Tenth Ward Distilling Company Reviews
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William Sent on 02/28/2024Beautiful Venue in Downtown Frederick
We have used Tenth Ward multiple times for our team meetings and holiday parties, and I have attended many more events and meetings at their beautiful space.
The historic wedding venue is woman-owned and features wall-to-wall exposed brick, large industrial windows, and beautiful original hardwood floors. It is on the second floor and requires stairs to access but it is worth the short climb.
The staff is very responsive and easy to work with.
In addition to business meetings I know they host weddings. I am sure it would be a wonderful venue for this as well! -
Maggie Sent on 06/17/2023
Was a dream come true!
Tenth Ward was the perfect setting for our wedding vision! The perfect space for about 115 guests. We loved that we were able to have both our ceremony and reception in one spot! The Exceptional Photographer was Morgan Schrader. -
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Karen Sent on 09/04/2022Incredible Venue!
We are so happy we went with Tenth Ward for our ceremony and reception! The space is absolutely incredible- the lighting is so amazing, and you can do so much with the space! Due to an unexpected emergency, our day of wedding coordinator was not able to be at our wedding, but Tenth Ward did such an incredible job of handling the emergency and making sure everything went perfectly. The owner, Monica, stepped in as day of wedding coordinator, and everything was smooth! As a pretty type A/control freak kinda person, I can say that they handled everything the day of the wedding perfectly. I was able to completely relax and enjoy the day without worrying about anything. They were very flexible about different things we wanted, such as having our dogs in the ceremony and providing mocktails as an option as well. Highly recommend! -
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Erin Sent on 11/09/2021The Best Day Ever
When my now husband and I were looking for our wedding venue, we had difficulty finding something that met our criteria but didn't feel like a wedding factory. Once we toured Tenth Ward Distilling Company, we immediately knew it was the right place for us. The aesthetic was exactly what we were looking for and was a perfect fit for our 83-person, COVID-times wedding. Shelley, the Tenth Ward event manager, is an absolute professional and I always felt she had everything under control. She was able to navigate my questions swiftly, offer suggestions on areas we were unsure about, and was great in executing the details of our wedding on the day of. Our guests commented on how beautiful the space was, the quaint feel of Frederick, and the delicious cocktails. It was perfect in every way and I highly recommend the venue for anyone considering it. -
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Khadijah Sent on 09/26/2020
Covid 2020 Wedding
There is so much I could say, but If your thinking of getting this venue you should do it and get the wedding planner package too! Because Amanda is amazing. Due to COVID we had to push our wedding from July 11 to September 25. Amanda was very responsive when Covid first hit, in regards to what we wanted to do. She was literally the glue that held my wedding together and the reason it went so smoothly. The venue is beautiful and I loved that I had the option to use their bartenders while bringing my own liquor. Overall my event was everything and more. I’m very happy that I decided to go with this venue! -
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Abbey Sent on 07/23/20202020 Wedding
I feel like I found a hidden gem when we booked Tenth Ward. As I was looking for Frederick venues, Tenth Ward was by far the most flexible as far as checking off the things we wanted in a venue. Once we decided on Tenth Ward, a pandemic hit and I heard horror stories from other brides about venues being terrible....not Tenth Ward. They stayed flexible and calm and worked with us to change our plans. Amanda was so helpful and great at keeping me in the loop. She always had everything under control, which put me at ease. Our guests were blown away with the beautiful space and laid back atmosphere. I can’t say enough...Monica and the rest of her staff are just good people and I can’t recommend them enough! -
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Morgan Sent on 01/08/2020October Wedding
Amazing venue for wedding reception and cocktail hour!
The process and decision to have Tenth Ward host our Wedding reception event was beyond easy. Working with Amanda was a breeze, she was always available to answer any questions we had, no matter how small. We had multiple meetings to go over layout, timelines, and logistics, which made us feel super conformable that our day would go flawlessly, and it did. She was wonderful the day of, coordinating with our Vendors (in advance) to ensure everything was executed before the arrival of us and our guests.
