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Meijer Garden in Grand Rapids and Wedding Planning

Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park is a 132-acre (53 ha) botanical garden and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan in Kent County. It has become one of the most significant sculpture experiences in the Midwest and a worldwide cultural destination. It is the second most-popular cultural destination in Michigan. The Gardens include three indoor theme gardens; outdoor gardens, nature trails and boardwalk; sculpture galleries and permanent sculpture; library; audiovisual theater; a café and gift shop; classrooms and meeting rooms.

It is a popular destination for beautiful outdoor wedding ceremonies. The Lena Meijer Conservatory is famous for hosting tropical plants from around the world, including coconut palms from the Pacific, fig trees from India, exotic orchids from Central and South America, Asiatic bamboo and banana trees. The Michigan Farm Garden is a beautiful setting for experiencing a garden wedding ceremony.

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The Frederick Meijer Gardens Amphitheater is a famous outdoor music and theater venue, and also a popular wedding destination. The Amphitheater features tiered lawn seating for 1800 people. The Lena Meijer Children’s Garden at Meijer Gardens is one of the largest children garden in the nation. Plan your wedding in one of the most beautiful and internationally acclaimed sculpture park in Grand Rapids Michigan. Meijer Gardens offers you 132 acres of gardens and internationally acclaimed sculpture park with picaresque views. The Gardens provides you with many indoor and outdoor options for your wedding ceremony and reception. You have many beautiful banquet rooms to choose from. Hauenstein and Pfeiffer have large windows that overlook 30 acres of natural wetlands. These rooms are the most versatile and can accommodate up to 80 guests.

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Grand Orchid and Palm Rooms can be suitable for smaller groups of 230 dinner style or for 340 guests’ receptions. The 50 foot wall of windows overlooks a beautiful wooded wetlands area. Holton Victorian Conservatory & Jarecki Seasonal Display is a beautiful setting for your wedding with Victorian-era furniture, sculptures, foliage and a sparkling fountain. The Lena Meijer Conservatory tropical conservatory is ideal for serene wedding ceremonies for up to 30 guests. Exchange your vows surrounded by colorful hibiscus, majestic palms, banana trees and the sounds of our small streams and rushing waterfalls. At Michigan Farm Garden you can step back in time and experience life on the farm on a 1930s-era family farm that has vegetable garden, apple orchard, farm animal sculptures, and a farmhouse, 100 year old barn and working windmill. For a wedding at the waterfall the wedding package can start from $ 1400 to $ 6100. Imagine water cascading over a 30 foot high rockscape into a pond which is inhabited by ornamental koi. It is an elegant setting for an intimate wedding and can accommodate 200 guests.