City of RochesterMonroe County Parks Department
Phone - 585.753.7275
The Lamberton Conservatory
A unique indoor botanical garden that offers gorgeous flowers all year round. The varied sights make an ideal background for wedding pictures. The recently installed kitchen combined with the historical value of the Conservatory make it the perfect spot for a ceremony or small reception.
The Lilac Arches
This large outdoor space, located in Highland Park (off Highland Avenue) includes beautiful lilac colored arches, brick pathways and flowering trees in an open air setting. This space will accommodate larger groups (up to 200), for pictures. Electricity, water and flush toilets are available.
The Sunken Garden
This historic location is reserved exclusively for photographs. The unique greenery and exquisite architecture provide a stunning background. The Sunken Garden is located behind the Warner Castle, in Highland Park (off Reservoir Avenue).
University of Rochester
500 Joseph C. Wilson Blvd
Rochester, NY
Phone - 585.275.9061
Set into the banks along the Genesee River, the Chapel is distinguished by its elegant stained glass dome. The wooden arched seating design allows for an intimate feel whether your guest number is large or small. The specially designed contemporary teak wood pipe organ is the focal point of this simple sanctuary setting.
Inside the chapel, the Main Sanctuary seats up to 500 people, has handicap accessible seating,and an infrared assistive listening device system. This area features a Casavant Freres Pipe Organ, baby grand piano, full size screen and sound system. The middle level houses the Chapel Staff as well as the Commons Room Lounge and a small meditation room. The River Level room accommodates 180 for luncheons and up to 300 for services, lectures and concerts.
Village Gate
274 Goodman St. N.
Rochester, NY
Phone - 585.442.9061
The Granger Homstead
Canandaigua, NY
295 North Main Street
Phone - 585.394.1472
Your wedding day...one of the most important days in your life. The Granger Homestead offers you an atmosphere of warmth and elegance for your ceremony, reception or pictures. Inside or out on the grounds, the setting for your wedding, shower, or other special occasion is unique. An antique horse-drawn carriage is also available.
Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion
151 Charlotte Street
Canandaigua, NY
Phone - 585.394.4922 / 585.396.7433
Sonnenberg offers wedding ceremonies of varying sizes to accommodate as few as a dozen guests up to several hundred to witness you taking your vows.
All couples are welcome to choose our primary ceremony site with its formal, traditional ambience for wedding ceremonies of any size. When planning a small ceremony, for 40 guests or fewer, some of our outlying gardens may be used as an alternate location in which to create an intimate, cozy feel.
Large wedding ceremonies, accommodating 50 – 250+ guests, can be located at either the primary Pergola site for a ceremony with a traditional, formal style, or the Beech Tree Plateau site, where a simple grass plateau, with a large, red-leaf Copper Beech Tree stands behind and other trees grace the sides creating a natural “stage” with impressive views for up to 400 guests.
Rochester Academy of Medicine
101 East Ave
Rochester, NY 1441
Phone - 585.271.1313
The Academy’s home combines the beauty and charm of the original mansion with contemporary functionality, making it an ideal site for business and professional gatherings and other events.
The Academy facilities offer the following:
A beautiful lounge, which seats up to 60 people comfortably, for meetings or lectures. The lounge will also seat 50 people at tables for a meal. It is acoustically ideal for music recitals. A dinning room for walk-around coffee and snacks or for seated meals for up to 30 people. The Library or the Founder’s room for meetings of up to 30 people. A 280-seat auditorium with stage and balcony, equipped for A/V presentations. Elevators and restrooms handicap accessibility. Free adjacent parking for up to 110 cars. Prestigious location on beautiful and historic East Avenue.
