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Lichterman Nature Center

Lichterman Nature Center

Memphis, TN
4.6 out of 5 rating, 27 reviews
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    Awesome Time

    They were real nice and very responsive. I will recommend to everyone.
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    Wonderful!

    If you are looking for an outdoor venue with plenty of scenery, then look no further. Lichterman is absolutely beautiful and provided the best scenery for our wedding. Patti was amazing to work with and was very knowledgeable and professional throughout the wedding planning experience. The prices are very reasonable! I would highly recommend Lichterman Nature Center to anyone thinking about an outdoor wedding and reception.
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    Accommodating, Great Value, Gorgeous

    We had a small pop-up wedding and wanted to be married outdoors. We were concerned about weather and photography permits at local parks. When we came across the Lichterman Nature Center we knew this was a place! Because out wedding was so small, we only paid the admission fee for ourselves and our four guests. However, I was amazed at what was offered for the typical $500 wedding fee--you have an indoor/outdoor space for your rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception. THIS IS SUCH A STEAL FOR SUCH A GORGEOUS LANDSCAPE!
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    Taylor Sent on 12/04/2018
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    LNC goes above and beyond

    Mrs Patty was great! She was very quick to respond to all my questions throughout the planning process. She also recommended some great vendors. She also put me in touch with the bride getting married the day after, and we were able to share a few of our rentals which helped with cost and convince.
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    Excellent experience using Lichterman for my rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony, and reception.

    I couldnt have asked for a better venue to have my rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony, and reception. I had my ceremony outside on the lawn adjacent to the pavilion facing the woods, and had my reception in the pavilion. I had a May wedding. Everything was perfect!
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    Lisa Sent on 07/30/2018
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    Patti Walsh and her team were simply amazing. From the moment I met Patti, I knew I wanted to partner with her for my reception. The venue has multiple options for indoor and outdoor settings and can accommodate ceremony and reception. Patti did a wonderful job of walking my sister and I around the facility offering suggestions on the use of space and guest size allowances. She also walked us through photos from previous weddings to help create a vision of possibilities. I shared my vision with her and chose the pavilion for my outdoor reception Friday, October 13, 2017. Patti had an answer for every question, she was friendly, and she worked above and beyond my expectations. When things did not go quite as planned with my set up crew the day of, Patti went over to the pavilion to see how she could assist. She even stayed that evening just to see me and give me a hug of congratulations! I adored working with her and actually feel like I gained someone in my life who could become a dear friend.
    I have added photos from the reception in the pavilion. I would like to give proper credit to my fabulous photographers, Josh and Aleah Photography.
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    Rob. Sent on 07/27/2018
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    Patti and crew were awesome would highly recommend for any event!!!
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    It was a beautiful venue and everyone there was super friendly and easy to deal with. Miss Patti is the best. :) Note that I only used it for the Ceremony site as we had our reception at our home.
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    Brittany Sent on 06/28/2018
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    This place is incredibly beautiful and was perfect for our small, intimate outdoorsy inspired wedding. Patti, Will, and all staff were the BEST with helping my wife and I prepare a last minute wedding venue. And even though construction moved our venue to another location on the premises, Patti went above and beyond to ensure we were satisfied with the new location. You will not find a more knowledgeable, caring, and accommodating event planner. I highly recommend this venue if you are looking for an outdoor wedding.
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    Alexandra Sent on 04/19/2018
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    The venue was absolutely beautiful and everything ran smoothly. Patti was AMAZING to work with! She made every step of our venue planning so easy along with what we needed to provide. Our plans had to change a bit due to weather, but she made it very easy on us. Our wedding was perfect! The price was very acceptable, especially considering our wedding was very small. Highly recommend!!
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    Christy Sent on 02/08/2018
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    Mrs. Patti was amazing and also the ladies at the front desk very affordable and elegant
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    Katie Sent on 11/09/2017
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    Place is beautiful and Patti is amazing to work with. She is knowledgeable and gets back to you very quickly.
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    Kären Sent on 11/09/2017
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    Lichterman Nature Center was perfect! Patti is so amazing and was so responsive to all of my questions. Even though we had to move our ceremony indoors because of the weather, we still had the feeling of the outdoors with all of the windows in the visitors center and the parade of animals. I cannot more highly recommend!
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    The venue was beautiful! Patti helped with any questions that I had! She and the rest of the staff were friendly and made sure that we had all that we needed to make sure our day went right. Highly recommended!
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    Natalie Sent on 03/11/2015
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    Great venue to work with. They are affordable and very professional.
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    Brittany Sent on 11/11/2014
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    Beautiful location for a nature inspired wedding. Patti there at the Lichterman is great to work with and responds well with emails. They provide tables and chairs as well as a great kitchen for your chosen caterers to use. Highly recommend :-)
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    User1166345 Sent on 05/18/2013
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    Loved the reception here! They were so helpful and accomodating. We had such a great time. If you are an outdoorsy type couple youll love this place. It was also beautiful outside. And for the price you seriously can not beat it!
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    Outstanding venue! Bobbie Baker is wonderful and so helpful when planning your event! We had a wedding reception at the nature center and everyone loved the ambiance of the nature displays along with the really lovely architecture of the building itself. We were able to have guests walk the grounds during the reception which made for a truly unique experience. We would absolutely recommend the nature center for your next event!
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    Cara Sent on 04/17/2017
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    Lictherman Nature Center was an incredible venue for our wedding! Beautiful setting, for rehearsal dinner, wedding & reception. The space became a secluded haven for our celebration weekend. We loved that the center has a built-in rain plan with the pavilion, as well. Patti was accommodating & excited to help bring our vision to life. She became a trusted resource in the planning process. We cannot recommend Lichterman enough!
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    Lichterman is great! Very flexible with vendors, Patti Walsh is just the sweetest woman in the world (would not stop fawning over me in my wedding dress...I just love her), and they allowed me and my parents to come and take measurements, move stuff around, etc. whenever we needed it! The pricing for a June wedding, outdoors, with most of the grounds at your disposal is unheard of, so we snatched it up as quickly as possible.
    I will say that the only downside to Lichterman is that you cannot start to set up until 2 pm on the day of the wedding, and all things that aren’t getting picked up by a vendor have to be out by midnight. It wasn’t too much of a task for my wedding, because I had an amazing crew, but just something to be conscious of!
    Thank you Lichterman for being so beautiful!!!
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    Caroline Sent on 09/06/2014
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    We fell in love with Lichterman the day we walked in! The beautiful center is on 64 acres of wildlife preserve with lakes, walking paths, wild animals (geese, foxes...etc), and beautiful rustic buildings. Lichterman books fast and is a great value!! We got married in the pavilion and had our reception in the welcome center, it was perfect!!
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    Most magical place to get married!

