Norfolk Botanical Garden Reviews

Our wedding at the Norfolk Botanical Garden was an absolute dream come true and it's all thanks to this breathtaking venue at the Butterfly Garden and Baker Hall. This is where my then fiancé and now husband proposed. Proposal happened during a Christmas Light display at NBG. We decided we had to have our wedding there. We were captivated by the natural beauty that surrounded us. And our guests were able to visit the butterfly house.

The Norfolk Botanical Garden served as the perfect backdrop for our special day. The meticulously manicured gardens, vibrant blooms created a picturesque setting that felt like something out of a fairy tale. Our guests were in awe of the atmosphere, and we were constantly showered with compliments about the venue.

What truly sets this venue apart, though, is the impeccable service and attention to detail. The staff at the Norfolk Botanical Garden went above and beyond to make sure our wedding day went off without a hitch. They were accommodating, responsive, and incredibly helpful throughout the planning process, ensuring that every aspect of our celebration was flawless.

The versatility of this venue is also worth noting. They offer a variety of stunning locations within the garden to suit your style and guest list.

Our wedding day at the Norfolk Botanical Garden was a day filled with beauty, love, and cherished memories. If you're looking for a venue that combines natural splendor with exceptional service, I wholeheartedly recommend this hidden gem. Our hearts are forever grateful to the Norfolk Botanical Garden for making our wedding day truly remarkable.

Our wedding day was a beautiful experience at Baker’s Overlook in NBG. The package included the opportunity to take photos within many areas of the garden and our wedding host for the day ensured everything went smoothly.

Getting married in March I figured there wasn't going to be a lot of flowers. Boy was I wrong! Every where you go you'll find something beautiful to see. The coordinator was wonderful and fun! They treat you like family and they prepared for everything! They made my day so simple and I can't thank them enough!

NBG was absolutely amazing, all the guests loved the venue! Clean and eco friendly!

Our wedding was on May 8th. Beautiful weather, clear skies, everything was bloomed, it was PERFECT!!! So many compliments on the venue itself. I highly recommend NBG for anyone’s wedding!!!!

Absolutely amazing. The staff is great, quick responses, answers every question, no matter how many, and a pleasure to work with.

On the day of our tour it was raining off and on AND we got stuck in traffic and we were running late. They were so friendly and accommodating. The facilities themselves are beautiful. They answered every question we could think of while we were there and never took more than a few hours to respond to emailed questions after that. They have been fantastic so far!

We planned our wedding from out of town, with the help of our son. Jessica had a meeting with our son and drove him around the Gardens. Between the both of them, the wedding was arranged before we even made it to Norfolk to visit the Gardens. Jessica took us to the Baker Overlook, to confirm that was where we wanted to get married. Contract terms and payment and visiting the site was all extremely easy, due to Jessica’s experience. Jessica was extremely organized and covered all aspects of the ceremony, including seating, what would happen in the event of rain, and transportation of us and all guests to and from the Baker Overlook. She was happy to be a significant part of our day. We could not have chosen a better site to get married. We recommend Norfolk Botanical Gardens for anyone wishing to have a memorable wedding in a beautiful setting.

I initially met with Ashley in March, and we got married 11/2/19!!! I had my DREAM wedding! We got married at the Butterfly Garden and my goodness...Lena and Chris were AMAZING on wedding day to make sure everything was perfect!!! Thank you!!! - Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence

The Norfolk Botanical Gardens is such a beautiful place, and our wedding was absolutely breathtaking. The staff is so incredibly friendly--I have a ginormous email chain with them of me asking questions every other day, and they were incredibly sweet and fast in response every single time! I had so many compliments on how beautiful our ceremony and reception were, and really I hardly had any decoration at all. The beautiful grounds themselves needed no decoration, really--we just added some small decor to make it our own. Admittedly being restricted to work with some of their required vendors worried me in the beginning, but all of these vendors were so amazing and helped make our wedding day so smooth and memorable! We love being able to go back to the Gardens and remember our special day, I can't begin to recommend them enough!

We had a small wedding part of the "English Lavender" collection. All I can say Jasmine was amazing! I feel as Jasmine could have stepped on as MOH (we did not have attendants) she was just that comfortable to work with. We only had the pleasure of working with Jasmine, and I do not know all of the typical requests they get but she definitely went above and beyond... Fixing my dress, making sure I was happy and got what I wanted.
The venue goes without saying was gorgeous!

The vendor was amazing and helped us out with any problem that we had to face. The venue coordinator was amazing and made sure everything went smoothly during our ceremony, picture sessions, and reception. Would highly recommend this venue.

Norfolk Botanical Gardens was the most perfect wedding venue we could have imagined. They responded quickly when we contacted them for a tour, and were able to see us that coming weekend. We were taken on a golf cart ride through the gardens to see the different ceremony spots available in the package we were interested in. After we booked, we were given a year’s membership to the gardens, which we definitely took advantage of! This place is beyond gorgeous! The weeks leading up to the event, the garden staff was so helpful in ironing out the final details and answering any questions I could think of. On the day of our wedding, we were provided a classroom each for the bride and groom to get ready in. These rooms were very spacious and had a mirror and clothes rack so we could finish getting ready. With rain in the forecast, we had to make a rain call by 4pm, and when we decided we still wanted to be outside, they made sure there were mats put down on the aisle so I wouldn’t have to walk through mud. After the ceremony, Lena was super helpful in following us around with our photographer on the golf cart to make sure we had a ride back to cocktail hour when we were ready. The week after the event, when we went to open our cards, we saw there was even a congratulations card from the garden staff, which was such a sweet thing to do. Everyone commented on how beautiful everything was. If you are looking for a gorgeous garden wedding, NBG is definitely the perfect venue!

