not an on-site coordinator during your event. We hired a day of coordinator to eliminate any issues that it may have caused. We had a completely stress free, beautiful day. I would recommend this venue to anyone that is looking for something a bit different than the standard hotel ballroom. It is truly a great place to begin your life.

agined getting married anywhere else! Be very careful with your time when scheduling vendors. The load in and load out times are very exact. Make sure your vendors are all aware of when they MUST be there and when the MUST be out.

ere's a chance she may not be there on the day of your wedding (which happened in my case). There are maybe four coordinators, and only two of them will help you set up day-of. You run a risk of bad weather (naturally), and the site doesn't provide tables/chairs/utensils/etc., so all of that will have to be rented. But the venue is lovely and you don't have to do much decorating, so the cost balances out. I couldn't recommend them more highly. They're super-accommodating and incredibly helpful. It was the perfect backdrop for my wedding.

ed with us on our custom menu for the reception and had reasonable sensible advice throughout the process that really helped make a wonderful final product. We had so many compliments on the food at our reception. She has a great sense of style and worked hard to bring the costs down to meet our price point. I would recommend her and her company to anyone for any event. She was just wonderful.