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Forest Wedding Venue Ideas
You know I’m always keeping it real with you. I was informed by an SEO expert that Forest Wedding Venue was a top search term. So here I am, trying to capitalize on that! These venues will be DC-area venues since that is my expertise! Of course, there are not many forest wedding venues in this pretty urban (and suburban) area. But I think that there are a few wedding venues that are really pretty and fit the bill.
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Maryland Forest Wedding Venues
![Woodend Sanctuary wedding ceremony forest](https://bellwetherevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Woodend-Sanctuary-wedding-ceremony-meadow-1024x684.jpg)
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Woodend Mansion, a very popular wedding venue, has a wooded grove where you can orient your wedding ceremony towards either end. One has a stone riser, and the other does not. Woodend is located in Bethesda, Maryland, and can accommodate about 170 guests. The reception area is a large historic building paired with a tented patio.
![Forest wedding venue - Rockwood Manor in Potomac MD, tented reception](https://bellwetherevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/reception-rockwood-manor-wedding-potomac-maryland-Bellwether-Events-12.jpg)
![Forest wedding venue - Rockwood Manor Maryland](https://bellwetherevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/rockwood-manor-wedding-potomac-maryland-Bellwether-Events-20-720-683x1024-683x1024.jpg)
Rockwood Manor is a wedding venue in Potomac, Maryland, with an area where you can tent for your reception that has a forest-y vibe!
Virginia Forest Wedding Venues
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Hendry House in Arlington, Virginia, is a wedding venue with a forest-like area where you can get married in front of this truly stunning built-in arch. Or you can set up your reception tent in this wooded area.
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If you are willing to travel to Orkney Springs for a true Virginia destination wedding and are looking for Dirty Dancing summer camp vibes, Shrine Mont is for you. And they have a wedding ceremony location that is definitely in a forest!
Will one of these Forest Wedding Venues work for you? Did I miss one that is on your radar? Drop a comment below!
Photo credits from top: Erin Kelleher // Jay Premack // Kurstin Roe x2 // Stephanie Dee // Holland Photo Arts x3