Top Philadelphia Wedding Mansions

• 6 Wedding Albums
• Spaces for 160 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 space at this venue

Tucked within the extraordinary 55-acre Awbury Arboretum in Germantown, Portico is a hidden gem for weddings and events in Northwest Philadelphia. This peaceful, nature-filled venue is centered around the Francis Cope House, a 19th-century estate with Quaker roots, surrounded by meadows, woodlands, and gardens designed in the style of an English landscape by William Saunders—the same visionary behind the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. Portico offers a rare blend of historic charm and natural beauty in the heart of the city. Guests can dine beneath a graceful white tent overlooking the gardens, with use of the house, its columned portico, and the surrounding landscape. With a capacity of up to 160, it’s ideal for intimate weddings, mitzvahs, and milestone celebrations. Ceremonies and portraits can be set against a backdrop of shaded clearings, botanical gardens, wildflower meadows, and even a Secret Garden—each space offering its own storybook magic. For those looking to host a romantic outdoor wedding or celebration in Philadelphia, Portico at Awbury is a one-of-a-kind venue where elegance meets nature.

• 1 Wedding Album
• Spaces for 50-550 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Historic Spaces

The Collingswood Grand Ballroom is a 1920s Art Deco-style event venue in Collingswood, New Jersey, featuring a dramatic grand staircase, polished cherry wood millwork, and a mezzanine level that opens onto the main floor below. Together, the two levels accommodate up to 550 guests, making the venue well-suited to large weddings, galas, fundraisers, and corporate celebrations. The ballroom books only one event per day, giving each gathering exclusive use of the space. Adjacent to the ballroom sits the Hurley Mansion, a historic property that has stood on the same grounds since 1850. With a sunlit sun porch, a stained-glass hallway, and a comfortable living room, the mansion hosts up to 50 guests and serves as both a dedicated bridal and groom preparation suite and a standalone setting for intimate events.

• 3 Wedding Albums
• Spaces for 160-300 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Bar
• 2 Total Spaces

Bohemia Manor Farm is a romantic winery and wedding venue in Chesapeake City, MD. This historical venue is tucked away on 440 acres and boasts modern luxury and scenic views of the Bohemia River. The venue has been beautifully restored and now features multiple venue spaces offering a fully customizable layout to fit anyone's specific wedding needs. The venue offers all inclusive packages and on site accommodations to enhance your destination wedding experience. Tie the knot on the lawn at the banks of the sparkling Bohemia River or alongside the natural beauty of the rolling vineyards. Host your reception at our newly remodeled Ballroom or our spacious Manor House overlooking the Bohemia River. The events team at Bohemia Manor Farm and looks forward to working with you to make your dream wedding happen at this stunning Maryland landmark.

• 1 Wedding Album
• Spaces for 130-260 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Estate

Rustic meets refined at the incomparable Prallsville Mills. Set along the banks of the Delaware River and historic Tow Path, just one hour from both Philadelphia and New York City, this beautifully preserved, Industrial Age village in the quaint town of Stockton, NJ is exclusively yours for your event. Extensive lush grounds seamlessly lead guests from picturesque outdoor nooks, perfect for exchanging vows, to historic spaces within the village set to create timeless celebrations. Our Grist Mill, with its extensive wood beams and antique gear work, speak to a time of expert craftsmanship and make for a truly unique environment. In addition, the Saw Mill serves as an open rustic space for a casual, alfresco cocktail hour or laid back after party and whiskey bar lounge. The John Prall House, just steps away, offers intimate gathering spaces for your bridal party, along with a beautifully appointed private lounge, for couples to add those last final touches prior to their wedding ceremony. While the layout of the property sets the ideal stage for a beautifully curated microwedding, the Grist Mill can accommodate formally seated dinners of roughly 130 guests, and more for cocktail receptions. With breathtaking river views, textures and backdrops, the options are endless to create and share your love story with family and friends.

• 3 Wedding Albums
• Spaces for 16-280 Guests
• 5 Mansions
• 4 Restaurants
• 9 Total Spaces

Pendry Natirar is centered around a 1912 Tudor-style mansion spanning 33,000 square feet of beautifully restored and redesigned hotel space, featuring 68 guestrooms, including 20 suites, signature dining destinations that exemplify the hotel’s farm setting and culinary prowess, a world-class spa and fitness center, a Grand Ballroom and complementary suite of special event spaces, a 90-acre sustainable farm and endless acres of Somerset County’s most idyllic open land ready to explore and inspire. A timeless setting for the most memorable of occasions, Pendry Natirar brings inimitable style and sophistication to weddings, grand or intimate, with special private spaces, an awe-inspiring countryside setting, a host of unique experiences and custom offerings and Pendry’s signature attention to detail and service throughout.

