Goodwood Museum and Gardens Reviews

I knew our wedding at Goodwood would be gorgeous, but it was even more gorgeous than I had imagined. The setting is beautiful. The location is ideal. The ceremony under the huge live oak trees was stunning. The cottages that are available for getting ready before the wedding were perfect. I loved being able to arrive in the morning and do everything right on site. The carriage house and courtyard are great spaces where your guests can mingle and never feel cramped. The staff at Goodwood were very helpful as well. You will not regret choosing this location for your wedding! Your photos will be beautiful and your guests will have a great time at a great, in town location!

This venue is absolutely stunning! It was perfect for our special day. I wanted a ceremony outside and indoor/outdoor reception and it worked out perfect! There’s plenty of space for the bride and bridesmaids as well as groom and groomsmen to get married, and I loved that!

It's been my dream since the sixth grade to get married at Goodwood Museum & Gardens. Fast forward 15+ years later and that dream actually came true, with the venue just as beautiful as it was back them. We had our ceremony outside on the front lawn directly in front of the house and then had our cocktail hour and reception in the Carriage House and its courtyard. Everything was simply magical. The venue is conveniently located in the heart of town, so our guests didn't have to worry about traveling 20-30 minutes there and back on top of struggle to find a nearby hotel. Also, although the venue is stunning by itself with no decor (the all-wood Carriage House is to die for!), Goodwood is sort of a blank slate, which allows you to decorate it however you'd like to fit any theme! I cannot recommend booking this venue enough.

Everything about Goodwood is PERFECT! We had the best experience at this venue. We loved working with Joann. She is incredibly accommodating and so easy to work with. I would recommend this wedding venue to anyone!

Perfect wedding venue. We initially planned to have our ceremony under the sweeping oak branches in front of the plantation house, but when rain became inevitable, we were able to move the ceremony into the beautiful carriage house, where the reception then effortlessly unfolded following the ceremony. Also had beautiful cottage houses on site where the bride and bridesmaids, as well as the groom and groomsmen, could get ready for the day. Endless opportunities for gorgeous photographs full of southern charm.

Goodwood is a picturesque property in central Tallahassee; it is the ideal location to get married at in Tallahassee if you are desiring the outdoor, natural setting for your wedding. The big oak trees and spanish moss are just a few highlights of the property; it is the epitome of North Florida Charm. JoAnn, the director of events at Goodwood, was super helpful and informative throughout the whole process.
2 days prior to our wedding, category 4 Hurricane Michael hit the Florida panhandle. Despite much damage and destruction, JoAnn was calm and incredibly professional; she called me a few days before our wedding to check in on how we were doing and to let us know that she and her staff would do all they could to clean up the property post-hurricane. After the hurricane hit, the grounds' keepers at Goodwood and their team worked incredibly hard to clean up the tree limbs/branches and debris on the property to make our wedding as beautiful as possible. The Goodwood staff did not let the hurricane get in their way in the least- they were extremely professional and went above and beyond! Thank you so much for helping make our wedding so incredibly stunning!! In spite of Hurricane Michael, the day was absolute perfection!

As the mother of the bride in the post-hurricane wedding Kate just described, I want to second her praise for Goodwood. It is a beautiful rain or shine venue. Their ability to transform the grounds and facility in such a short amount of time post-hurricane was impressive and much appreciated, as was JoAnn's attention to detail ( both at the time, and during the year leading up to the wedding). Her knowledge of other vendors and vision of how things could come together was invaluable. I would highly recommend Goodwood.

Absolutely loved using Goodwood for our wedding reception and the laundry cottage for getting ready the day of! It turned out beautiful in photos, and the space was perfect for a little under 200 guests.

Gorgeous venue with so much history and culture.

If you are seeking beautiful "Old Florida" southern charm with cascading oaks and native flowering gardens Goodwood Museum and Gardens is the wedding venue to choose. They provide a quaint cottage for the bride and attendants to get pampered and dressed in. They ceremony sites are decorated with large mossy draped oaks and the plantation mansion peeks through for a lovely back drop. The Carriage house on the grounds provide just enough rustic flair and ample room for a beautiful reception. The staff was kind and one even stayed late after the reception to wait for a guest car key.
A very happy mother of the bride,
Trish

The moment we set foot on the Goodwood property we were in love. The venue was perfect for our special day and the staff was so helpful!

