Small Weddings and Intimate Elopements
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Sweet & Small: 8 Maryland Venues for Your Intimate Wedding Celebration
If you are planning a romantic wedding celebration big on romance, but small on the guest count, one of these Maryland locations may be the perfect place for you. We’ve compiled a list of beautiful venues specializing in intimate events. There’s something for every style, with a wide range of options including historic mansions, enchanting gardens, rustic estates, and more. Explore our selections below and take your pick to start planning your sweet and small soirée today.
9 Sweet Spots for your Oklahoma Elopement
Searching for a romantic location for your Oklahoma elopement? Whether you're dreaming of a sweet ceremony in a serene garden next to a 100-year-old cottage, or a whimsical wooded celebration surrounded by towering trees, or hosting a petite party at a posh private estate... These versatile venues provide a picturesque setting and custom-curated packages that are sure to make your micro-wedding a mega-hit!
Sweet & Small: 5 Cleveland Venues for Your Intimate Wedding Celebration
If you’re dreaming of a sweet and small wedding celebration, Cleveland comes with loads of lovely options. From generational family farms and enchanted garden estates to a reimagined former church with modern accents, there’s truly something for every style here. Explore our curated list below to find the perfect fit for your intimate Ohio affair.
Texas Elopement Packages and Micro Wedding Venues: 19 Petite Picks
Looking for Texas elopement packages or a venue made for a micro wedding? Here's our list of small-wedding venues across the Hill Country, Austin and Central Texas, Houston and the Gulf Coast, San Antonio, and Dallas–Fort Worth. Think rustic family farms, a riverfront retreat, a limestone chapel, an Art Deco landmark and a forest chapel. Many offer elopement or micro wedding packages, and we've noted starting prices wherever venues share them, so you can compare at a glance and start planning the intimate celebration you actually want.
Illinois Micro Wedding Venues: 23 Intimate Picks in Chicago, Oak Park, Sugar Grove and Rockford
Planning a micro wedding in Illinois? These intimate venues stretch from Chicago and its north, west and southwest suburbs to Rockford, Freeport, Springfield, Starved Rock country and Southern Illinois. You'll find a rooftop garden with menus from a Michelin-recognized restaurant downstairs, a restored turn-of-the-century firehouse, a boutique hotel at Navy Pier with lake views, a glass conservatory with a koi pond and tropical birds, a Gothic Revival chapel at a living history museum, a Japanese garden with an open-air pavilion and a pre-Civil War barn backdrop with views of Shawnee National Forest. Every listing shows its price tier and catering setup, so you can find the right fit for your smaller guest list.
Small Wedding Venues in New Orleans, LA: 5 Intimate Favorites
Planning a small wedding in New Orleans? These intimate venues bring the city's historic charm to a smaller guest list, from a French Quarter boutique hotel with a private carriage courtyard to a Lower Garden District spot with a restored Greek Revival rowhouse, Creole cottages and a bougainvillea-lined courtyard. You'll also find a historic inn with a shaded garden and packages from elopements to weekend weddings, an Italianate mansion with a brick courtyard and double parlor, and a Garden District ballroom with original fireplaces and a wraparound porch. Every listing shows its price tier and catering setup, including BYO-friendly spots if you'd like to bring your own caterer and bar.
8 Sacramento Venues Perfect for Your Intimate Wedding
There’s something so sweet about an intimate wedding and thanks to its historic landmarks, beautiful architecture, and stunning scenery, Sacramento has a variety of gorgeous spaces that are perfect for a petite celebration! From Victorian mansions to quaint chapels to lush gardens, we've gathered some of our favorite locations that create an amazing atmosphere for an unforgettable intimate affair.
9 Stunning Santa Barbara Reception Venues
Have your heart set on a swift and sweet courthouse ceremony, but want to go big with the after-party? Set your sites on these stunning Santa Barbara reception venues! They offer stylish spaces paired with cool culinary creations and flexible event packages that make it easy to bring everyone together to celebrate your post-ceremony bliss!
Small Wedding Venues in North Carolina: 19 Intimate Picks From the Mountains to the Coast
Looking for a small wedding venue in North Carolina? These 18 intimate picks run from the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains in the west to Raleigh, Charlotte, the Piedmont and the rivers of Eastern North Carolina. Think a wooded hilltop with a clear-top tent, a lakeside chapel with tiny homes, a restored 1820 farmhouse, an 1888 brick mill and a 1921 boutique hotel near the Washington waterfront. Several include lodging, so your crew can stay the weekend.