• Spaces for 40-100 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Museum
• 2 Total Spaces

Built in 1786, this square, four-story brick house is the only free-standing Federal townhouse remaining in Society Hill. With its huge doorway fan light (the largest in any Pennsylvania residence in 1786) plus grand proportions and straight, classical lines, Physick House is an exceptional example of the Federal style. It is decorated with outstanding examples of French-influenced Neoclassic furnishings, popular during Dr. Physick's time in the house. The unusually large city garden is a serene and peaceful.

• Spaces for 40-175 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 2 Total Spaces

A unique historic event space beside picturesque French Creek, plus luxury accommodation for up to 22 guests. Vincent Forge Mansion has recently been updated with designer renovations and is only now being presented to the market! The Mansion is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The earliest part of the property dates from 1700 representing one of the oldest inhabited structures in idyllic Chester County. The entire property has been renovated to the highest standards of taste and finish. The property sits in approximately 6 acres of manicured lawns, flower gardens and specimen trees. The south and west lawns offer space for Event Tenting to accommodate up to 150 guests. The Mansion itself comprises 7 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms and multiple reception rooms. A huge outdoor terrace, illuminated by torchieres, and several porches complete the Mansion accommodation. An adjacent cottage has a further 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms with private patio and gardens, lovely for a Groom or Bride getting ready suite.

• Spaces for 70-2,200 Guests
• 4 Mansions
• 1 Ballroom
• 6 Total Spaces

Grey Towers Castle sits at the heart of Arcadia University's 76-acre campus in Glenside, Pennsylvania, just 12 miles north of Center City Philadelphia. Built in 1898 as the family home of sugar baron William Welsh Harrison, the Castle was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer, who drew inspiration from England's Alnwick Castle and later designed the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985 and has been named among the most beautiful castles in the U.S. by Architectural Digest. Weddings and private events unfold across the first floor of the Castle, where guests enter the three-story Great Hall beneath a gilded, barrel-vaulted ceiling before moving into the Dining, Rose, and Laura Minerva Korman Mirror rooms. The Mirror Room was crafted in France and features a painted ceiling by Francois Lafon depicting the four seasons, while the Rose Room reflects the ornamentation of Louis XV-era architecture. Two outdoor patios flank the Castle, along with wraparound porches and turrets, offering additional space for photos and cocktail hours. Beyond the Castle, Arcadia's campus offers further event space, including the Commons Great Room and the Kuch Center Gymnasium, suited to conferences, graduations, and large gatherings. Event packages include in-house audio/visual options, a day-of event services coordinator, dedicated parking, and on-site catering through Metz Catering.

• Spaces for 120 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 space at this venue

The NSCDA/PA Headquarters House occupies a Colonial Revival building at 1630 Latimer Street in downtown Philadelphia, designed by the architectural firm Ritter and Shay and completed in 1923 as the home of the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in Pennsylvania. The landscaped garden surrounding the house was designed by Marion Coffin, one of the first female landscape architects in the United States, and remains a four-season setting for outdoor ceremonies. Beyond its role as the Society's headquarters, the house functions as a private event venue, hosting weddings, corporate events, and other private gatherings for up to 120 guests. Smaller downstairs rooms, including the Drawing Room, Dining Room, and Loggia sunporch, suit more intimate gatherings, while the second-floor Ballroom, with its own built-in stage, accommodates the venue's larger receptions and is the only space where dancing is permitted. The house comes equipped with round and rectangular tables, high-top tables, and both indoor Chiavali chairs and outdoor padded resin chairs, and works from a list of pre-approved caterers for events held on site.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Garden

Wyndham Alumnae House sits on the campus of Bryn Mawr College, a fieldstone farmhouse built in 1796 that once served as home to Quaker widow Patience Morgan and, later, industrialist Theodore Ely, who renamed the property Wyndham in 1893. Bryn Mawr College acquired the house in 1926, restoring the original structure and adding a modern wing funded by alumnae donations. Notable guests over the years have included Katharine Hepburn, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Gloria Steinem. The venue offers both indoor and outdoor spaces for events, from intimate dinners for two to elegant sit-down dinners for up to 150 guests, with cocktails and dancing on its flagstone terrace. Guests gather among wonderfully appointed rooms with understated elegance, just steps from Bryn Mawr College's historic gardens and arboretum. Wyndham is suited to weddings, special occasions, catered business meetings, and banquets, with catering services arranged through the college's dining services team.

