Wedding Reservations
Parks and Recreation will help with your weekend outdoor wedding arrangements by scheduling one of the following four park locations for your wedding:
- Sherman Park Gazebo - No charge.
- McKennan Park Sunken Gardens - No charge.
- Terrace Park Japanese Gardens and Band Shell - No charge.
- Tuthill Park House and Gardens - $20 per hour non-refundable charge, which is due with wedding reservation application.
- Note: No Tuthill Park Weddings will be booked from August 18, 2008 through December 31, 2008, due to a road construction project in the park.
During the months of May through September, wedding events may be scheduled during two time blocks on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, or Holidays:
- Noon to 4 p.m.
- 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
- Area maintenance will take place before 12 noon and from 4 to 6 p.m.
- Only one time block per day may be reserved.
During the months of May through September, wedding events may be scheduled in hour increments on Mondays through Thursdays:
2009 Early Wedding Reservation Process
- Wedding reservations for 2009 will be accepted by application only.
- Wedding events for calendar year 2009 may be scheduled by submitting a wedding application form to the Park Office by mail or in person.
- The earliest date to deliver or mail an application to schedule a 2009 wedding is November 1, 2008. Please click Wedding Application to view or print the application form.
- Please click Wedding Policy to view or print the complete wedding policy. The application form and policy are also available at the Park Office.
- During the early reservation period for 2009 weddings, applications delivered or postmarked from November 1, 2008 through November 30, 2008 will be accepted.
- Only one application per wedding will be accepted. Submission of multiple applications will disqualify all applications.
- All 2009 wedding applications received during this early reservation period will be considered between December 1 and December 15, 2008.
- Any conflicts in reservation requests will be resolved by lottery.
- Any person not receiving the requested reservation date will be contacted to make arrangements for a different date, time,or location.
- Written reservation confirmation for applications received during the early reservation period will be mailed on or before December 15 each year.
- Wedding rehearsals may be scheduled by phone after a wedding reservation has been confirmed. Please call the Park Office at 605-367-8222.
- Wedding applications postmarked or delivered after November 30 will be considered and confirmed after December 15 as they are received.
