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Tiburon Wedding Venue
841 Tiburon Boulevard
Tiburon, CA 94920
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Contact: Events Coordinator
Phone: 415/435-1853
www.landmarks-society.org/rentals/index.php
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Landmarks Art and Garden Center

Why We Like This Place

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 Boulevard. 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 farmhouse, 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 déjà vu when you actually set foot in the Landmarks Art and Garden Center.

Capacity

Ceremony

Reception/Special Events

Meetings

Max. Seated Indoors:
Max. Seated Outdoors: 150 		Max. Seated Indoors: 55
Max. Seated Outdoors: 150
Max. Standing Indoors: 55
Max. Standing Outdoors: 200 		Max. Seated: 55



CEREMONY CAPACITY: The brick terrace holds 60 seated; the lawn holds 150 seated. Tenting is an additional option depending on the weather.

EVENT/RECEPTION CAPACITY: The cottage accommodates 55 guests. The larger terrace holds 60 seated, 75–85 for a buffet, or 95–110 for a cocktail party. The lawn holds 150 seated for a reception or buffet.

MEETING CAPACITY: The cottage holds up to 55 guests.

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 $1,000–2,000 security deposit are payable 60 days prior to the event. The rental fee for the cottage and garden is $3,000 for up to 50 guests, $3,500 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–9pm. The site is not available for events on Wednesday and Sunday afternoons, 1pm–4pm, April through October.

Catering

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Alcohol

BYO

Location Uses

Ceremonies
Wedding Receptions
Special Events, Parties
Business Functions/Meetings
Rehearsal Dinners

Services/Amenities

Catering: select from preferred list
Kitchen Facilities: limited
Tables & Chairs: CBA
Linens, Silver, etc.: through caterer
Restrooms: wheelchair accessible
Dance Floor: CBA
Bride’s & Groom’s Dressing Area: yes
Meeting Equipment: BYO
Parking: limited to 12 cars, shuttle required
Accommodations: no guestrooms
Telephone: house phone
Outdoor Night Lighting: access only
Outdoor Cooking Facilities: CBA
Cleanup: caterer

View: Richardson Bay and Mt. Tamalpais

Amplified Music

Outdoors
w/ Restrictions

Wheelchair Access

Access Limited

Site Views

Coastline
Garden
Hills
Landscaped Grounds
Mountains
Ocean/Bay
Panoramic

Venue Type

Banquet Hall/Events Facility
Garden

Restrictions

Alcohol: through caterer or bartender service
Smoking: designated areas only
Music: amplified OK with limitations
Wheelchair Access: yes, some areas are limited

Insurance: liability recommended


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