About this vendor
The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm is a beautiful and flourishing wedding venue located in Rising Sun, MD. Less than an hour from downtown Baltimore, this Cecil County property provides a relaxed and rural setting for wedding festivities. You can make this picturesque locale the backdrop for a truly remarkable celebration.
The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm has a variety of down-to-earth outdoor and indoor event spaces where you can hold your proceedings. You can wed outdoors by the willow tree or at the gazebo, which overlooks fields and meadows. Many couples choose to exchange their vows indoors, on the top level of the 1800s wooden barn. This setting allows a backdrop of a woodland area through 16-foot-wide doors with windows. The staff can also open these doors fully for maximum ventilation and a broader landscape viewing angle. This property provides abundant indoor and outdoor wedding photography opportunities, with rustic stonework, charming original wood, and scenic landscapes. The reception area has a hand-crafted chandelier, along with draping and lighting. Wooden shutters down both sides of this area can be opened to allow the outdoors to come in. Up to 200 guests may be seated here to enjoy a celebratory meal.
The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm can host single-faith, multi-faith, and non-religious wedding ceremonies, including elopements. These premises also accommodate commitment ceremonies, second weddings, and vow renewal ceremonies. The venue staff offers their assistance with planning your special day and are happy for you to book a tour so they can show you around.
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Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Barn
- Farm & Ranch
- Garden
- Trees
Venue Service Offerings
- Planning
Awards and Affiliations
2023 'Best of Weddings'
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The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm was the absolute perfect venue for our wedding! The ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception spaces were beautiful and provided the perfect flow for the...
evening. We didn’t need to add many florals or decorations because the spaces themselves are so unique and pretty! And the gardens were a lovely backdrop for our wedding photos. I seriously cannot say enough about how wonderful this venue is. Additionally, the staff was incredibly helpful and made sure we had everything we needed. They also had great recommendations for other vendors which was incredibly helpful. My husband and I couldn’t be happier that we picked TGBF as our wedding venue and will cherish the memories made there forever. We highly recommend this venue to all couples!
If you want not only a rustic wedding, but a fairytale feeling as well; this is your stop!!! When I walked into this venue, I knew this was it. Not only is the ambiance absolutely ...
breathtaking, but so is the grounds and background of the farmhouse. The bridal suite was PERFECT! Having two separate areas for upstairs was AWESOME. It helped so much with space. The owners are extremely sweet and so are the dogs! (We only saw them for the rehearsal and walkthrough). This venue was everything and more that we both dreamed of. Thank you for the best day ever!!!
I cannot say enough about this awesome venue! It is such an amazingly beautiful place. The venue first caught our eye because you can choose to have the ceremony inside, upstairs i...
n the barn, with the cocktail hour and reception downstairs. We went to visit and quickly fell in love. The wedding day went so wonderfully well. The bridal suite is so beautiful and the layout so perfect for makeup and hair artists. We loved how guests could easily move in and outside during the cocktail hour and reception. There was a large field where the children could run and play, which was great. We got so many comments on the beautiful venue and could not have been happier with the evening. We encourage anyone looking for a venue in this area to go visit. We cannot say enough wonderful things about it.
We got married here in September, 2022, and it was the most beautiful day! We could not have been happier with this venue. The space is beautiful, and the two women (Linda and Laur...
en) who we communicated with were just amazing! All our questions were answered and everyone was very accommodating. We got the venue for 12 hours, which was the perfect amount to get ready there (without having to start at the crack of dawn) and to have our ceremony, reception, and then dance the night away! The venue came with Marta, a wedding planner (I reviewed her separately under her business, but she is amazing too!) and that was such a great deal. Our day went a lot smoother with all the helping hands! Marta had some decor that we could use, and we purchased a few personalized items with our last name, but we really didn't need much because the venue already had a lot of beautiful decorations in place. This was a huge time and money saver! This venue was everything we had pictured for our day, gorgeous, rustic, we really felt special and loved all day long. Highly recommend everything about this venue!!
Beautiful venue! The groom cried when he saw everything set up, and he’s not a big crier!
The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm was the first venue we visited and as soon as we left our visit we knew this was the place we wanted to get married at. Linda was honest during our vi...
sit and that made our decision easier, we knew exactly what we were getting. They provided a list of vendors they have worked with before and that made planning a wedding in less than 4 months pretty easy. Marta was so great with making sure our contacts with vendors were good and made the day of less stress. We got married 29 October 2021 during the Nor’Easter and Tim, Linda, and Marta made sure the bride, groom, and parents did not get wet! Even with tons of rain our wedding was beautiful and a dream!
I cannot recommend TGABF enough!! Our wedding was the best day of our lives and it was thanks to Linda, her amazing stuff, and this wonderful venue!
The bridal suite was beautiful...
and had enough room for all of us and our loud laughs and music. Perfect for getting ready with my whole bridal party (total of 9 of us).
No rain was on the radar that day and as soon as we started the walk towards the barn it started lightly raining.. then it started to pick up.. Linda and her staff were waiting there with clear umbrellas reassuring us all will be well. It POURED through our ceremony. As soon as we said our vows and went to head down the aisle together, the sun began to come out! It was literally PERFECT. We were able to do family portraits in the barn and the rest of our photos in the driveway in front of the trees and landscaping. They turned out awesome!
The barn accommodated about 100 people for our wedding and 90% of them were dancing by the end of the night with no problems at all! It was better than I could have imagined!
We booked TGABF sight unseen during the height of COVID… we were told by lots of people we were crazy.. but it turned out to be the best decision!! So many of our guests are still talking about how it was the best wedding they’ve ever been to!
