About this vendor
Strong Mansion is located on Sugarloaf Mountain in Dickerson, MD. The historic and refurbished Strong Mansion with formal gardens, provides a picturesque setting for weddings and social events.
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Wireless Internet
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Estate
- Garden
- Historic Venue
- Mountain
- Tented
Reviews
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4.8
out of 5.021 reviews
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We got married at Strong Mansion in May 2024. It is an absolutely magical venue. The staff is awesome and clearly cares about the space. The gardens and grounds are gorgeous, lush,...
and impeccably landscaped. The house itself has historical interest and character. Our guests were in love with the setting. The tent is perfect for a reception space, and there are tons of unique spots to explore for creative photos. And nearby Frederick is an adorable town for out-of-town guests to visit. We are so happy we chose this venue for our wedding and highly recommend it!
Cannot say enough about this venue — if you want a stunning, outdoor space that is romantic, special and natural, this is the spot you’re looking for! All our guests gushed about t...
he location and we loved all the spots for photos, both inside and out. It helped that we had a perfect day, but this venue is beautiful from every angle and made our day that much more special. The team at Strong Mansion knows what they’re doing, and were able to answer our many questions during the planning process, making everything we hoped for come to life! While Jessica was great at making sure everything at the venue went well, I was very glad we hired a day-of coordinator to focus on our needs. Also, highly recommend getting the tent extension for a larger wedding, we had 150 and it was great to have room for everyone!
Strong Mansion was the first venue that we toured and I knew from that day, this place would be magical. Visually, the fall colors of our early November wedding were breathtaking ...
and I loved being outdoors for the entire event to take advantage of that. It was a chilly night but we were able to rent heaters for the patio and for inside the tent, so that was great. There are also sooo many beautiful locations to take pictures here to fit your vision, especially down by the garden!!
The real gem of this place is Jessica. I cannot say enough good things about how she handled our wedding. She had quick answers to every one of our questions and all of her suggestions/recommendations did not disappoint. Her enthusiasm within the last month and last couple weeks just put us all at ease and I didn’t have a single thing to worry about on the day of our wedding, which is just priceless. Everything ran so smoothly, and we are continuously getting compliments from our guests about it!
We were extremely happy with our wedding at Strong Mansion, for a variety of reasons:
- the outdoor areas are beautiful - the pond, trees, and gardens are all a perfect setting for...
both a ceremony, and cocktail hours. Peaceful, relaxing, and gorgeous
- helpful & responsive coordinator - Jessica was straightforward, easy to reach, and helpful throughout the process of first choosing Strong Mansion, and then planning for the event
- reasonable pricing - compared to all the other venues we looked at, Strong Mansion had very reasonable rates for its capacity & features
- overwhelmingly positive guest response - all the guests we heard from loved the venue, and had nothing but positive things to say. Certainly, we lucked out with a lovely fall day, weather-wise, but there are just so many things to like here
Would highly recommend.
We cannot give this venue and the staff enough credit. Five stars doesn’t come close to the service we were provided. In less than 24 hours, Jessica, and everyone at Strong Mansion...
, executed the most beautiful wedding celebration. Did I mention that the venue had just had their last wedding of the season the weekend before?
On Thursday, around 9 am, Jessica was contacted and asked if there was any way to pull off a wedding, Friday (yes the day after the inquiry) at 3 pm. Without hesitation, Jessica and Stronghold Inc, sprung into action. Rehearsal the same day, only 6 hours after they were contacted. In addition, Jessica took our numerous boxes of decorations and told us, they would take care of it. Little did we know that they would take every idea we had thought of and more to create the most beautiful wedding.
If you’re looking for a venue that truly wants to make YOUR wedding day dreams a reality with kind, friendly and caring staff, Strong Mansion is your venue.
Strong Mansion is a beautiful and unique place. They only have one wedding a day, and the amount of time spent there can be adjusted based on your budget. All the staff that work t...
here helped us plan our day to the letter. They answered all our questions in a timely manner leading up to our day, made sure our vendors did everything they were supposed to do the day of, and helped us clean up at the end of the night. We loved getting married at Strong Mansion, and our guests enjoyed their time there as well, everyone gushed about how beautiful it was! We cannot recommend Strong Mansion enough!
