We provide options for couples wanting to make the most of their wedding budget by offering a Professional Planning Discount, a Military discount and a Daytime Discount (for weekend events concluding by 6pm).

Please email weddings@darasgarden.com for a detailed description & required qualifications for our offered discounts. 

Dara’s Garden is primarily an outdoor venue. Our 4,000 square foot pavilion is surrounded by ravishing roses & lush landscaping. The perfect place to eat, drink & be married; our pavilion hosts a grand chandelier & bistro lighting for dancing the night away with your guests. Equipped with a French drain, concrete flooring & gutters; it is designed to cover guests during the event of mild to moderate rainfall. It offers excellent shading during the summer months. This structure is not insulated or air conditioned. While prepared to accommodate rainfall & keep guests comfortable in the event of rain, the pavilion is NOT waterproof or suited for natural disasters. Our historic home is available for micro weddings, luncheons & showers hosting 30 guests or less. Please inquire with Dara’s Garden to reserve the historic home for an event.

250 is the maximum guest count for the tent pavilion. Larger guest counts can be accommodated with special set up requirements. Email weddings@darasgarden.com for specific set up details & options.

Our fairytale package offers a firm 12 hours of access for your wedding & reception and  1 hours of cleanup time following the celebration. Additional hours are NOT permitted out of consideration for our team members who provide excellent client care for the entire 13 hours of your hosted event. 

We value being a considerate member of the South Knoxville Community. We ask that all receptions conclude by 10:30pm. For summer ceremonies in July and August starting at 6:30pm, we allow music to go until 11pm. 

50% of the Dara’s Garden invoice is due to reserve a wedding date. The remaining invoice balance is due to be paid within 150 days of the first retainer payment. The event date is subject to being released should the Dara’s Garden balance remain unpaid after 150 days. For events taking place within 150 days of reserving the date, the Dara’s garden invoice balance must be paid in full.  Retainers are non-refundable and non-transferable.

We are very excited to celebrate with the sweet couples that trust Dara’s Garden as their wedding day location. Please know that we can meet as often as you like or need. We schedule all meeting & tours by appointment only as our wedding schedule allows, on Mondays-Thursdays.

Wedding insurance is a common policy for most venues. This requirement is in place so that our clients & couples have peace of mind on their wedding day. 

Our pavilion is 4,000 square feet & can accommodate seating of 250 guests, menu tables, DJ, bar and dance area comfortably. Clients are welcome to rent an additional tent to extend their covered reception are or shelter their ceremony site. Our sister company Event Rentals is the required rental company for ALL TENT RENTALS at Dara’s Garden.

Our sister company Event Rentals is the required rental company for TENT RENTALS at Dara’s Garden.

Dara’s Garden works exclusively with Rothchild Catering for all wedding receptions. We partner with our sister company, Rothchild Catering, to guarantee a seamless and excellent Dara’s Garden experience priced at the best value on the day of your special event. Rothchild Catering has been in business for over 40 years. They can offer menu suggestions and can custom create a desired menu based on a variety of individual tastes and cultural backgrounds.

At Dara’s Garden we REQUIRE you to select from our list local, licensed and insured bartending services. Please email weddings@darasgarden.com for an approved list of bartending services. Please note that only listed bar services are approved to work at Dara’s Garden.

All bakers providing wedding cake and or dessert must be provided by licensed and insured. 

Specialty drinks, like coffee, and specialty sweets, like donuts, are allowed at Dara’s Garden from licensed and insured companies. Dara’s Garden is not responsible for the setup and placement of specialty desserts & drinks delivered by approved vendors.

We do allow sparklers at Dara’s Garden. However, for the safety of your guests and preservation of the custom landscaping we ask that sparkler sendoffs take place at the black pagoda.

Dara’s Garden provides 2 stationary fans in our pavilion during warmer months.  For summer months additional cooling fans can be rented from Event Rentals by Rothchild.  Event Rentals by Rothchild also offers heater rentals for fall and early spring receptions if desired. 

There is the chance of rain at any outdoor venue. Rain or shine, an amazing wedding day is always possible. The team at Dara’s Garden is experienced with rain on wedding days. If the ceremony is rained out, couples can use the reception set up in the tent pavilion for their ceremony. Guests can sit at the reception seating. This decision must be made 30 minutes prior to the start of your ceremony. Please note that we will NOT move your ceremony chairs. Once your ceremony is set, it is NOT moved. With the 30-minute notice, we tweak your reception set up to accommodate both a ceremony and reception without the chaos of moving rentals between the ceremony and reception. You can choose to wait for the rain to pass and Dara’s Garden can dry off ceremony chairs with a blower & then wipe them down with towels. If you choose this option, we will extend your reception time.