Dara's Garden
Knoxville, TN 37920
(map) Phone: 865-609-3272
Reviews for Dara's Garden




This beautiful place is located in the heart of South Knoxville. Words can not are not enought to explain the beauty and peace of mind I get from Dara's garden. They do everything from catering, cake, setting up and taking down. You only have to have a DJ if you are having the receiption there, photographer, and flowers.
GUEST




We had such a great time on our wedding day! Kate and Dara helped us every step of the way and made suggestions on the little things I would never have thought about. The venue is beautiful! I wish I could go back and do it all again! Thank you Kate and Dara!!
GUEST




I am so pleased that we chose Dara's Garden for our wedding and reception. Kate Rogers, our consultant, was a joy to work in the months leading up to our wedding. Throughout the entire process Kate was extremely helpful, always making sure that the wedding and reception was what we wanted while offering many fantastic ideas to choose from. I loved the organization and helpful advice that was offered during our entire planning process. The staff at Dara’s Garden took care of everything the day of our wedding! They were even so kind as to contact me days before our wedding when we had a bit of a weather scare to offer alternatives that still met our requests. At the last minute we did make a few changes that I could not have been happier with. I didn't have to worry about anything and was left to enjoy our beautiful wedding and reception worry and stress free. Not only is the venue absolutely beautiful with beautiful blooms and scenic views, but the location is convenient, accommodates large and small guest counts, offers plenty of parking, and is affordable. You can't go wrong when planning an event with Dara’s Garden
GUEST




We recently had our wedding here, and we couldn't have been happier. Their on-site caterer is great: we had a southern-food themed buffet (deviled eggs, fried okra, etc), and everyone kept commenting on how much they loved the food! A couple of people even said it was the best food they had had at a wedding.
We did a lot of research when we were choosing a venue, and we're so glad we chose Dara's! We knew we wanted to get married in a garden, but we wanted a backup in case of rain. We also wanted to be close enough to downtown Knoxville that we could provide shuttles for our guests to downtown hotels. We toured a bunch of venues in the Knoxville area before we settled on Dara's. The venue itself is just beautiful. We loved that Dara's was close to downtown Knoxville, was reasonably priced, had a great catering service, had beautiful gardens, plus an outdoor tent already installed on the property, in case of rain. In fact, the tent was so pretty we ended up using it for the reception even though it didn't rain.
We loved all the little touches that Dara's did on our wedding day-- they really went above and beyond, on their own initiative. When I walked into the reception tent, I was surprised and touched: they had decorated it beautifully in our wedding colors, without any extra charge. I wasn't expecting that, and it was little touches like that that made working with Dara's fantastic. Thank you Dara and Kate!
GUEST




Dara's Garden is a dream place for an outdoor wedding, located within minutes of downtown Knoxville, and moments from the airport, with lots of hotels close, it is a dream venue!! The staff is courteous and flexible, and the venue is stunning from every angle. There are at least six places on the grounds to have your ceremony, if not more, the set-up for out door receptions is stunning. We had our dream day here and it meant the world to us!
GUEST




Dara's was so helpful in helping me plan our big day. They were very accomodating and flexible in making my dream day come true. I was very impressed with how they handled the rain situation with such ease. The only thing I was disappointed about was the contracted time--I felt that our reception was a little short because of the time limit, but otherwise, such a wonderful experience.
GUEST




Kate was great to work with and when I had a problem with my dj she stepped in and got the situation taken care of. My only complaints were that they waited til the day of the wedding to make sure they had enough table runners and unfortunately they did not but they totally made up for it with lounge chairs around my dance floor and beautiful ribbons on my ceremony chairs. The other complaint is that they waited too long to bring out my cake and so the black detail faded to brown, but from a distance you couldn't even tell. So, I guess you could say Dara's Garden was perfect for my wedding and we had a great time! Kate and Dara were great and I would definitely recommend this venue to any bride wanting an outdoor wedding! The venue is gorgeous!
GUEST




I absolutely loved having my wedding at Dara's Garden. The only thing I would change would be to have more options with vendors for wedding cakes that you could bring in. The food provided by Dara's Garden was delicious and many people said it was the best wedding that they have ever been to. Kate was very helpful with all the wedding planning and very good at providing different ideas.
GUEST




Dara was great to work with and really kept me from stressing about anything leading up to the wedding. The food provided by Rothchilds was wonderful.
GUEST




Dara's offered everything need for our wedding and more for a reasonable price. Kate and the rest of the staff were incredibly helpful and knowledgeable and did everything to make the day perfect. the only issue we had was with security, in that they failed to show up causing our bar to be closed down, which was a huge issue. Other then that, everything went great! Couldn't have asked for better.
GUEST




Dara's Garden was a bit on the pricey side but they helped bring my vision into reality. They made sure to add special touches that I had missed in my own planning. I felt like I was their top priority throughout my whole planning process and they led me to my other wonderful vendors. They really took the time to get to know me and offered ample opportunity to try different things on for size. I couldn't have been more pleased.
The trio has played several times at Dara's Garden and both times were great experiences. Lovely venue, great staff.
We LOVE to work with Dara's Garden! The property is beautiful and the roses are amazing! They are always willing to do anything to help us make the wedding beautiful!
About Dara's Garden
Dara's Garden is centrally located on 20 beautiful acres in South Knoxville and offers everything you need to make your event truly special. The main house grounds can accommodate 600+ people. The inside of the historic house holds up to 70 guests for a cocktail reception and can accommodate 40 guests for an intimate dinner party. This beautiful house is complete with high ceilings and a stone fireplace.
Dara's Garden's offers a tent pavilion area with surrounding flower beds, chandelier lighting and twinkle lights. There are stone walkways leading up into the pavilion, which is fully equipped for your electrical needs. You can also choose to use it as a contingency plan in case of inclement weather.
Our Red Pagoda is enhanced with bright floral arrangements, stone walkways and lush banana trees and other greenery. Dara's Garden also offers a rose garden with bordering hydrangeas and an enchanting white arbor. A traditional white gazebo is hosted in the formal garden backyard that sparkles bright with 14,000 twinkle lights. The backyard also host an antique flowing fountain surrounded by bright flowers and a stone stairwell. For a more rustic feel Dara's Garden offers lush terrain backdrops and a unique rock garden for event settings and photo opportunities.
All of these locations are included in the rental of Dara's Garden. On the day of your special event, you will be served delicious foods artfully presented by Dara’s Garden exclusive vendor, Rothchild Catering.
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