This venue is gorgeous. Our wedding was in the fall, so the lack of air conditioning was no problem. We ordered 2 heaters for the tent which kept the reception nice and cozy. At ou...
r rehearsal, we were able to leave alcohol, wedding favors, and decor in the office which made things so much easier the day of. The day of coordinators were extremely helpful and everything went so smoothly.
Strong Mansion is by far one of the most beautiful venues I have ever seen! It was the second or third venue my husband and I saw and it only took us driving up to the front of the...
mansion to know it was most likely going to be the one. The grounds and mansion are so incredibly beautiful and well kept! It was a dream and fairy tale to be married there. We chose the pergola site for our ceremony. I loved that the ground was flat and had a focal point.
Carly and Chris were great to work with and answered any questions I had about the venue or day of. We had a different woman for the evening of rehearsal and it was a little testy and stressful. We arrived 10 minutes early and she immediately took me aside into a separate room to ask me a bunch of questions about the ceremony. I was very confused as to why all these questions were being asked at that moment and not well ahead of time (questions like each person in the wedding party name, order walking down the aisle, how many song changes there will be). It just felt very unnecessary to be doing this as rehearsal was about to start.
A few people in the wedding party were lost and trying to find there way.. only about 10 minutes late and also my officiant was running a little behind due to traffic. This person that ran our rehearsal kept hurrying us along saying lets start when they hadn't arrived yet. She informed me that due to the sun going down faster then usual because of the season that rehearsal would be cut down to 5pm-6pm instead of 5-6:30pm.
I was not happy with how pushy she was to hurry and finish early and springing that on my literally as we walked into the venue for rehearsal. It was all just very unnecessary. Also, a lot of this information did not seem to make it to Chris the next day, because the day of the wedding she asked me all the same questions and I got a little frustrated with that.
Other then that everything went smoothly and great! Amazing venue!!
Our wedding was on June 25, 2016 and it was absolutely perfect! The venue is so serene, peaceful, and beautiful. I didn't have to lift a finger, everything was perfect. There are s...
o many spots for portraits, there are three ceremony sites to choose from (all beautiful) and the permanent tent is perfect for the reception. We loved every minute of our wedding day!
Strong mansion was a beautiful setting! Our guests loved it and it was such a great place to be both married and have our reception. The views were incredible. The staff let me vis...
it a ton of times for the weekly tours, with best friend, then fiancé, then mother, and finally our planner. The only thing to keep in mind are the following: Many map apps lie about the location; the best way to talk to the staff is via phone during business hours; and they care a lot about the site, so some things (like tossing rice or bird seed) are not allowed. We solved this by arming our flower girls with bubble guns, which made them a hundred times happier than flower petals would have anyway. Only other advice: we went for one extra hour (total of 5) for our wedding + reception (appetizers, diner, dancing) and ran out of time. I wish we'd gone for 6 hours.
When we began to consider venues for our wedding, my husband immediately mentioned Strong Mansion. We are both from Germantown, MD and have fond memories of Sugarloaf Mountain hike...
s and he even installed a number of the mile marker posts on the hiking trails as a part of his Eagle Scout project. Despite our familiarity with the area surrounding the mansion, I had never visited, and was blown away during our walk through.
There is so much history associated with this place, and as the people who run it have a family connection to the place, they know a lot about the place.
We loved the fact that was had so many options, from where we wanted our ceremony to take place (there are three options), which vendors we wanted to use (there are no required vendors other than the rental company for the tent extension if you need it), and which rooms we wanted to use (the girls had reign of the entire 3rd floor! nice for getting ready without accidentally coming across the boys).
The staff was also incredibly helpful on the day of the wedding. One person (maybe it was Christie?) came across a little harsh and bossy, but in the end we really appreciated it because she helped everything run so smoothly. I mean, the woman has helped out at hundreds of weddings and knows exactly what she is doing.
She was also incredibly helpful when I mentioned that we were thinking about taking a few pictures up the mountain as the sun was setting. She immediately called up the gatekeeper and had him hold the gate for us, just so we could get a few shots (which were gorgeous!).
Strong Mansion was the perfect place for us to get married and we had so many compliments on our venue.
Definitely recommend.
The first thing that drew us to Strong Mansion was how picturesque and beautiful the outside area is. It is incredibly ideal for pictures, the pond area served as a great location...
for the ceremony! Another great thing about the venue was that it is very affordable, especially since the venue already has a tent included in the rental. The only downside is that they have very strict rules and regulations and you only get the mansion for 7 hours for setup, the ceremony, reception and clean up. If you want more than 7 hours you will have to pay extra.
