Washington DC Wedding Locations
If you’ve been exploring Maryland and Washington DC wedding locations to find that distinctive, memorable yet convenient wedding venue, imagine a picturesque wedding on the shores of the sparkling Chesapeake Bay – at Silver Swan Bayside.
Our spectacular beach-side location on the Chesapeake Bay provides a scenic backdrop that conventional Washington DC wedding locations simply can’t match. Just minutes from Baltimore, Washington and Annapolis, Silver Swan Bayside is at the Queen Anne Marina on beautiful Kent Island in Maryland, providing a fresh alternative to conventional reception halls in Maryland and Washington DC wedding locations. The Silver Swan Bayside offers a gorgeous setting that is perfect not only for weddings, but also for corporate events, retreats, management outings, teambuilding events, client entertaining and social gatherings.
Here, both indoor and outdoor weddings offer stunning panoramic views of the Bay. Our elegant gardens, grassy lawns and boardwalk overlooking the beach are all perfect for a scenic and memorable celebration. Our elegant dining room opens through French doors to beautiful tented patios that keep things shady in warm weather and dry during light rain.
We can accommodate up to 230 guests for a cocktail-themed event or up to 200 for a seated wedding reception. Indoors, cozy fireplace make even a wintertime ceremony comfortable, beautiful and memorable as your guests look out over the Bay. With our professional team handling the details on-site, everything about your Eastern Shore wedding can be stress-free – from the food and beverages to the linens and décor, we can take care of every detail.
If your vision of your Eastern Shore wedding includes outdoor recreation before and after the celebration, Kent Island offers everything you and your guests could want, away from the crowds and traffic of Annapolis. Some of the East Coast’s best sailing, leisurely kayaking, bird watching and hiking, and superb fishing are all close at hand for you, your family and guests to enjoy. Kent Island is the perfect place to begin your life together and return year after year to revisit happy memories.
And while Washington DC wedding venues can mean extra headaches from parking to traffic to exorbitant pricing, the Silver Swan Bayside lets you and your guests relax and enjoy every minute of your special day or weekend. We’re surrounded by a vibrant historic community with an enduring relationship to the waters. With bay breezes in summer, warm sunshine in spring, and brilliant autumn colors – Kent Island is a place where the outdoors shine all year around and where wedding memories are as beautiful as the Bay itself.
In the usual Maryland and Washington DC wedding locations you won’t find any place to compare with the Silver Swan for the celebration of a lifetime.