Weddings at the Hahn Horticulture Garden

The Hahn Horticulture Garden is the prettiest venue in Blacksburg, VA for hosting your wedding and reception! Conveniently located on the Virginia Tech campus, our garden features broad lawns and a vast collection of beautiful plants, flowers and seasonal interest. The perfect setting for all of your bridal portraits!

Rentals includes full access to the Garden, including our buildings and outdoor spaces. All rental proceeds go directly into the Garden's Daily Operations Fund to support on-going maintenance and improvements.

The Garden can accommodate events up to 184 people for your ceremony and reception. For more intimate weddings (fewer than 50 people), the Peggy Lee Hahn Garden Pavilion is an ideal place to host your reception. This indoor space features window walls with views into the Garden. Larger wedding receptions can be hosted outside under our open-air Garden Marquee, while still utilizing the Pavilion for cocktail hour or setting up your buffet spread. The Marquee sits on a high point and overlooks the Stream Garden and the Meadow Garden.

Questions about hosting your wedding in our beautiful garden? Please email our Events Team at: hahngardenrentals@vt.edu

The Garden Marquee is our large event reception area, boasting 2,800 square feet of covered space for rental events. The Garden Marquee features overhead lights, ceiling fans and power plugs for bands, DJ’s and accent lights. The maximum table layout 184 chairs around 23 5'-round tables. Please note that you will need to rent tables and chairs from a local rental company for use in the Marquee.

Pricing

Please contact us for pricing! Our standard rates go from April through October. We do offer an offseason discount for weddings in November through March.

Wedding and Reception Rental (or Reception Only) includes:

Access to the garden and pavilion the day before your wedding from 12pm-5pm for decoration, storing items or your rehearsal.
9 hour Garden, Pavilion and Marquee reservation the day of your wedding (must be over by midnight).

Wedding Ceremony Only Rentals includes:

Access to the garden and pavilion the day before your wedding from 12pm-5pm for decoration, storing items or your rehearsal.
5 hour Garden, Pavilion and Marquee reservation the day of your wedding.

All wedding rentals include

Ability to use any vendor of your choice (caterer, photographer, DJ, etc.).
Full use of Garden spaces including two separate large lawns for ceremony and reception
Beautiful, flower filled garden setting and atmosphere

Note that an additional $250 cleaning/damage deposit is required and will be refunded within 7 days if not needed.

Contact us at: hahngardenrentals@vt.edu to discuss your ideal ceremony and/or reception. Whether you are just looking to do a small elopement style ceremony or want additional time to clean up the next day, let us know what we can do to help make your dream wedding a reality.

Pavilion Dimensions and Amenties

The Peggy Lee Hahn Garden Pavilion, completed June 9, 2006, offers a delightful staging area for weddings and other special events held in the garden. French doors open from the 660 sq. ft. multipurpose room to an ample porch and the lawn beyond. The entire building is ADA compliant, including kitchen and restrooms. Front entrance and porch is "on grade" for easy access from surrounding area.

Dimensions

Interior total including offices and restrooms: 2,200sq. ft.
Multipurpose room interior: 26' x 25' . 660 sq. ft.
French doors open to surrounding porch (under roof): three sides at 7' deep . 400 sq. ft.
Multipurpose area under roof including room and porch: 1,060 sq. ft. * Hall, lobby, and entrance alcove (can be used as overflow for multipurpose room) . 320 sq. ft.
Total covered public space available for staging event . 1,380 sq. ft. (includes hall, lobby, alcove, multipurpose room, and covered porch).

Other Amenities

Galley kitchen: 12' x 9', 108 sq. ft. (includes electric range and stove, sinks, and refrigerator).
Bridal Changing Room (54 sq. ft.) accessible from women's restroom.
Restrooms: Women's has three stalls (one handicapped-accessible). Men's has one handicapped-accessible stall and two urinals.
High and low drinking fountains near restrooms.
Multipurpose room has two recessed work areas with counter tops; one with double sink. The counters can be exposed or hidden behind aluminum doors.
All interior spaces have full climate control (heating and cooling).
Two ceiling fans in the multipurpose room.
Recessed lighting throughout, including porch.

Important notes:

Virginia Tech requires that all events that serve alcohol have an ABC license. This is a university wide requirement that cannot be waived for any reason. The license can be one that you acquire as an individual or, if your alcohol is provided by a caterer, then a copy of their ABC license is required. A copy of the ABC license must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the event so that appropriate VTPD paperwork can be submitted and approved.
Event insurance must be obtained for all weddings. This is a university wide requirement that cannot be waived for any reason. A copy of the insurance must be submitted to the garden 30 days prior to the event. See the FAQ for additional information.
We are unable to restrict garden access to classes, students, and the general public who may be passing through the gardens. Our experience has been that students and visitors have been very respectful of special events.
While we try to alert people to possible university and community conflicts that will increase traffic to the garden it is ultimately your responsibility to check before booking. Events that might increase garden traffic include high school prom and homecoming dances, university graduations and university athletic events. We strongly recommend avoiding dates when there is a large event on campus. It is your responsibility to be sure there is not a large event taking place at the university or the surround communities on your chosen date.
Please note that we are unable to book Fall wedding dates (late August-November) until the ACC Football schedule is released in late January. However, we can book on dates with already scheduled non-conference away games, please check this schedule: VT Future Football
Campus regulations require a tent permit 30 days before the event through VT Facilities for tents larger than 900 sq ft. We can take care of this for you.

For additional information, please contact our Events Team at hahngardenrentals@vt.edu.

Cerimony chairs set up on the wedding lawn.

Tables set up under the Marquee.

The Bridal Changing Room located in the Pavilion building.

The Pavilion setup for a wedding using rental tables and chairs. (prior to updating the floor and paint inside the building)