Weddings in Elizabeth Park Rose Garden

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Elizabeth Park Rose Garden is on the border of Hartford, Connecticut and West Hartford, Connecticut.

Weddings in Elizabeth Park can take place in the gazebo, in the pergola, by one of the ponds, or in one of the gardens.

When the roses are in bloom, there is no more picturesque spot!

The Elizabeth Park Rose Garden gazebo with your wedding officiant in a judicial robe.

Parking is free and there is no admission charge.

Outside the gazebo in the Rose Garden section of Elizabeth Park is a favorite place for weddings because of the surrounding roses. Inside the gazebo is private when the vines are in leaf. For example, the people inside the gazebo are not visible in the photo.

In the Rose Garden there are large arches (ideal for processions), with the rose beds arranged like spokes of a wheel with the gazebo as the hub.

Looking from the Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden toward the Elizabeth Park Rose Garden

Across from the Rose Garden is the Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden, with its own gazebo. This gazebo will comfortably hold more than 25 people plus the couple and celebrant. When you provide your own chairs, 50 people could witness the wedding ceremony.

Behind the Perennial Garden gazebo, toward the Rock Garden, is an archway with hanging greenery. The sunken area is a good place for last-minute preparation before you begin your procession to the gazebo for your ceremony.

The gazebo in Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden is another fine place for weddings.

Preparing for handfasting in the gazebo in Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden

At the right, I'm encouraging people to join the handfasting ceremony that is about to begin under the gazebo. The ribbons shown gently blowing in the breeze will be used by the guests as well as the celebrant to join the joyous couple.

Please see the Unity Ceremony Page for a discussion of handfasting with ribbons and cords.

Fall brings vibrant colors to the gazebo in the Elizabeth Park Rose Garden

The stone bridge in Elizabeth Park provides a backdrop for photos

In the fall, Elizabeth Park takes on the colors of autumn. For example, the leaves on the Rose Garden gazebo turn brilliant colors before falling.

No matter what time of year you have your wedding, the stone bridge over the ponds is an ideal place for photographs!

The official Web Site (WWW.ElizabethPark.Org) has different photos and other information, including the schedule of events.

The Pond House (WWW.PondHouseCafe.Com), located in Elizabeth Park, is an excellent place for your reception after your wedding in Elizabeth Park Rose Garden. The food is very good and the service is outstanding. (I speak from personal experience!)