The Most Gorgeous Historic Homes You Can Get Married in
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With wedding season in full swing, there are plenty of options to choose from when selecting a wedding venue for your big day. At House Beautiful, though, we’re especially keen on enlisting a historic house to serve as the site of your wedding—so, we’ve rounded up a list of our favorites, to help you choose an especially design-focused location for your nuptials. Peruse our selections below, which include Oheka Castle, Biltmore Estate, The Mount, and Rosecliff, to name a few.
Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina
The Biltmore Estate—which includes arguably one of the most opulent houses on this list, and surely, the largest—is definitely a dream wedding spot. With a château-esque facade and a never-ending scenic landscape (8,000 acres, to be precise) as your backdrop, you can’t go wrong with a wedding at the Biltmore. You can find out more about getting married at this historic estate—which was originally owned by the Vanderbilt family—here.
Oheka Castle, Huntington, New York
Hosting a wedding at Oheka Castle has certainly gotten the celebrity seal of approval in recent years, as stars including Kevin Jonas, Joey Fatone, Peta Murgatroyd, and Maksim Chmerkovskiy have gotten hitched here. And, as many Swifties may know, Taylor Swift’s “Blank Space” music video was filmed, in part, at Oheka, so you might as well take some inspiration from her when choosing which parts of the mansion (and the Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.-designed gardens!) you want as a backdrop for your wedding photos! Peruse Oheka’s wedding offerings here.
The Mount, Lenox, Massachusetts
The Mount—which is situated on nearly 50 acres of lush greenery—will undoubtedly make for a stunning backdrop for your wedding. And we’re sure its former owner, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Edith Wharton, would approve! Wharton has a special place in our design-loving hearts, too, because, in addition to writing novels, she also penned one of the first books on interior design: the seminal The Decoration of Houses, which is still a resource for designers today. Browse through The Mount’s wedding offerings here.
Turnblad Mansion (AKA the American Swedish Institute), Minneapolis, MN
The fantastically Victorian interiors at the Turnblad Mansion will surely be enough to persuade most any design lover to get hitched here. Check out information about weddings held at the Turnblad Mansion (AKA the American Swedish Institute) here.
Lyndhurst Mansion, Tarrytown, New York
Built in 1838, Lyndhurst Mansion sits on 67 acres and often serves as the site of various events, including this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, as well as countless weddings throughout the year. With its imposing Gothic Revival architecture and views of the Hudson River, Lyndhurst Mansion is sure to be a dream wedding location.
The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, Centerport, New York
With a waterfront location and a Spanish revival-style mansion on its grounds, the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum is a stunning historic property wherein you can get married on the grounds. But don’t wait to plan your wedding—the museum is already booked through 2022 and is currently accepting reservations for 2023! Find out more information here.
Rosecliff, Newport, Rhode Island
Built shortly after the famed Gilded Age, Rosecliff is one of Newport, Rhode Island’s many historic mansions-turned-museums—and, it’s one of the few where you can host a wedding! Here, you have a bevy of options to choose from, including a seated ballroom dinner with a dance floor, a stand-up cocktail reception on the terrace, or a seated dinner in the salon. Plus, Bachelor Nation’s Ashley Iaconetti and Jared Haibon got married here! Follow in their footsteps by browsing Rosecliff’s wedding options here.
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