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Wilbur D. May Center
4.7 ★★★★★ 676 Google reviews · Greenhouse wedding venue in Reno, Nevada
Year-round destination with a museum full of exotic artifacts plus an arboretum & botanical gardens.
Plan your tour
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (775) 785-5961
- Website maycenter.com — most venues book tours right on their site
Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Sunday | 12–4 PM |
The setting
“Year-round destination with a museum full of exotic artifacts plus an arboretum & botanical gardens.” — its Google listing
Amenities, with proof
“A carefully tended indoor garden with a water feature and koi ponds” — the venue's website
Why it's listed — and what we can confirm
- Glass / botanical setting — “Year-round destination with a museum full of exotic artifacts plus an arboretum & botanical gardens.”
- Hosts weddings or events — “Event venue”
- Hosts weddings — “Weddings and Rentals”
From the reviews
This place is a nice spot for picnics and a great spot for pictures.They have a nice hall somewhere inside the museum that can serve as a hall for special functions like weddings and the decorations in this hall is so lit. Overall the park is nice and a good place to be
My son had his wedding reception here and got married here. It was really nice. It's a nice place to have it
Getting married at Wilbur D. May Center
Wilbur D. May Center 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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