Planning Your Wedding At The
Daniel Boone Native Gardens

Before the wedding

You may visit the gardens before booking a date and site. In season, May 1 to Oct. 31, enter at the main gates. Off season, enter at the lower end, through the Rockery entrance, adjacent to the Hampton Funeral Service driveway on Horn in the West Drive.
Wheelchair accessibility is available through the Rockery entrance. 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. Our wedding coordinator can advise you.
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.
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 a company called Boone Rent-All & Parties Too www.boonerent-all.com.
Electrical service is provided, but bring your own extension cords. Trash bags too.

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 weddings, 20 persons of fewer, one hour only, by reservation, anywhere in garden except Pickin Porch, Allee or Wedding Lawn, $75.
Small weddings, 20 persons or fewer, Rockery or Lower Allee only, $150.
Standard wedding, 200 persons maximum, $300; second site for reception, $200.
Reception only, 200 persons maximum, $300.
Community groups and tours, two hours, $35 to reserve date, then $2 per adult.
Deposits for weddings: a $100 deposit reserves a date and site(s), balance is due one week before wedding.
Refunds: $50 of deposit is refundable in case of cancellation 30 days ahead.
In case of inclement weather, $50 of deposit and any balance already paid are refunded.
Send checks to Treasurer, Daniel Boone Native Gardens, P.O. Box 1705, Boone NC 28607 and notify the wedding coordinator of the date, time, and site.

On the 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.

After the wedding