When I was browsing venues, the Botanic Garden stood out to me because it as truly so beautiful and unique. The grounds are stunning, and I loved that each part of the wedding (ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception) would be in a different location. What I WASNT notified of however, was that the plants moved from inside the greenhouse to outside in the spring would be covered in a very noticeable white netting. I did not even know this was a thing when booking my date (5/26/24) back in February 2023. I found this out at my rehearsal, the day before my wedding, and was devastated. These plants are covered in white netting in both of the available outdoor ceremony spaces, as well as the cocktail hour space. At rehearsal, when myself and other members of the wedding party made note of the white netting, I was under the assumption that these would be removed for the wedding. When I reached out to my wedding coordinator, she explained they would not be removed, as they are "to help the plants adjust to their new home". When I asked if they could be removed for an hour and a half for my 6pm ceremony and cocktail hour, she told me no, they would not be removing them. When we asked if there could be alternatives (ways to hide them, move the plants, etc), no true alternative was given (you can see the remay in the Secret Garden ceremony space too). You can imagine how I was feeling the night before my wedding being thrown this absolute curve ball. When I confronted my wedding coordinator that this was not in my contract, she told me the previous coordinator (who has just left in March) was very good at explaining this to couples, and attached an email sent March 2024, which explained the "remay" (the white netting). I went through every email, and re-reviewed my contract, and again, there was no mention of the remay until March 2024, when I couldn't have possibly changed my date or venue. I want to warn any future brides here of my experience, so that they do not feel deceived and let down of not being notified of this very large thing. I feel like it is false advertisement by the venue, as they do not advertise a SINGLE photo with the remay (as it completely changes the look of the venue and does not look natural) and no bride would want to get married on the premise with it. When you book a Botanic Garden, you are spending the money for a beautiful, natural, backdrop for your wedding. At the end of the day, the Botanic Garden is a beautiful venue to get married at, however review your contract carefully, inquire about the remay, and carefully consider the wedding coordinator situation.

A small edit now that I have received more media from my day... the remay can be seen from each of the 3 ceremony locations, including the indoor space.