Overlooking the Willamette Valley, The Oregon Garden is a beautiful, serene destination venue perfect for your special day, be it a wedding, commitment ceremony, elopement or vow renewal. Located just minutes east of Salem and an hour south of Portland, this Oregon wedding venue showcases 20 specialty gardens, providing beautiful backdrops for your ceremony, reception and wedding photography throughout 80 peaceful acres. The property features manicured gardens, whimsical forests and a refurbished barn, meaning the Garden will match your aesthetic, any time of year.
Weddings
Our event team would love to talk to you about how we can help you realize your dream wedding at The Oregon Garden. You can reach us at events@oregongardenfoundation.org or 503-874-4143.
Venues
Prices listed here include venue rental and setup of table and chairs only. Weddings may require modification to comply with Oregon Health Authority guidelines.
Garden Green & Grand Hall
2023 Pricing: $3000 – 4500 | Capacity: 400 | Available year-round
Photos by Jamie Rae Photography and Roth Couple Photography
This popular combination features an outdoor location for your ceremony with a large indoor facility for the reception. It is available for booking in all seasons. Use of the Grand Hall, located in the J. Frank Schmidt Jr Pavilion, means a built-in backup plan if the weather doesn’t cooperate on your special day. The Grand Hall features a rustic open space perfect for dancing, dinner, and all your wedding’s memorable moments. This indoor space is large enough to accommodate your ceremony if weather requires.
Located just across from the Grand Hall, the Garden Green features a stunning view overlooking Oregon’s Willamette Valley, with a backdrop featuring an arbor with climbing roses and overlooking the Rose Garden. Surrounding your ceremony is the Peace Garden and a koi pond. For fair-weather weddings this area is often the location of your outdoor ceremony.
Market Garden & Bosque
2023 Pricing: $5000 | Capacity: 200 | Available July – August
Photos by Jamie Rae Photography and Malorie Kerouac Photography
Two of our most unique and stunning locations pair together for an entirely outdoor wedding venue at The Oregon Garden.
Begin your special day in the Silverton Market Garden, a semi-formal garden inspired by French garden design. In the spring and summer, lawn areas are bordered by annuals in bloom. The aptly-named Wedding Garden features a breathtaking arbor of grapes and hops that provides a backdrop for your ceremony.
For your reception, you wedding party will move to the Bosque, which features serene reflecting pools and 40 mature Pacific Sunset maples. The Bosque has room for seated dining, dancing and an amazing view of the sunset and hills across the valley.
Discovery Pavilion in the Rediscovery Forest
2023 Pricing: $1500 | Capacity: 80 | Available May – September
Enjoy an intimate and truly Pacific Northwest experience when you get married in our doug-fir-filled Rediscovery Forest! The Discovery pavilion is a rustic open-air structure that can be partially closed to offer some protection from weather. Nestled among the trees with an adjacent small clearing, this woodsy space is perfect for more intimate weddings and elopements. Includes transportation for guests within the Garden.
Elopement at The Oregon Garden
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The Garden is home to many other beautiful spaces that are suitable for shorter and more intimate events. These include the Sensory Garden, Northwest Garden and Conifer Garden. Contact us for a group rate for you and your guests. Elopements must take place during Garden hours. Please let us know how we can help you realize your perfect day with us at The Oregon Garden!
Policies
Included in your venue rental fee is 12 hours* exclusive use of selected space, ability to take wedding photographs throughout the 80-acre botanical garden, table and chair set-up and clean up.
Not included are food and beverage (catering) services, DJ or live music, flowers, linens or decorations.
Please note: We do not allow any decorations that might impact the quality of our facilities or damage/modify the Gardens in any way. Bird seed, confetti, sparklers, or rice are NOT allowed to be used at The Oregon Garden.
In order to secure your date a 50% deposit is required, with the remaining balance due 5 business days prior to your event.
Access to your venue is from 10am to 10pm*. Weddings must end at or before 10 pm: any extended rental will be subject to afterhours fees.
*excluding elopements, which may take place at any time during Garden open hours.
Thank you to Jamie Rae Photo, Holland Studios, and Sweet Life Photography for allowing us to showcase their beautiful photography.
Our event team would love to talk to you about how we can help you realize your dream wedding at The Oregon Garden. You can reach us at events@oregongardenfoundation.org or 503-874-4143.