I can't recommend this new, unique, space enough for any special occasion. Our guests who are from the area had no idea this space was available, and guests who were not familiar with Frederick were overly complementary of such a unique space in downtown. The historic charm, exposed brick, original floors, and modern ascetics made Tenth Ward the perfect spot. I wish we could do this day all over again! -
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Alyssa Sent on 02/03/2026Beautiful and unique wedding venue!
We had a beautiful wedding at Tenth Ward in October 2025, and we’re so glad we decided to host our wedding at their venue! Phil was our event lead and day-of-coordinator, and he truly made every step of the process as easy as possible. All team members were very responsive over email to any of our questions along the way, and we held two planning meetings ahead of the wedding where we coordinated day-of logistics.
Phil and the team were excellent on the wedding day! They were communicative and willing to step in where needed to make sure that the day was effortless. They also took our loose decor instructions and made the ceremony space, cocktail hour, and reception look beautiful. We received so many compliments on the event, the space, and just how smoothly everything went. I honestly can’t recommend Tenth Ward enough!
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Samantha Sent on 01/09/2024A great night with Room for Improvement
First of all, the venue space was beautiful. Our vision definitely came to life and we were happy with the overall look of the space and the vendors knowledge of it. PIGS, wildflower weddings, benefactor, and Jessi Vaughn photo were all aware of the space and great to work with, so definitely recommend them to your future couples.
Also, I want to specifically highlight Francie who is Tenth Ward's admin - she was always so prompt, communicative, worked well with our vendors, and kind - thank you Francie!!! The Reception part also went great, we got great feedback.
Now, room for improvement:
-we kind of felt like guinea pigs during the transition to in house coordination, which was a bummer. We started with one coordinator and got switched to another a few months out of our wedding. Hindsight is 20/20, but even with the selling point of having a day of the coordinator with the venue, I would’ve also liked to have hired my own since we were doing a first look and wouldn’t get to the venue until the wedding was literally starting.
-Tenth Ward's coordinator is really soft spoken, so with our big bridal party we were having a hard time hearing her for the rehearsal. Even having her mic’ed up with just a portable speaker would’ve helped. Something to keep in mind.
-the lack of a separate room for waiting for guests to arrive meant that we were seeing people and saying hello before the wedding, which was stressful. We knew this going in, but keep it in mind if staying hidden is important to you.
-all of this wasn’t so bad, but the thing that really left a sour taste in our mouths was Sunday during our event pack up. Tenth Ward's coordinator was having car trouble when we were supposed to meat her to retrieve our decor, which was understandable, but had to contact us through the groomsman as she didn’t have our phone numbers. I called her as we were packing up because there seemed to be a lot of beer, and our leftover Seaquench and 60 Minute was mixed in with a couple boxes of Monocacy beer. I asked Tenth Ward's coordinator on the phone if all the alcohol was ours, and she said yes (it was all right near our piled up bins of wedding decor and mixed with our alcohol). I even said to Mike “the liquor store must’ve run out of 60 minute and subbed Monocacy.” Monica (the owner who was communicating with me after we left and were already home and unpacked) claimed it was separated out in a different spot, but this truly wasn’t the case (and she wasn’t there the day of or morning after to confirm this). Our hired bartenders may have mixed up this alcohol and Monica kept saying "our tenth ward bartenders know to keep it separate." To that end, Tenth Ward could a) require you use their (pricier) bartenders to avoid this issue, or b) store their house wine and beer in a different location at the venue.
In my mind, it is the responsibility of the venue to keep their alcohol separate from the wedding alcohol to ensure it doesn’t get mixed up, and it really put a damper on our entire wedding to have to sort through it all to bring back maybe $100-$150 worth of beer max when it wasn’t our fault and the tenth ward coordinator wasn’t present....also bringing this alcohol back was 2 hours round trip while we were packing for our honeymoon to leave the next day. This last part of our weekend really made us feel like a transaction for Tenth Ward and like we were being accused of purposely stealing - which is a bummer since it is our only wedding.
So - long story short, I'm sure they've learned from this to keep everything separate, but it may be worth also hiring your own coordinator since you will be busy on your wedding day and setup of the space and also keeping your alcohol separate from others is the last thing on your mind. -
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