About Chase Court

At Chase Court you get the knowledge, resources, and attention of an experienced, professional wedding venue owner. David Egan has lived and breathed weddings through 23+ years and over 900 weddings.

He’s sat with thousands of couples as they planned their weddings, listening to what was said and what was unsaid, guiding and supporting them in making good decisions about their weddings.

David has been present to guide and support over 900 load-ins, events, and load-outs, and has worked with thousands of event professionals in the process.

David has been a member of the National Association for Catering and Events since 2002, and is a four-time national awards judge for the NACE One awards.

David served as a speaker proposal reviewer for the 2024 national NACE Experience Conference in Denver.

In 2018, David received a NACE One national award for Wedding of the Year for a Harry Potter-themed wedding at Chase Court.

Chase Court History

The historic property at 1112 Saint Paul Street now known as Chase Court was built in 1879. It was built as the parish house of Christ Episcopal Church, the building sitting on the corner of Saint Paul and Chase Streets.

In the Episcopal tradition, a parish house is a place used for meetings, events, and in this instance, worship.

Both buildings are solidly-constructed of stone with arched, leaded-glass windows, delightfully intricate historic woodwork and soaring ceilings, all in the Gothic Revival style—which at the time was a new ecclesiastical architectural style just being introduced into the United States.

Christ Episcopal Church ceased to exist in 1986. The church and parish house were subsequently separated and sold. The building and grounds that comprise Chase Court are now privately owned.

LGBTQ+ and Inclusivity

Same-sex weddings are near and dear to our heart. Chase Court has been the venue for nearly 80 LGBTQ+ weddings, for couples from nine states! David even wrote a column about weddings called Getting The Wedding You Want for Baltimore OUTloud, Maryland’s LGBT newspaper.

We’ve been doing same-sex weddings at Chase Court since 2013, when same-sex weddings became legal in Maryland, and two years before they became legal under federal law. Before that, we did commitment ceremonies.

We welcome, honor, and affirm couples whose spirituality, sexuality, gender identities, racial identities, or ways of being are less accepted elsewhere.

Wedding Ceremonies and Receptions

There’s a woodsy, private garden for your Baltimore, Maryland wedding ceremony, a great rain plan, and a stunning gothic great hall for your wedding reception. Your guests can be indoor and outdoors, as they like, enjoying the party!

Chase Court comfortably and realistically accommodates a maximum of 125 guests seated for dinner or 150 guests served cocktail-style. We’re equally good at very small weddings (see “Elopements and Micro Weddings”).

No matter the size of your wedding, you’ll get invaluable experienced, professional support from our first contact right on through your wedding.

We’re happy to serve as the venue for your ceremony and reception, just your reception, or just your ceremony.

Photo: Photography by Brea.com

Elopements and Micro Weddings

We do a lot of elopement ceremonies at Chase Court in Baltimore. In fact, we’ve won awards for them!

An “elopement” at Chase Court may include anywhere from just the two of you up to 60 guests. An elopement is a wonderful way to have your small wedding in a beautiful place, inside or in the ceremony garden, with a wonderful long list of available options.

Your elopement can include a custom ceremony, photography, flowers, live music, video, a reception, and more. The whole idea is to create a beautiful, memorable wedding with all the things you want, at a price you can afford.

Oh, and the best thing? It’s all turnkey. We put everything together for you. There are eleven different elopement packages, with lots of add-ons for you to use if you like, to create your own custom wedding.

Photo: Jennifer Smutek Photography

Themed Weddings and Parties

Are you ready to make the unbreakable vow? With its high gray ceiling, large leaded-glass windows, original iron chandeliers, magnificent hardwood floors, and gothic details, the Great Hall at Chase Court pays more than a passing resemblance to the great hall at Hogwarts! We’ve hosted fantastic Harry Potter-themed weddings and birthday parties, from little touches to full-on, and even a Yule Ball.

Going in another direction? We’ve done (and encouraged!) Goth, Renaissance, Lord of the Rings, Steampunk, Gatsby, Anime, Beauty and The Beast, and more!

Corporate and Non-Profit Events

The elegant (without being stuffy) and truly-unique gothic architecture of Chase Court—set in the elegant and historic neighborhood of Mount Vernon—makes for an outstanding setting for your corporate holiday party or fund-raiser! Chase Court is an event venue that your guests haven’t seen over and over, and we promise that it will “wow” them!

Photo: Philip Weber Photography

Film Location and Support

Chase Court in Baltimore, Maryland is an experienced, professional film location, excellent for cast and crew holding, catering, make-up and wardrobe, and filming.

The building is an 1879 Gothic former Episcopal parish house constructed of stone with arched and diamond-leaded glass windows, delightfully intricate historic woodwork, and soaring ceilings.

The great hall can feed up to 175 cast and crew (which it did during the shooting of Something The Lord Made in January, 2004.

Easy access to I-95, I-83, and downtown Baltimore. Parking is simple and easy.

Shown here: VEEP, 2013.

Credits: VEEP, 2013; My One and Only, 2008; The Wire, 2004; Something The Lord Made, 2004; The Wire, 2003.

Celebrations of Life, Memorial Services, Repasts

Chase Court’s building and gardens have the beautiful, sacred feel of a traditional gothic space while offering a peaceful, non-sectarian sanctuary (Chase Court is privately owned) in the easily-accessible, historic, Baltimore, Maryland neighborhood of Mount Vernon.

The beautiful, private garden and the great hall create the setting for special and meaningful experiences. Each space seats up to 115 for services, with cocktail-style service for up to 150 guests.

You can plan your event with ease and comfort, using one of six approved caterers, and using our extensive list of recommended event professionals, including A/V rental (we can handle most of your A/V needs in-house), officiants, florists, musicians, transportation, and more.