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Getting Married in Maryland

Engine ranks wedding hotels in Maryland by reception and event space you can search and book. Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover leads the list with about 16,000 square feet of event space in The Grand Ballroom, seating up to 3,825 people, plus 27 event spaces and 310 guest rooms for out-of-town guests. Couples, planners, and anyone arranging a room block can compare properties across the state and book directly through Engine.

Maryland offers wedding settings from the waterfront charm of Baltimore and Annapolis to the rolling countryside of Frederick and the Eastern Shore, and the hotels on this list are spread across the state's cities to match wherever you're celebrating. You can search and book guest rooms at these properties on Engine, and for a block of 9 or more rooms to accommodate out-of-town guests, Engine Groups handles the room-block booking. The hotel's event space for your reception can be booked through Engine Spaces, Engine's free marketplace of hotel meeting and event spaces across the U.S. and Canada, or arranged with the property directly. Engine offers consolidated invoicing, pre-negotiated rates, multiple payment options, and no membership fee.

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Compare wedding hotels in Maryland

Same order as the list above: ranked by event space, with a tilt toward hotels that list wedding services, a reception hall, or banquet space. Space and amenity details come from each hotel's own records. A dash means the hotel's data doesn't list that detail, not that it's unavailable.

# Hotel CityLargest event spaceMax occupancyEvent spacesGuest roomsGuest rating
1 Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland Hanover 15,680 sq ft 3,825 27 310 4.6 (1,007)
2 Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel Baltimore 14,560 sq ft 2,000 39 622 4.1 (2,655)
3 Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor Baltimore 14,160 sq ft 1,800 25 488 4.1 (2,407)
4 Hotel Baltimore Downtown-Inner Harbor Baltimore 12,240 sq ft 1,500 7 – 3.1 (3,119)
5 Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Cambridge 11,259 sq ft 1,360 34 400 4.4 (1,001)
6 Crowne Plaza College Park - Washington DC by IHG Greenbelt 11,075 sq ft 420 18 287 4.2 (2,995)
7 DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore North - Pikesville Pikesville 10,790 sq ft 1,000 16 171 4.0 (1,002)
8 Crowne Plaza Annapolis by IHG Annapolis 10,000 sq ft 555 13 196 4.2 (1,236)
9 The Hotel at the University of Maryland College Park 10,000 sq ft 1,224 13 297 4.6 (2,048)
10 BWI Airport Marriott Baltimore 10,020 sq ft 1,200 19 315 4.4 (1,002)
11 Metro Points Hotel New Carrollton 10,000 sq ft 550 6 197 3.9 (1,589)
12 Turf Valley Resort Ellicott City 9,472 sq ft 800 20 171 4.4 (1,001)
13 Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport Linthicum 8,246 sq ft 900 20 280 4.1 (1,196)
14 Grand Hotel Ocean City Oceanfront Ocean City 8,232 sq ft 600 6 251 4.3 (7,744)
15 Sheraton Inner Harbor Baltimore 7,524 sq ft 1,000 22 338 4.3 (7)
16 The Westin Baltimore Washington Airport - BWI Linthicum 7,552 sq ft 700 12 260 4.4 (1,134)
17 Ashore Oceanfront Hotel by Marriott Ocean City 7,500 sq ft 1,000 4 250 4.0 (2,005)
18 Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel Towson 6,840 sq ft 850 28 283 4.2 (1,001)
19 Marriott Owings Mills Metro Centre Owings Mills 6,679 sq ft 891 17 229 4.6 (605)
20 Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards Baltimore 6,264 sq ft 556 37 524 4.1 (1,297)
21 Cambria Hotel Ocean City - Bayfront Ocean City 6,400 sq ft 250 2 137 4.5 (1,302)
22 Gaithersburg Marriott Washingtonian Center Gaithersburg 5,940 sq ft 500 12 284 4.6 (1,000)
23 Solomons Inn Resort & Marina Solomons 5,830 sq ft 583 13 113 4.0 (996)
24 Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Ctr Rockville 5,450 sq ft 800 31 315 4.2 (2,019)
25 Antrim 1844 Hagerstown 5,200 sq ft 350 10 40 4.5 (127)
26 The Rockville Hotel, a Ramada by Wyndham Rockville 5,148 sq ft 450 9 150 3.7 (1,677)
27 DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg Gaithersburg 4,838 sq ft 500 29 298 4.3 (1,082)
28 Hotel Silver Spring Silver Spring 5,100 sq ft 500 1 248 3.9 (12)
29 The Hotel at Arundel Preserve Hanover 5,040 sq ft 600 5 150 4.7 (1,980)
30 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Annapolis Annapolis 5,000 sq ft 600 5 219 4.4 (1,223)
31 Holiday Inn Gaithersburg by IHG Gaithersburg 4,860 sq ft 500 13 299 4.4 (1,009)
32 Bethesda Marriott Bethesda 4,592 sq ft 560 24 407 4.3 (1,001)
33 Pendry Baltimore Baltimore 4,565 sq ft 400 6 128 4.7 (1,000)
34 Merriweather Lakehouse, Autograph Collection Columbia 4,048 sq ft 400 39 290 4.1 (956)
35 Great Wolf Lodge Perryville Perryville 4,581 sq ft 508 2 – 4.3 (349)
36 Hampton Inn Frederick Frederick 4,500 sq ft 250 5 167 4.1 (1,000)
37 Graduate by Hilton Annapolis Annapolis 4,368 sq ft 500 10 216 4.5 (1,175)
38 Sheraton Baltimore Washington Airport Hotel - BWI Linthicum 4,320 sq ft 300 7 203 3.9 (841)
39 Doubletree by Hilton Washington DC Silver Spring Silver Spring 4,026 sq ft 400 14 229 4.2 (1,357)
40 Ramada by Wyndham Cumberland Downtown Cumberland 4,114 sq ft 457 1 130 3.4 (1,002)
41 Hilton Garden Inn Baltimore/White Marsh Baltimore 4,050 sq ft 350 5 155 3.9 (1,002)
42 Holiday Inn Timonium Baltimore North by IHG Lutherville-Timonium 3,928 sq ft 250 3 146 4.2 (1,000)
43 Homewood Columbia Laurel Laurel 3,720 sq ft 300 3 114 4.2 (1,000)
44 Wyndham College Park North / Washington DC Area Beltsville 3,570 sq ft 400 8 207 3.6 (999)
45 Residence Inn by Marriott Bethesda Downtown Bethesda 3,500 sq ft 125 9 188 4.6 (813)
46 Embassy Suites by Hilton Baltimore Hunt Valley Hunt Valley/Cockeysville 3,240 sq ft 375 14 223 4.3 (1,000)
47 Annapolis Waterfront Hotel, Autograph Collection Annapolis 3,337 sq ft 450 7 150 4.4 (1,001)
48 Inn at the Colonnade Baltimore - a DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore 3,264 sq ft 200 13 125 4.1 (1,004)
49 DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia Columbia 3,150 sq ft 300 14 152 4.5 (1,040)
50 Clarion Hotel BWI Airport Arundel Mills Hanover 3,234 sq ft 359 8 130 3.2 (1,001)

