Hi all,
Any thoughts on a venue within an hour of BWI or on the beach? I'm a DC resident (originally from MN) so I'm not super familiar with the area.
The biggest issue seems to be that most common venues are not really our style: stately mansions with crystal and china, rustic barns, traditional-looking hotels.
Ideally we'd have something with a little modern flair (a more modern hotel, photo studio, museum or art gallery space come to mind) or maybe a blank-slate type venue that we could do some work on? Being on the beach would be great but not sure if I'm asking too much. We should have about 80-100 guests, budget is not too strict. Thanks a bunch for any suggestions!!
jess
Re: Modern-type venue within hour of BWI or on beach?
Celebrations at the Bay
Chesapeake Bay Beach Club
Chesapeake Beach Resort and Spa
Herrington on the Bay
Swan Harbor Farm
Not sre what your budget is, but with a lot of the water venues I ran into minimums taht I could not meet with a 100 person guest list (not all of the above are like that though).
Other unique spaces include
Walters Art Gallery
Baltimore Museum of Industry
Baltimore Zoo
I got married outside at Gramercy Manion - bot sure if it fits your style though but the gardens were amazing.
@Blonde - all great places, thanks! I'd still like something that is not the traditional stately/majestic hotel or club (or country/rustic venue). Hard to explain what I'm thinking of I guess! I do agree the zoo etc is unique but also seems somewhat gimmicky. The gardens at Gramercy look gorgeous, your wedding must have been great!
There are lots of places I'd love in DC (where we live), but I was hoping for something a little out of the way (MD, PA, or VA) to make it more of a "weekend", where guests would stay overnight. I think I'm probably being too picky, I give up