Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens

We had our wedding reception at the gardens last October and it was a fantastic experience! In terms of the event space itself, the botanical gardens is beautiful, and our guests loved being able to see the entire space at night. We appreciated that tables and chairs were provided by the gardens, and we were glad to learn that we could provide our playlists to the event team and have them played over the speakers rather than have to bring our own sound set up. There are outdoor spaces outside of the gardens that are great for outdoor photos as well.

The gardens’ event coordinators (Sally and Asher) were extremely responsive and a pleasure to work with both leading up to, and during the event. They were very accommodating, communicated with us to ensure we were on the same page about what we were going for with our event, and handled set-up for the decorations we provided, the tables, etc. Honestly, they made things really easy for us! The cost was also very reasonable.

Some mostly minor things to consider that weren’t an issue for us, but might matter more to others: Lighting: while the dining areas were well lit with overhead lighting and string lights, some areas of the gardens are fairly dark at night. Temperature: we were very comfortable in October inside, but the gardens is a greenhouse essentially and can get warm (we were told typically about 10 degrees warmer than outside air), so in warmer months this may be something to consider. Time: we were allotted four hours for our reception-only event. For us this was fine, though it went quickly, but something to consider for those hoping for a longer event. Lastly, the gardens only allows a limited set of vendors for catering. Initially, we were kind of worried by this limitation, but it actually became clear that the vendors’ familiarity with the space and the event team helped the catering experience go very smoothly as everyone knew what to do/expect, and we also had a wonderful experience with the catering (we went with Buffalo Catering Co., which we also recommend!)

Our experience was fantastic, everything was beautiful and went smoothly—we highly recommend the gardens!

My daughter had a wedding ceremony here on 7./19 and it was perfect. The pictures turned out beautiful! We had about 120 people at the ceremony and everyone enjoyed the venue. Asher and Kaduck were wonderful. They made every part of the ceremony perfect. ( including running around in the morning to set up last minute things we brought) The meetings with them before hand are so helpful because you know exactly what to expect. Thank you for a perfect day!

The Botanical Gardens was the perfect location for our smaller, intimate wedding ceremony (~70 guests). Morgan made sure our rehearsal and ceremony went perfectly, and everything went exactly as expected. The Gardens team was great at accommodating day-of changes due to weather and were very knowledgeable about great photo locations for our first look and group/family photos. Would highly recommend!

The Botanical Gardens was a beautiful place to have our wedding ceremony. We decorated with flower petals going down the aisle and flowers on the structure. We were originally supposed to have our ceremony in June 2020, but it was rescheduled to October 2020. Amy Rae was easy to work with and helped us with our changes. Our wedding was originally supposed to be on a Saturday and when it was moved to a Sunday (due to vendor availability) they had me sign a new contract where I paid a lesser amount due to having the ceremony on Sunday. They did a good job with the rehearsal the day before, and it was nice knowing that if weather did not cooperate, we could have our ceremony indoors. It was cool that guests had the opportunity to go inside to the gardens after our ceremony. We got beautiful pictures on the grounds of the Botanical Garden and inside.

Getting married here was a dream come true , everyone was amazing , the gardens is so beautiful. I would to it over a million times here . Morgan is truly wonderful , really made my dreams come true . We used fat bobs as our caterer and they were also amazing.

I cannot say enough good things about having a wedding at the botanical gardens. From the moment we met AmyRae, she walked us through everything from start to finish. During covid, she was honest about how everything would be and kept it real with us the entire time. That was incredibly important since we were hearing horror stories about other venues during the year. They were continuously accommodating and very understanding with everything happening, and wanted whatever we wanted while giving us multiple options of how to keep our wedding day as normal as possible. And it was everything we could have asked for and more. I will endlessly recommend the gardens for any event, they are so genuine with their customers and strive to ensure any event is above and beyond of what is asked. Any questions I had, AmyRae was there to answer them right away! And the pictures you’ll get at the gardens are absolutely breathtaking!!! Thank you for being a part of our day and being a huge help with making our wedding day perfect!

Staff was very organized and made the wedding stress for my husband and I. We no longer live in buffalo, so staff was able to ensure everything would go smoothly and reached out to the cater and Dj. Everyone worked as a team

The gardens were amazing! The staff was so friendly and easy to communicate with, and the entire grounds were beautiful! We had our wedding July 6th,2019 and yes it was warm, but it was beautiful! We rented out the entire grounds, so our guests could walk around and view the different species of plants and flower they had. Unfortunately it had rained, so our idea of the gazebo ceremony did not come to fruition, however they more than accommodated us and our guests in house 10. Bonus of this venue is you do not have to decorate much! They have all the up lighting needed, as well as twinkle lights in house 10, and other fixtures,

Amy Nessa and staff were so helpful from days before my wedding and also the day of always returned my emails and just on top of everything, plus the Venue is perfect with beautiful amazing flowers great for picture taking . Try this venue you really be happy

I had my ceremony at the Botanical Gardens this past weekend and it was amazing. AmyRae was responsive and helpful throughout the planning process and she was organized, supportive, and calm on the day of. She was also quite accommodating when some of our guests were a little late and she helped us make a good decision about how to make the ceremony run smoothly without being too delayed. The venue itself was also quite gorgeous, as all of the spring flowers were out. AmyRae and her team also did an excellent job decorating for my event. I have absolutely no complaints and recommend this venue without any hesitation.