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Salisbury House & Gardens
4.7 ★★★★★ 574 Google reviews · Greenhouse wedding venue in Des Moines, Iowa
Furnished 1920s stone mansion housing an art museum, library, concert venue & botanical garden.
Plan your tour
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (515) 274-1777
- Website salisburyhouse.org — most venues book tours right on their site
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | 10 AM–5 PM |
The setting
“Furnished 1920s stone mansion housing an art museum, library, concert venue & botanical garden.” — its Google listing
What couples say again and again
“This is a stunning place with amazing art as well as architecture and architectural craftsmanship.”
Why it's listed — and what we can confirm
- Glass / botanical setting — “Furnished 1920s stone mansion housing an art museum, library, concert venue & botanical garden.”
- Hosts weddings or events — “Event venue”
- Hosts weddings — “Weddings”
From the reviews
As a wedding photographer, Salisbury House has been on my list of dream venues to photograph in Iowa. I was so excited to book a wedding here and the experience was amazing! Many newer wedding venues all look very similar.
We were there for a wedding. It is not the best venue for older people with balance issues because of the stairs, hills, and cobblestones. That said, the grounds are beautiful, and the art collection is amazing!
Absolutely beautiful and not at all what I thought it might be like. I knew it was built in the 1920s, but has taken more elements from Gothic and Tudor style architecture. Of course, there were elements of Art Deco. All of the artwork was splendid, and the staff were very nice.
Getting married at Salisbury House & Gardens
Salisbury House & 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.
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