Garden wedding ceremony with white florals

The 12 best garden venues for a spring wedding

09/24/2026

Walled roses, bulb courts and orangeries — the gardens that peak exactly when spring weddings do.

Spring weddings live or die on timing, and these twelve gardens are chosen for peak bloom in April and May — walled roses, cherry alleys and bulb courts that need almost no added florals.

Our rule of thumb: book the garden for the ceremony and a hard-roofed room on the same estate for dinner. Spring weather rewards the backup plan, and guests remember the garden long after.

Each venue below includes its bloom calendar, wet-weather plan and the portrait spots our photographers rate highest.

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