We booked the Museum of Life and Science for our wedding and 10/10 would recommend! When we started planning our wedding, we knew that we wanted something a little more non-traditional. After touring the Museum of Life and Science, we knew it was the perfect fit.

We held our ceremony outside of the butterfly house, allowing guests to tour the butterfly house (and take a train ride) during cocktail hour, and we had our reception in the Aerospace exhibit.

We kept calling our wedding “an Introvert’s dream wedding” because of all the activities. What we didn’t realize was that all the activities gave people things to talk about the whole night through. So many of our wedding guests have raved about our wedding being the most fun wedding they’ve been to, and a great deal of that was due to how much fun the Museum of Life and Science is!

On the admin side, the Museum’s event coordinator, Rachel, was very friendly, positive, responsive, and accommodating. She helped a great deal with coordinating the set up of everything for our wedding in collaboration with our wedding planner, Events by Emily.

Originally, we had been worried that having to start our wedding after the Museum closed at 5pm (ceremony at 6:30pm) would not be enough time, but all things considered, the limited amount of time did not outweigh how amazing and unique our wedding was because of the Museum. Without a doubt, if we were to plan our wedding again, we would absolutely book the Museum of Life and Science!

(Photography: Laura Memory Photography; Wedding Planner: Events by Emily)

Our guests really had fun at the Museum and we heard many people state how exciting it was to attend a wedding in such an interesting space. Of all the wedding plans we could have made, I don't think we could have made a better choice than to pick this venue. We appreciated Rachel's professionalism and attention to detail. We couldn't have asked for a more magical venue for our wedding.

Our wedding at the Museum of Life and Science was fantastic! Rachel was super communicative while we were planning everything and was such a joy to meet with during the walk through and final details meeting. While we were originally planning on an outdoor event, Rachel made sure that we had a complete rain plan during the final details meeting. Because of this, when the forecast called for rain on our date and we decided to move it inside just a couple of days before the wedding, it was A LOT less stressful. We are actually so happy it rained though, our wedding was such a blast with all of the exhibits and our pictures turned out so fun! It also gave our guests who aren't big dancers something fun to do during the reception (:The museum staff during our wedding was so friendly, extremely helpful, and just went above and beyond to make sure everything went smoothly! Richard was especially great, we and our guests loved the insect encounter with him, he was super knowledgeable and you could tell he really cared for the insects. And we loved having butterflies released by him for our first look! We would definitely recommend this venue! (and the butterfly release add on, our first look pictures came out so great 🥰)

Photos are from Buffalo and The Bird

We had our wedding here 9/4/22 and everything was perfect. We did the magic wings package. We added a butterfly release which was absolutely magical. Our guests really enjoyed the butterfly conservatory during cocktail hour. The outdoor ceremony space is so gorgeous and unique. Working with Rachel was fantastic and we really could not have asked for a better experience.

We had our wedding at NCMLS April 30 2022. The venue coordinator Rachel was absolutely amazing and the staff were so kind and friendly. We did the wings and wonder package, which worked out very well given NC’s finicky weather. We also added 1hr of photography time, 1 hr of reception time, and the animal encounter. All were excellent calls that gave us the chance to enjoy ourselves at a more leisurely pace. The animal encounter was an extra dose of delight for our guests and we’ve had many folks tell us it’s the most fun they’ve had at a wedding.

We recently had out wedding outside the Butterfly House at the Museum of Life and Science. Working with Rachel, the Museum's wedding coordinator, was an absolute pleasure--she's incredibly professional, detail-oriented, and has great recommendations. She was incredibly flexible with us planning from out of state and with changing our wedding date due to COVID. The Butterfly House and tent were an absolutely magical setup for our wedding--gorgeous lighting and not much decoration needed. The Museum staff did a great job of having everything set up exactly how we planned it and even helped drive us around in a golf cart so we could get some great photos! And our guests had a great time being able to wander through the Butterfly House during cocktail hour. I can't think of a better place for two scientists like us to get married.

From the first contact, everything was amazing. Planning our wedding was simple. Event staff were thoughtful and kind. Everyone was attentive. Every detail was covered. Rachel was beyond professional and had wonderful suggestions to help us plan for an incredible experience. It’s a very unique venue!!! None of our guests had been to a wedding like this before!

My now-husband and I had planned our August 2020 wedding at a different venue but had to downsize our guest list and change our plans considerably due to COVID-19. We had frequented After Hours events at the Museum in the past and were thrilled when we came across their Intimate Wonder packages for up to 20 people. Rachel was so helpful and flexible in pivoting nearly everything about our wedding and really felt like a friend through the whole crazy process. It was so easy to create a perfect wedding plan using the all-inclusive package options even though we only started planning two months before the big day. We were even able to add on access to Museum spaces other than our ceremony/reception location (the butterfly house lawn and tent) to get some unique photos of the two of us!

We were the first event the Museum hosted after their re-opening and the evening ran like clockwork. Everything was gorgeous, the staff moved us to the rain plan quickly when it was needed, and the food and cake were absolutely delicious! We highly recommend the Intimate Wonder package for anyone looking for a unique venue and super easy coordination with amazing vendors at an affordable price for an intimate group of family and friends.

We absolutely loved our venue. After the wedding, we had many guests reach out to us and tell us that it was the most fun they’d had at a wedding in a long time. They loved being able to explore the butterfly house and insect exhibit. Also, the photos with the dinosaurs and butterfly house as backdrops were stunning.

Got married in October of this year - I am hearing back all the time about how fun, unique and unforgettable my wedding was. I couldn't have been happier with my experience with the museum, from planning with Lauren all the way up to the day.

For my wedding and reception, I wanted our celebration to not just be about us, but also be a genuinely fun event for my family and friends. I started researching the Museum of Life and Science because it was one of my favorite places to go as a kid, and I was so excited to see that they were open for special events. At our reception, we had the train at the museum running, liquid nitrogen margaritas and the insectarium and butterfly house open for touring. Obviously none of this would be feasible at a different venue. There are a number of different package options you can pick throughout the museum - and the best part is if you pick one of the outdoor options as I did, you will automatically have a fantastic indoor rain plan set up for you. We also had first look photos at various exhibits throughout the grounds that turned out magical.

This was truly the best night of my life and I'm so thankful to Lauren and the Museum of Life and Science for helping put it all together!