Wickham Park Reviews

We just had our wedding on 9/23/23 and it was amazing and beautiful. The staff was so attentive to ourselves as the bride and groom, the guests, and every detail. They made sure to keep unwelcome guests (people and animals out of the wedding). The wedding was able to be held outside and the reception was wonderful with a cozy atmosphere would recommend to any bride and groom that would like a wonderful wedding with amazing staff. We worked with Diana who is amazing and would recommend her 10/10. The only issue is the tent had some holes so some of the guests had to move stay dry from the rain

My sister and I had a double wedding. I can’t express enough how Wonderful Sarah and staff was! Our day was nothing short of amazing! The venue was beautiful! Sarah answered all our questions and provided so many valuable nuggets! I would book Wickham for all our important occasions going forward!

When our wedding planning started back in 2018 we had the pleasure of working with Pam to plan for our Aug 2020 wedding. She was wonderful to work with. We live in California (I'm originally from CT). I would say that planning a wedding from cross country was a challenge, but honestly we were so blessed to have the most incredible vendors and venue to work with that made our experience so easy. From answering all questions we had (no matter how insignificant they may have seemed), to being very understanding in allowing us to postpone our wedding to Aug of 2021, Wickham was incredibly supportive every step of the way. We spent the last months leading up to the wedding working with Sarah who is the new event coordinator at Wickham. To say she is INCREDIBLE at her job would be an understatement. My advice to you is to take her advice in what she recommends, because she knows what she's talking about. We simply cannot put into words how grateful we were to have had such support behind our LGBTQ+ cabin wedding. It was stunning in every way. Also want to shout out to Dave who was the day of coordinator there for our event. He was wonderful! Thank you so so very much for all of your help in making our dream day come true.
Christine & Shayne

Sarah at Wickham park is the absolute best!! She was there for me every step of the way. Quick to respond to my emails. She made things super easy and made sure everything went smooth not only on the big day but the days leading up to. I had a few concerns going into this as a “covid” bride but she eased my mind and she made the big day nothing less then perfect!!!!! Not to mention the ground at the cabin were BEAUTIFUL and soooo clean. 10/10 would recommend this venue

We got married at Wickham Park twice... kind of. Like so many couples, our plans to have our ceremony and reception at the park in 2020 did not go as planned. The park worked with us to allow us to split our day in half- we held our ceremony in Sept of 2020 and held our reception last month (both at the park).
Sarah come on to the scene between the ceremony and reception. She was absolutely wonderful to work with and went above and beyond for us when we had a crises during our reception. She literally saved the day!
The park was beautiful as always and our guests had a great time. 10/10, would get married there a 3rd time (kidding, but the park was great).

Working with Pam was a 10/10 experience she was beyond nice and answered every question I had with quickness. The Irish garden was absolutely beautiful and meant a lot to my husbands family because his grandmother is from Ireland. I would recommend this venue to anyone especially during these crazy covid times because I felt like every standard was meant to keep my guests and my husband and I safe. Thank you again to Pam!!!!

My husband and I are so glad we found Wickham Park! When our first venue fell through, I was panicked, but it ended up being a blessing because I found Wickham Park. It had everything I wanted and more. We were married at the Cabin in September and it was just magical. The view, the gardens, being able to set up lawn games, everything was perfect. The attendants were wonderful, and Pamela was so easy to work with, always available to answer my questions. My guests are still commenting on what a lovely day they had and how beautiful the Park is. I highly recommend it!

Pam is hands down THE BEST! She was quick to respond to all of our reach outs, and made the whole process easy from start to finish. She is wicked nice and very accommodating. We were looking for a venue that would fit in our budget, and the pricing was more than reasonable. Our wedding took place in the beginning of September at The Cabin, and the view was fantastic. We got so many compliments on what a nice venue it was. We had a lot of out of town guests and they were all very impressed with the amount of space, gardens and overall look to everything. Great spot for scenic sunset pictures. We were looking for a laid back, outdoorsy/rustic type wedding, and this place was perfect. Plenty of hotels nearby, parking lot is right next to the venue, covered areas for dinner service and dance floor, handicap accessible, and the other vendors they work with/recommended were excellent. We were very happy with how everything went on our special day.

