OLBRICH GARDENS:
Wedding Ceremony Guidelines

1. Rehearsals are scheduled on an availability basis only.

2. All activity related to your wedding ceremony must begin and be completed within your selected ceremony rental time.

3. Please do not use paper runners on the grass; they can shred. Cloth, hard plastic or plastic-backed paper are acceptable.

4. Throwing rice, bird seed, rose petals, confetti or balloons is prohibited. Bubbles are acceptable outdoors only.

5. For the convenience of all visitors, please keep the driveway free of vehicles at all times except during drop off and pick up.

6. Chairs, tables, podiums, electrical cords or the like are not provided by the Gardens. Lessees wishing chairs or other equipment may contract with a rental service. Chairs and all other equipment must be set out and taken down either by the rental service staff or the wedding party within the rental time. Chairs and all other equipment may be set up on paths, grass areas. This is for the Atrium/Event Garden only.  No chairs are allowed in the Conservatory.

7. Electrical outlets are available outdoors only at the Event Garden and indoors in the Atrium and Bolz Conservatory.

8. Smoking and alcoholic beverages are prohibited in any part of the Botanical Center.

9. When using the Atrium, the use of nails, tacks, screws, tape or the like to fasten materials to walls, doors or from the ceiling is prohibited.

10. The Atrium is reserved as a wedding ceremony site only and cannot be used as a reception location. Information on wedding receptions at the Gardens is available on request.

11. Your wedding ceremony photographs may be taken in the Atrium or any outdoor garden area. The Bolz Conservatory can be used as a photography site only by those renting the Conservatory for their wedding ceremony, which is after public hours.

12. Tents cannot be set-up on the Botanical Gardens grounds.

13. Please note that Olbrich Botanical Gardens is a public garden. The Gardens remain open to the general public during your reserved time. There will be no other wedding ceremony scheduled during your reserved time but other types of events may be scheduled.

14. Olbrich reserves weddings over ONE YEAR in advance. Reservations for the following year begin on March 1.

15.  By making or authorizing payment to Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Lessee agrees to be bound by all terms and guidelines of Olbrich’s Facility Use Agreement, including it’s refund policy.