    I absolutely loved this venue!
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    Anna Sent on 07/21/2018
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    It’s is one of the most affordable venues in Memphis. Patti is so great to work with and she is always willing to answer your questions. My only advice with this venue is to be sure you have everything ready to be put up day-of and taken down that night. May need a wedding planner for that job. I did it with family and I wish I had sprung for that extra service.
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    Laura Sent on 10/20/2011
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    Lichterman was such a beautiful place to be married in the fall. We rented the outdoor pavillion for the ceremony and used the inside room for our reception. They had everything set up just how we asked for it. We were under the impression that we had until the next day to get everything out but after the reception that night my parents were told they had to clean everything up that night and everything out that night by midnight! It was a little hard on them but other than that everything was great.
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    Lichterman is an absolutely beautiful and affordable place to have a wedding in Memphis. Patti, the event coordinator, is a sweetheart, and tries hard to accommodate as much as she can. There are some things that cannot be changed as this is a nature center, which has regular business hours and other scheduled activities. However, my wedding day was a nightmare due to Lichterman. Grass was being mowed an HOUR before my ceremony, so we were unable to take pictures on the grounds as promised and no chairs were able to be set up. No one seemed to be accountable for the poor planning. I spent thousands on wedding photography, and was unable to take pictures due to flying dust and grass. My wedding guests had to watch my ceremony site being set up. My reception was covered in dust. I am very displeased with my experience at Lichterman, which is a shame, as it was a beautiful site with such a kind event coordinator.
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    I used the Lichterman Nature Center for both my wedding ceremony and reception.

    The Good: The center director, Patti Walsh, ws very responsive and allowed me to tour and visit the center as much as I liked. She was very pleasant and helpful during the planning process. The venue rates are not very expensive and they give you a lot of leeway allowing you to bring in your own caterer and bartenders without being limited to a pre-approved listing. The space behind the pavilion where we held our ceremony and the actual pavilion where we held our reception were very beautiful.

    The Bad: All communications had been clear and seamless up until the day of my rehearsal when I was informed by the center director that she booked someone else's rehearsal 2 hours before the start of my wedding. To make matters worse, their rehearsal was in the exact same part of the park as my wedding ceremony & we were also scheduled to take pictures at this time. The center director left another staff person in charge the evening of the wedding and this person was VERY unpleasant and unprofessional throughout the entire evening. She even closed the gate and told me no more of my guests could come in which should have not been the case considering I had an outdoor wedding with about 150 guests. The staff person also told my food truck that he could not enter even though this specific vendor and his truck had been discussed during planning and approved by the center director. The director also chose to keep my $500 deposit stating that there was broken glass left behind even though we served everything using plastic-ware, used plastic cups, and had canned beer. The grounds person was also very combative at the end of the night and was very rude to my exiting guests. You are allowed 5 hours and we ended our event after 4 hours to leave an hour for cleanup so there was no issue with time.

    Overall: I would not recommend this venue to any bride until they get a new director and new staff.
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    Hands down, this was the worst experience we have ever had. We were cussed out by an employee and told us that he didn't care who we were and how much money we spent. We were
    cussed out and told that the longer we were there, the uglier he was going to get. I don't understand why we were treated in this manner....never, ever will we grace this place again.
    We will be tearing up our membership. This employee needs to be promoted to customer.
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