Beautiful Gardens, beautiful pond, beautiful tent.
No Taxes!
I had my wedding at Strong Mansion this Spring and it was absolutely beautiful. When we were looking for venues we went to several in the Marlyand area that could accommodate an o...
utdoor wedding with around 150 people and that were affordable. We fell in love it when we saw it. On the wedding day everyone gushed about how beautiful the venue was.
There are multiple ceremony areas that you can use based on the number of people you have and time of day. We did ours in the pond area. The seating is set up so that people sit on either side of a little pond. Since this creates a non traditional aisle, we had the bridesmaids and groomsmen alternate which side they walked down the aisle. You should note that the walkway is grass. I wish I had gotten the shoe caps for my bridesmaids since everyone's shoes (including mine) were sinking in the ground.
In some pictures it shows a beautiful draping at the top of the tent--note that you have to pay for that, but it makes a huge difference. A great thing about the venue is that it has dedicated parking with a parking assistant, is private, and they plant flowers so that you are surrounded by a beautiful landscape.
The bridesmaids were able to have the entire top floor to get read in, and there were extra rooms for family to hang out in if they needed it. Overall, I couldn't have asked for a better venue.
The only reason I gave 4 stars is that the mansion and staff are pretty strict about what you can and can't do (but hey, it's a historical venue). Also the mansion can be difficult to communicate with at times due to when they are open. But you learn to work with it and in the end it wasn't a problem at all. I'd highly recommend paying the extra money for an additional hour if you are having your ceremony and reception on site and if you want dancing. Otherwise, you are on a pretty tight schedule.
Definitely take a look at Strong Mansion! It's beautiful and worth the trip.
We had a fall wedding at Strong Mansion. It was absolutely gorgeous!! We did not want a hotel or banquet hall for our ceremony and reception. This is definitely a unique venue. The...
staff was very friendly, helpful, and professional during the planning phases and the day of the wedding. I would give 5 starts, except that they "don't really do email", which is a little inconvenient. So, when we had questions we had to call during regular business hours. And needed to mail contracts/paperwork rather than emailing.
Overall, the experience at Strong was fantastic - they've done so many weddings and use the same caterer that they know how to make things flow. The only issue we had was the organ...
ization of the rehearsals on the Friday before the weddings (Saturday and ours was on Sunday) -- time was confusing and there wasn't a whole lot of structure so some people didn't know what was going on -- needless to say, when it came to the day of, everything went off mainly without a hitch (despite the rain!). Would definitely recommend getting married and celebrating there!
The location was beautiful! We used the pond site (they have multiple sites to choose from for your ceremony depending on your wedding size) for 60 guests. It fit us well and the p...
ictures look gorgeous. They have a permanent tent and dance floor, so not only is the cost included but it was one less vendor to coordinate. The people were very friendly and helpful. This place is a steal for what you get.
All of our guests raved about our gorgeous venue. It is incredibly well maintained, has many options for ceremony locations (pond, pergola, overlook), and includes a tented recepti...
on/dance floor in the rental price. This venue can't be beat. An added perk is having Lori and Chris as on-site managers the day of your wedding. They help to ensure that all vendors follow the required guidelines and keep everything running smoothly. They do so at no added cost to you. We also went with their suggested vendor, Canapes (Note, Strong does not have any required vendors - you are free to choose your own, but I recommend going with their suggestions!). Canapes was absolutely incredible and knew the ins and outs of working at Strong Mansion, since they've done so countless times before. Definitely schedule an on-site visit to this venue - you won't be sorry.
I'm so happy we chose Strong Mansion for our wedding. This venue had everything I was looking for, beautiful outdoors ceremony location, outside tent, and indoor options for a back...
up plan. You have to see this place for yourself!
Strong mansion was a beautiful to place to have our wedding. The location was perfect for an outside wedding. The cost was reasonable and included a spacious tent (many venues th...
at we looked at required us to rent the tent). The staff, especially Lori and Patsy were wonderful to work with. Everyone attending the wedding commented on the gorgeous location.
It was absolutely gorgeous! The site was very conducive to a large group of people. It was excellent in the event of rain because everything was self contained but there were beaut...
iful grounds for a nice day.
Contact
7901 Comus Rd, Dickerson, MD