The arboretum is chosen as the best garden site for marriage proposals, and is also a beautiful and competitively priced setting for garden weddings as well as other celebratory or memorial private or corporate social events. Many who begin their life journey together with a proposal of marriage accepted in the arboretum, complete their saga and bring their romantic story full circle with an arboretum wedding. The arboretum offers an array of services for events of various group sizes up to two hundred fifty guests. Arboretum weddings have the assurance of professional and competitively priced catering and bar tending and on-campus ballroom facilities through James Madison University Events and Catering.
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3 Reviews for Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at James Madison University
Recommended by 91% of couples
Rebecca · Married on 08/05/2017
Very beautiful location, did not need any decorations, there were flowers everywhere! Very flexible. Put up all the chairs and the tent, would use again!
Sent on 11/15/2017
User5557905 · 2+ years ago
Absolutely beautiful venue. Gail is very helpful in planning your day.
Sent on 12/22/2015
Elizabeth · Married on 07/28/2007
The Carrier Arboretum is a beautiful place for a wedding no doubt, excepting the pond can be an ugly color after it rains, such as with my wedding. Regardless, it was fantastic. All services go through Bobbie Elliott, so that can be a hassle if you need something done at the last minute. Everything worked out perfectly though since the service was fairly simple. Use of the arboretum for a wedding is $500 which includes use for the rehearsal, an electrical cord, reserved parking, and use of the pavilion in case of rain. Bobbie was very professional and I had a good impression of her and the service. My only complaint would be the price, but I have sympathy since the arboretum may have to shut down due to lack of funding.
Sent on 11/15/2007
