Wickham Park

If you are looking for an indoor/outdoor wedding venue held adjacent to beautifully maintained gardens, then Wickham Park should be at the top of your list. The venue was able to accommodate a very casual or highly sophisticated wedding, which was wonderful. I was married there last fall and had a wonderful experience. The photo opportunities were amazing. Rhonda was wonderful to coordinate with throughout the planning process. We were able to have the wedding of our dreams on a very limited budget, and feel like we did not have to sacrifice anything. I would highly recommend Wickham Park for a wedding site for any future brides.

My husband and I recently got married at wickham park in sept 2011. The 23rd of sept to be exact , prob the day we got the most rain in the year of 2011!! I had to write to let everyone know how awesome all the staff and Rhonda were! From the minute I looked at the park a year before all the way up to our rehearsal there, our ceremony and reception. They were more than accommodating to let me bring all my things to the cabin two nights before, my caterer and wedding planner were able to get in early on my wedding day to rearrange appropriately for the unplanned rain. The staff on scene that evening were beyond nice, helpful and let us do our thing unless we needed them. The grounds are beautiful for pictures and the ceremony and then cabin has a fireplace and air condition for all times of the year! I would highly recommend this to any bride who wants to put their own touch and wants to control her budget. It can be anything from simple to over the top and still rain! Amazing day!!

A little pricy, but totally worth it for the scenery and the convenience of having the ceremony and reception all in one, beautiful location. Also, we were able to take all of our photos at the location, so we could get back to the party right away without our guests having to wait several hours! And our pictures came out amazing! Everyone asks where we got married.Also, it was nice to know that the money we spent on the venue goes back to preserving this amazingly beautiful park. Definitely worth it.The staff was professional and made sure everything was set up as I specified. The facilities were clean, and completely dry after it had rained all week!Rhonda and the rest of the staff I spoke to via email (as I planned long distance) were extremely professional and responsive in a timely manner to all my little questions and numerous emails. They were very flexible with my requests for decor and furniture set up.I also liked the fact that we could bring in other vendors and we weren't restricted like other venues do. They even provided a list of reputable vendors and we were not disappointed with their recommendations!We look forward to visiting the Park in the years to come and eventually bringing our children to the place where Mommy and Daddy got married. :-)

We had our wedding here this September. They are NOT flexible or helpful. Wedding needs to be shut down at 10:30 and began yelling at my caterer and band because we did not pack up fast enough AND threatened to take our security deposit away. There was only 2, 18 year-olds to help with security and they were not nice. BEWARE brides, this venue only goes to 10:15 tops...and for all the money we spent we should have treated with more respect and kindness. It IS beautiful but I wish I had had my wedding elsewhere...

Best Venue! So beautiful. We rented out the Cabin Garden site here. Our guests loved it and so did we. Our contact at Wickham (Rhonda) is so friendly and responsive. And you get a great value for your buck. They provide tables, rocking chairs (since it is at a beautiful cabin site), chairs, and many other features. Our wedding day was amazing and the venue was nothing short of incredible. Definitely recommend this place!

My husband and I had our rehearsal and ceremony in the English Garden. The ceremony was at 5pm and the sun was just low enough below the trees so our guests would swelter in the heat...it was perfect! It is an ideal location for garden wedding. We got so many compliments about how beautiful our ceremony was. We ordered 100 chairs for the wedding at $2.50 a chair. The week before I called asking for 10 more chairs, and they accomodated us COMPLIMENTARY! I was very impressed by their ability to answer any questions or concerns.There is a white tent they can put up over the chairs incase it showers/rains. You have to reserve it and decide if you want it the day before the wedding ($400 for tent).Only downfall is you don't get your money back if you are unable to have your ceremony there due to weather.Wonderful location for pictures-- included a few in my photo album...take a look!

I like to give constructive criticism and not give all my vendors 5 stars for everything but it's unavoidable. Wickham park was the perfect location in every way for our wedding. We got married in the cabin garden. For a tent, cabin and garden all-inclusive the price is incredible.Guess what? It rained on our wedding day. We were lucky enough to get our wedding party and first look pictures done in the garden before the rain started. When we finally decided that it was impossible to get married outside overlooking the skyline of hartford we accepted that we would get married in front of the fireplace, below that amazing moose head. My husband and I are so happy it rained during our ceremony. Our guests waited in the cabin, our wedding party on the porch and my husband and I hid in the gazebo. The ceremony was so intimate because all our guests were standing around us and the acoustics were great. It felt so personal. I would reccommend putting pictures up of each spouse's parents and grandparents on their wedding day on the big mantle. It made getting married inside that much more meaningful.The tent is beautiful. The bar is convenient and the venue is the perfect size for a party of size 100 or more. You would be silly not to consider the Cabin Garden at Wickham park for your wedding.

The park is absolutely beautiful. The staff was extremely helpful and very quick to respond to all of my questions. 2 days before the rehearsal we needed to move the time and they were so flexible.

