Experience the Beauty of Nature on Your Special Day
Celebrate your special day among the vibrant flowers, colorful autumn leaves, or serene snowscapes at one of the state's premier wedding and event venues. Offering the ambience of a European country estate, with over 1,100 acres of magnificent formal gardens and picturesque landscapes and nearly two dozen unique outdoor and indoor spaces, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is the perfect venue for a beautiful, memorable wedding ceremony, reception, bridal shower or rehearsal dinner - no matter the season. Gardens and indoor spaces may be reserved up to 18 months in advance. Check out more photographs at our Facebook Page - Arboretum Weddings! Make a reservation today.
Private Informational Wedding Tours
Tours are scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. Please call 952-443-1411 to schedule your tour.
- Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Mondays, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
- Thursdays, 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.
- Saturday mornings
Celebrate the Freedom to Marry
Thursday, August 1, 2013
The Arboretum is excited to invite the GLBT community to one of the most popular and beautiful wedding locations in the state for a day of celebration dedicated to love, commitment and weddings. Couples can enjoy individual wedding ceremonies offered from sunrise to sunset or a mass ceremony at 7 p.m.
- Individual Wedding Ceremonies - $300
Up to 20 guests in the Wilson Rose Garden. Price includes rental of garden for 30 minutes, wedding officiant, free admission for couple and guests, and photography on the grounds.
- Mass Wedding Ceremony at 7 p.m. - $200
Price includes ceremony in one of the gardens, wedding officiant, free admission for couple and up to 6 additional guests, and photography on the grounds.
Reservations required. Please contact Mary Carlson at 952-443-1425 or mkcarlso@umn.edu. Please obtain marriage license at least five days prior to wedding in accordance with state law and bring with you to ceremony.