Landmarks Art and Garden Center
Tiburon Wedding Location841 Tiburon Boulevard
Tiburon, CA 94920
Phone: 415/435-1853
www.landmarks-society.org/rental_info.html#
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Description
Drivers who stream along Richardson Bay on the commute to and from Tiburon have a wonderful panoramic bay view, which sweeps from Sausalito to Strawberry Point and Mt. Tamalpais. A beautiful new addition to that view is the Landmarks Art and Garden Center, a lovingly renovated house and property from Tiburon’s earliest years, that is now a superb setting for weddings and special events.
Once you reach this facility, nearby Tiburon Blvd. becomes a soft hum, and you’re enveloped in another world and sensibility. As you pass the deep green expanse of lawn on your way in, you can picture having your ceremony on it, or perhaps joining your guests for an old-fashioned game of croquet.
The square-acre site, with its commanding vista of Richardson Bay, is a garden composed of four terraces, with the house nestled to one side and a rose arbor on the other. The terraces are joined by curving brick walkways and ascend a gentle hillside in the following order: a lush lawn, a bricked area, an oval terrace, and a belvedere at the top. Each of these lovely outdoor spaces—all of which have an extensive view of the water and southern Marin’s steep hills—works extremely well as a site for a ceremony or reception.
The Center had been untended and overgrown until a landscape architect and a brigade of green-thumbed volunteers descended on it in 2000. Original redwoods, oaks, elms, walnut and fruit trees, and blooming hedges are now augmented by new plantings of crabapples, weeping cherries, Japanese maples, and colorful beds of azaleas, camellias, roses, lilacs and seasonal flowers.
Birds love the improvements—you can hear them chirping everywhere. Halfway up the hillside is a touch of whimsy, an old ocher and green pagoda-shaped birdhouse from the Victorian era appropriately called a "folly." A cool, shady grove of redwoods behind the house has branches that shelter three loveseat-sized benches.
The other star of the Center is the restored farm house, built in the 1870s and once part of a working-class neighborhood in the days when Tiburon was a railroad terminal. The cottage, clad in gray shingles with rough cedar shakes on the roof, features a sun-filled living room that opens to the original kitchen and adjoining sitting area. A small wedding or reception would fit nicely here, surrounded by the rough-hewn charm of the meticulously restored walls and floors. (The walls are a permanent art gallery, featuring exhibitions of paintings by local artists that change through the year.) Just outside the kitchen door, there’s a handsomely refurbished farmyard bell that newlyweds’ friends often toll in celebration—another one of the old-fashioned touches that contribute to this facility’s welcoming atmosphere.
If your imagination has been taking you to a quiet, sunny spot with abundant greenery and scenery, you’ll undoubtedly experience a pleasing sense of déj vu when you actually set foot in the Landmarks Art and Garden Center.
Capacity
Ceremony |
Reception/Special Events |
Meetings |
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Max. Seated Indoors: Max. Seated Outdoors: 180 |
Max. Seated Indoors: Max. Seated Outdoors: 180 Max. Standing Indoors: 55 Max. Standing Outdoors: 200 |
Max. Seated: 55 |
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CEREMONY CAPACITY: The brick terrace holds 60 seated; the lawn holds 150 seated. Tenting is an additional option depending on the weather. |
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Fees & Deposits
For special events, 50% of the rental fee is required as a partially refundable deposit to reserve your date. The rental balance and a refundable $500–1,000 security deposit are payable 60 days prior to the event. The cottage rental fee is $950. The rental fee for the cottage and garden is $2,000 for up to 50 guests, $3,000 for 51–100 guests and $4,000 for 101–150 guests. All rental fees cover up to 8 hours of use on the day of the event. Additional time for rehearsals is $300/hour and the set up fee is $100/hour. Note that 50% of the rental fee is tax deductible.
Availability
Year-round, daily. The cottage is available 8am–10pm and the garden 8am to dusk. The site is not available for events on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons, 1pm–4pm, April through October.
CateringBYOAlcoholBYOSites UsesCeremoniesWedding Receptions Special Events, Parties Business Functions/Meetings Rehearsal Dinners Services/AmenitiesCatering: select from preferred listParking: limited to 12 cars, shuttle required Kitchen Facilities: limited Accommodations: no guestrooms Tables & Chairs: CBA Telephone: house phone Linens, Silver, etc.: through caterer Outdoor Night Lighting: access only Restrooms: wheelchair accessible Outdoor Cooking Facilities: CBA Dance Floor: CBA Cleanup: caterer Bride's & Groom's Dressing Area: yes View: Richardson Bay and Mt. Tamalpais Meeting Equipment: BYO |
MusicAcoustic OnlyWheelchair AccessAccess LimitedSite ViewsCoastlineGarden Hills Landscaped Grounds Ocean/Bay Panoramic RestrictionsAlcohol: through caterer or bartender serviceWheelchair Access: yes, some areas are limited Smoking: designated areas only Music: amplified OK with limitations Insurance: included in fee |
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