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Historic Inns of Annapolis is an elegant wedding venue based in Annapolis, Maryland. Within walking distance of Chesapeake Bay for those lovely waterfront backdrops, this venue features sprawling trees for shade, a classy outdoor appearance and large floor-to-ceiling windows for natural light. Not to mention, they have been hosting weddings for well over 250 years! They can’t wait to host your wedding and provide a memorable wedding experience for everyone.

Facilities and Capacity
Historic Inns of Annapolis can accommodate up to 200 guests in either of their two stunning event spaces. With an old charm, light red brick exterior and a gorgeous interior hall lined with string lights from brick wall to brick wall, this venue is romantic, timeless and classic.

Services Offered
This stunning property is a full-service wedding venue. They are ready to assist you in making your wedding dreams come true. Their services include:

  • Bridal suite
  • Event planning
  • Event rentals
  • In-house bar
  • In-house catering
  • Chairs
  • Lighting
  • Tables
  • Setup/cleanup
  • Custom dinner


Other Services
In addition, this venue offers to host a variety of other wedding-related events. These celebrations include:

  • Bridal shower
  • Ceremony
  • Elopements
  • Engagement party
  • Reception
  • Rehearsal dinner
  • Welcome Receptions
  • Post Wedding/Farewell Breakfast
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Yes

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4.7 out of 5 rating
129 Reviews
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93% Recommended by couples
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The Historic Inns of Annapolis is highly recommended by reviewers for weddings and other events. The venue is described as elegant and historic, with a cozy atmosphere. The attentive and helpful staff, including Ashley and Cruz, are praised for their exceptional service and attention to detail. The food provided by Chef and his team is highly acclaimed, with guests raving about the quality and variety of dishes. Overall, customers are extremely satisfied with their experiences at this venue and highly recommend it for weddings.

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The Historic Inns of Annapolis is highly recommended by reviewers for weddings and other events. The venue is described as elegant and historic, with a cozy atmosphere. The attentive and helpful staff, including Ashley and Cruz, are praised for their exceptional service and attention to detail. The food provided by Chef and his team is highly acclaimed, with guests raving about the quality and variety of dishes. Overall, customers are extremely satisfied with their experiences at this venue and highly recommend it for weddings.

Nora
Nora Sent on 10/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Truly a Dream Come True!!!

Ashley, Cruz, Chef, and the rest of the Historic Inns of Annapolis truly made our wedding what it was.
It's been a few weeks since our wedding and we are still receiving compliments from friends and family about how it was the best one they've ever attended. The team at Historic Inns really go way above and beyond and made our day truly special. If we could give the team more than 5 stars, we 1,000% would.

Venue Coordinator & Catering Sales Manager: Ashley was amazing from day one. Working with her to get our proposal was so simple, easy, and quick. Her communication alone deserves 10 stars. Ashley's keen attention to detail really made our wedding planning a breeze. I was worried for a while because I planned the wedding myself and wasn't planning on hiring a day of coordinator. The planning meetings and walkthrough with Ashley really put me at ease and I truly felt like I could trust her to take the reigns on the day of. Between Ashley and Cruz, I didn't worry about a single thing the day of the wedding. In fact, not only did they handle all the logistics of the setup, working with vendors the day of etc, they made sure my bridal party and I had everything we needed while we were getting ready. I can't sing enough praises for the two of them.

Venue: If you're hesitating about the venue, don't! The last thing I wanted for our wedding was for it to be a generic hotel wedding. Historic Inns is anything but generic. The hotel has a very elegant, cozy, historic feel which we fell in love with from the moment we walked in. Not only that, but the location is HARD to beat! It was great because we were able to forego the first look but still get amazing photos in Annapolis (despite the rain) during our cocktail hour. We used all of the rooms including the atrium (where we had our ceremony, cocktails, and dance floor) and the reception room (where we had dinner). The weather was rainy but once that cleared up we also opened up the porch area which our guests loved. Our reception was a cocktail style reception which meant we didn't have an official seated dinner but we had stations and guests could roam and socialize during the dinner hour. We were worried about how the flow would go but Ashley and the team pulled it off and set up the room in a way that flowed and made sense. We were able to drop off any items to the venue Thursday before our Saturday wedding. I think the venue allows up to a week before for drops.
The venue also had a bridal suite and a groom's suite. The bridal suite is well appointed with couches, a tv, spacious bathroom, fridge and everything. I had ten people get ready in the suite with no issues. The groom's suite was a good deal smaller but then again they don't need much space :)

Food: This was the most important aspect of my wedding for me (aside from the actual marriage). I was impressed with Chef and his team of culinary specialists from the very beginning. I went to the wedding fair the March before our wedding and was sold on the food. With the tasting, I was blown away by the quality, selection, and amount of food provided for the tasting. Chef came out to talk to us and tell us about the different dishes and other options if we wanted. Honestly, my biggest complaint was that we didn't eat more during our wedding! Every single one of our guests have raved about the food and continue to do so. Some of the most praised items were the scallops (I still think about these sometimes), the lamb lollipops, crab soup shooters, the prime rib, crab cake, and most of all the pasta AND risotto station. We couldn't decide between the pasta or risotto and we ended up choosing both! Ashley helped us figure out the numbers for food and we were able to do half guests #'s for the pasta station and half for the risotto.

Bar: The bar package was a good deal for us. Ashley helped us swap out a couple of things in our package that were comparable and she was extremely flexible. The bartenders were wonderful.

If you made it this far in reading this review, all I have to say is - this venue truly has it all and I would recommend the Historic Inns and its team to anyone who asks for any event, big or small! Thank you to the team at Historic Inns for making our wedding amazing and allowing us to relax on the day of!! We can't thank you enough! I honestly am hoping one of our friends chooses this venue next!
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Chelsea Sent on 07/30/2017
5 out of 5 rating
The Governor Calvert House provided my husband and I such a wonderful venue for our Aug 2016 USNA/GCH wedding. We planned from afar and Michelle Vellon was amazing ever step of the way. Venue space is elegant and perfect for a versatile space. The food was AMAZING, we received so many compliments and the service was exquisite. If you are looking for a elegant and unique venue in Annapolis check out Historic Inns and the Calvert House!
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Donna K. Sent on 09/22/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Best Venue Ever

Ashley Erickson and Cruise were the best duo during the wedding The whole wedding was perfect and Ashley made sure it ran smoothly I would recommend this venue to everyone I
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Professional Network & Endorsements

19 Endorsements
Trans4mation Photography Trans4mation Photography Wedding Photographers

Historic Inns of Annapolis (Governor Calvert House) really knows how to put on a wedding!! Great history in the middle of Annapolis, right on State Circle! Texture, wood, great ballroom and dining room. And let's not forget the open air terrace that gives bridal clients great options for their cocktail hour. Excellent food and service await you at this historic property!

Wendy Hickok Photography Wendy Hickok Photography Wedding Photographers

If you want an authentic place in Annapolis to get married this is it! I love photographing weddings with the photograph of the statehouse in the background! The parties are always great there! It is in downtown so your guests can have a unique experience and easily go out somewhere else for an after party!

Kyle Bergner Photography Kyle Bergner Photography Wedding Photographers

I just love working here year after year. From a photography standpoint it is one of the most beautiful locations in Annapolis and Michelle is amazing.

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