Guidelines for Weddings and Receptions

Guidelines for Weddings

Guidelines for Weddings

All weddings must be scheduled through the Alaska Botanical Garden office. The ABG Office is located in the Sunrise Plaza Building at 3701 E. Tudor Rd. Suite 203
Telephone: (907) 770-3692
(Since ABG has a very limited staffing capacity, we cannot always maintain consistent office hours. Please call ahead to make sure the office is open if you intend to stop by. We will return all phone messages in a timely manner.)
Wedding Fee (15 people or less): $100
Wedding Fee (16 to 150 people): $250 weekdays
Wedding Fee (16 to 150 people): $300 weekends

A non-refundable deposit equal to the wedding fee must be received to confirm reservation. Any balance due must be received at least 14 days before the event.

The Garden is open from 9am to 9pm year round and remains available to the public during these hours. Currently we have no indoor facilities and the garden is generally snow covered from October through April
Throwing rice, birdseed, confetti, etc. is not permitted.
Finally, please keep in mind that our primary mission is to operate a Botanical Garden. While we welcome the use of areas in the Garden as wedding venues, we do not have the resources to offer staffing support for events other than ABG Educational and Horticultural programs.

Wedding Sites

Up to 100 people - Herb Garden
Up to 100 people - Upper Perennial Garden
Up to 150 people - Lower Perennial Garden
Up to 150 people - Rock Garden

Garden Rules

Children must be under adult supervision at all times. Plants, in particular flowers and seed pods, can be very attractive to children, but from the blooms come seeds to start more plants. Please see that children do not pick the blooms from plants.
No dogs are allowed in the Garden.
No smoking is allowed in the Garden.
ABG provides no equipment, supplies or facilities, except canopies may be rented as described. Please leave the area used in clean condition.
Please keep to the wood chip and gravel paths when walking through the Garden. Volunteers have worked extremely hard to maintain the natural setting of the Garden.

Alaska Botanical Garden