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Golden Gate Park website
Golden Gate Park website
Elope to Golden Gate Park (San Francisco)
The flowers never stop blooming in Golden Gate Park, and the Gardeners never stop working..... Although Golden Gate Park has beautiful destination gardens, the park was designed for folks to "get lost." There are interesting features, surprising plants, magnificent tree groves and sunny glades around the next bend on any trail. And did you know that there are ten lakes in Golden Gate Park? There are endless out of the way places for you to find your own romantic spot to elope where no permit is required. Be forewarned, however, that their popular "high profile" locations do require a fee and permit no matter how small your wedding.
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco's largest, is bigger than New York's Central Park. About 3 miles long and 1/2-mile wide it covers 1,013 acres. GGP has over one million trees, nine lakes, several fly casting pools and a lily pond within its borders. Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Garden, the Conservatory of Flowers and several museums are among its many attractions.
From quiet nooks to gorgeous gardens to restful water sites, this park has it all and is very accessible if you will be staying in San Francisco. Spectacular Golden Gate Park has so many treasured places to hold a ceremony that they are nearly too numerous to list there. On this page are some photos of our favorites.
Please note that Golden Gate Park requires permits with varying amounts of fees to be paid depending on the area of the park you select. In addition, weddings (even small elopements) are not allowed in all areas of the park.
The general guideline that we received in talking to the supervisor at GGP is that if a wedding is less than 25 people and is a simple gathering (i.e. no wedding processional, stretch limousine, hoards of paparazzi, etc.) a couple can get by without a permit if it is not held in a "high profile area" of the park.
Contact us and we'll help you choose the best spot for your needs and budget. Note that park regulations are subject to change and you should always confirm with the GGP folks beofe making a final decision.
Click here for a map of Golden Gate Park
The flowers never stop blooming in Golden Gate Park, and the Gardeners never stop working..... Although Golden Gate Park has beautiful destination gardens, the park was designed for folks to "get lost." There are interesting features, surprising plants, magnificent tree groves and sunny glades around the next bend on any trail. And did you know that there are ten lakes in Golden Gate Park? There are endless out of the way places for you to find your own romantic spot to elope where no permit is required. Be forewarned, however, that their popular "high profile" locations do require a fee and permit no matter how small your wedding.
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco's largest, is bigger than New York's Central Park. About 3 miles long and 1/2-mile wide it covers 1,013 acres. GGP has over one million trees, nine lakes, several fly casting pools and a lily pond within its borders. Strybing Arboretum and Botanical Garden, the Conservatory of Flowers and several museums are among its many attractions.
From quiet nooks to gorgeous gardens to restful water sites, this park has it all and is very accessible if you will be staying in San Francisco. Spectacular Golden Gate Park has so many treasured places to hold a ceremony that they are nearly too numerous to list there. On this page are some photos of our favorites.
Please note that Golden Gate Park requires permits with varying amounts of fees to be paid depending on the area of the park you select. In addition, weddings (even small elopements) are not allowed in all areas of the park.
The general guideline that we received in talking to the supervisor at GGP is that if a wedding is less than 25 people and is a simple gathering (i.e. no wedding processional, stretch limousine, hoards of paparazzi, etc.) a couple can get by without a permit if it is not held in a "high profile area" of the park.
Contact us and we'll help you choose the best spot for your needs and budget. Note that park regulations are subject to change and you should always confirm with the GGP folks beofe making a final decision.
Click here for a map of Golden Gate Park
Top (above) and bottom (below) views of one of our favorite GGP elopement sites
Chinese Pavilion (left and below)
Rhododendron Garden
Elope to Golden Gate Park
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