• Spaces for 30-350 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

Tyler Gardens is a four-tier formal garden estate in Newtown, Pennsylvania, just outside Tyler State Park along the Neshaminy Creek. The gardens were built in 1931 by George F. and Stella Elkins Tyler as the formal landscape setting for their estate, Indian Council Rock, and draw their design from French and Italian garden traditions. Terraced lawns, stone walls and staircases, gravel pathways, fountains, and bronze sculptures give the grounds a park-like, treehouse-like setting surrounded by tall trees. The property offers three main spaces for events. Tyler Hall, an elegant mansion setting with exclusive use of the first floor and a wrap-around patio, suits gatherings of up to 75 guests as a ceremony space, cocktail hour location, or rehearsal dinner venue. The Garden Tent hosts 100 to 350 guests between April and November, with private use of the gardens for a five-hour event plus two additional hours for photography. The Orangery is a bright, versatile space for micro events of up to 30 guests, or up to 100 when paired with an add-on package, suited to rehearsal dinners, social celebrations, or cocktail hours. Tyler Gardens is managed exclusively by Open Aire Affairs, which provides on-site event coordination, and hosts weddings, micro-weddings, birthday parties, supper clubs, bridal showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, corporate events, fundraisers, and rehearsal dinners.

• Spaces for 25-100 Guests
• 2 Mansions
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

The Bookhouse at Faunbrook occupies a Victorian mansion built in the 1860s in West Chester, Pennsylvania, originally the home of the Darlington family. The property blends its literary theme with historic architecture, offering seven individually themed guest rooms, including the Darlington Suite with soaring ceilings and a marble fireplace, Jane's Room inspired by Jane Austen, and Alice's Suite with its own fireplace and reading nook. For weddings, the mansion and grounds accommodate up to 100 guests across a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces, with couples choosing from an intimate elopement package for up to 28 guests, a full single-day mansion buyout, or a multi-day weekend celebration with exclusive use of the mansion and grounds. All seven guest rooms are available for wedding parties and out-of-town guests to stay on site. The Tea Room brings an Alice in Wonderland-inspired setting to bridal showers, baby showers, and afternoon tea gatherings, seating up to 25 guests with catering from Mrs. Robinson's Tea and Sweet Amelia's. The venue also works with a roster of area caterers and coordinates with Catalina Weddings and Events to support wedding planning.

• Spaces for 40-400 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Estate

The Anchorage is a historic estate and event venue set on three acres of manicured grounds along Maryland's Eastern Shore. The original structure dates to 1710, with the main Georgian manor house — featuring wide plank floors, elaborate wood moldings, and a paneled fanlight doorway — added in 1835 by Commodore Jacob Jones. The property has since been updated to welcome weddings, social celebrations, corporate retreats, and multi-day group gatherings. The venue accommodates a range of event formats. The Chesapeake Bay Room, an enclosed porch, handles indoor gatherings of up to 40 guests. The grounds support outdoor ceremonies and receptions of varying sizes, with a pool area suited to cocktail hours. With 11 individually appointed guest rooms on-site — including several with jetted tubs and private balconies — The Anchorage enables full-weekend event packages that include the rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and post-event brunch, all on one property.

• Spaces for 130-180 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Historic Space

The University and Whist Club traces its roots to two distinct Wilmington institutions: the Wilmington Whist Club, founded in 1891, and the University Club of Wilmington, incorporated in 1924. The two organizations formally merged in 1958, and today the club operates from its historic building at 805 North Broom Street — a space that has served Wilmington's social life for decades. The Tilton Mansion anchors the club's event offerings, providing historical elegance for weddings, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers, corporate functions, and private celebrations. The mansion accommodates up to 130 guests for seated receptions and up to 180 for cocktail-style events. Six private dining rooms are also available for smaller, more intimate gatherings. The club hosts one wedding per day, ensuring each event receives dedicated attention from a professional food and beverage team. Membership is not required to book the space.

• Spaces for 50-250 Guests
• 1 Mansion
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

Emma's Pond at Judge Morris Estate is a historic property set within Delaware's White Clay Creek State Park in Newark. The 600-acre estate centers on a 2½-story gray fieldstone mansion built in 1792, which served as the home of Judge Hugh M. Morris — a native Delawarean, respected attorney, and federal judge — after he and his wife Emma purchased the property in 1934. Emma Morris was instrumental in having the pond installed on the grounds, which gives the venue its current name. The State of Delaware acquired the estate in 1998 for $12.5 million, preserving it as part of the state park system. The estate accommodates both intimate indoor gatherings and larger tented outdoor celebrations. The beautifully decorated interior of the historic farmhouse holds up to 50 guests, while the sweeping lawns, serene pond, and fenced courtyard provide a backdrop for tented receptions of up to 250 guests. The property hosts weddings, rehearsal dinners, corporate meetings, and seasonal private events throughout the year.