Phone: 801-585-9538
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301 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
Let the Natural History Museum of Utah’s dramatic architecture and breathtaking views provide a uniquely elegant setting for your wedding.
Nestled in the foothills, the Museum offers weddings in a beautiful natural environment just minutes from downtown Salt Lake City. With our uncompromising dedication to excellent service, we’ll make your wedding distinctive and memorable. We can also arrange the perfect setting for more personal moments, from proposals to anniversaries.
Event Space Rentals Include:
Guest parking (large events may require parking arrangements)
Dedicated Event and IT staff
High-speed wireless Internet access
Setup/teardown of all listed NHMU equipment
Riser, podium, and microphone
Conference tables (6’) and chairs
Cocktail tables (30”)
Banquet rounds (60”) and chairs (seat eight guests per table)
Full Museum Rental
Rent the entire Museum and receive exclusive evening access to the entire public space of the Rio Tinto Center. Your guests can experience the dinosaurs of Past Worlds, unveil Utah’s rich archaeology in First Peoples, walk through dramatic geology in Land, enjoy stunning views from Great Salt Lake and Sky, discover diversity in Life, and explore the stories of Utah’s American Indian peoples in Native Voices.
The Canyon and Canyon Terrace – Weddings
Ceremony & Reception
As the signature space of the Museum, the Canyon offers dramatic architecture inspired by the slot canyons of southern Utah. Light plays off faceted walls that soar over a concrete floor inlaid with stones reminiscent of a stream bed. To the west, the Canyon opens to sweeping views of the Salt Lake Valley through a three-story glass wall. An adjacent outdoor terrace extends your guests’ experience, weather permitting.
Enhance the memories of your special day with optional Gallery Experiences. Between your ceremony and reception, your guests can stroll through four galleries and millions of years of Utah’s history during a social hour. They’ll marvel at newly discovered dinosaurs, see the Great Salt Lake transformed into prehistoric Lake Bonneville, and discover some of the oldest objects made by Utah’s first inhabitants.
Reception Only
As the signature space of the Museum, the Canyon offers dramatic architecture inspired by the slot canyons of southern Utah. Light plays off faceted walls that soar over a concrete floor inlaid with stones reminiscent of a stream bed. To the west, the Canyon opens to sweeping views of the Salt Lake Valley through a three-story glass wall. An adjacent outdoor terrace extends your guests’ experience, weather permitting.
Level 5 Wedding Spaces
The Museum’s Level 5 Sky and Native Voices Galleries offer spaces for smaller wedding ceremonies and receptions. Sky offers a panoramic view of the Salt Lake Valley as well as an indoor/outdoor interpretive space that invites your guests to interact with weather, atmosphere, and the stars.
Enhance the memories of your special day with optional Gallery Experiences.
Outdoor Ceremonies
Nestled between the Foothills and framed by the Rio Tinto Center Copper, the Land Terrace offers a scenic backdrop to hold your ceremony. Natural elements reflect in the copper windows, and your guests enjoy their time in the evening shade in this elegant location.
Please mention Salt Lake Bride when you contact Natural History Museum of Utah!
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Absolutely amazing. Our reception was stunning. The museum is the perfect location. Guests were blown away. I was amazed at how helpful and accommodating the staff are as well. It was a wonderful experience. I have no regrets and would recommend to anyone that they have the reception at NHMU.
This relatively new, architecturally stunning, completely energy efficient attraction is definitely worth the visit! The location is spectacular and provides amazing views of the valley day and night! The contrast of the modern building style against exhibits of ancient artifacts provides a great juxtaposition. The shape of the building makes for a very natural flow.