The Houston Museum of Natural Science Reviews
Reviews
4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
23 Reviews
98% recommend it
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Minh T. Sent on 02/23/2024
Amazing venue
We absolutely loved our wedding here. It was magical. Everyone still talks about how stunning it was. -
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Mark B. Sent on 02/15/2023Perfect Wedding Location
The museum was the perfect place for a nerd couple like us to get married. We are so happy we discovered it was available to rent. Our contact in charge, Nanely, made every step of renting the hall an absolute breeze! Any time we had a question to help us with our planning, she got back to us quickly with an answer. We enjoyed every minute & on top of that, we have heard nothing but compliments from our family & friends about the venue. Coral & I have heard multiple times how unforgettable & amazing our wedding was. The words we keep hearing over & over is, "Best wedding venue ever!" Honestly, thank you for everything! -
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Angela D. Sent on 05/24/2022Most unique venue!
HMNS was the perfect venue for our wedding! My husband and I wanted something unique and, with both of us working in the science fields, HMNS just felt right. We rented the Grand Entry Hall for the ceremony and the Paleontology Hall for the cocktail hour and reception. There were a lot of moving pieces (since absolutely everything needs to be provided by outside vendors), but Joe Cyrus (the Special Events Director) worked one-on-one with our wedding planner to ensure that our wedding day went flawlessly. Joe was so nice, accommodating, and very easy to work with! This was the venue of our dreams and our guests are still raving about how amazing it was! -
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Sandra Sent on 08/08/2019Great experience at the Sugar Land location
We used the Sugar Land location and it was perfect. Everyone has told us that they loved our unconventional venue and that it was perfect for us as a couple that loves science. Adrienne was great as well. She was very accommodating to most of our requests. We also loved that we had plenty of space for our entire wedding (ceremony upstairs, cocktail hour and reception downstairs, and outdoor garden for games). Our guests were very excited to be able to go look at the exhibits throughout the reception. -
User1088020 Sent on 02/09/2013Ashley was a great wedding coordinator! Everything was beautiful and ran very smoothly. -
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Shelley Sent on 06/08/2010We had our wedding ceremony in the Butterfly lobby. It was a beautiful location and Nancy at the museum made the whole experience so easy and wonderful. The ceremony was 2 hours after the museum closed which was a perfect amount of time to set up the chairs and decorations. The added bonus is that you do not need many decorations since the space is so beautiful. I highly recommend doing your event here. -
User2386955 Sent on 10/24/2015Our wedding at the HMNS was truly a dream come true! We couldn't have imagined a more unique setting for our special day. The paleontology hall was the perfect spot for our reception and offered our guests plenty of space for a cocktail hour, buffet style dinner and a huge dance floor! Our guests had so much fun and it turned out better than we could have ever imagined. The pictures that we got back from our day were really special to look back on in this setting. -
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Amanda Sent on 12/05/2019Absolutely gorgeous
When my husband and I saw that we could rent the paleo hall at HMNS for our wedding, we didn't even need to look anywhere else. The museum is gorgeous, Ashley was very responsive and the event was amazing. Being a museum, there is limited flexibility with caterers (they have a list of 4 to choose from), and the caterers are not cheap, be forewarned (you do get a 10% discount on museum rentals if you have a membership though, fyi!). However, if you have the budget for it, this is a fantastic place to get married, and all of my guests were blown away by how beautiful and unique it was. -
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Emily Sent on 01/12/2010The venue is gorgeous and Nancy is very helpful and responsive. The only improvement I could recommend is a dressing room, or at the very least, full length mirrors in the classrooms so the bridal party can get ready properly. Everything else was fantastic! -
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Hannah Sent on 10/04/2021Magic among the butterflies
We got married in the butterfly house and it was magical--the butterflies weren't very active as it was later in the evening, but it still made for some amazing pictures! My spouse and I both had fond memories of visiting the museum on field trips, so once I learned that this was an option, I made up my mind then and there.
The set-up is not there for a traditional wedding service; guests must stand. The museum brought us some chairs for guests who couldn't stand and we provided a stand for the pastor and our own processional music courtesy of a hastily-purchased portable speaker. Still, it suited our small party perfectly and the atmosphere was unforgettable. Instead of walking down the aisle, I walked down an enchanting forest path and wouldn't change it for anything.
We only did the service at the museum, so I can't speak to other aspects like a reception or catering.
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