Maryland Wedding Venues 300 people!!! Sunday deals??

No venue that large will be cheap in the DMV area in May. What's your budget?

Funny, I think I responded to you on FB We do Sunday weddings quite often where I work. The food and beverage minimum is a bit lower as is the venue fee. (this is assuming that it is not a holiday weekend) Are you inviting 300 or planning on 300 to be there?

May is prime season. Chiavari chairs, in my area, are 3.00 each.

What's your budget? 300 guests anywhere will not be cheap.

Candles and flowers will most likely be an added expense. We do include the chivari chairs, ivory linens and china, flatware and crystal.

Hi everyone I guess I want to stay between 20-30k but i know food will be expensive.

I'm thinking September 2018 but no set date !

Celia - my friend's wedding venue in GA charges $5.50 per chiavari chair. Granted hers is an upscale venue.

I'd assume the DMV area would be somewhere between that?

@I'mthemom Thanks !! I looked on the site but i didnt clearly find a ballroom for 300 plus the dance floor..i wasnt sure what the garden room was !

An inclusive venue could alone be $30,000. That's only $100 per person and on the east coast, that's typical. You'll still have all the other things: florals, photographer, videographer (if needed), ETC. The easiest way to have a budget friendly wedding is to cut the guest list and a 300 person list is large and should be fairly easy to cut.

I would love either clear or gold chivari chairs but all the places in my area are around 7-11 a chair !!

Try looking through wedding-spot.com

is the 20k for just the food and venue or the entire wedding?

300 people anywhere at any time of the year is going to be pricey just because of the sheer amount of people but especially in a area like DMV where the COL is so high.. I would think of maybe cutting back on the guests like

From what I've read on here it seems that the DMV area is expensive. My wedding will be in the Chicago suburbs, less than 200 people and I'm at $25K right now. Honestly I'm not doing anything particularly extravagant either. So I'm not sure if $20-$30K is doable or not.

Okay thanks everyone !! my fiance and i were thinking of splitting i get to invite 150 and he gets 150 too. I am indian so I mostly had to get outside catering for most venues as well.

I'm having a Sunday brunch wedding for 80 and it'll be over $25k in Frederick, MD.

Some suggestions are The Strong Mansion (my venue in Dickerson, MD), Morningside Inn, Ceresville Mansion, Springfield Winery

Thanks everyone...court wedding here i come JK !!!

@amitha, the Garden Room goes along with the Sunset Ballroom. I will send you a message on FB.

I live in the DMV and though I'm now doing a destination wedding with less than 30 now, I remember feeling that this newer hotel in College Park at UMD was very reasonable. https://www.thehotelumd.com/weddings-occasions/

Thanks C....i love that hotel i just though it was pricey but i will call them !

It might not quite be in budget--I think it was $120 pp and up, but it included a lot. Compared to what I had been seeing in the DC area! And at least they can also accommodate the larger guest list. They have menus and info on the site.