I booked this wedding for my May 2020 wedding, due to the pandemic we had to reschedule 2 different times. The owners really did their best to work with us through these tough time...
s and all the rescheduling to make sure we still had an amazing experience. The venue was absolutely stunning when we finally had our big day. I would highly recommend this venue to any couple.
My husband and I chose to have our wedding reception at The Gardens at Bethlehem Farms in April 2021. We knew after our first visit to the venue that it was perfect for us. Through...
out the planning process (which was during the pandemic) Linda and Lauren were a pleasure to work with, addressed all of our concerns, and were extremely flexible. We could not have asked for a better venue to work with. We have also received so many compliments from guests on what a beautiful and unique venue it was!
We wanted to view a few venues in the area, but after viewing the barn and meeting Linda, we were sold! Everything was so beautiful, the venue works great with perfect weather or ...
less than perfect. We got so many compliments on how beautiful the venue was!
Honestly, we could not have picked a more perfect venue for our 9/20/2020 wedding! From our first steps into the barn, we knew that’s where our wedding would be. The owners are the...
most thoughtful and kind people to work with. They genuinely love sharing their property with couples and it really shows! Many of our guests repeatedly told us it was the most beautiful venue they’d been to. From the upper barn, to the cocktail area, to the lower barn and all the beautiful scenery outside - you really can’t beat it! Highly HIGHLY recommend this venue!!!
My husband and I got married on 09/26/2020 at The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm. It was AMAZING! I would 1000% recommend this venue if you are looking for something rustic or just in g...
eneral. The venue is decorated beautifully, the owners are super friendly and helpful, and everyone worked together during a pandemic to give us the best night of our lives! I would also suggest to use the wedding planner they work closely with- Marta. She was also amazing!
We have heard nothing but great things about how beautiful our wedding was and we make sure to recommend this venue to anyone who is searching. If you are in the process of looking for a wedding venue, definitely check out The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm!
My husband and I got married here in June and it was nothing shy of perfect. Linda was so helpful and so understanding after I changed my wedding date at least twice. She was so ki...
nd and helped out with anything I needed! All of 7 of our groomsmen and the groom came from a different state due to military and she could not have been more accommodating.
We got married at TGBF last weekend, 1/1/19. From the second we laid eyes on this venue over a year ago our experience with them has been above and beyond exceptional! Linda Pier...
ce and her husband have turned their property into the most beautiful, rustic, venue around the area. They are accommodating, professional, and an overall pleasure to work with. The pictures of this place do not do it justice. If you are interested at all, I suggest going there for a tour and meeting the owners. You will not be disappointed!
My husband and I were married on May 25TH... not only was the day beautiful and perfect... but Tim and Linda were perfect as well!!! We met Tim and Linda back in 2017 when they st...
ill had cows in the barn! After spending almost 3 hours with them... we instantly fell in love with them and knew without a doubt that was where we were getting married! Over the next year and a half, Linda kept in touch with us either by email or text. And any time we wanted to see the progress of the renovations on the barn, they opened the door for us to come by and see it! They day of our wedding, they were both up early in the morning helping us set up and being there to guide our vendors and guests on where they needed to be. My husband and I asked them to join us at our rehearsal dinner and asked them to stay for the ceremony. We have developed a lasting friendship with both of them. Not only is the generosity above and beyond, but the venue is absolutely astonishing!!! No matter where you go on the property everything is breathtaking and beautiful! I truly feel that this place will excel and blow all other “barn” venues out of the water!!!!
Me and my wife loved this place! Linda was very gracious with her time and put a lot of effort into making our wedding a dream wedding. Even with multiple weddings happening over t...
he course of two weeks, she still managed to give us her best and answered any questions that we had. The renovations that were made were outstanding, and every time we arrived at the venue there were new changes to the place! I would recommend this place to anyone!
The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm helped create the enchanting look my daughter was dreaming of! All the greenery and the lights in the barn made for some beautiful pictures! The long ...
barn allowed for 8ft long farm tables to be put end-to-end, 8 long for family style gathering! Linda and Tim were helpful every step of the way and a pleasure to get to know and work with! The location is easily accessible off a main road and close to local stores just Incase you forget anything! If you want to look back at some beautiful pics, this is the place for you! What a stunning atmosphere!!
We fell in love with this venue before the barn had ever been renovated. We were planning on our reception being in a tent on the grass. When we met the owner Linda, we immediately...
loved her and spent several hours in her kitchen. By the end of the evening, we were crying and hugging (yes, seriously, this happened). Our vision was to have our ceremony under a willow tree with hanging lanterns, and let me tell you--this venue does not disappoint. From the amazing gardens with >6 foot tall lilies, to the newly-renovated lower barn with twinkle lights and a beautiful bar area, to the breathtaking views from the renovated upper barn, to the incredibly elegant and girly bridal suite upstairs and immaculate groom's suite downstairs, this venue has **everything**. Our guests are raving about how unique and beautiful the venue was. But the real starsof the show are Linda and her family. They were wonderful to work with and communicated with us nonstop, even when we moved out of state --and I was panicking that the wedding would never come together. They took care of everything and made the day magical. My maid of honor even had a major wardrobe malfunction, and Linda fixed it herself!! I cannot express our gratitude to Linda and her family for the wedding of our dreams. Please do not hesitate to set up a meeting with her and to see this venue. They are only improving by the day, even though the place was magical over a year ago before the major renovations. Thank you again, Linda and family, from the bottom of our hearts.
Tim and Linda were so awesome to work with. I started planning my wedding in fall of 2016 and they were with me every step of the way. Linda was never too busy for me to rant or pi...
tch an idea. The views, barns, etc. was so amazing. I recommend this venue to everyone!!
Contact
99 Slicers Mill Road, Rising Sun, MD
The Gardens at Bethlehem Farm