Your Questions,
Answered

Weekday rentals, Monday through Thursday, start at $5,000 for the full day. Fridays and Sundays cost less than Saturdays, which are our most requested date. Send an inquiry and we will send our full pricing right away.

All discounts have already been applied. The best way to save is to choose a weekday, Friday, or Sunday.

Send us an inquiry and we will reply with our pricing and a link to book your tour. Tours are by appointment only, and to give our couples full privacy we never tour on the day of an event.

Dates are reserved first come, first served. A signed contract and 40% of the rental fee secure your date. Talking about a date does not hold it.

We host one event per day, and every booking includes exclusive use of The Gardenia for up to 13 hours, so reception-only events are priced the same as a full wedding day.

Payments are not refundable or transferable if you cancel. We require event cancellation insurance alongside your liability insurance.

Exclusive use of the property from 10am to 11pm, including setup and cleanup time. You get the chapel, the reception hall, the bridal suite and the groom's suite, plus 24 round tables, six 8-foot farmhouse tables and 300 cross-back chairs, set up for you. We host only one event per day. Extra hours are $250 each.

A Gardenia event host is on site for your whole rental, but an event host is not a coordinator. The host makes sure the venue and facilities are running correctly and can reach the venue team at any time. A wedding planner or day-of coordinator is not included, and we do require one for every event. Choose anyone you like, or pick from our preferred vendor list.

Yes. Your rental includes a one-hour rehearsal on a day before your wedding when no other event is booked. The latest rehearsal time is 4pm.

Yes. Gardenia couples get a complimentary two-hour portrait session on a weekday, based on availability.

Tables and chairs are included and set up for you. Linens, flatware and plates are not, but you can rent them from us if you like. Renting from us is never required.

Yes. The Gardenia is an open vendor venue, so you choose your own caterer, photographer, florist, DJ and coordinator.

Yes, we are BYOB friendly. You supply the alcohol, which is where most couples save the most, and Shaker Bar & Bev's bartenders are available to serve it. Alcohol comes in with the couple, not with individual guests, and you will need alcohol coverage on your event insurance.

Yes. Every couple needs $1,000,000 in event liability insurance, plus alcohol liability if alcohol is served. Cancellation coverage is required too. Policies through wedsafe.com usually cost around $175.

Yes, by email at 60 days and 15 days out. At 60 days, you fill out our questionnaire; we send you the link. At 15 days, you send in your final floor plan, timeline and certificate of insurance (COI).

After you book, we send an invitation to plan your layout online, where you can arrange tables and seating however you like. Final floor plans are due 15 days before your event.

Yes. Planning visits are Tuesday through Thursday by appointment. We keep weekends private for the couples celebrating that day.

Setup happens during your rental time, starting at 10am on your wedding day. Nothing can be dropped off ahead of time, including decor, rentals and alcohol. Extra morning hours are $250 each.

No. The sun sets toward the front of the building, so it stays out of your eyes and your guests' eyes during the ceremony, and the patio is shaded by evening. With flat, open land all around, the sunsets here make beautiful photos.

Command strips and painter's tape only on walls, and painter's tape only on floors. Everything else must be freestanding. Candles must sit inside glass, with the flame at least 2 inches below the rim. Silk petals only in the chapel, and no confetti, rice, real petals, birdseed, balloons, lanterns or glitter. Send-off items must stay in guests' hands.

Guests pull into the circle drive in front of the main buildings and park in our lot, which holds cars for up to 300 guests. Valet is not included, but you can hire one. Cars may stay overnight when needed; just plan to pick them up the next day.

Yes, for your outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour. Pets cannot come inside the main building. A wedding pet attendant is required to take pets off the property after cocktail hour; pets may not be left in crates or in a car.

Setup and teardown of tables and chairs is included. Anything you, your guests or your vendors bring must be packed out by the end of your rental, the kitchen and bar wiped down, and vendor trash removed. Two dumpsters are on site.

Denton. The Embassy Suites by Hilton Denton Convention Center is our couples' top pick, about 25 minutes from the venue. Its Houlihan's restaurant works well for a welcome or rehearsal dinner, and Historic Downtown Denton Square is under 10 minutes away.

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Denton is about 20 minutes away. Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Sanger is only 10 minutes away and has a 15-passenger van for groups. WinStar World Casino & Resort is about 23 minutes away if your crowd wants an afterparty.

Yes. Airbnb and VRBO have homes near the venue, and they book up early, so reserve as soon as your date is set.

No. Linens are never required. We offer them as a convenience, delivered and placed on your tables for you.

No. To keep anything from going missing, linens come either all from our rental service or all from you.