When my then fiancée and I began planning our wedding one of the first things we decided was that we wanted to have it in a flower garden and we are so lucky to have found Wickham Park. It has several enchanting gardens, two wedding chapels and was just fifteen minutes from our apartment. We chose to have our ceremony at the cabin location which had the perfect garden for our cocktail hour, a tent-covered reception area, and to top it all of a beautiful little chapel overlooking downtown Hartford, were my now wife and I made our first home. Once we found Wickham Park we didn’t even look at another venue. Not only was it exactly what we wanted, but being a nonprofit park it came in at less than a third of the next best location we looked into. We couldn’t be happier with our decision and would recommend it to anyone.

All of our guests are still asking us how we found such a gorgeous venue!

Leading up to the wedding day, we were SO excited to have such a special day at such a special place. The grounds are completely breathtaking but we still wanted to put our personal touch with flowers and decorations in the tent and cabin. Pam, the coordinator, was tremendously helpful and responsive throughout the entire process. She even sent us diagrams of all of the different areas with measurements and it made our planning seamless!

Throughout the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception, the guests loved the amazing views and photo ops. Being able to see the Hartford skyline and the gorgeous sunset was an added bonus for us and all of our guests. I would have a wedding here every weekend if we could! And we are so grateful to Pam for helping us bring our dream day to life!

I got married at the Cabin Garden (outdoor ceremony and tent/cabin reception) on October 20, 2018. Pam is easy to work with, the different gardens are amazing for pictures, and the site is stunning for an outdoor ceremony. We loved the fact that people could move around the venue and meander around as they wanted. We set up a cigar bar under the pergola and it was so fun, everyone loved it! The park rangers are all helpful. Highly recommend Wickham for a rustic/natural wedding. Also - we used Log Rolling for catering and bar service, they were excellent, everyone loved the food.

Everything about our venue was perfect! From the Cabin Location to the Service it was just what we imagined!

Wickham Park was an absolutely amazing location for my dream fairy tale wedding! The staff are incredibly helpful and accommodating, and you really can't beat those Hartford views. I had so many guests tell me how impressed they were, and how much they enjoyed having multiple places to "hang out" including the beautiful garden. 10/10 would recommend or any wedding - Pam and her staff are the best :)

We held our wedding ceremony at Wickham Park's English Gardens, and it was absolutely incredible! The setting is beautiful for a large ceremony, and it was also a great spot to do pictures before the ceremony (for both our bridal party and our wedding guests). The logistics make it very easy - there is plenty of parking for busses to drop off/ pick up in the lot right next to the gardens, and the park staff set up chairs and directed guests to the right spot. Pam is the coordinator for the park and was a pleasure to work with throughout.

This was a great venue to work with. They were very flexible with our requests and we had some wild ones, best of all they are pet friendly! Very reasonably priced especially with this kind of event. Love this place and would recommend it to anybody!

I recently had my wedding at the new Emerald Room in the park and it was perfect. The venue is stunning and we received so many compliments from our guests. The stone walls, the fountain and the plantings surrounding the venue were gorgeous and made for great photos. We loved being able to have an outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour and an indoor reception. Even though we always wanted an outdoor ceremony, having the option of the indoor reception space for the ceremony as a back up in case of rain was nice. The bridal suite in the Emerald Room was also a huge plus. It was nice to have a place to relax while guests were arriving. The staff at the park were also great. Pam was always quick to answer my (many) questions in the months leading up the wedding and was very accomdating. The ranger staff and venue attendant were all very helpful the day of our event. With the stress of wedding day and wanting everything to go smoothly, it was so nice to go into the day having full confidence in Wickham!

