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Longleaf Event Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 136 Google reviews · Greenhouse wedding venue in Anniston, Alabama
Botanical garden featuring tranquil hiking trails and a sensory section, hosting events like weddings and plant sales.
Plan your tour
- Today see hours ·
- Phone +1 256-237-6261
- Website exploreamag.org — most venues book tours right on their site
Hours
| Monday | 10 am–5 pm |
| Tuesday | 10 am–5 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am–5 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am–5 pm |
| Friday | 10 am–5 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am–5 pm |
| Sunday | 1–5 pm |
The setting
“They also pointed me towards a wild turkey that is a resident at the botanical gardens building-- he enjoys looking at himself in the windows!”
Amenities, with proof
“It's a nice place with a beautiful water feature that looks and sounds Heavenly!”
What couples say again and again
“I only walked the pathway between two of the buildings, but it was absolutely beautiful”
Why it's listed — and what we can confirm
- Glass / botanical setting — “Botanical garden featuring tranquil hiking trails and a sensory section, hosting events like weddings and plant sales.”
- Hosts weddings or events — “Longleaf Event Center”
- Hosts weddings — “Attended my cousin's wedding reception at this location and everything was great.”
From the reviews
Love this place, I have attended weddings, special events and parties here. Top notch facilities with great gardens and beautiful landscaping around it.
I attended a public annual spring plant sale and had the best time! The staff were extremely inviting, informed, and genuinely interested in plants and gardening and a whole host of other topics!
This is such a beautiful venue. My cousin had here outside wedding here. It was simply lovely. The vibes in the atmosphere was both calm and peaceful. Everyone got alone and had the most amazing time!
Beautiful venue. Attended my cousin's wedding reception at this location and everything was great. The food was delicious, the staff was friendly and the area was spacious.
Getting married at Longleaf Event Center
Longleaf Event Center comes up for weddings, going by their listing and couples’ reviews. Two things make the tour worth it. First, see the glass house at the time of day and season you'd actually get married — the light pouring through the panes at golden hour is the whole reason to book one, but a greenhouse at noon in July feels very different from one at dusk in October, so ask about temperature and shade for your date and walk the path your guests take from parking to ceremony to reception. Second, bring the questions that only matter for a glass venue: is it heated and air-conditioned (the single most important question), what months do they actually book, is there shade cloth or diffusing glass for midday glare, what's the humidity like in summer, are candles or open flame allowed near the plants, and exactly what's included — tables, chairs, setup, and teardown are where quotes quietly diverge. Glass venues are intimate and popular dates book 12–18 months out, so if the tour feels right, ask what's open in your season before you leave.
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