Frequently asked questions

How does Engine help with booking both guest rooms and event space for a Maryland wedding?
Engine lets you search, compare, and book guest rooms across hotels throughout Maryland. The hotel's own reception and event space can be searched and booked through Engine Spaces, a free marketplace of meeting and event spaces at hotels across the U.S. and Canada, or you can arrange it directly with the property. For a block of 9 or more guest rooms, Engine Groups handles the booking; for 8 or fewer, you book self-serve.
What's the process for reserving a block of rooms for out-of-town wedding guests?
If you need 9 or more guest rooms, Engine Groups handles the room-block booking for you. For 8 rooms or fewer, you can book the block yourself through Engine's platform. Either way, you'll have access to pre-negotiated rates and consolidated invoicing.
What should I look for in wedding hotels in Maryland?
Look for a hotel with enough reception and banquet space to accommodate your guest count, along with enough rooms for out-of-town guests to stay on-site. The hotels on this list offer multiple event spaces and amenities like getting-ready suites, though those vary by property. Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover has about 16,000 square feet in its Grand Ballroom and 27 event spaces, while Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel offers about 15,000 square feet in the Maryland Ballroom and 39 event spaces.
How does billing work when you book a room block for your big day?
Engine offers consolidated invoicing, so you can manage payments in one place instead of juggling multiple hotel bills. You'll have multiple payment options and no membership fee. This makes it simpler to budget and track costs for your out-of-town guests.
How do I compare hotels across different Maryland cities for wedding guests?
Consider the location that works best for your ceremony and reception, then compare guest-room counts, reception space, and event-space options at hotels in that area. For example, Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor offers about 14,000 square feet in the Constellation Ballroom with 488 guest rooms, while Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover provides about 16,000 square feet and 310 rooms. Engine lets you search and compare these properties side by side, so you can find the right fit for your guest list and your celebration.

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