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Last update: January 2025

Experience the elegant and romantic surroundings of the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory located in Ontario. The venue offers a stunning natural backdrop with cascading waterfalls, lush tropical foliage, and free-flying butterflies all around in this enchanting paradise. This venue features an indoor ceremony and reception space, perfect all year 'round - rain or shine! Plus, sufficient space for parking is offered by the venue for your guests. The venue is also wheelchair accessible.

Facilities and capacity

The Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory offers wonderful indoor locations for couples to celebrate their special day. It boasts three event spaces and has the capacity to comfortably accommodate both intimate and large gatherings. The dining room is ideal for hosting intimate celebrations and can seat up to 100 guests. Around 100 guests can be accommodated at the venue for cocktail-style receptions and up to 70 guests for brunch receptions.

Services offered

The experienced, dedicated event staff of the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory provide unique ceremony and reception packages. Some of the services in the packages include:

  • Bridal suite
  • Lectern for speeches
  • Dance floor
  • Linens and napkins
  • China, glassware, and flatware
  • Tables and wooden Vineland cross-back chairs for your reception
  • Setup and teardown

Cuisine

The talented catering experts at the venue offer menus with options that include hors d’oeuvres, desserts, buffets, and plated meals. Couples can also customize their own menu according to their taste and style. The team is happy to prepare meals for guests with special dietary needs.

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Frequently asked questions

Describe your venue:

Banquet hall
Museum
Park/zoo

Describe the style of your venue:

Garden
Tropical

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal shower

What event services do you offer?

Bridal suite
Catering / bar
Clean up
Event planning
Event rentals
Set up

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail reception
Dessert
Hors d'oeuvres
Outside cake
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Cash bar
Champagne toast
Open bar
Outside alcohol

What event items are available?

Audio equipment
Centerpieces
Dance floor
Decor
Chairs
Tables

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Wheelchair access

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

No

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during peak season?

$2,495

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during off-peak season?

$1,995

Which of the following are included in starting site fee?

Set up
Clean up
Event planning
Chairs
Tables
Linens
China
Flatware
Glassware
Parking
Bridal suite

What is the average catering price per person for plated service?

$124.50

What is the average catering price per person for buffet service?

$117

What is the average catering price per person for stations?

$121

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Cake cutting
Server(s)
Dessert

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartenders
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Reviews for Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory

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4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
38 reviews
99% recommend it
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    5 out of 5 rating
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    4.9 out of 5 rating
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    5 out of 5 rating
Linda
Linda Sent on 13/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Location and Brunch!

Loved working with the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory team for our brunch wedding!

This venue is amazing. It was the first location we looked at and we were sold on the spot. My husband and I had wanted a small brunch style wedding that was low-key and unique and what is more unique than butterflies flying around everywhere!

The ceremony and brunch was lovely and we had so many compliments from our friends and family.

The Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory team was the BEST. They answered my bazillion questions with ease and helped us setup everything and even fluffs your dress for you before you walk down the aisle! JUST SUPER!

Thank you again! It was the perfect wedding!

Clare
Clare Sent on 14/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect in every way!

Honestly struggling to articulate how special this evening was, thanks to the Conservatory.

To start pragmatically (and let's face it, this is where we all kinda have to start when planning our dream day), the pricing is EXTREMELY fair for what you get!

The weddings team is PROFOUNDLY knowledgeable. It is clear that they have done their research and are selective with their recommendations. They went above and beyond to ensure that we understood everything and that they were answering questions we hadn't even asked ourselves yet. They made the whole planning process soooo easy. They were so quick to answer emails, and while it wasn't necessarily the same person every time, we knew we were in good hands. It is clear that this team works well together and communicates with each other behind the scenes. They are VERY organized.

The venue itself is stunning, magical, enchanting... truly the tropical outdoor destination wedding of our dreams without the weather-related panic of an actual outdoor wedding or having to travel far. We were all surprised at how lively the butterflies, birds, and turtles in the greenhouse were well into the evening (and we all appreciated being able to revisit the greenhouse at any point during the night). The foyer is colourful, clean, and bright, and there are galleries of terrariums and pinned bugs for guests to peruse during the evening as well. We had many people mention that they were surprised and delighted that there was "something to do" in between the ceremony and reception. Our introverted friends were happy to hang out in a quieter space and recharge when needed.

