Gardens at Old Town Helotes—Wedding Venue

To secure your wedding date, a $500 retainer is required. It does go toward the balance of the rental rate and not in addition to it.

The base price of $2,700 includes access to the entire 6.5-acre property (perfect for many photo opportunities), a ceremony site with chairs and a decorated pergola (white sheer linens), a reception site, the indoor, climate-controlled event hall with a 200-person capacity, an outside cocktail/dinner/dance area with larger capacity, tables and chairs, a dressing cabin, a lapel microphone for the officiant, a sound system for background music, venue concierge, a koi pond, and a golf cart shuttle from the parking lot.

Ceremony, Cocktail & Reception Details

Ceremony options include four different areas, but couples usually choose the main option—the decorated pergola. The other options require a labor charge to move chairs.

Cocktail hour includes a few different options, but couples usually choose to use the main one—the around the outdoor wooden dance floor.

Receptions can either be inside the main hall where 200 is considered the maximum capacity. That way a rain plan is always available. Outside is also a possibility if more room is needed. The venue is situated on 6.5 acres so the option for a larger capacity is always available if needed.

Ceremony, Cocktail & Reception Details

There is a permanent outdoor, wooden arch and platform dedicated for weddings. My only caution would be to not have your ceremony time exactly during the golden hour or the last hour that the sun will be setting. If your photographer doesn’t have a fast-focusing camera and lenses, it will be difficult for them to achieve focus in this situation. You may end up with a lot of images taken from either side of the altar.

There is an outdoor cocktail area and dancefloor. This area can also be used for overflow for your dinner guests. The inside reception area is climate controlled and includes a small area for the groom or second partner to get ready.