Lake Harriett Rose Gardens

[Tickledpink]

I am not really sure if this should be posted here or somewhere else.

As you have probably already read...Strad and I will be walking the aisle in the near future. I am starting to scout out sites for the ceremony.
I am hoping that someone here can help out a bit.

I am looking at the Rose Gardens at Lake Harriett but I don't want random stupid people walking through my wedding. If I am going to plop down $500+ I want to make sure that the space is blocked off. If someone one can help me out and let me know I would greatly appreciate it!


If it's not blocked off I might need to start looking for armed guards.

[chunkstyle]

Beard's Plaisance, other side of Harriet.

[Pezhead]

Look at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/weddingsmeetings.aspx I know they have weddings there. What other locations are you looking at? Do you have a area you want to stay around? You can also Google outdoor wedding venues in Minnesota. Here is one I found. http://www.mnweddingminister.com/OtherSites.html Depending on your finances if you need a wedding planner I can give the contact info of the one we use.
Armed guards you might be able to find a few around here maybe.

[chunkstyle]

Or the Como Park Conservatory, in St. Paul.

[operator4]

My wife and I got married at Arneson Acres in edina. Gorgeous flower gardens, a building if the weather turns bad.

My .02$

Kurt

[ElectricalEngineer]

Here's a nice location: http://www.threeriversparks.org/parks/s ... -hall.aspx
Silverwood Park in St. Anthony Village (near New Brighton).

[Squib Joe]

If you're looking for a Japanese Garden, I'd second the motion that you look at the Como Conservatory. It beats the "Peace Garden" at Harriet.

http://www.comozooconservatory.org/attr ... den/#/info

[45Badger]

When are you guys getting married? Some places are much nicer at certain times of year.

Also, as you get away from the metro, you'll get more mosquitoes in summer. I know Strad is all cuddly and loveable, but you probably don't want to share him with 10,000 bloodsuckers .

[12smile]

pm me I'm a wedding photographer.

Harriet will have lots of distractions.

Como is $700 for 90 minutes after public hours.

Try Downtown sculpture garden...one of the four "Gardens" is completely cordoned off and the conservatory next door is the rain backup.

I could send you a pdf of a wedding I shot there last year.

[mrp]

I attended a wedding here several years ago. It was a nice wedding & reception and I didn't hear any complaints.

http://www.horseandhunt.com/events/weddings.html

[ttousi]

I attended a wedding here several years ago. It was a nice wedding & reception and I didn't hear any complaints.

http://www.horseandhunt.com/events/weddings.html

Sure......why not a gun club?

[Tickledpink]

Thanks all for the comments, we did reserve the Rose Gardens. Now just for the reception site, that is proving to be slightly more difficult.

[Pezhead]

How many people to you plan on having at the reception?

[plblark]

The Gopher only holds about 60 people after all.

[Tickledpink]

I think the family count is some where between 80-90. I am looking at resturants downtown.


Believe me....the Gopher has already been brought up (multiple times)