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Boerner Botanical Gardens

Wedding venue in Hales Corners, Wisconsin

About Boerner Botanical Gardens

Boerner Botanical Gardens offers outdoor wedding and vow-renewal ceremonies among its gardens from spring through fall. Ceremony settings include the Annual Garden with Gazebo (up to 30 guests), Rock Garden Vista (up to 200), Rose Garden Overlook (up to 80; unavailable after mid-October), Fragrance Garden (up to 80; building hall rental required), and Shrub Mall (up to 200; limited permit times). Seasonal blooms are fewer before June, and sites become less colorful after mid-October. The historic Garden House or Education & Visitor Center can be rented for dressing facilities or as an alternate ceremony location in inclement weather; white folding chairs are available to rent. Indoor options are in the Education & Visitor Center. Boerner Hall is suited to weddings and accommodates 300 theatre style or 288 for full seating. The Garden Room accommodates groups of 96 or fewer for cocktail receptions and intimate seated dinners and can be combined with Boerner Hall. Nell’s Garden Cafe is described as suitable for small weddings, with seating for 52 at round tables or 100 theatre style; event rentals are available after 4 p.m. during its May–October operating season. The Multimedia Room seats 180 theatre style or 96 classroom style, though wedding use is not specified. The venue has free parking for more than 300 cars. The Education & Visitor Center and most grounds are ADA accessible. Zilli Hospitality Group is the exclusive caterer for the Center and has a full-service on-site kitchen; catering is priced separately from room rental, and rentals may be subject to a food and beverage minimum. Ceremony permits are issued in two-hour periods, with reservations through the Milwaukee County Parks information desk. Room rental information is available through Zilli Hospitality Group.

The facts

Guests
30–300 guests
Pricing note
Ceremony permit rates and room rental fees are not stated. Ceremony permits use two-hour periods. Catering is priced separately from room rentals, which may be subject to a food and beverage minimum.
Setting
Indoor & outdoor
Kind of place
Garden
Last updated
November 2026

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