Hold your wedding ceremony at one of Joliet's most picturesque landmarks: Bird Haven Greenhouse, located in Pilcher Park. During the summer, the outdoor gardens provide many wonderful photo opportunities. All year long the Greenhouse is alive with a wide variety of flowers and plants which complement each season. The Greenhouse offers both outdoor and indoor formal gardens, waterfall, fountains, and bridges, all located just minutes from I-80 & Maple Rd. (Rt. 30). Make your wedding a day you'll never forget!
Ceremony Reservations:
- 815-741-7278 x504 or x500
- dradzik@jolietpark.org
- kzapf@jolietpark.org
Wedding Ceremony Information
Ceremony Times:
- 12:00pm
- 1:30pm
- 3:00pm
Ceremony Locations/Capacity:
- Indoor Weddings (held in our brown room)
- Max Capacity: 125
- Outdoor Gazebo (area has no shade)
- Max Capacity: 125
- Outdoor Pergola (area has some shade from mature trees)
- Max Capacity: 170
Ceremony Rate:
- $450, $50 deposit (part of the rate total) must be paid at time of reservation. Remaining amount is due no later than one week prior to the date of the event.
- Rate includes:
- One hour reservation time slot for wedding ceremonies. All Ceremonies must start and end on time. Wedding parties may arrive no more than one hour before the reserved time slot and may stay ½ hour after ceremony end time to take pictures. All decorations, props, flowers, etc. are the responsibility of the wedding party and must be removed by the wedding party at the end of the one hour reservation time slot.
- 75 chairs, extra chairs are available for $1 per chair. Bird Haven Greenhouse staff will set up and take down all chairs.
- One standard 6 foot table is available if needed.
- One small round table for unity candles is available if needed.
- Podium is available if needed.
*Please note Bird Haven greenhouse does not provide bottled water for guests during summer weddings. All decorations, flowers, tablecloths, DJ, officiate is the responsibility of the wedding party.
General Information/Rules:
- Professional Decorators/Florists: Fresh floral arrangements that are to be installed may be delivered to the greenhouse office during hours of operation for holding prior to event starting. Decorators that want to test/practice installs must notify staff of planned trial runs to ensure no double bookings (if they are to take place during hours of operation).
- DJ’s/Music: For test runs please notify/schedule with greenhouse staff (if they are to take place during hours of operation) to ensure no double bookings.
- Rehearsals: included as part of the total rate. Please notify/schedule with greenhouse staff (if to be done during hours of operation) to ensure no double bookings.
- Flower Petals: Fresh flower petals may be tossed sparingly. Faux petals are not allowed. Other suggestions for entrance/exit toss that are acceptable/allowed: bubbles, bird seed and leaf confetti. If planning something different, please double check with greenhouse staff.
As a courtesy only, the following list of Wedding Officiates is being offered to assist you in the planning of your special day. If you have not chosen someone to perform your wedding vows, the individuals listed below have worked with the facility. The fees and arrangements agreed upon are between you and the officiate of your choice.
- Pastor Suzanne Anderson-Hurdle - 815-355-2397
- Hon. Bruce D. Falk - 815-726-4443
- Pastor Bill Beagle - 708-921-7625
- Hon. Edmund Bart - 630-892-3822
- R. Barry Kolanowski - 630-392-1953
- Phillip Wojtasik - 815-954-9656
- Rev. Daniel Harris - 630-712-8200
- Rev. Anne Styx - 708-752-0165
- Rev. Giovanni - 630-940-3469
Outdoor wedding ceremonies may get moved inside due to inclement weather which includes rain and/or freezing temperatures.
Indoor wedding ceremonies please note the greenhouse temperature inside is typically 10 to 15 degrees warmer than the temperature outside. Greenhouse has fans for air circulation only (they do not cool nor provide much relief during hot summer months). There is no A/C inside the greenhouse.
In addition, the greenhouse must close if the temperature outside is 90 degrees F or higher and if there is lightning within 10 miles of the greenhouse for the safety of staff and guests. In such cases, greenhouse staff would notify the wedding party and work on a plan to reschedule and/or find accommodations.
Wedding party may also choose to change the location of the wedding ceremony for reasons not listed above/personal preference. In such cases, please notify staff at least 48 hours in advance.