Camp Hidden Valley at Deer Creek Preserve

s looking for when reading reviews to find a venue, so hopefully this info is helpful for you! This is definitely a DIY spot - there are rentals that help a lot too though, like the cake and cupcake stands & directional signage. A golf cart is also available - the paths are easy to walk, but it was a big help to get older folk from the parking lot to the ceremony site and back. I'd recommend going to an open house and checking out google reviews to see the best layout that would work for your group. Nearly everything is moveable, and there are four different ceremony spots (one is covered, for inclement weather). The site really came alive at night with the path lighting and stargazing, so I'd recommend using the fire pits and spending a lot of time outside if you can. For timing - our weather was overcast and a little muggy (high of 83, low of 60), with a surprise storm at night. The trees are just beginning to bloom so there's some greenery and also lovely spring flowers like daffodils around the site along the paths. Bees and mosquitos are just starting to show up but weren't a big issue at any point. Good luck, and happy planning!

prior to the big day, to making sure everything was ready the day of, they were there to answer all our questions and made the overall process of booking with them so simple. The cabins were perfect for our guests to stay the night and we loved our after party bonfire! Our guests are still talking about how beautiful the venue was! We can’t thank the team at Camp Hidden Valley enough, our day was absolutely perfect and we highly recommend them!

n appreciated the option to stay in the cabins onsite. My only recommendation for the venue would be to update the planning documents given to couples because a lot of the information was inconsistent (i.e. number of rooms / beds per cabin was listed differently on different documents). As other reviews have mentioned, this type of venue is a lot of work, but doable if you plan ahead and especially if you have friends and family who are willing to help.

a little over 6k, 1250 of that was a refundable deposit. Working with leslye and her husband was awesome, Leslye answered all my questions throughout the year leading up. They created a text thread so we could ask for anything during our rental time. There is a noise ordinance at 11pm which is a bit of a bummer but so long as we turn it down to reasonable volume we could still party till the sun came up. The lodge was delightful and comfortable, all the cabins were comfy too. I was told the yurt wasn't very comfortable, got a little humid but it is a tent after all. The wooded area provides such an amazing spot for photos, and since I initially checked out the venue they had put in this beautiful stone walk way to the clearing where we held our ceremony and they put in a sturdier Arch. I fully recommend renting two days if you can, we selected weekdays because it was in our budget and you get more bang for you buck when you can rent two days. We were able to set up the night before so we could wake up the day of and start makeup and everything else on a timely manner. I do suggest creating additional signage for your guests since our makeup artist got a little turned around. Overall I give this venue a 10/10 Great location. Beautiful drive from Baltimore, comfortable accommodations, an excellent getting ready room off the kitchen, and wonderful property owners who seem to genuinely care that we enjoy ourselves.