Events
Private Rentals
Proceeds from event rentals directly support the Garden’s mission to enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment. We are delighted you are interested in hosting an event at the Garden. To get started, review our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
Weddings & Receptions
Corporate & Other Events
Here Comes the Guide has recognized the Houston Botanic Garden as one of 14 Awesome Outdoor Houston Wedding Venues, noting the Alcoves and Emily Clay Water Walls as two of many “fab features.”
Global Collection Garden Tent
Culinary Garden Tent
30’x50’ climate-controlled tent with views of edible and medicinal plants in the Culinary Garden. Easily accessible via the Garden’s main entrance, and located near Welcome Pavilion restrooms.
Alcoves
Covered walkway – with beautiful planter boxes incorporated along the way – ideal for seated lunches or cocktail events. Offers views of Global Collection Garden. Easily accessible via the Garden’s main entrance, and located near Welcome Pavilion restrooms.
Woodland Glade
An intimate-yet-open space—with magnolia trees and sculpted hedges—visitors can rent to host weddings and other celebrations surrounded by the beauty of nature. This partially secluded area can seat up to 200 guests.
Selected Spaces in Global Collection
Select a gorgeous location in the Global Collection Garden. Standing ceremonies only. Rental includes admission for up to 15 guests and ability for couple to do Staged Photography in the Garden.
Emily Clay Water Walls
Located in the Culinary Garden, three water walls covered with 3,591 custom jade tiles wrap around a long harvest table to create a semi-enclosed courtyard. Sounds of running water present unique background music. Easily accessible via the Garden’s main entrance, and located near Welcome Pavilion restrooms.
Pine Grove
Shaded outdoor space overlooking the Garden’s Welcome Fountain, with bistro tables perfect for cocktail events. Offers views of both the Global Collection and Culinary Garden. Easily accessible via the Garden’s main entrance, and located near Welcome Pavilion restrooms.
Petite Pavilion
Covered outdoor space with wooden picnic tables. Adjacent to Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden, with easy access to South Garden restrooms.
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For more information, you can download the Garden’s Private Rentals guide.
If you are ready to book your private event at the Garden, please complete our Venue Rental Inquiry form.
Staged Photography Policy
Photographers desiring to take special occasion photography – any wedding, engagement, anniversary, quinceañera, maternity, birthday, graduation, or other staged/group photoshoots – in the Garden may book a one-hour session during normal business hours (daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), for a fee of $100, which does not include general admission tickets for the photographer and photography clients. Session requests must be submitted in advance; walk-up photo sessions are not allowed.
Read the full Staged Photography Policy
Wedding Planner Falls in Love with the Garden
Shaun Gray Events has been planning weddings and other celebrations in Houston since 2011. Only after planning his first wedding at the Garden in January 2023 did owner Shaun Gray realize he had overlooked a versatile venue that shared his commitment to client satisfaction. Now, the event planner is looking forward to a second date.
“There were tons of possibilities. You can be on one side of the Garden, and you’re in the tropics, and then a couple of feet away, you’re immersed in this amazing, fresh Culinary Garden that smells great and looks phenomenal,” said Gray. “Immediately, the inspiration started firing in my mind as to the opportunities of suggesting the venue to future clients.”
Garden's First Wedding
For so many reasons, the love story behind the Garden’s first wedding – held March 27, 2021 – is one we will always remember. Don and Stacy were enchanted by the Garden on their first visit, and the outdoor space allowed them to envision safely sharing the special occasion with their closest family, even in the midst of the COVID pandemic.