Wickham Park was a beautiful site for our wedding, the one thing that disappointed me was that they did not put on the air conditioning at our reception, despite my requests. Other than that, it was a fantastic night!

We held our daughters wedding at Wickham Park in June. Rhonda and her staff were absolutely wonderful! They started by meeting us after a major snow storm to view the wedding cabin site. Rhonda provided many pictures of June weddings so we could see the site in full bloom. From there things went very smoothly. Their contract was very precise and clear as to how things worked. They worked with us as far as leaving items for the wedding at the cabin the night before. We extended the amount of time we had originally contracted for, to allow for clean up. The fact that they have plenty of tables and chairs available as part of your rental, saved us a huge cost. They were so accommodating that they allowed us to visit the site in June 2010, on the w/e that we would be having the wedding, the next year, to see what it looked like in full bloom and set up for a wedding.The wedding was fabulous, the site was breathtaking... Our guests were in awe and haven't stopped talking about how beautiful and unique of a venue it was. We all had a wonderful time and Maggie and Joe couldn't have been happier. We have told many people about this hidden treasure. Thanks again to Rhonda and her staff.

Absolutely gorgeous. Had no problems, Rhonda answered all my questions when I e-mailed her. And I am sure I sent a lot. Had our ceremony in the English garden and it was perfect. They set up the chairs we requested before anyone showed up and packed them up after we left! Our reception was in the Cabin and cabin garden. Everything was setup as requested and the gardens were beautiful.

My husband and I got married up in the cabin garden ampitheatre on 5/7/11. I had originally planned for the English Garden, but had to change at the last minute because there just were no flowers out yet! Rhonda the events coordinator was amazing. She had no problem accomodating us. The park was gorgeous and the rain held off! The crew was super helpful. The only thing that happened is that they forgot to open the damper to the fireplace before they lit the fire, and we got smoked out for a few minutes. That problem was quickly fixed however. Rhonda was so quick to respond to any and all questions I had throughout the year. The money you pay is well worth it. They use it to maintain the park. If you have never been, you need to see it in June. We fell in love with the park the very first day we visited. Even if you just get married in one of the gardens and don't have your reception there, it will be beautiful!I don't regret changing the ceremony location at all. It was so easy to walk from the ampitheatre to the cabin. The view of Hartford in the background isn't bad either! Thank you SO much for a gorgeous wedding and for all the emotional help throughout the past year!

Absolutely breath taking! It did rain during our ceremony however we had a fire in the cabin and did the ceremony there, which was gorgeous and intimate. After the rain cleared we were able to take pictures out on the beautiful ampatheater over looking the city skyline and fall foliage. The tent and cabin are a blank canvas which is perfect for creating your dream wedding. The staff is wonderful and very attentive. Highly recommended.

This is where we had our wedding photos taken. It was a great location for a small fee.

Not really sure what the one bride on here was fussing about...I guess you can't be perfect so there's the lemon. Our experience with Wickham was fantastic. The location (the cabin and ceremony site overlooking the Hartford skyline) was ideal. We had many friends later comment on the site and say how it was one of the most beautiful- if not the most- venues they've been to. In terms of outdoor locations...it is hard to beat in this area without breaking the bank.The staff was wonderful and was helpful from beginning to end. Also a fine point to make is that it is a fantastic location for photography. I am a photographer and must say that your wedding will yield stunning photographs (with the right photographer obviously).You won't be disappointed with Wickham, they're great.

Great place!! Excellent views of the city and the cabin garden was beautiful. Rhonda was very helpful and made sure that everything happened just as we wanted. The new amphitheater at the cabin garden is extremely beautiful and makes the day run much easier. Our only complaint was that the tent isn't set up for any kinda of sound and makes it hard to have special events like the first dance and speeches in the tent area. It did rain very heavily on our wedding day the tent did a great job of keeping us dry, though some water did sneak under the tent and left some slippery areas, but the staff was very fast to sweep it out from under the tent. The area is like a blank canvas which allowed us to decorate exactly as we wanted to. Overall it was an excellent experience and would recommend this place to friends and family.

Wickham Park is such an absolutely beautiful place to have a wedding ceremony. There is a variety of gardens to choose from and each is as lovely and full of flowers as the last. At the top there is a beautiful view of Hartford for pictures. It can be a little pricy but at least your guests do not need to pay to get in.

Such a beautiful location and so affordable. Truly the perfect setting for a wedding.

We were very pleased with the English Garden and were able to rent it for just one hour, which was all we needed. They didn't block it off, though, so another couple tried to come into the garden near the end of our hour, but left quickly when we asked.

Rhonda was amazing to work wioth. she did have trouble responding to my call ors emails in a timely manner but when we did speak she was amazing. she answered all the questions before i even could ask them. the aprk looked great. everything was eprfect i couldnt have asked for more.