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Bellingrath Gardens & Home
4.8 ★★★★★ 3,988 Google reviews · Garden wedding venue in Theodore, Alabama
Serene setting for acres of flowers, waterfalls & a 1930s home housing a porcelain collection.
Plan your tour
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (251) 427-3367
- Website bellingrath.org — most venues book tours right on their site
Hours
| Monday | 8 AM–5 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM–5 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–5 PM |
The setting
“We enjoyed strolling along the river, lakes, and ponds.”
Amenities couples mention
“This visit, we arrived about an hour to an hour & a half before dark, so I immensely enjoyed the beautiful flowers, plants and rose garden.”
“) The outside of the home is so pretty, as are the fountains and pools around it.”
“Ample parking and well paved all around including handicap accessible in most areas of home and gardens.”
What couples say again and again
“The house is beautifully adorned with antiques and collectibles and walnut furniture, on par with Presidential homes.”
“It was easy to find and parking was not an issue.”
Getting married at Bellingrath Gardens & Home
Bellingrath Gardens & Home comes up for weddings — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the tour worth it. First, see the garden at the time of day and season you'd actually get married — a garden that glows at golden hour in June can look very different at noon in March, so ask what's in bloom for your date and walk the path your guests take from parking to ceremony to reception. Second, bring your real questions: the rain plan (where does the ceremony move, and does it hold everyone?), shade and bugs for a summer afternoon, the catering and bar policy, the music curfew, and exactly what's included — tables, chairs, setup, and teardown are where quotes quietly diverge. Popular garden dates book 12–18 months out, so if the tour feels right, ask what's open in your season before you leave.
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