Garden Court

Garden Court is located within the confines of Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Previously owned as a private residence when it was first built in 1906, it has seen several changes over the last century. This 20-room Beaux-Arts style mansion acted as the backdrop for our wedding along with their elaborate gardens. What I can say about Garden Court is that I could not have asked for a prettier place to act as our wedding venue. After initially securing a wedding venue, we opted out of it and this was a random find on Google Maps. It was beyond perfect for me as I am not a rustic or barn type of person. Those types of venues are plentiful. I was not interested in a former antebellum estate either. Garden Court was the perfect medium. It was located in the perfect spot for our already booked hotel that we had committed to along with the rehearsal dinner. When I say Garden Court is within 10 to 15 minutes of literally everything in Louisville, I am REALLY saying it is located within 10 to 15 minutes. One would think that you might have teetotalism at a seminary. Well, you would be incorrect! We had a 4 hour open bar with the music of our choice. It was a blast! We had 70 people attend our wedding, and we were pretty much able to play whatever music we wanted and have an open bar as previously mentioned. The limitations you might find here are the times you're able to come in to set up. You are given a small window of time to set up and breakdown your event unless you give up some $$$$. For financial transparency, we were able to get an amazing deal on the venue. We booked last year before prices increased to their current rate. We managed to get the venue for 9 hours for under $3,000. Working with Trish Barr was easy. She made the process of booking the venue and the whole process pretty smooth. Trish doesn't dance around things. She tells you like it is and she means what she says. That made for a great business relationship, and we didn't find ourselves with any last minute financial surprises. On top of that, we got our deposit back fairly quickly once the wedding was over. Also, please note that Garden Court has a list of preferred caterers that you have to use, but that was no issue for us.I wholeheartedly recommend Garden Court. This was a dream venue and it really perfectly suited for our wedding.