I cannot rave about Goodwood enough. Their Director of Special Events, JoAnn Bixler, is easy to work with and willing to bend over backwards to make sure your day goes off without a hitch. There is nothing else like Goodwood in the southeast. There is history, lovely gardens, a gorgeous house, plenty of space, a great team, all right near downtown Tallahassee! The bridal party got ready at Goodwood (the ceremony was off-site) and it was the best decision! The ladies got ready in Jubilee Cottage and the guys were in the Laundry Cottage. Don't let that name fool you, the Laundry Cottage is an ADORABLE little house with a front porch. Jubilee Cottage has two bathrooms and a full kitchen, and the light in there is perfect for getting ready photos. Our reception was in the Carriage House, which is their new event space. It is the perfect backdrop for making your reception vision come to life! We had a larger wedding (a little over 200 people), and no one ever felt squished and there was plenty of seating. There is a brides room attached to the Carriage House which is a great place for brides to sneak off to use the restroom! If you're looking for a venue in Tallahassee you absolutely have to look at Goodwood, just go tour it and you'll be sold.

Goodwood Museum and Gardens was an absolutely perfect venue for our wedding ceremony and reception! We chose the ceremony site that's in the middle of the lawn in front of the main house. The backdrop was simply gorgeous and our photos are incredible! The Carriage House is already so beautiful, that you didn't have to go overboard with the decor. We loved that the two bars are outside and that there was a side courtyard area. There's also a kitchen and a huge room for getting ready. It was perfect for our vintage themed wedding. We chose Goodwood because it is beautiful, we could have an outside ceremony and indoor reception, and the price for the package was very reasonable considering all of the things it included (tables, chairs, two cottages for getting ready, ceremony site, and the reception site. You get the whole grounds for day of!) We also liked that the contract we had to sign wasn't 10 pages long and had a huge list of possible fees you could be charged. It was simple and to the point. JoAnn Bixler was extremely helpful with all of the questions we had and she helped make our day perfect. Goodwood gave our wedding a magical feel and we highly recommend it to everyone!

Goodwood Museum & Gardens was a perfect choice for us! The beautiful outdoor setting for the ceremony lends itself perfectly to gorgeous pictures! The carriage house was just a gorgeous place for the reception - love the fact that there is 1 large room, so no one gets separated! Great dance floor area, bride dressing room, and all the extra cottages were wonderful to have at our disposal. Everything worked perfectly there! Highly recommend it!!

Our wedding was absolutely beautiful and perfect!!! We would recommend this venue to anyone!

This is a beautiful location that was a perfect setting for my daughters wedding. It rained on and off all day and the people in charge came by and checked on us (brought us an extra mirror to the cottage we were dressing in) and were so accommodating on "Plan B" that we luckily didn't have to go to. Their carriage house for the reception is a perfect size and was transformed into an exquisite venue.

This place is perfect for a wedding in Tallahassee. We loved it!

Goodwood is an absolutely stunning venue to have a wedding. From the museum backdrop for the ceremony to the well planned out carriage house for the reception. I could not imagine a better place to kick off the rest of my life. The staff was a joy to work with and the grounds were clean and maintained. Thank you for a wonderful spot.

Great venue for our wedding reception! We had the reception in the Carriage House and on the terrace- perfect indoor/outdoor venue. The Carriage House suited our large wedding numbers without making it feel cramped. The grounds were gorgeous for photo opportunities.

Goodwood is a dream.

We were married here in August and it was just perfect. We had a picture-perfect ceremony and reception. Jo Ann and the whole Goodwood team were incredible throughout the whole planning process. I cannot say enough good things. It's an incredible venue and a gorgeous setting for a wedding. I highly recommend Goodwood!

A beautiful venue for wedding reception. We used the Carriage House for my daughters reception and received many compliments.

Goodwood was the perfect place for my wedding. John Gandy and Events made it absolutely breathtaking!

Goodwood carriage house was magical for my daughter's wedding. They were very helpful and flexible in letting us see the venue several times for planning purposes. It is great value for the type of space and the table, chairs and set up that was included. I would recommend it for any event!

The venue was a perfect backdrop for our daughter's wedding reception. The Carriage House was great and the grounds are very pretty for pictures. We would recommend to others.

The most majestic and romantic place in Tallahassee to be married.