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Wedding Venues in Dayton, Ohio

153 places to get married in and around Dayton, in 32 towns: churches, banquet halls, barns and wineries, hotels and clubs, and parks for your wedding photos and video.

America’s Packard Museum, Dayton
America’s Packard MuseumPhoto: Blervis (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Dayton
Annunciation Greek Orthodox ChurchPhoto: Warren LeMay (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Carriage Hill MetroPark, Huber Heights
Carriage Hill MetroParkPhoto: loganrickert (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Planning a wedding in Dayton means choosing between restored downtown landmarks, historic parishes, country barns and some of the best-kept gardens in Ohio. This guide covers 153 wedding venues in 32 towns across Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Clark and Preble counties, from downtown Dayton, Oakwood and Kettering out to Centerville, Beavercreek, Yellow Springs, Troy, Tipp City, Piqua, Springfield and Eaton. You'll find churches, halls, museums, hotels and clubs, barns and farms, and the MetroParks and county 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, hotel or club that evening. Others want everything in one place, and plenty of the venues on this list can host your ceremony, your pictures and your reception without anyone getting back in the car. The interstates make most drives short, but leave time in your timeline if your ceremony is in the city and your reception is out in the country.

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 Dayton area

A church wedding ceremony is a long tradition in Dayton. Downtown parishes such as Emmanuel and Holy Trinity publish their own wedding guidelines, Westminster Presbyterian anchors the city center, and the University of Dayton chapel hosts weddings for its students, alumni and staff. The suburbs and the towns of Miami, Greene and Clark counties add large parish churches and historic congregations. Many Catholic parishes ask you to get in touch six months or more before your wedding day, and some churches welcome only members, so call early and ask.

Banquet halls and event centers for your wedding reception

Dayton's halls give a wedding reception a real sense of place. Couples choose landmarks like the Steam Plant, the Grande Hall in Liberty Tower, the Dayton Art Institute, Carillon Historical Park and America's Packard Museum, and club rooms such as the Engineers Club. Out in the suburbs, banquet and event centers in Kettering, Beavercreek, Huber Heights and Springfield handle dinner and dancing for large guest lists.

Barn, farm and winery wedding venues

For a country wedding, look north into Miami County, east into Greene and Clark counties, or west toward Preble County. Barns, farms and estates around Troy, Tipp City, Piqua, Xenia, Springfield and Eaton host ceremonies on their grounds and receptions in restored barns, often with everything on one property.

Polen Farm

Kettering, OH

Ceremony · Photos · Reception

Hotel, club and resort wedding venues

Hotels and clubs keep the day easy for guests coming from out of town. Downtown hotels sit close to the river and the Oregon District, and the AC Hotel offers an outdoor terrace for ceremonies. Country clubs in Dayton, Kettering, Centerville and Troy host receptions too, though some ask about membership or a sponsor, and not every club holds ceremonies on site.

Parks and gardens for your ceremony and wedding photos

Parks are where many Dayton couples go for their wedding photos and video, and several host ceremonies. Five Rivers MetroParks recommends wedding locations at places like Cox Arboretum, Wegerzyn Gardens and Hills and Dales, Glen Helen Nature Preserve hosts weddings in Yellow Springs, and the Miami County Park District allows small ceremonies at its waterfall parks with a permit. Park ceremonies need a reservation or permit and usually have limits on guests, chairs and sound, 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 drive from the ceremony to the reception really takes, and which spots on 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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