The food was delicious! We had many folks with dietary restrictions, and the Conservatory was so flexible when it came to making the menu work for us and our guests. Folks appreciated not feeling othered for having allergies, and everyone felt safe eating the meals provided.

They are also very conscious of accessibility. My sister has complex disabilities, and the weddings team were so eager to learn how they could accommodate her. She has limited safe foods, and we had offered to bring in her meal separately, but they were able to provide her with her meal instead. She was so excited! It is not often that restaurants and caterers are willing to accommodate her needs. This was huge for all of us!

Overall, we are forever thankful for the Conservatory for making this celebration of our relationship so special. My husband and I remarked halfway through the evening that we almost felt like guests at our own wedding — it was without that "white knuckles" stress that comes from hosting an event, and this is hugely because of the work that the Conservatory as a whole puts in. We are thankful for the weddings team, as well as everyone even further behind the scenes (such as horticulture team, landscapers, maintenance) who clearly have so much love for what they do.

We are still getting (unprompted) compliments from our friends and family who were able to attend our special evening. Everyone enjoyed the venue and it's offerings, the food, and were impressed by the friendliness and professionalism of the staff. Our guests are eager to return on their own time (I believe a few have purchased memberships since our wedding). We had such a great time that we'd do it again if we could!
Madzlikes
Madzlikes Sent on 06/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Unforgettable Wedding with a Wonderful Team!

We had our perfect wedding ceremony and reception at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
R
Rush Sent on 27/10/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding venue

Attended a family wedding at this amazing and unique wedding venue. Magical Conservatory. Elegant and excellent catering. Highly recommend. You will have a wedding to remember.
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Ashley Sent on 06/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding of our Dreams

I highly recommend this location as your venue for your dream wedding!!! All the staff are knowledgeable and easy to work with. We had both our ceremony and reception there and it was so beautiful.
Jen
Jen B. Sent on 06/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous venue and amazing staff

I can’t express enough how absolutely amazing the staff at this venue are. We decided to get married only 4 months before our wedding date and the staff were so incredible even with the short notice. They were all so kind and thorough with every interaction. The food was absolutely delicious and they were able to answer all our questions and even accommodate the fact that we wanted two separate desserts for our guests. We only had 26 guests so we did have to pay a fee since we were under their minimum but the fee was incredibly reasonable.

The day of the wedding they set up all our decorations based on the photos we sent them, were there to help with any of the issues with the wedding day of, helped ensure that everything ran smoothly, and packed everything up for us to pick up the morning of the next day. The venue itself is absolutely stunning both inside and outside and you have access to the conservatory all night, but the staff really made all the difference. Our guests had an amazing time and we’re talking about how much fun the staff were to interact with. Truly could not have picked a more gorgeous venue with just the most amazing, accommodating, and lovely staff members. Thank you everyone for your work!
Laura
Laura Sent on 05/02/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Or local elopement

She wanted to elope he wanted to stay local and so the conservatory became our local tropical get away. The wedding team was there every step of the way and we were so thankful that
Kateryna
Kateryna Sent on 04/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Fairy tale wedding!

What a pleasure to work with this team. They made my dream wedding come true seamlessly.
Such a beautiful venue!
It was magical!
Cassandra
Cassandra Sent on 28/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Fairytale Wedding

Thank you so much to Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory for making my fairytale wedding come true!

The food was amazing and they made wedding planning and the itinerary so easy and stress free!

They were very friendly and great to work with as we were out of town they provided us with a virtual rehearsal and provided us layouts of the conservatory and a video of the walkthrough!

I could not have asked for a better venue or better staff to work with they checked in very regularly throughout the night to make sure everything was great.

Such a magical day and experience; I would highly recommend!!!
Zara
Zara Sent on 07/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Venue Experience

My husband and I were recently married at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory. The staff was very helpful from our first consultation to day the after our wedding. The guests had a wonderful experience throughout the night. We received many compliments on what a unique wedding was and how amazing tasted.
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Awards

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Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory Real Weddings

Leni & Mat
29 Photos · 03/Jun/2023
Jen & Richie
59 Photos · 02/Sep/2022
Emma & Jacob
11 Photos · 10/Jun/2022
Rachael & Dylan
23 Photos · 16/Oct/2021
Danielle & Paul
29 Photos · 17/Oct/2020
Tavia & Andrew
29 Photos · 06/Oct/2018

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Map

2500 Kossuth Road N3H 4R7 Cambridge (Ontario)
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