1. Traditional Gothic Architecture

Authentic (1879!). Comforting. Stunningly Beautiful. Real. Intimate. Authentic. Romantic. The simple elegance of traditional gothic architecture. And all the modern conveniences you want, including air conditioning.

The great hall for dinner and dancing (and indoor ceremonies), the library (and garden) for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Guests rave about the architecture. You will, too!

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2. The Magical Gardens

Oh, the gardens!

Starting with the magical, hundred-foot-long, “attitude adjustment” entrance garden. Designed to take guests out of their everyday lives and transport them to a special place before they even get in the door! It’s calming, rich, and vibrant, and wedding guests melt into the mood.

Then there’s the stunning, clearing-in-the-forest, private ceremony garden, with lots of colorful goldfish in the pond, and a wisteria-covered pergola for your ceremony.

The ceremony garden comfortably seats over 100 guests, and holds up to 150 guests for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

By the way, you don’t have to take our word about the magnificence of the gardens. Chase Court was the winner in the 2025 Best of Baltimore Weddings Reader’s Poll in the “Gardens” category!

3. Small Is Beautiful!

We specialize in small weddings at Chase Court. Whether it’s just the two of you for an elopement ceremony, all the way up to a small-ish 125 guests seated for dinner, or 150 guests, cocktail style. You won’t get lost at Chase Court, either in the space, or as a client. Every wedding here, no matter how small, is important to us.

Photo Credit: Jennifer Smutek Photography

4. So Many Places For Photography

There are photo opportunities everywhere you look! The gorgeous entrance garden, the beautiful and private ceremony garden, the stunning Gothic architecture of the building itself, with all of its historic stained and leaded glass windows. So many places to do great photography!

Photo Credit: Jennifer Smutek Photography

5. Our Elegant, Historic, Mount Vernon Neighborhood

Mount Vernon is Baltimore’s cultural and historic center and a vibrant neighborhood, known for its historic charm, diverse architecture, and cultural institutions. It’s home to the original Washington Monument, the Mount Vernon Place park, and a wide variety of restaurants. It’s a lively, walkable area with a strong community feel.

Mount Vernon is significant for its fine architecture. The residential, commercial, and institutional buildings of Mount Vernon are among the most elaborate nineteenth and early twentieth century structures in Baltimore. There is a diversity of building types, styles, and uses that feature a grand scale, high degree of decoration, and classical elegance., all contributing to Mount Vernon’s historic character.

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6. Easy (And Inexpensive) Parking

There are 500 parking spaces within a block of Chase Court, and unlike downtown, parking in Mount Vernon is remarkably inexpensive.

We have an entire Plan Your Visit page on chasecourt.com to help you and your guests get to Chase Court easily and comfortably, and park close-by.

7. Elopement Packages & Micro-Weddings

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

“Elopement” in this case is a term of art, since it can be anywhere from just the two of you up to 60 guests. An elopement is a wonderful way to have your small wedding in a stunningly-beautiful wedding venue, in the building or in the ceremony garden, with a wonderful, long list of available add-ons for you to use, if you like, to create your own custom wedding.

You can have a custom ceremony, photography, flowers, live music, video, even a reception. The whole idea is to create a beautiful, memorable, romantic wedding, with all the things you want, just the way you want.

Oh, and the best thing? It’s all turnkey. We put everything together for you. There are eleven different elopement packages, with a dozen different add-ons from which to choose.

It’s a completely-custom alternative to a cookie-cutter courthouse wedding. We take care of all the details. All at a price you can afford.

We were the first in Baltimore to create modern “elopement” packages. We like to think that we do it better than anyone!

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8. The Romantic Wedding Suite (AKA Bride’s Room)

A room of your own! It’s a wonderful place to get dressed, touch up your make-up (so many mirrors!) make some beautiful getting-ready photographs, relax, and enjoy a special, quiet moment before your wedding ceremony. And even get your own bathroom!

Photo Credit: Hiller Photography

9. Tables And Chairs Are Included

Tables and chairs are included with every wedding. That can easily save you a thousand dollars for a hundred-guest wedding. And it makes things so much less complicated for set up and breakdown. It also saves you money on your catering bill (and lowers everyone’s stress level).

Photo Credit: Eric Stocklin Photography

10. Outstanding Approved Caterers

Our six, carefully hand-picked group of approved caterers are owned and staffed by people we know and trust. They offer catering experiences from simple to elegant, basic to gourmet, across a broad range of pricing.

All of them allow you to provide your own alcohol, if you wish, which they will serve.

Why should you be happy that we have approved caterers? Chase Court has done all of the work of vetting each caterer, including being sure they have a current Statewide Caterer’s License, liability insurance, and a food service permit. We not only know about the quality of their food, but the quality of their service, and how they take care of their clients.

There’s a ton of caterers out there. We’ve sorted through them, and picked what we think is an excellent selection for your wedding.

All of our approved caterers happily welcome couples of every spirituality and sexuality. They will treat you with integrity and respect—and be incredibly helpful!

11. Inclusivity

We’re LGBTQ+ supportive and affirmative. Chase Court has been the venue for almost 80 LGBTQ+ elopements, wedding ceremonies, and receptions, with more on the books for later in 2026 and 2027!

Chase Court warmly welcomes, honors, and affirms all couples without regard to race, spirituality, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

We’ve had lots of handfastings. Cosplay happens. Relaxed, fun parties (aka receptions) are a thing here!

12. We’ve Won Awards

Chase Court has won over two dozen awards for, among other things, the Baltimore Weddings magazine Reader’s Poll Best Of Baltimore Weddings; a national Wedding Of The Year award from the National Association for Catering and Events, for a Harry Potter wedding; six Best Of Where To Elope awards; and numerous awards for our LGBTQ+ weddings.

Several of Chase Court’s approved caterers and recommended wedding professionals have also won Baltimore Weddings magazine Reader’s Poll awards!

13. Experienced, Professional Support (It matters more than you think!)

You get the knowledge, resources, attention, and deep expertise of a venue owner. Chase Court owner David Egan has lived and breathed weddings for over 23 years and over nine hundred weddings. David is with you from the first moment you contact Chase Court, all the way through to your walk-through, rehearsal, and wedding, including (crucially) load-in and breakdown.

There are very few wedding venues where you get that kind of knowledgeable attention. At Chase Court, you have the benefit of experienced professional guidance, and the comfort of knowing that someone who knows all about your wedding is there every step of the way, making sure that everything happens just as you intended.

14. Transparency

We believe in educating our clients, and making it easy and stress-free for you to plan your wedding. That starts with putting an amazing amount of information on our website, chasecourt.com. We want to make your wedding planning simple and fun!

All the things you could want to know about having a wedding at Chase Court are on chasecourt.com. The website has everything you can imagine, including our rates and available dates; linked to our approved caterers and recommended waiting professionals; photographs and video; and an easy-to-use inquiry form.

There are links there to our social media, too, including our Instagram account with over 1,200 wedding photographs!

Baltimore Maryland wedding venue owner David Egan

Questions? Give me a call at 410-727-1112. I love to talk weddings!

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Thanks for reading about Fourteen Reasons to Have Your Wedding at Chase Court in Baltimore, Maryland!