I'm so excited that I just had to share. We are from Southern Maryland and most of my family is in Baltimore, so we've been looking both there and between. Both FI and I have finally found a place that we both really love: Mary's Hope in St Inigoes, MD. We visited the other day and the mother and daughter who run the house were awesome. I've met the mother before as she banks at the bank I work for, but the daughter is totally my style. Laid back but organized and wants the day to be about the wedding, not the rushing around part.
In our hunt for a venue we were running into places that were renting for only 5-7 hours including set up and break down. Mary's Hope gives us 4 hours THE DAY BEFORE to do some set up, 2 hours before the ceremony and an hour after the reception, and that's not even including the 5 hour ceremony/reception!
There aren't too many options down in Southern Maryland but Mary's Hope is definitely a great one for anyone looking for water front, outside and mansion-like wedding.
www.marys-hope.com