You have come to the right place if you want to learn about planning a wedding in Baltimore as everything we can think of will be covered right here in one post to hopefully save you some time and maybe even a little money.
Our first section will try to assist with planning this on your own by sharing a list of local wedding and reception venues. Some may want to get married in the church they went to as a kid, others will prefer to rent a different venue that can be a great place to host the ceremony or the reception.
Up next we will discuss the best bridal shops near you to buy a dress and many of the other things you will need. Shops that sell wedding invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, and DJ’s will garner our next few sections.
Then we will get into some of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists and shops to rent a tuxedo so you can make sure everyone involved is looking their best. Our last few lists will be all about the food as we mention where to buy wedding cakes, caterers, and some great restaurants to host your rehearsal dinner at.
The final section will share the best wedding planners in Baltimore for anyone who wants to hand all of this work off to someone else. Most wedding planners in your area will have different packages available ranging from a little bit of assistance all the way up to doing it all for you.
You can also expect to find a map towards the end that has all of these various venues pinned on it so that you can figure out which is closest to your current area. And if you wanted to compare what is available here to some other cities in the Northeast you can check out that link.
Baltimore Wedding & Reception Venues
Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Baltimore is a huge key to the whole process:
1840s Plaza has both indoor and outdoor venues for a wedding near you.
The Grand Baltimore provides 5 floors that can accommodate more than 1,500 people.
Two indoor locations in the Greektown Square and Event Center can handle up to 575 guests while their outdoor pavilion has 800 seats and can hold more than 2,000 people.
The Main Street Ballroom in Ellicott City can meet the needs of 300 guests and is suitable for a seated dinner of 250 people with a dedicated space for a dance floor.
Turf Valley Resort offers seven indoor rooms with beautiful views of the golf course accommodating up to 650 guests while their local outdoor wedding ceremony location provides a picturesque backdrop of the golf course, fountain, and swans.
The Mansion at Valley Country Club in Towson is a special event location that can seat 220 people offering both indoor and outdoor ceremony locations.
The Other Barn in Columbia can host up to 175 guests great for outdoor wedding ceremonies and receptions in your area on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Bridal Shops
Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:
Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Baltimore. You got linked to some of the best planners near you if you want to go that route, or you can save some money and do a lot of this on your own.
We tried to cover it all from local wedding and reception venues, bridal shops, invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, DJ’s, hair and makeup stylists, tuxedo rentals, caterers, the cake, and of course some good restaurants for a rehearsal dinner in your area.
At this point you should be fully informed and ready to plan a great wedding in Baltimore and we wish you all the luck in the world!
