Weddings and Receptions in the Gardens
Avon Gardens offers an intimate and romantic setting for your wedding, nestled amidst five acres of beautifully landscaped gardens and water features. Evening receptions are simply breathtaking with hundreds of candles and festive lighting scattered through the gardens. Let us help you create a unique wedding event that you and your guests will always remember, immersed in the tranquility and peacefulness of nature.
Avon Gardens is located near Indianapolis and is considered one of Indianapolis's premier wedding venues and is less than 7 miles from I-465.
Set Your Magical Day
in a Garden Oasis
Under the Sun or Beneath the Stars
An amazing outdoor wedding location for wedding and receptions up to 250 guests.
Ceremony sites include a secluded lawn with bridal arbor decorated in your colors or under a large maple tree with petals scattered down the aisle. Area is bordered by white flower gardens.
Guests stroll through shaded gardens from the ceremony area to reception area. A shaded deck overlooks a wooded ravine, ponds and waterfalls—an ideal spot for appetizers or a receiving line.
The reception area includes pavilion, patio, bar area and colorful flower gardens with walkways
Photo backdrops are limited only by the photographer’s imagination and your sense of adventure
Evening receptions include festive garden lights and the ambience of hundreds of candles lit at dusk
Garden pavilion, with paddle fans and lights, serves as ceremony backup site if weather doesn’t cooperate
At Avon Gardens You Simply Get More
MORE VALUE
Five acres of candlelit gardens: a breathtaking and unforgettable experience for you and your guests
Something’s always in bloom, so the gardens are lovely from May through October; you’ll only need flowers for the wedding party.
No decoration budget needed. We decorate the bridal arbor, pavilion, gazebo, and tents.
Indoor climate-controlled changing area for the bridal party.
The reception area includes a garden pavilion and outdoor bar.
All set up and cleanup included.
MORE FLEXIBILITY No food minimums!
No required vendors AND no fees for bringing in outside vendors.
Bring your own food, arrange for the caterer of your choice or ask us for recommendations.
No beverage minimums!
Our rates are based on the number of guests and the day of the week.
Frequently Asked Questions
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We add portable AC units and fans that we add to the reception space to help keep guests cool for no additional charge.
If it will be cold outside, we have heaters that we add patio heaters to the reception space for no additional charge.
The wedding suite and restrooms are both temperature controlled spaces.
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The majority of our property is gardens for people to enjoy! Our ceremony area is on an open lawn, so seating is not covered. The ceremony arbor, where the couple stands, is under cover.
The reception spaces, including dinner seating, are all covered!
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We have multiple rain plans and discuss them in-depth during tours.
If there is rain before the ceremony and then blue skies, our team dries off all of the chairs. We then leave an additional dry towel on each chair for your guests. We work very hard and watch the radar to try and use the ceremony lawn on rainy days, as that is usually what the couple wants!
In the event of heavy rain and/or lightening, the ceremony will be moved to the covered reception area.
Additionally, we have about 120 umbrellas that we can set out for no additional fee.
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We do not have any required vendors! We also do not charge any fees for using outside vendors.
We do provide a list of recommended vendors during tours. Couples are not required to use from this list. These are just vendors that we have had good experiences with!
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With the gardens surrounding the ceremony and reception areas, the space doesn’t need much dressing up! Customizations for the ceremony area are included for no additional cost.
Couples are welcome to rent our centerpieces or to bring in their own. If you opt to bring your own, our team will set them out for no additional fee!
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Venue cleanup is included in your rental!
At the end of the night, it is important that all of your items get returned to you. Our team will help gather your items and load them. We recommend designating a friend and/or family member’s vehicle for items to be loaded into.
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Couples are welcome to use a wedding planner or day-of coordinator! We do not require it. Our garden rental fee includes a designated venue coordinator who will also coordinator your rehearsal and ceremony for no additional fee. Our team does take a more “behind the scenes” role for the reception.
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Our packages are based on the event you would like to host. Our most popular one is our “Wedding and Reception” option.
We also do ceremony only, ceremony and cocktail hour, reception only, elopements, birthday parties, showers, and more!