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McCrory Gardens
4.7 ★★★★★ 514 Google reviews · Greenhouse wedding venue in Brookings, South Dakota
Sprawling South Dakota State University gardens & arboretum with a variety of plants & activities.
Plan your tour
- Catering in-house: “Their indoor event hall is beautiful (seats about 200) and has on-site catering.” (5★ Google review by Hitch)
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (605) 688-6707
- Website sdstate.edu — most venues book tours right on their site
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–7 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–7 PM |
The setting
“McCrory is a beautiful, well-maintained, self-supporting garden and arboretum.”
Amenities, with proof
“This place is beautiful all year round and there is always something fun for the kids to do!”
“Scene 4: Clips of the straw bale house, walking paths through the gardens, a garden full of white flowers, a large water fountain with water trickling down and the entrance gates opening to the gardens.” — the venue's website
“Their indoor event hall is beautiful (seats about 200) and has on-site catering.”
What couples say again and again
“This place is beautiful all year round and there is always something fun for the kids to do!”
“McCrory is a beautiful, well-maintained, self-supporting garden and arboretum.”
Why it's listed — and what we can confirm
- Glass / botanical setting — “Sprawling South Dakota State University gardens & arboretum with a variety of plants & activities.”
- Hosts weddings or events — “Event venue”
- Hosts weddings — “Weddings, Meetings, Events”
- Year-round — “Open year-round”
- In-house catering — “Their indoor event hall is beautiful (seats about 200) and has on-site catering.”
From the reviews
As a wedding planner, I’ve had the privilege of working at many venues, but McCrory Gardens in Brookings stands out for its natural beauty and versatility. There are SO many great garden options to get married in (some garden spaces are large for bigger weddings and some are small and tucked away, but all have their…
Getting married at McCrory Gardens
McCrory Gardens comes up for weddings — confirmed on their own site. 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.