Outdoor rentals are available from May 1, 2023 to October 8, 2023. We are accepting booking requests for 2024 with the option to pay a deposit to secure a date. Contact our rental department directly at vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca for information.

With an outdoor wedding rental, your guests will have the opportunity to explore all 55 acres of VanDusen Garden!

Celebrate your special day in one of three serene outdoor locations at the Garden: The Great Lawn, Heron Lake or Meadow Pond.

*Capacity includes all vendors, guests, and  bridal party.

Click here for more details. View the 2023 Brochure.

Contact

Facility Rentals
Phone: 604-257-6915
Email: vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca
Fax: 604-257-8679

Visitor Centre

The architecturally stunning and award-winning Visitor Centre – one of the world’s most environmentally advanced buildings – offers picturesque views of Livingstone Lake and Woodland Garden.

The Visitor Centre includes the BMO Great Hall and Peggy Gunn Woodland Hall A and B. These rooms can be rented as one large space or separated into various combinations depending on the needs and size of your event. These halls can accommodate any type of event from a small workshop or meeting of 30 people, to a seated wedding reception of 120 people or seated lecture of 180 people.

All rates subject to GST. Rates are subject to change. Proof of non-profit status is required for the non-profit rate.

Floral Hall

Our Floral Hall is located in an early 1970’s building that features cedar details and designed in an iconic West Coast style. This is a great location for business meetings, conferences, seminars, memorials, wedding receptions, banquets, Christmas parties, or for special office functions. The Floral Hall can accommodate workshops of up to 70 people, seated receptions for up to 120 people and 135 people for a lecture-style event.

Cedar Room

A conveniently located, moderate sized room for your meeting, workshops, or classes. This space can hold up to 20 people for a seated workshop or meeting, and up to 50 people for a lecture-style event.

For more details and pricing of these spaces please click here.

View the 2023 Brochure.

Contact

Facility Rentals
Phone: 604-257-6915
Email: vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca
Fax: 604-257-8679

Also on site:

Truffles Fine Foods Catering & The Garden Café, Shaughnessy Restaurant, the VanDusen Gift Shop, and the Library, are available for your convenience. Ample free parking, wheelchair accessibility and direct access to this unique garden setting make the venues within the Visitor Centre and Floral Hall Pavilion an ideal location for your event.

Garden Visits

Special rates for garden admissions are available for purchase when renting any of the above venues. All prices subject to change.

Wedding Ceremonies and Family Photography

Bloedel Conservatory is a lush domed paradise located in Queen Elizabeth Park atop the City of Vancouver’s highest point. More than 100 exotic birds, koi fish, and hundreds of exotic plants and flowers thrive within its temperature-controlled environment.

It is a unique setting for an intimate wedding, family photography shoot or event. Click here for more details. View the 2022 brochure.

Commercial Photography and Filming

Bloedel Conservatory provides a unique tropical backdrop.

Commercial photo shoots and filming is permitted outside of regular operating hours before the Conservatory opens and after it closes.

Closure of the facility is usually required for film shoots and a staff supervisor is required at all times.

Click here for more details. View the 2023 Brochure.

Contact

Maria Di Antonio
Phone: 604-654-0780
Email: bloedelrentals@vancouver.ca

Rates subject to GST.

Click here for more details.

For more information on commercial photography please contact Facility Rentals, 604-257-6915, or vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca.

Additional Fees:

• For complex shoots or outside of regular business hours, garden superintendent or designate time may be required at $ 154.50/hour
• Additional fees may apply should a specific area of the garden need to be blocked off for the shoot, or depending on complexities of the request
• Higher staffing fees will apply if shooting on weekend or Statutory holidays
• Special permission or additional fees required to shoot in the following areas:
• Hedge Maze
• Laburnum Walk during bloom season (Late April through May)
• The stand of old-growth Douglas firs on the south west side of Heron Lake
• Photography is not permitted in the following areas:
• Meditation Garden in the Sino-Himalayan area
• Inside planted beds

Photography is not permitted in the following areas:

• Meditation Garden in the Sino-Himalayan area
• Inside planted beds

Rates subject to GST.

Additional fees apply. Click here for more details. For more information on filming, please contact Facility Rentals, 604-257-6915, or vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca.

The Garden is an exceptional setting for wedding and portrait photographs. This package includes photos for weddings, engagements, graduation, maternity shoots, portraits or staged photos, and is permitted during garden hours.

Reservations are not required. Have one person pay for the entire group at the Admission desk when everyone is ready to enter the garden. Kindly note that the garden will be cleared out at the time of closing. The last entry is 30 minutes before closing. If you have any questions about these packages, contact the VanDusen admission desk at 604-257-8463.

Important note The photography fee does not include a wedding ceremony with an officiant in the garden. Should you wish to host a wedding ceremony or reception at the Garden, contact vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca.

Rates subject to 5% GST

For groups with more than 15 people, each additional person receives a 10% discount from the general admission price. Photographer/Videographer receives complimentary admission.

*The use of drones is not permitted in the Garden.

Additional fees apply. Click here for more details. For more information on filming, please contact Facility Rentals, 604-257-6915, or vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca.

Conditions of Use

1. Please respect everyone’s personal space during your visit.
2. Please do not block pathways or take photos in an area that would limit other visitors and staff from passing by.
3. All tri-pods must be on grass areas/off pathways. Do not place tri-pods in garden beds.
4. Please do not stand or walk through the garden beds.
5. Drone photography/videography is not permitted.
6. Props, furniture (chairs, arbours, tables, sound system, etc.) and pets are not permitted.
7. The Photography fee is non-refundable.

For Commercial photography (for magazines, movies, etc.), please check the commercial photography section below or contact 604-257-6915, vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca

For all other rental/wedding inquiries, please contact Facility Rentals, 604-257-6915, or vandusenrentals@vancouver.ca.