Wedding Information

TO SCHEDULE A WEDDING - CONTACT THE WEDDING COORDINATOR

email your request to: danielboonegardens1963@gmail.com

DANIEL BOONE NATIVE GARDENS
PO BOX  1705         BOONE, NC     28607  

BEFORE THE WEDDING

  • You may visit the gardens before booking a date and site.

  • Wheelchair accessibility is available through the Rockery entrance, adjacent to the Hampton funeral Service driveway on Horn in the West Drive. Alert the wedding coordinator if you need this entrance.

  • When choosing a site, consider the angle of the sun at various times of day for your guests’ comfort.

  • We discourage large weddings on Saturday mornings during the Watauga County Farmers Market and on Appalachian State University home football dates  because of traffic volume.

  • Additional portable toilets are permitted on the lower driveway.

  • Tents are permitted. Some brides rent a small cabana tent for waiting in privacy.

  • For chair, tent, and equipment rentals we recommend  Boone Rent-All & Parties  www.boonerent-all.com .

  • Electrical service is provided, but bring your own extension cords. 

  • Rehearsals may be scheduled the day before the wedding at no extra charge. Be sure to note on reservation form.

  • No pets are permitted, but service animals are welcomed.

RATES

  • Rental rates are per site, four hours per site, chairs and other equipment not included. You may rent two sites for more space. Rates include rehearsal time.

 
 

Extra small wedding - 20 persons or fewer - one hour only,  by reservation, anywhere in garden except Pickin Porch or Wedding Lawn

$155

 

$250

Small wedding - 40 persons or fewer - Rockery or Lower Allee only

$500

$250

Standard wedding - 200 persons maximum

--Second site for reception

$500

Reception only - 200 persons maximum

50% of Total

Deposit due to secure date, time, site. This also includes a refundable $200 damage deposit.

$50

Photographer's fee for use of Gardens

 

Balance is due  30 days  before the event

All reservations are subject to the damage deposit of $200.  This amount is refundable withing 30 days after the event if premises are left in the same condition as when event begins.  Person who signs contract must guarantee damage deposit.

 

SEND CHECKS PAYABLE TO:   TREASURER - DANIEL BOONE NATIVE GARDENS: PO BOX   1705 | BOONE, NC   28607

 

ON WEDDING DAY

  • The gardens remain open to the public during your wedding.

  • Overflow parking is available in the grass field across Horn in the West Drive from the lower gardens, courtesy of Hampton Funeral Service.

  • A wedding attendant from Daniel Boone Native Gardens will be on hand at the start of your wedding to answer any questions.

  • Alcohol is permitted in the gardens but the wedding party assumes all responsibility for obtaining proper permits and supervision of wedding guests.

  • No rice, confetti, artificial flower petals, or bird seed are allowed.

  • All trash must be removed, and the Gardens left in condition found before the wedding.

Daniel Boone Native Gardens - P.O. Box 1705 Boone, NC 28607

Daniel Boone Native Gardens is a 501 (c)(3) Nonprofit Charitable Organization