One of the most important steps in planning a wedding is choosing a venue. One that fits your theme, is in a good location, and fits your budget. If your dream venue has a rustic, country feel, this list has plenty of options for you. From historic to new, from horses to flower fields and Christmas tree farms, there is literally a perfect barn out there for your reception (you might just have to drive for it!)
The Blackwall Barn and Lodge by DANIE Photography
The Blackwall Barn and Lodge
Blackwall Barn & Lodge has a romantic vibe in its countryside barn setting. This venue in Gambrills also offers locations such as the cottage, lodge, and patio for any type of wedding atmosphere and visually stunning photographs. Blackwell Barn and Lodge can accommodate around 100 people, with the capacity to host around 175 more guests in the event space. The venue also has its own catering menu.
Breckenridge Barn
Breckenridge Barn, with over 31 acres in Dorchester County, is a venue with multiple ceremony sites and a plethora of amenities such as indoor and outdoor ceremony options, a bar, outdoor patio areas, and flexibility with vendors for a personalized wedding of rustic elegance. The barn itself is large and designed with an open-concept floor plan, allowing for customization for any wedding.
Castle Farm
Castle Farm is an authentic working horse farm and wedding venue located on the eastern shore in Snow Hill. The farm offers its mansion, the woods, the barn, the pond, or the horse pasture, with capacity ranging from under 100 to up to 200 guests. This 150-acre equestrian estate has breathtaking sites to make any wedding feel like a fairytale. There’s even opportunities to meet the farm’s beautiful horses.
The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm
This Rising Sun spot is home to beautiful meadows and landscape providing a romantic and relaxed atmosphere. The authenticity of the venue as a former working dairy farm gives it a homespun feel while the garden setting allows for a distinguished climate for up to 200 guests.
Glen Ellen Farm by Anna Lowe Photo
Glen Ellen Farm
The romantic setting of Glen Ellen Farm, located in Ijamsville, features hilly meadows, a stone patio overlooking a spring-fed pond, barn ruins, gardens, and a beautifully restored historic manor. The farm is spacious and stunning, offering many opportunities for elegant photos.
Good Feelings Farm
This adorably named and charming 230-year-old family farm is located in Westminster. Good Feelings Farm is great for outdoor weddings, can host up to 200 guests, and even has horses on-site to interact with for special photo opportunities.
Harford Hill
Harford Hill, a historic Gregorian estate in Fallston, is a working horse farm, offering the opportunity for unique equine photo opportunities. The 8,000-square-foot estate offers the perfect backdrop for the bucolic big day.
Hidden View Farm
Hidden View Farm, in Crownsville, with its beautiful private garden is part of the Maryland Environmental Trust, which works with landowners to protect the area’s most treasured landscapes and natural resources. The farm setup includes the pond, meadows, formal gardens, and an Amish barn. The more than one hundred acres farm offers chic year-round beauty both indoors and outdoors.
Kylan Barn
The Kylan Barn, in Delmar, is a rustic-chic venue with a spacious space, natural ponds, and versatile space that can be tailored for all kinds of events. The venue is also airy and offers a variety of services such as bride and groom suites, several ceremony sites, three large ponds with fountains and floating pier, beautifully landscaped grounds, and more.
The Other Barn
This former dairy barn, in Columbia, has been fully renovated for rustic barn weddings. The flower-filled courtyard makes the venue picturesque for outdoor ceremonies and receptions of up to 175 guests. It’s currently closed for renovations and unavailable for rentals January 1, 2024-March 31, 2024.
Pond View Farm
Pond View Farm is a picturesque, tranquil wedding venue, in White Hall, for both indoor and outdoor ceremonies. The venue features a large pond, gorgeous barn, outdoor stone bar and large stone farmhouse, surrounded by rolling pastures.
Prancing Deer Farm
Prancing Deer Farm, in Cecil County’s Warwick, is a venue for nature lovers, using sustainable practices, regenerative techniques, and a lot of love to cultivate the scenic outdoor space. The farm, meadow, and forest scenery work as a blank canvas for a dreamy outdoor wedding.
The Tannery Barn by Kayce Shoffner Photography
Stone Ridge Hollow
Stone Ridge Hollow offers a warm, rustic charm that is both cozy and elegant. The Forest Hill venue, with its 125 acres of space, offers the opportunity for both indoor and outdoor weddings, accommodating up to 200 guests. Its indoor setting features hardwood floors, thick wooden beams, and antique chandeliers, while its outdoor space features pastoral and pond views for a romantic ceremony.
The Tannery Barn
This historic Taneytown venue, owned by florist Victoria Clausen, has many modern charms such as its white walls and modern chandeliers. There’s also a variety of adaptable sites, both indoors and outdoors, such as its beautiful garden, large pavilion, and historic barn. Ceremony chairs are included and dogs are welcome.
Tymeless Valley Farm
This small Christmas tree farm, in Carroll County’s Manchester, is perfect for intimate weddings year round due to the beautiful landscape and forest. Tymeless Valley Farm offers ceremony and reception locations both indoors and outdoors and specializes in themed weddings of different time periods such as Renaissance. The venue is currently booked through 2024.
Wisteria Cottage and Barn
Wisteria Cottage & Barn, also in Manchester, prides itself on blending rustic with refined, offering a historic cottage, beautiful gardens, a ceremonial lawn, silo bar, and a renovated barn.