Marin Art and Garden Center
Ross Wedding Location30 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard
Ross, CA 94957
Phone: 415/454-1301
www.magc.org
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Special Offers
Several Sunday dates still available for 2008, call for details soon, these dates will go fast.
Description
The Marin Art & Garden Center, an eleven-acre historic estate in the exclusive town of Ross, is a dream come true for anyone seeking exquisitely landscaped gardens and a serene, private atmosphere. Recently the Center has experienced a renaissance, with the addition of yet more gardens, courtyards, patios, fountains and a gazebo. Within these lush, tree-shaded grounds are various indoor and outdoor sites available for weddings, parties, meetings, workshops and other special events.
The newly renovated Livermore Pavilion is a wonderful venue for large events. Spacious and airy, it offers an uninterrupted view of the gardens through a wall of windows. Rustic stone gas-jet fireplaces add warmth both inside the room and on the adjoining deck, which is shaded by an attractive awning. The Pavilion is air-conditioned and can be divided into two intimate spaces, making it ideal for corporate meetings. Two AV screens are available on request.
The inviting Garden Room opens out to an expansive garden area. When the weather is warm, you won’t be able to resist having your event outside. The garden is enclosed by ivy-covered walls, live oaks, redwoods and Japanese maples. Below these trees huge mossy boulders, heavenly bamboo and flourishing shrubs heighten the woodsy atmosphere. A lava rock fountain whispers to itself in one corner; a Japanese stone lantern sits serenely in another. Tables with white umbrellas provide seating in the sun-dappled center of the space. Buffet service or a string quartet can be set up on a slightly raised area, shaded by redwoods. Evening events are made magical by discreet lighting, the bubbling fountain, and hurricane lamps placed on tables and hung on poles throughout the garden.
The room itself is elegant, yet relaxed. French doors and generous skylights bring in plenty of light, and connect you visually to the garden. Faux-finished walls, painted in a montage of Impressionist-style colors, extend the garden feeling. Other tasteful features include a fireplace and glass wall sconces twined with metal grapevines. The room opens to a diminutive brick-walled flower garden containing a patio, rose and camellia bushes, and a seashell fountain. Though most couples exchange vows elsewhere on the Center grounds, intimate weddings can be accommodated here, too.
For couples getting married at the Center, the woodsy grounds offer a host of attractive ceremony sites. The Fountain area is perfect for an outdoor ceremony, reception or party. Here, a large
fountain pool, containing lifelike bronze cranes, sends its glittering spray into the air. A floral rainbow of daylilies, blue catnip, verbena, Santa Barbara daisies and iris blooms around the fountain, all enclosed by an aggregate-concrete path. On one side, a forest of mature elms, Lombardy poplars, deodar cedars and honey locusts forms a backdrop behind a curving wooden bench beneath a pergola. To the left, couples tie the knot in the Memory Garden, a shady glade decorated with garden ornaments. Other spots for ceremonies include the Magnolia Tree Lawn and the Gazebo Lawn, a large swath of velvety grass graced by a rare dawn redwood, elm and horse chestnut trees.
Though its fabulous gardens and tranquil atmosphere make the Marin Art & Garden Center seem a world away, it’s centrally located near Highway 101, and only twenty minutes from San Francisco. When you have your event here you not only have a chance to "get away from it all," you also experience a little piece of Paradise close to home.
Capacity
Ceremony |
Reception/Special Events |
Meetings |
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Max. Seated Indoors: 120 Max. Seated Outdoors: 300 |
Max. Seated Indoors: 200 Max. Seated Outdoors: 300 Max. Standing Indoors: 300 Max. Standing Outdoors: 300 |
Max. Seated: 200 |
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CEREMONY CAPACITY: Indoor and outdoor spaces can seat up to 300 guests. |
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Fees & Deposits
Half of the total rental fee is required to secure your date; the rental balance and a $500 refundable cleaning/security deposit are due 1 month prior to the function. Rental fees range $1,000–6,000 depending on space selected and date of event. Use of additional areas runs an extra $400. Rates for weekday meetings start at $150.
Availability
Year-round, weekends 8am–10pm or dusk at the Livermore Pavilion, and until 10pm in the Garden Room.
CateringSelect From ListAlcoholBYOSites UsesCeremoniesWedding Receptions Special Events, Parties Business Functions/Meetings Rehearsal Dinners Services/AmenitiesCatering: select from approved listParking: large lot, shuttle or valet for larger events Kitchen Facilities: ample, fully equipped Tables & Chairs: provided Accommodations: no guestrooms Linens, Silver, etc.: BYO or through caterer Telephone: pay phone Restrooms: wheelchair accessible Outdoor Night Lighting: access only Dance Floor: yes Outdoor Cooking Facilities: no Bride's Dressing Area: yes Cleanup: through caterer or renter except weekdays between 9am–4pm Meeting Equipment: limited Other: security guard CBA View: garden, pond |
MusicIndoorsOutdoors w/ Restrictions Wheelchair AccessWheelchair AccessibleSite ViewsFountain/Water FeatureGarden Garden Patio/Courtyard Landscaped Grounds RestrictionsAlcohol: BYOWheelchair Access: yes Smoking: outdoors only Insurance: liability required Music: acoustic only outdoors; amplified OK indoors with restrictions Other: no rice or birdseed; decorations restricted |
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