Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Reviews
Reviews
4.6 out of 5 rating
4.6 out of 5 rating
39 Reviews
93% recommend it
Awards
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Carisa H. Sent on 07/19/2019Scenic Garden Wedding
This venue was all that we hope for and more for our garden styled wedding. You truly get your bang for your buck because you get access to the entire grounds! The entire venue is picturesque with flowers, plants, and scenic views with every corner you turn. There are several options where you can have your ceremony, both indoor and outdoor. You also get a free one-year membership to the park for hosting your wedding here. The staff were great to work with and very helpful in recommending options and vendors for us. -
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Uptown D. Sent on 08/22/2019Great Venue for a Live Band
Beautiful setting for any event especially a wedding. Our wedding band, Uptown Drive has had the privilege of being the event entertainment for a handfull of private parties at this venue. We can't say enough about its rustic beauty and appeal! We hope to be back performing there soon!
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Mackenzie Sent on 07/05/2019Gorgeous Venue
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center provides a picturesque, natural, Austin-y place for a wedding. The natural stone, wood, and metal elements of the facilities alongside the expansive fields of wildflowers in the springtime are what drew us to this place and ultimately why we chose it as our wedding venue. The Wildflower Center also carries a lot of history and heritage which you can feel when you step onto the gorgeous grounds. As a wedding venue, it was perfect for us because it had a rain plan if it did rain, we had a place to get ready onsite, and it was well priced. The venue was extremely clean and well kept for our big day. They are continually making updates to the property to keep it well maintained and appealing to couples looking to get married there in the future. The only downfall of this venue is that your ceremony cannot start before 6:30 pm which can make for a late dinner and reception for your guests. There are also a lot of restrictions on things you can and cannot do there since it’s a nature and wildflower conservatory. Other than that, this venue was a home run for us and we would highly recommend it to anyone else looking for a wedding venue in Austin, Texas. -
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Fran Sent on 10/22/2016We visited many venues in the Austin area, but once my daughter and son-in-law saw the Wildflower Center, they could not be dissuaded. It is, indeed, a beautiful venue unlike any other in Austin. They do have a list of recommended vendors that you have to stick to, but they are fabulous! You want to work with those vendors because they understand the time and space constraints at the center. You will not be disappointed. -
Jackie L. Sent on 12/28/2022
We would get married here again and again!
The LBJ Wildflower Center is an absolutely gorgeous venue. Once you enter past towering stone arches, you are surrounded by endless natural flora and the different areas allow you to take full advantage of the beauty and uniqueness this venue offers. The staff is extremely professional and easy to work with in spite of some of the understandable restrictions as this a museum (ex: no sparklers for exit). We used the courtyard for our ceremony and dinner; it had an intimate and romantic feel and our guests loved the space. Happy hour was hosted in the amazing themed gardens and dancing was in the hall. While we rented farmhouse tables, it was wonderful to have access to beautiful cherrywood chairs and round tables provided by the Wildflower Center that were set up for seating in the Great Hall so dancers could rest their feet. There are so many spots to take pictures on your own, with your spouse, wedding party, family, and friends, all equally gorgeous and make for great variety in your pictures. The only tricky part about getting married here is the vendors are not allowed to start setting up until 4pm, giving them about 2 hours for setup. Our vendors were able to pull this off flawlessly and the timeline made for a gorgeous sunset backdrop during the ceremony. You are required to hire a planner to coordinate your day, so be sure to book one you trust to oversee setup and any flips and you'll be fine! We're so happy we started our marriage in a such a beautiful place and would absolutely do it again. Thank you LBJ Wildflower Center! -
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Gretchen C. Sent on 12/19/2021We love the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center!
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has long been a special place for my husband's family. Out of all the venues we visited, nothing quite compared to this place. Our wedding was in October 2021, and with covid still a concern, we were able to have the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception all outside...with the great hall available as a backup. Our wedding was originally planned for Oct 2020 at the height of the pandemic and the staff graciously allowed us to move the date one year to the right at no additional cost.
The lighting in the courtyard once the sun goes down is bright, but not too bright, and romantic. There were mosquitoes in the central garden during cocktail hour, but that issue was resolved with some bug spray.
I'd recommend that you get married under the arch in the courtyard if your outdoor ceremony is scheduled during sunset. We had our guests face the pond, which was beautiful, but they were blinded for the majority of the event.
Overall, our wedding was just perfect. The guests loved it, and so did we! -
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Tully M. Sent on 12/22/2021Meaningful place to me turned perfect venue
I am born and educated in Austin, TX and have been going to the wildflower center before I could walk. I'd known for years this is where I wanted to get married. This place holds so much meaning, from the connection to UT Austin and all the wonderful things this institution has done. Working with Kristin Catter, we had the most incredible wedding here. Ceremony in the main courtyard, dancing in the great hall and cocktail hour in the tx garden. You really don't have to do much here to make a wonderful event - chairs and lighting came with the space and was perfect. No need to worry about insurance or anything else like that. I love it here so much. (photos: two pair) -
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User2650787 Sent on 06/16/2016Great experience, beautiful venue. We opted for a Sunday wedding to reduce the reservation fee.
Responsiveness was rated a 4.0 because we had difficulty reaching the Director/Coordinator around the New Year's. To be fair, he was sick at the time.
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