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Wedding Venues in Akron, Ohio

143 places to get married in and around Akron, in 36 towns: churches, banquet halls, barns and wineries, hotels and clubs, and parks for your wedding photos and video.

159 Events on Main, Akron
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Brandywine Falls (Cuyahoga Valley National Park), Sagamore Hills
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Christ Church Episcopal, Hudson
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Planning a wedding in Akron means choosing from a long list of places, many of them with a story. This guide covers 143 wedding venues in 36 towns across Summit, Portage and Medina counties, from downtown Akron out to Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Hudson, Kent, Aurora, Medina and Barberton, and into the woods and waterfalls of Cuyahoga Valley National Park. You'll find parish churches and historic meetinghouses, an estate with formal gardens, grand downtown halls and theaters, barns and orchards, country clubs and hotels, and the parks where couples go for their wedding photos and video.

Many couples here hold a church wedding ceremony in the afternoon and a reception at a hall, club or barn that evening. Others want everything in one place, and plenty of the estates, clubs and farms on this list can host your ceremony, your pictures and your reception without anyone getting back in the car. Leave time in your timeline for the drive between places, especially from the valley to downtown.

Use the filters to narrow the list by type of venue or by town. Each venue has its own page with a description, contact details and directions, and real wedding photos and videos from local photographers and videographers as they add their work.

Church wedding venues in the Akron area

A church wedding ceremony is still the tradition for many Akron-area couples. The list runs from large Catholic parishes like St. Sebastian and St. Bernard to First Congregational Church of Akron, which welcomes couples who aren't members, and the 1825 Tallmadge Historic Church on Tallmadge Circle. Catholic parishes usually ask you to get in touch six months or more before your wedding day, and many churches have their own guidelines for music and photography, so call early.

Banquet halls and event centers for your wedding reception

Akron's downtown halls give a wedding reception real presence. Greystone Hall has a marble lobby, a grand staircase and a two-story ballroom, and can host your ceremony too. Quaker Station's Grand Hall covers nearly 12,000 square feet, and the Akron Civic Theatre's auditorium sits under a ceiling of twinkling stars and drifting clouds. Around town, family-run banquet centers handle dinner and dancing for a few hundred guests.

Barn, farm and winery wedding venues

For a country or garden wedding, look toward Bath, Brunswick, Medina and the Cuyahoga Valley. Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens has seven ceremony sites across its Tudor Revival estate. Mapleside Farms in Brunswick holds ceremonies beside an 80-foot waterfall, and Hale Farm & Village in Bath has a white meetinghouse chapel on more than 90 acres of barns and gardens.

Hotel, club and resort wedding venues

Clubs and hotels make the day easier for guests coming from out of town. Firestone Country Club looks out over its championship courses, Williams on the Lake in Medina has a private lake and two banquet venues with their own ceremony sites, and the Kent State University Hotel has a rooftop terrace over downtown Kent. Several hotels keep the ceremony, reception and guest rooms under one roof.

Parks and gardens for your ceremony and wedding photos

Parks are where many Akron couples go for their wedding photos and video, and some host ceremonies. Cuyahoga Valley National Park permits weddings at several sites, including Brandywine Falls, where you can say your vows beside a 60-foot waterfall, and Happy Days Lodge, built of chestnut and sandstone. Park ceremonies need a permit, and rules for photo sessions vary, so read each venue's page before you plan.

Next: find someone who has worked at your venue

Once you have a venue in mind, look for photographers and videographers who have already worked there. They'll know where the light falls in the church, how long the walk from the ceremony to the gardens really takes, and which corners of the grounds work best for wedding photos and video. Every venue page shows the local photographers and videographers with work from that place.

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