San Francisco Botanical Garden 1199 9th Avenue • San Francisco • CA 94122

Every San Francisco Botanical Garden rental includes garden admission for you, your guests and your vendors, so everyone can explore during public hours. Setup and cleanup happen inside your rental window, and Redwood Grove comes with fixed wooden benches. There's no electricity on site, so you'll need a generator. Catering, lighting and any tent are separate, and caterers, lighting and other specialists come from the Gardens' pre-approved vendor list.

Yes, the Celebration Garden at San Francisco Botanical Garden handles both. Its 10-hour rental is the one built for a full wedding, with after-hours time, tenting, full-service catering and room for 400 seated or 600 standing. The Celebration Garden and the Garden of Fragrance (100 guests) also offer a 4-hour rental with your ceremony and a light cocktail reception if time allows. Moon Viewing Garden is for standing ceremonies only, and Redwood Grove doesn't allow catering, so it's best for ceremonies.

At San Francisco Botanical Garden, caterers, lighting and other specialists come from a pre-approved vendor list, so start your search there. Full-service catering works with the 10-hour Celebration Garden rental, while the 4-hour rental allows limited catering and alcohol. The 2-hour ceremony option and Redwood Grove don't allow catering or alcohol at all.

At San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park, rental fees run $1,150–$10,000 per event, depending on the time of day, which garden you reserve and how long you stay. The 1-hour micro-ceremony for up to 20 people is $1,150. Your rental includes garden admission for your guests and vendors. Catering, lighting, a generator and any tent are separate, and tenting and extra amplified sound in the Celebration Garden carry additional fees. To hold your date, you'll sign a rental contract and pay a 50% deposit, and a site visit beforehand is recommended.

San Francisco Botanical Garden gives you a true garden wedding inside Golden Gate Park, with four outdoor spaces ranging from the Moon Viewing Garden's platform over a pond to the Redwood Grove. It works for almost any size, from a 20-person micro-ceremony to a tented Celebration Garden reception for 400 seated. Garden admission for your guests and vendors is included, so everyone can wander the Gardens during public hours.

Yes, San Francisco Botanical Garden is a lovely fit for a small wedding or elopement. The 1-hour micro-ceremony is for up to 20 people, costs $1,150 and keeps things simple: no setup, deliveries, food or drinks. The Moon Viewing Garden, a wooden platform over a pond, fits standing ceremonies of up to 20, including you two and your officiant. Want a bit more room? The 2-hour ceremony option fits up to 50 guests, or 40 in Redwood Grove with its wooden benches.