Pam is really easy to work with. She is very flexible, supportive, and never pushy. I had my wedding at the Emerald room and ceremony at the English Garden. Both are very beautiful and convenient. I got a lot of good comments from our guests of how beautiful the wedding is.

Wickham Park was such a beautiful venue and Pam was great to work with! The staff was very professional and everything was set up perfectly. We had so many compliments about this venue!

My Husband and I were lucky enough to be the second wedding in their brand new Emerald Room! Our guests loved the venue. It has heat and air conditioning so to the temperature was perfect for everyone. We were able to enjoy the gardens and then retreat inside to eat dinner. If you are looking for a smaller venue I would recommend the Emerald Room, with it's own private Bridal Suite that has it's own bathroom, along with a huge catering kitchen for the catering staff and there own restroom, this venue has it all! Pamela was fantastic to work with, answered all questions and really helped make our day perfect!

The English Garden At Wickham was the perfect place for our wedding! It was a beautiful day and the staff was more then accommodating when we ran late past our time slot. Our wedding guest were thoroughly impressed!

Wickham Park is an empty canvas that you can customize to fit your style. The flowers all over the park are gorgeous. I had my reception at the cabin on a Thursday. I couldn't have been happier with the choice of day. It was a full thousand dollars less than a Saturday wedding, and the park attendant Pam was so flexible with us. Normally for a cabin event you are only allowed to go in and decorate the morning of the wedding. For our wedding we were able to come in and decorate on Wednesday so that the morning of we did not have to do anything. The weather turned out perfect and the views from the cabin were amazing. Our guests couldn't stop telling us how beautiful the venue was. My husband and I also got married down in the English garden which was just breathtaking. The pictures that my photographer took in those gardens are beyond words fantastic. The whole venue had a very romantic feel to it. This is a venue that you can make your own, just make sure you are okay with the setup and breakdown being before and after the wedding. I would highly recommend ciao! Two steps catering because they helped us take everything down and were absolutely fantastic. I loved everything about my wedding day and I am so happy I chose Wickham Park

On our wedding day we had the cabin package which is pretty much all outdoors. It was a MONSOON all day long. I am a big believer of things meant to happen and I believe that was meant to happen. Instead of having our wedding overlooking Hartford we had it inside the cabin with a big huge fire going. I grew up in a log cabin and aspects of the cabin were reminiscent of our childhood home :) My husband also loves fire places and has an inside joke with moose (the enormous one in front of the fireplace made the night) . The moose head, the fire, and just being in the cabin was more us. Not only was our day amazing Pamela was a joy to email and chat with. Either way Wickham Park cabin package is the way to go in the Manchester area RAIN.....or SHINE :) We could of let the rain ruin the day but we just embraced it, our guests didn't mind at all and multiple family members have told me it's the best wedding they have been to!

Outstanding!!! I love this venue so much!!! Words cannot describe how happy we are. Pam was amazing!!

My husband and I were recently married at Wickham Park. It was perfect and everything we dreamed it would be. We were lucky to have amazing weather, as our ceremony was outside and everyone commented on how beautiful the wedding was. It was truly majestic. Wickham Park is so very beautiful. Many of our guests said it was the prettiest and best wedding they have ever attended. We had the Cabin package and both the ceremony and reception on site. This was perfect for us and our guests. The guests were able to move right into the fun of the night and cocktails right after the ceremony without needing to drive somewhere new - and we were able to move right into gorgeous pictures in the Gardens. The Tent, Cabin, and Garden provided a wonderful venue for people to mingle outside, sit inside, dance, etc., but be cohesive and connected at the same time. I cannot recommend this site enough for the most beautiful wedding. It was very romantic, yet relaxing and fun. In addition to the beautiful site, the staff is fantastic!! Pamela was so easy to work with - professional, responsive, and so very sweet. The whole process of planning the event there was super easy and they were willing to work with us in any way. Thank you so very much, Pamela and Wickham Park, for making our wedding day so very special and unforgettable!