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Anderson Japanese Gardens

Anderson Japanese Gardens

Rockford, IL
4.8 out of 5 rating, 118 Reviews
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118 Reviews
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    Absolutely Beautiful

    The gardens are the perfect place to have a wedding, with so much natural beauty and multiple spots to have your ceremony. I had a micro wedding on a Monday, and Warren was wonderfully accommodating and helpful before and after the day. We had everything we wanted, and our guests had some time to stroll the gardens and enjoy the beauty after our ceremony.
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    Louann L. Sent on 05/14/2024
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    Wonderful Service from a staff who went above and beyond.

    The Gardens are gorgeous and beautifully maintained! The staff is wonderful and helped our wedding there come off beautifully from helping coordinate down to the last detail and then keeping the day as stress free as possible for my husband and I, along with our families! Grace was wonderful assistant to keep everything flowing and I would definitely recommend having your special events coordinated through Anderson Japanese Gardens!
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    Natalia S. Sent on 10/07/2023
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    The best venue.

    Words cannot describe how wonderful the staff have been. They helped us throughout everything. From pictures to adjusting my train. To helping with the rehearsal. God they were just incredible. Fresco's not so much, but they are a separate entity from the gardens. I cannot express the love the staff have givin me and helped us with everything.
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    Leah K. Sent on 10/02/2021
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    Absolutely Stunning

    We had such a beautiful wedding ceremony at Anderson Japanese Gardens. Their staff was top notch and helped us with everything from the rehearsal to the photos. Speaking of photos, ours are stunning thanks to the beautiful grounds.
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    Julie C. Sent on 09/12/2021
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    The Wedding Team Rocked!!

    Anderson Japanese Garden was the best place to get married!! The venue was gorgeous, the team we were with rocked and overall was just terrific!
    The team was responsive, great at communicating quickly and very informative. We got married in the pavilion and it was simply perfect. If you love the outdoors, enjoy nature and flowers you should definitely get married here!!
    XcitePhoto was my photographer out of Naperville by the way too!!
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    Marisol D. Sent on 07/22/2021
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    Beautiful ceremony setting!

    I know I wanted to have an outdoor ceremony and Anderson Japanese Garden was definitely first on our list! It was worth the price and it was absolutely beautiful. The staff were amazing accommodated our huge wedding party. I cannot thank them enough. They made our day special!
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    Lore S. Sent on 05/07/2021
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    Very professional and helpful.

    Excellent venue, staff was most helpful and professional.

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    Kate K. Sent on 09/17/2019
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    Perfect! Amazing! Beautiful!

    I can’t say enough wonderful things about the staff and the grounds! The ceremony was beautiful and that in large part is due to the attentiveness of the staff! They took care of details that I hadn’t thought of and were very supportive. They had golf carts to help our family that were handicapped down to the site and made me overall feel so at ease! I would HIGHLY recommend them!!
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    K B Sent on 09/28/2019
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    Beautiful location, great staff

    Anderson Japanese Garden was the perfect location for our wedding. The grounds are beautiful and meticulously maintained, which made for an awesome setting for the ceremony. The staff were great throughout the whole process. They were very helpful and made sure everything went smoothly.
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    Angela P. Sent on 02/04/2019
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    Leah weyermann

    Leaha has been greet getting me started on the wonderful wedding planning adventure. Thank u for the great advice.
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    Elizabeth Sent on 08/12/2019
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    110% everyone was so helpful, kind, and an amazing guide to the whole process

    Everyone was amazing! Would highly recommend.
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    Colyn B. Sent on 07/09/2019
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    Our wedding

    Our wedding was 07/07/2019 and it was amazing. The beauty of the gardens is of course one of the most amazing backgrounds for a wedding, but the most amazing part was the attentiveness of the staff. Our wedding day was smooth and enjoyable thanks to the great people at Anderson gardens. Truly an amazing experience which we would recommend to every couple.
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    Mark W. Sent on 06/24/2019
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    Beautiful venue

    The Anderson gardens was a beautiful venue for our wedding. They were very accommodating of our vision and helped coordinate the entire event. Very understanding of all our ideosyncracies. Would highly recommend.
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    Michelle Sent on 05/30/2019
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    I can't imagine a better experience.

    Leah and Jennifer were absolutely amazing and helpful on our big day. Choosing the Anderson Japanese Gardens for my mixed culture wedding was the best decision we made! Communication and organizion was impeccable, and the venue was extremely accommodating to our unique ceremony needs. Not only was this venue beautiful and affordable, but I also truly appreciated how much this venue cared about us and our big day. Every tiny detail- from providing umbrellas during our first visit to even making sure the bride/groom kept hydrated during pictures was taken cared of without us even asking. Our guests still can't stop raving about the beauty of this place!
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    Rebecca Sent on 05/28/2019
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    Beautiful Scenery and Amazing Support from Staff

    The staff at the gardens was amazing in helping us organize the wedding. Everything was so seamless and they really helped us make the perfect occasion even better with their help!
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    Michelle S. Sent on 05/15/2019
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    Perfect Garden Wedding

    We got married at the waterfall and gosh was it perfect. The staff was amazing at helping to coordinate everything for us and was always quick and responsive. They helped execute the perfect first look with my husband and just made our wedding a dream come true.
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    Tam Sent on 09/24/2018
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    Great place for our wedding. Very happy with all the help. Great people to work with.
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    Amanda Sent on 09/18/2018
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    Everything was perfect! Our ceremony didn’t start on time, because the bride arrived late, but the staff made sure everything was perfect and helped us with all the details.
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    Jaime Sent on 08/24/2018
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    What a perfect place to celebrate your perfect day. Besides the gardens being gorgeous, the crew at Anderson Gardens was amazing. They were there from the very beginning all the way till the end. I would highly reccomend this place as a wedding sight not just for the beauty but for the amazing staff.
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    Katie Sent on 08/18/2018
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    Everything was literally perfect for my wedding day. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day at the gardens.
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    Alanna Sent on 07/03/2018
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    I got married at Anderson Japanese Gardens on June 23, 2018 and it was absolutely beautiful. They even had water damage from a big storm earlier that week, but made all the repairs in time for our big day. They had 3 different staff members helping us with every detail, and there was a separate lower level for me to get ready in before going outside to the pavilion, which was very helpful. The only advice I have is for future bridesmaids and the bride to wear closed toe shoes so pebbles don't get into your shoes. The scenery took our guests' breath away; we highly recommend this venue.
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    Josh Sent on 06/30/2018
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    We had our wedding here and could not of been more pleased with the location and staff! Everyone in our wedding party lived at least 1.5 hours away, so having a rehearsal wasn't an option. That being said, there were a few rough spots that the staff easily worked through WITH us and everything was wonderful. Well, despite it rained...twice, ha!
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    Amber Sent on 06/25/2018
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    We chose this venue for its beauty, but it also came with amazing customer service at a reasonable price. Got very nice comments from friends and family
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    Leeanne Sent on 07/03/2018
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    They were absolutely awesome! It was well worth every penny we spent! The staff was extremely professional and was there to help do anything they could! I was HIGHLY recommend to anyone even considering Anderson gardens!!!