Since the last blog, we have looked at 5 more places: Hyatt Regency Baltimore, Admiral Fell Inn. Pier V Hotel, Evergreen House, and the Belvedere.
Every new place that we look at makes the decision that much harder, but it's been an interesting experience to see all the different set-ups, decors, etc.
We looked at the Hyatt in Baltimore on Friday afternoon. It was pretty and it would be plenty of room for our little wedding of 125. The one drawback with this place is that there really isn't anywhere to go outside (i.e. for cocktail hour), but otherwise, it's still on the list. Click the link below to see pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/udchickie/BaltimoreHyatt
We looked at the Admiral Fell Inn and Pier V Hotel on Saturday. The Admiral Fell Inn is a historic hotel and it has a ballroom that takes up the entire 5th floor. It also has a rooftop terrace/deck/balcony that wraps around the ballroom on the 5th floor and has great views of the water and city. We aren't sure if the ballroom has the capacity for us, but it's definitely an option. We hadn't actually planned to look at Pier V, but it is affiliated with the Admiral Fell Inn, and it ended up working out well. Pier V is a much different atmosphere than the Admiral Fell. It's completely modern, has bright pretty colors, a mural in the lobby, but it was really cool. We looked at the Harbor Club Room which is on the 2nd floor of the hotel and also has a balcony/deck that wraps around the ballroom and has great views of the Inner Harbor and the city. The dance floor also has a disco ball! Click on the links below to see pictures of Admiral Fell and Pier V.
http://picasaweb.google.com/udchickie/AdmiralFellInn
http://picasaweb.google.com/udchickie/PierVHotel
We also looked at the Evergreen House which is actually a museum owned by John Hopkins University. The gardens were gorgeous and are an option for a ceremony location. Receptions are held in the Carriage House which is just down the hill from the gardens. A tent is attached to the Carriage House and the entire area is used as the reception venue. The one downfall is that the tables are kind of separated from the dance floor, but otherwise this location was beautiful! Click on the link below to see pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/udchickie/EvergreenHouse
The last place we looked at was the Belvedere. This place was gorgeous and is a historic location (it has A LOT of chandeliers). The room for the cocktail hour is interesting - it has a lot of dark wood and huge mural of Baltimore on the walls (way back when). The ballroom is great - it's big and has lots of room. We also found out that this place wasn't as expensive as we had expected. Click on the link below to see pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/udchickie/TheBelvedere
Ryan and I definitely have our favorites, but we would love to hear everyone's thoughts so please feel free to email me with your opinions! Only 2 more places for us to look at. We hope to make a decision within the next 2 weeks!