We went with the elopement package because we had a small budget and a short guest list. We chose Bakers Outlook for the ceremony. Ashley and Lena were FANTASTIC! They were so helpful and kind even as we incountered a few hiccups. I would recommend Norfolk Botanical Gardens to anyone! They went out of their way to help us create the perfect day. I truly appreciate it from the bottom of my heart.

If you are looking for the best place to host your event in Norfolk, you found it! I am a professional DJ and I work a few wedding events here every year and already have some lined up for next year. Before this year is over, I wanted to take the time and share with all review readers how grateful I am for the opportunity to be able to collaborate with such a great venue and the talented team that makes magic happen every time I am there. You have plenty of options for an outdoor ceremony and indoor reception. They communicate well with vendors, everything is always clean and looks amazing, and the layout options are awesome. They surely go above and beyond for their clients to have the best time ever. Go see for yourself, book your event here!

Chris “DJ Karizma” August | DJ Karizma Entertainment LLC | www.karizma.bz

Liz was such a pleasure to work with and despite the misty rain, our wedding was GORGEOUS. We held our ceremony at the Butterfly garden gazebo, our cocktail hour at the Perennial fountain garden and our reception at the Baker Hall Terrace and it was all so beautiful. The staff took the extra step of making sure the ceremony site was not soggy for us to walk through (as best as they could) and took special care of my father who is mostly wheelchair bound, to ensure he did not struggle with getting where he needed to be. The staff worked well with the other vendors to determine if a last minute change was needed due to the weather, but it held out and our guests had an amazing time. I would definitely recommend booking early, especially if you want a fall wedding.

We had a great experience with the Botanical Gardens. From our first tour, until the end of the wedding night, they were very friendly, professional, responsive and helpful. We could not have imagined a more beautiful location to get married and the day was amazing! Liz, was perfect, from everything the day of, to golf carting us around to the first look, ceremony and couples portraits. This is a great place to get married!

My husband and I planned (for almost a year) a beach wedding with a tent lawn reception. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and 3 days before our wedding we had to find a new venue. Needless to say, I was SHOCKED that 3 days before the Botanical Gardens Rose Garden Hall was still available. Everything was absolutely stunning. The vendors, caterer, alcohol and rentals were easily transitioned to the site. A flexibility that every bride needs. The rain held off all morning, and we were able to get married outside in the gardens. But just after the first kiss during the ceremony, it really started coming down. The NBG staff quickly passed out umbrellas to all of the guests and once we were married, they swiftly scurried our guests into the trams to head back to the gazebo for cocktail hour. Everything about this wedding, from the change of location, to the timing of the rain, was just perfect. Liz Le, our staff coordinator went above and beyond to make sure all our needs were met and that the impossible was made possible. I don't recommend that anyone plan a wedding in 3 days (trust me, you don't need the stress), but I ABSOLUTELY recommend you host your wedding here. It will not disappoint.

The Norfolk Botanical Garden could not have been a better venue for our wedding. From the first day, the employees were flexible, responsive, helpful, professional, and a valuable asset to planning our special day. We were unable to take a venue tour due to living out of town, and staff, especially Liz, went above and beyond to send us all the information we could need, as well as answered all of our many questions. Over the year since we booked our wedding, Liz continued to be an incredible resource, helping us as we planned. When the wedding weekend came, the staff could not have been more accommodating. We are so thankful for their flexibility. Our wedding was supposed to be outdoors in the Renaissance Court, but it was raining terribly on our wedding day. The Botanical Garden offered us another indoor space and was so flexible in setting up the rain plan the day of the event. They did a great job making our day magical and cozy even though we weren't able to have the ceremony outside. Thank you NBG!

Norfolk Botanical Gardens was awesome! The venue was gorgeous. The staff were very friendly, professional, courteous, and efficient. Liz Lee and the events team were helpful, prompt with communicating, and encouraging: They did an amazing job keeping me organized and supported throughout the entire planning process. I was married in the Japanese garden, and had my reception at the Marigold and Honey Cafe. My guests all raved about how great the location, staff, and food were. I can't say enough great things about my wedding experience.

We got married at the gazebo next to the lake in the Butterfly Garden and we held our reception outdoors on the Baker Hall Terrace. They were extremely accommodating and made sure that our wedding was spectacular. If you're considering NBG, book them and book them early!! The gardens are absolutely gorgeous and they provide not only the location but tables, chairs, trams for guests, and security staff to help with the big day. Not to mention, their wedding coordinators are absolutely amazing! We primarily worked with Liz, who was wonderful about helping us with all of the details leading up to the wedding and then Ashley helped get everyone where they needed to be on our wedding day. They were both so helpful and made sure that everything went so smoothly! I would highly recommend going with the Norfolk Botanical Garden. We made the best choice by booking this venue and all of our guests raved at how beautiful it was. Thank you so much for making our day so special!!

Norfolk Botanical Gardens was everything we could have dreamed of and more for our wedding! Liz was great; she was responsive to emails and very helpful with the millions of little questions we had. We chose the Butterfly Garden for our ceremony, Baker Hall Terrace for cocktail hour and Baker Hall for our reception. Everything was laid our exactly as we set up. Liz was there the day of and drove us around, made sure we had everything we needed and suggested some amazing locations for our photos, pointing out the places that were in bloom that weekend! If we were to do it all over again, we'd still pick Liz at NBG!

My wedding was 9/26/20 NBG was excellent. I really had a good wedding and reception.

Liz, a wedding coordinator with the garden is wonderful. We had our reception in Baker Hall. While it looks small during visiting hours, it works very well as a reception space. If I had to do the day over, I would pick the Botanical gardens again.