My Fiance and I were engaged November 2015, and wanted to be married faster than the typical year wait. I searched dozens of venues in the PA-MD Area to find a place…anywhere that was a good representation of us. As a wedding vendor myself, I a...lso had a pretty seriously dream list of qualities in a location: great indoor/outdoor space, that’s easily accessible with parking, with a seriously interesting or cool history or twist. I had all but given up on my search, especially in Downtown Baltimore, when I remembered: Museum!
The Baltimore Museum of Industry hit all of my wishes and more! The Decker Gallery gave my guests plenty or room, plenty to see, optional galleries we could open, GORGEOUS WATERFRONT outdoor Ceremony Space, a huge private parking Lot, and an incredibly warm, friendly, helpful staff that ensured my husband and I had all of our questions and needs taken care of. This is an amazing location, that’s very close to all of the Inner Harbor Hotels
With our short planning window I was delighted that they use an online booking Calendar that potential clients can use to see when the Museum is available to rent! We didn’t have a hard date in mind, but a Friday in June of 2016 was open, which us on the rental price and gave our guests a great opportunity to use the weekend to explore Baltimore.
We worked mostly with Kelley through out the process, who eased my mind immediately with our deposit and booking, and was ready to answer all of our questions. The BMI does have a 2 hour load in / 1 hour Load out vendor policy Day-of, but with a provided Preferred Vendor Only List, we were confident our Caterers would know what they were getting into! It should also be noted that they had a nice amount of Caterers to pick from so you’re not stuck committing to one price range. All of their rental information and contracts were easy to follow and answered a lot of questions upfront about hosting your event. Closer to our date, Claire from the BMI emailed us to confirm details of our event and tied up a few loose ends.
Day Of we opted to have the Cannery Open for guests. We also had a DVD slideshow looping in their mini theatre to the left of the entrance. Guests absolutely loved this venue and we had compliments about how “us” it was the entirely evening. The BMI and Absolutely Perfect Catering were our dream team, and we cannot recommend them enough.
The Museum of Industry treated us like VIP through the entire process and after! Our only suggestion to potential renters is to book the extra time! 4 Hours flie