Memphis Botanic Garden Reviews

Robert and his team were awesome! They have great communication and various options with the type of wedding you would love.
The downfall of the venue is the bridal suite needs a major update in decor. I kept bumping my head on the chandelier. I'm only 5'1. Also, they need to update their catering list. Most of the cateres are out of business due to COVID. It's not a lot of options. Besides that it was an amazing wedding for us!

The scene sets itself! Saved me tons of money on flowers because we literally got married in a beautiful garden! The Blecken and Sara’s Place were amazing! Would definitely recommend!

We had the pleasure of working with Mr. Robert Stice one of the directors of events at the Memphis Botanic Gardens. Mr. Stice ensured a lot of my wishes came to life. The Botanic Gardens does have a pre approved list of caterers and bartenders but they were easy to book. We ended up using Club Windward for catering and CFY for bartending. Mr. Stice ensured that my brother had direct access to Sara’s Place and a special route for his wheelchair accessible vehicle to be as close to the Blekken Pavillion as possible. Thank you so much for all of your help and helping make my garden wedding dreams come true!

The staff was great. Worked with us on changing the space due to weather conditions. Super responsive and a pleasure to work with.

Such a great wedding venue, and an equally great staff! Everyone was so helpful and quick with communication and made our day great!

Working with the staff at the Memphis Botanic Gardens in Memphis, TN was awesome. They made sure we had everything we needed with no problem. The Goldsmith's Auditorium has been renovated and very warm and breathtaking. Our color scheme was turquoise, cream and chocolate. The pictures in the garden and by the waterfall all turned out perfect. We chose the perfect venue for our wedding and reception. Corey and Angela (6/27/2010)

This could not have been a better experience! Everyone at the Botanic Garden was wonderful and helpful :)

The major storm of May '17 knocked out the power, but Haley was able to help pull it off seemingly without a hitch! It was lovely and she was easy to work with. Absolutely a pleasure.

Working with Haley at Memphis Botanic Garden was a dream! Haley is efficient, professional and very detail oriented! She helped us to plan and then executed everything that we had discussed. Haley had wonderful ideas and was extremely helpful throughout the entire wedding planning period. I didn't worry about anything the day of the wedding knowing that Haley was overseeing everything. She even sent me a picture so that I could see how the venue looked before we got there. I highly recommend Haley as a fantastic coordinator for any event!

Great venue for my daughter's wedding - it was gorgeous!! Haley at MBG was very easy to work with!

Loved everything about this venue! Jennifer was amazing to work with. She was very helpful and flexible in working without very unique multi-cultural wedding. She streamlined much of the process by helping coordinate with many other vendors.

All it took was a phone call a few months ahead and we were able to get the garden of our choice on the date we wanted.

On May 14, 2011 I got married at this beautiful garden. We didn't pay anything but the entrance fee. Our family & friends joined us along with the minister and photographer. We have great pictures & priceless memories. In todays recession saving money is my goal.

Haley at the Botanic Gardens was fantastic! Extremely responsive. They worked with us and were very flexible. We ended up changing our date after booking the venue and they worked with us to adjust everything. There were a few more costs than we initially realized upfront because all rentals and alcohol must be provided through the botanic garden.

Throughout the planning process, Haley responded to my emails within 15 minutes and answered all of my questions! The morning of the wedding, we unexpectedly had to move the ceremony to BG and Haley worked with the MoH to find us outdoor space, rent chairs, and set up the area in less than 5 hours. I took a star off value because the alcohol was expensive and not very flexible. The margaritas were delicious but the white wine was not cold and they did not serve the beer we had decided on. Their new standard dance floor is beautiful though.
Overall, Haley and BG turned what could have been a disaster into a beautiful day.

My wedding was so beautiful!!!! The Memphis Botanic Gardens is an ideal place to get married. The Japanese Garden is one of the prettiest places I've ever been! We choose to get married with the audience facing in the lake. Swans swam by during the song...it was magical! I highly recommend!

Jeniffer Hamblin is great work work with. She is very professional and answers all the questions you have and is very responsive.

I had my wedding at Botanic gardens and we loved everything about the venue. We already read that you have to ask all your questions to them in detail which is exactly what we did. Right from the beginning, Jennifer was very clear about what is included in the rental, what isn't. We went to Botanic gardens a lot of times to figure out stuff and they always welcomed us and answered our questions.

It was a bit pricey since we had to bring everything on our own (Service, plates, etc.) Although we used an approved caterer, we were charged $2 per guest as it was not a caterer on their list, would be great if they change their policies and waive that $2 fee off.

We got lucky as there were no other events planned earlier on that day and our decorator got more time to decorate. Overall the venue is really really beautiful, makes a great place for pictures. The place has so much personality in itself. Couldn't imagine getting married elsewhere. We had a big fat Indian wedding and Botanic gardens was a perfect venue for us.

The Botanic Garden was a great venue for us. We enjoyed the setting sun during our ceremony in the Rose Garden. We had great flexibility with what we needed from the venue, and Haley was a huge help and pulled some things together for us fairly last minute. Thank you!

This venue was very flexible for letting me come in frequently to look at the gardens and reception hall to plan for my event.

Beautiful garden. Friendly, prompt, accommodating staff. Accessory items (chairs, tram, etc.) are a little pricey compared to the garden wedding ceremony price. The day of, everyone was super helpful but some things and places were hard to find. I suggest scoping it out and setting up a meeting with a rentals coordinator prior to your rehearsal weekend. I couldn’t, as I lived 4 hours away, but I think it would’ve been helpful.

A little pricey. We paid $600 for an hour and then had to pay an extra $75 to use the bridal room. You would think that would be included in the price.

I loved it! Absolutely beautiful venue!

Beautiful venue if flowers are in full bloom. Staff are nice...only downside is you can't bring in your own alcohol and not a fully equipped kitchen....

Botanic Gardens is beautiful but pricey. Not a fan of outdoor weddings to chancy for bad weather, not their fault. Service was good I got everything I asked for. Jennifer was professional and made some helpful suggestions, but hard to contact. Room was beautiful and large, policies are extremely strict.