Weddings at the Hahn Horticulture Garden
The Hahn Horticulture Garden is the prettiest venue in Blacksburg, VA for hosting your wedding and reception! Conveniently located on the Virginia Tech campus, our garden features broad lawns and a vast collection of beautiful plants, flowers and seasonal interest. It will be the perfect setting for all of your bridal portraits!
All rental proceeds go directly into the Garden's Daily Operations Fund to support on-going maintenance and improvements.
The Garden can accommodate events up to 184 people for your ceremony and reception. For more intimate weddings (fewer than 50 people), the Peggy Lee Hahn Garden Pavilion is an ideal place to host your reception. This indoor space features window walls with views into the Garden. Larger wedding receptions can be hosted outside under our open-air Garden Marquee, while still utilizing the Pavilion for cocktail hour or setting up your buffet spread. The Marquee sits on a high point and overlooks the Stream Garden and the Meadow Garden.
Questions about hosting your wedding in our beautiful garden? Please email our Events Team at: vtgarden@vt.edu
The Garden Marquee is our large open-air reception space, boasting 2,800 square feet of covered space. The Garden Marquee features overhead lights, ceiling fans and power plugs for bands, DJ’s and accent lights. The maximum table layout 184 chairs around 23 5'-round tables. Please note that you will need to rent tables and chairs from a local rental company for use in the Marquee.
The Peggy Lee Hahn Garden Pavilion offers a delightful, climate controlled space for special events held in the garden. The 660 sq. ft. multipurpose room can accommodate seated events up to 48 guests and doors open to an ample patio and the lawn beyond. The Pavilion also features a small prep kitchen and restrooms.
Dates
We will book wedding dates up to 18 months in advance, contact us via email to discuss availability: vtgarden@vt.edu.
- Please note that we are unable to book Fall weekend dates (late August-November) until the ACC Football schedule is released in late January of that year. We know that is not ideal for couples who want to book one year out, so we keep a list of interested couples. When the schedule is released, we will work down that list, with the first couple getting first pick on non-football weekends.
- We can book dates with scheduled non-conference away games, please refer to this schedule: VT Future Football
- While we try to alert people to possible university and community conflicts that will increase traffic to the garden it is ultimately your responsibility to check before booking. Events that might increase garden traffic include high school prom and homecoming dances (photography), university graduations, the Memorial Run and university athletic events. We strongly recommend avoiding dates when there is a large event on campus. It is your responsibility to be sure there is not a large event taking place at the university or the surround communities on your chosen date.
Pricing
Please contact us for current wedding rental rates: vtgarden@vt.edu
Our standard rental rates go from April through October. We do offer an offseason discount for weddings in November through March.
All wedding rentals include:
- Ability to use any vendor of your choice (caterer, photographer, DJ, etc.).
- Full use of Garden spaces including two separate large lawns for ceremony and reception
- Beautiful, flower filled garden setting and atmosphere
Wedding and Reception Rental (or Reception Only) includes:
- Access to the garden and pavilion the day before your wedding from 12pm-5pm for decoration, storing items or your rehearsal.
- 9 hour Garden, Pavilion and Marquee reservation the day of your wedding (must be over by midnight).
Wedding Ceremony Only Rentals includes:
- Access to the garden and pavilion the day before your wedding from 12pm-5pm for decoration, storing items or your rehearsal.
- 5 hour Garden, Pavilion and Marquee reservation the day of your wedding.
Note that an additional $250 cleaning/damage deposit is required and will be refunded within 7 days if not needed.
Contact us at: vtgarden@vt.edu to discuss your ideal ceremony and/or reception. Whether you are just looking to do a small elopement style ceremony or want additional time to clean up the next day, let us know what we can do to help make your dream wedding a reality.
Important notes:
- Virginia Tech requires that all events that serve alcohol have an ABC license. This is a university wide requirement that cannot be waived for any reason. The license can be one that you acquire as an individual or, if your alcohol is provided by a caterer, then a copy of their ABC license is required. A copy of the ABC license must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the event so that appropriate VTPD paperwork can be submitted and approved.
- Event insurance must be obtained for all private events not affiliated with VT. This is a university wide requirement that cannot be waived for any reason. A copy of the insurance must be submitted to the garden 30 days prior to the event. See the FAQ for additional information.
- We are unable to restrict garden access to classes, students, and the general public who may be passing through the gardens. Our experience has been that students and visitors have been very respectful of special events.
