Birmingham Botanical Gardens

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens was an excellent site for my wedding ceremony. It is considered a city park so it is not a private or secluded locale, however the fees were very reasonable and the gardens offer beauty and nature at its peak. They have several gardens to choose from as well as meeting rooms, I chose both. I was married in the Hill Garden which is in the front of the gardens; it has a white gazebo and a fish pond in the middle of the garden, a perfect site for my ceremony. The garden is large enough to accommodate over 100 guest and the plants and flowers offer enhancements to the site that are beautiful and economical. I reserved the auditorium for my reception along with the adjacent room which offered a small patio with an additional pond and a small waterfall. The scenery was a magnificent backdrop for my wedding photos. I must caution anyone who plans to have a wedding in a garden to visit the gardens during the same time of year as your event so that you can get an accurate picture of what the grounds look like and what the temperature will be like. I would also recommend that you have a plan B just in case the weather doesn’t cooperate with your event plans.

The auditorium at the Botanical Gardens is the location that I chose for my reception. The room was ideal for my reception. It was a large airy room which had an adjacent kitchen so that the caterers had access to water, rear entry, and a place to prepare the food for set up behind the scene. The room has a sizeable stage where seating for the wedding party was set up. The party could be seen by all the guests and served their meal without being lost in the crowd of guests. I also rented the adjacent room which allowed the perfect spot for the wedding cakes and the open bar, it opened onto a beautiful patio with seating which allowed smokers or other guest who wanted to enjoy a little fresh air a place to convene. In addition the tables and chairs are included in the price for those who would like to use them. There was a choice of round tables and rectangle tables, I did not use the chairs, but it was nice to know that they were available if I had opted to use them.