Somerset County Park Commission Invites the Community to Hold Weddings and Photo-Shoots in Its Scenic Parks and Gardens

Permitted Reservations are Available at Colonial Park Gardens and

Leonard J. Buck Garden Featuring Gorgeous Seasonal Backdrops for Photography and Special Events

SOMERSET COUNTY, NJ – The Somerset County Park Commission’s Horticulture Department is accepting reservations for wedding ceremonies and posed photography at our outdoor venues which feature stunning backdrops. Our gardens offer gorgeous surroundings for photography that can wonderfully complement your event.

Wedding, civil unions, and commitment ceremonies can be performed with a permit at Colonial Park Gardens in these designated areas:

• The Arboretum.
• The Perennial Garden.

Posed shoots for professional and group photography for any event such as weddings, quinceañeras, graduations and proms are also allowed with a permit in all of our other gardens including but not limited to:

• The Rudolf W. van der Good Rose Garden.
• The Leonard J. Buck Garden in Far Hills.

Reservations are required and must be requested at least two weeks prior to the wedding or photo-shoot date. To reserve the gardens at Colonial Park, please call 908-722-1200 ext. 5721. To reserve the Leonard J. Buck Garden, please call 908-722-1200 ext. 5621.

Wedding parties must be limited to no more than 50 participants including officiants and the wedding party, and COVID precautions, when in effect, must be followed.

The Somerset County Park Commission stewards nearly 15,000 acres of county-owned open space, which is visited by 2 million park users each year. Five golf courses have three driving ranges, a pitch and putt course and a recreational putting course. Other attractions include a riding stable, an environmental education center, two tennis facilities, an outdoor pool, paddle boating, a rock and rare plant garden, an award-winning rose garden, arboretum, and a sensory and fragrance garden. Six county parks also offer amenities such as athletic fields, picnic facilities, bike paths, fishing, birdwatching, cross country skiing, and hiking.

Keep up with the Somerset County Park Commission at somersetcountyparks.org, or on social media at https://www.facebook.com/scparksnj, http://www.twitter.com/scparksnj, and https://www.instagram.com/somerset.parks/.