Dunn Gardens

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Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Starting at $1,200

Packages

Prices start at $1,200

Guest capacity

Up to 40 seated guests

About this venue

Celebrate your special day at Dunn Gardens, a 1915 Olmsted-designed historic garden located just north of downtown Seattle. Our 7.5 acres of luscious Northwest native plants, meandering paths, and a peek-a-boo view of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains never cease to amaze guests. This is truly the most beautiful garden in Seattle! There are many reasons to choose Dunn Gardens for your wedding, but one of the nicest things about celebrating here is that we only do one wedding per week, allowing you and your vendors to begin set-up on Thursday with a final clean-up on Monday. Our weddings range in size from simple elopements to micro weddings of up to 40 guests. We are flexible and always enjoy working with couples to create the wedding of their dreams. Why would you choose Dunn Gardens? Privacy, personalized service, and your choice of location for the ceremony that provides a variety of scenic and natural opportunities for photographs.

Seated guest capacity

  • 2-40

Venue type

  • Historic Estates, Mansions
  • Parks, Gardens

Venue setting

  • Indoor
  • Outdoor
13533 Northshire Rd NW, Seattle, WA 98177

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The Great Lawn

You and your guests will be mesmerized by the magic of Dunn Gardens -- truly a hidden gem in the heat of NW Seattle.

Dunn Gardens is a 1915 historic garden designed by the Olmsted Brothers. You and your guests will have access to 7.5 acres of towering heritage trees, vast stretches of open lawns, meandering paths, and a peek-a-boo view of Puget Sound and Olympic Mountains. Because we are not a wedding venue, there is a great deal of flexibility when planning your event, including your choice of vendors and the ability to have your tent (if you choose to use one) set-up on Thursday with a Monday take down.

Guest capacity

2-30 Seated

2-30 Standing

Square footage

20,000

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, Elopement

Guests often feel this space is

“Relaxed”

Included in this room:

- Garage for use by caterers - Ed's Cottage for wedding party preparations - On-site staff day of event - Monday pick-up of all rented items

Room cost

$1,200-$4,000

Dunn Gardens packages

Elopements

5 guests

Peak pricing $1,200

Description

Dunn Gardens offers elopements for couples who are looking for a simple wedding ceremony.

What’s included
  • Ceremony only
  • Access to Dunn Gardens

Micro Weddings

5-40 guests

Peak pricing $2,500-5,000

Description

We offer exclusive use of Dunn Gardens for the whole day on your wedding date. You have access to Ed's Cottage and 7.5 acres of garden. You may also host your rehearsal dinner at the gardens with up to 25 people for a 4-hour period.

What’s included
  • One on-site staff person
  • Vendor/ Caterer access
  • A bottle of complimentary champagne
  • Parking
  • Ceremony rehearsal
  • Bathroom facilities
  • Small canopy tent
  • Limited chairs, tables, linens, and flatware
  • One year family membership to Dunn Gardens
  • Chalkboard signs

Available services that can be provided by Dunn Gardens

Services & amenities

  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event staff
  • Wifi

Transportation & access

  • Self parking - free
  • Wheelchair accessible

Reviews

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  • Perfect for our intimate wedding

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    •Theona K.•Sep 17, 2024

    We were SO happy with the way our wedding turned out. The staff was extremely kind and helpful. The grounds are absolutely breathtaking and easy to navigate. The price was super reasonable, and the value we received was unmatched. 10/10 recommend for a small, intimate wedding.

  • Perfect Wedding at Dunn Gardens

    •Verified review
    •Kate•Sep 11, 2024

    We had a 35 person wedding at Dunn Gardens in July 2024. It was absolutely amazing. Choosing the gardens was hands-down the best decision of our wedding and I cannot recommend this venue highly enough. My husband and I searched all over WA and the Bay Area for wedding venues. We were looking for: - an outdoor wedding in the woods - a space appropriate for 40 guests - the ability to host a medium fancy, catered event- like an elevated backyard wedding We chanced upon Dunn Gardens on a botanical garden website. The moment we visited, we knew it was the perfect spot for us. The space alone may be the most gorgeous, well hidden little pocket of Seattle out there. Even folks not looking to get married should check the gardens out- we visited many times in the year leading up to our wedding, and in every season, the garden is a stunning, PNW dream. This is just what we wanted: a place where we could be at peace in the trees with our guests. It was so magical day-of, and all our guests commented on how special and beautiful the venue was. Though the scenery alone is enough to set this venue apart, the rest of our experience here was also incredible. The professionalism and assistance we received from our venue coordinator, Sara, was wonderful. She helped us every step of the way (for a year!) coordinating with our outside vendors, helping us make key decisions, and solving problems for us that arose day-of with our caterers. Working with Sara was one of the best parts of our wedding process. We also loved the flexibility and access the venue provided. In addition to our Saturday wedding, we hosted a casual rehearsal dinner and nature walk at the gardens Friday night, plus a floral prep party in the garden cottage Friday afternoon. Then, after the wedding, we had Sunday and Monday to clean up. The ongoing access to the gardens all weekend was so helpful logistically and gave us more time to enjoy the space with our families. Most of our wedding took place on lawns outside (there are many little areas to set things up- we had our rehearsal dinner on the cottage lawn, ceremony on the tennis lawn, and reception on the great lawn). For our floral prep, rehearsal dinner food area, and getting ready areas, we used the cottage. We did not rent a tent since it was July (a tent would be a good idea most other months). The venue was very flexible with our choice of vendors and our timeline and vision for the event. A few restrictions that worked fine for us were the limit on the headcount (40 at the time we had our wedding), time cutoff (guests out by 9pm- this was perfect, we bar hopped in Fremont with our friends afterwards), and no microphones, speakers, or DJs (we had a keyboardist, which was great. No mics for the ceremony and toasts, which was not a problem at all). A few more helpful things the venue provided were plastic banquet tables, folding chairs, use of furniture for things like outdoor lounging and gift tables, tablecloths (casual style, perfect for the rehearsal pizza dinner), vases (used for floral prep), and chalkboard signs. We loved our wedding and we are so grateful to have had it at Dunn Gardens. I can’t imagine a more perfect place to get married. I recommend this venue wholeheartedly, and encourage any couple thinking about it to stop in for a visit. You will fall in love with this garden- we certainly did and will be back for years to come.

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