Wedding Information
Courtesy of Kirstin & Chris Casgar
When your special day of commitment and celebration comes, you want everything to be perfect - including the setting. For an evening outdoor ceremony and reception of your dreams, imagine our natural surroundings and beautiful vistas, a historic building and tented area to host your reception, plus caring and attentive staff to assist you. And with a stellar selection of caterers to choose from, you'll be focused on enjoying your day, while leaving the details to us.
- The Morris Arboretum is available for weddings on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings only, from 6 pm to midnight.
- With the use of the tented area attached to the Widener Visitor Center, a former Victorian carriage house, you can accommodate up to 170 guests for a sit-down reception. The Upper Gallery of the Center can accommodate 65. (Please note: the tented area is not available November through March)
- The use of the grounds of the Arboretum for wedding photography is limited to parties that have rented the facilities.
- Morris Arboretum is conveniently located in Philadelphia's historic Northwest, just four miles from the Pennsylvania Turnpike and the Blue Route/I-676, and 20 minutes from center city Philadelphia. Click here for directions to the Arboretum.
- There are bed and breakfast accommodations and an inn in nearby Chestnut Hill, and hotels close by in the Ft. Washington and Plymouth Meeting areas of suburban Montgomery County. For more information, you may wish to contact Adele Waerig.
If you are interested in renting facilities for an event other than a wedding, click here.
For more information, contact Adele Waerig , Rental Manager, at (215) 247-5777, extension 158.
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