New York Botanical Garden

The New York Botanical Garden, a National Historic Landmark on 250 acres in the Bronx, rents indoor and outdoor spaces for weddings, corporate gatherings, and galas through its in-house catering partner CxRA. The Garden Terrace Room, the Garden's primary ballroom, has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the grounds and an attached tent for outdoor cocktails, holding 120 to 300 guests. Two additional venues, the Stone Mill and the Hudson Garden Grill, offer smaller settings within the Garden's landscape of old-growth forest, wetlands, and cultivated collections. For meetings, lectures, and presentations, the Watson Building's Ross Lecture Hall seats 400 with a stage and large screen projector, and smaller classrooms in the same building handle corporate meetings by approval. The Garden also offers curated group activities, private viewings, and all-inclusive day packages for corporate retreats. Past couples have credited the Garden's events team, including coordinator Katie Parker, with managing weddings from initial site visits through the day itself.