4 Northern Indiana Wedding Venues Perfect for Small Celebrations
Have your heart set on a small wedding in Northern Indiana? Whether you want a scenic soiree surrounded by towering trees and lush gardens, an al fresco celebration at a secluded lakeside retreat, or an industrial-chic bash at a restored hangar, these sweet spots provide the perfect setting for an intimate event.
8 Stylish Palm Springs Elopement & Micro Wedding Venues
Planning a Palm Springs elopement or small wedding in the Coachella Valley? From chic hotel courtyards in Palm Springs to scenic clubs in Indian Wells, modern hideaways in Bermuda Dunes, and high-desert gems near Twentynine Palms (hello, Joshua Tree photo ops), these venues deliver intimate vibes, stunning backdrops, and stress-free packages for micro celebrations. Browse our favorite Palm Springs elopement & small wedding venues with photos, prices, and need-to-know details to plan your perfect day.
Sweet and Small: 7 Nashville Venues Perfect For Your Small Wedding
Have you and your partner decided to ditch the grand wedding production and opt for something more intimate for your Nashville nuptials? For the couple planning a small celebration, you'll find no shortage of sweet spots for your special day. Offering romantically rustic farms, historic private estates, and everything in between, you’re sure to find your perfect place here in Music City.
Intimate Affairs: 7 Washington D.C. Venues For Your Small Wedding
Do you have big D.C. wedding dreams with a small guest list? Check out our list of Washington D.C. venues that specialize in intimate celebrations. From a 4-story Georgian mansion to an urban-chic hotel, there’s something for every style. Take your pick and start planning the small wedding of your dreams in the Nation’s Capitol.
Intimate Escape: 14 Hawaii Venues for Your Elopement or Micro Wedding
For the couple dreaming of an intimate celebration big on romance and focused on their love story, Hawaii is the picture-perfect place to host an elopement or micro wedding. With its unobstructed ocean views and vibrant lush gardens The Aloha State doesn't disappoint. Whether you see yourselves saying ‘I do’ at a charming bluff-top chapel or escaping to a world-class resort, we've got what you’re looking for in our curated list below.
18 Venues Perfect for your Small Pennsylvania Wedding
Have your heart set on a small wedding in Pennsylvania? With its picturesque landscape and historic charm, you can elope in Poconos, host a cozy weekend wedding at a Gothic-style mansion, or throw a posh party at a sophisticated French Boutique hotel overlooking the Philadelphia skyline. These versatile venues provide the perfect setting and custom-curated packages that are sure to make your micro celebration a mega-hit!
Intimate Affairs: 22 Colorado Venues Perfect For Your Micro Wedding
If you’re dreaming of an intimate affair amongst mountain views, rushing creeks, and wildflower meadows, Colorado may be the perfect place for your micro wedding or elopement. With unique locations spanning across the state, you’re sure to find just what you’re envisioning for your special day. So ditch the extravagant bash and celebrate your love story surrounded by just those who matter most at one of the beautiful venues Colorado has to offer!
9 Indianapolis Venues Perfect For Your Small Wedding
Are your wedding plans big on love but small on the guest list? Indy offers an array of charming options for an intimate celebration! Say “I do” in an all-glass conservatory overlooking a private lake, or celebrate in a restored 1830s gallery brimming with Gilded Age-inspired opulence. You’re sure to find the perfect fit here!
Small Asheville Wedding Venues: 6 Intimate Picks in Asheville and Nearby
Looking for a small wedding venue in Asheville? These six intimate picks include two in Asheville itself, a downtown hotel with a rooftop afterparty and a Queen Anne inn with micro-wedding packages, plus spots in Candler, Fletcher, Marshall and Weaverville. Think a working farm with 22 greenhouses, a wooded hilltop with a clear-top tent, an estate with treehouse lodging and a historic farm with a red barn. Several include lodging, so your crew can stay close.
6 Temecula Wine Country Wedding Venues Perfect for Your Small Celebration
Searching for a stunning wine country setting for your small wedding? Check out these Temecula stunners! From a Tuscan-style estate overlooking the valley to a charming Chateau-inspired inn surrounded by rolling vine-covered hills, these sweet spots offer all the cozy vibes and fabulous amenities needed for your small-yet-stylish soirée.
33 Sweet Spots for your New England Micro Wedding
Have your heart set on a small New England wedding? With its picturesque landscape, you can elope on a rocky bluff in Maine, host a cozy weekend wedding at a charming B&B in Connecticut, throw a posh party waterfront resort in Massachusetts, or have a laidback affair in a restored 19th-century barn in the Green Mountains of Vermont. Whatever your day of vision may be, these venues provide the perfect setting and custom-curated packages that are sure to make your small celebration a big hit!
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