Classic Weddings

Go the Classic Route

Now Booking 2025-2026: The Garden Room

Make your wedding unforgettable in an elegant space with amenities you won’t find anywhere else. The Garden Room is designed to be romantic and inviting, with bookend stone fireplaces, beautiful views of the historic Rose Garden, Allegheny Commons Park, and Lake Elizabeth, with optional open-air access.

The Garden Room during a wedding, taken from outside so the windows are lit up with party lights.

From gorgeous fireplaces to modern touches, The Garden Roomfeatures a beautiful lobby connecting the event space to the National Aviary’s immersive habitats via The Charity Randall Foundation Eagle Hall. The lobby is equipped with even more seating – a perfect spot for cocktail hour

Choose from one of three gorgeous ceremony locations:

  • The historic Rose Garden, giving you the fairytale outdoor wedding of your dreams. Available May through October.
  • Inside The Garden Room in front of a beautiful stone fireplace, providing an intimate, warm ambiance. Available year-round.
  • Our lush Tropical Rainforest habitat – a destination wedding right here in Pittsburgh. For ceremonies of up to 20 people.

What’s included in your rental:

  • Experienced event staff to meet your needs and help you create the wedding of your dreams – taking the stress out of planning
  • Complimentary parking in our private lot after 5 pm, on a first-come, first-serve basis
  • Up to five hours of venue use from 6 – 11 pm (does not include habitat access)
  • Create a delicious menu with Executive Chef Nathan Collins of Atria’s Specialty Catering using fresh, local ingredients, prepared onsite
  • Professional audio-visual equipment
  • Elegant event furniture to seat up to 175 guests

Customize your day by adding on:

  • Up to 2 Avian Encounters during cocktail hour, where you can meet a penguin, parrot, or bird of prey
  • Access to our free-flight habitats

A bride and groom standing on the bridge in the Tropical Rainforest at the National Aviary

Let’s Flock Together!

  • Etch your special day into stone with a personalized Condor Court Paver! A Condor Court Paver provides a lasting opportunity to celebrate your love for all to see and to showcase your support for our mission.
  • Create a dedicated fundraising page to support the National Aviary and share it with your guests, friends, and family as part of your wedding registry.

Celebrate at a venue you can feel good about! The Garden Room is LEED Gold Certified featuring industry-leading sustainability elements. Rentals of The Garden Room support our mission to inspire respect for nature through an appreciation of birds.

Contact Us:

An experienced team of event professionals is ready to make your big day perfect. Start planning today! Contact Our Events Team, at [email protected], through our Contact Events Manager Form, or by calling 412-258-9463.

Thank you to our caterer:

Atria's Speciality Catering Logo

Thank you to bird-safe
glass sponsor:

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Our experience at The National Aviary was perfect. From the moment we toured The Aviary until the day after our wedding when we picked up our items, everything was amazing. The staff really catered to us and made every step of the process go smoothly. The tools they provide for how to set up the tables and stay organized were wonderful. The day off they helped keep me focused and kept everything flowing perfectly. The building is beautiful and getting married in the garden in the fall was everything I pictured for our big day. The food was also incredible. Every one of my friends who had attended multiple weddings that year said the food at ours was by far the best. Atrias made everything perfect! I cannot recommend The National Aviary enough!!!!

Drew G.
Two Grooms during their Wedding at the National Aviary
Two Grooms during their Wedding at the National Aviary

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