Before planning any wedding, you need to find your wedding venue. Without the venue, you can’t book other vendors, make aesthetic plans, or send out save-the-dates.
Since wedding venues are often booked far out in advance, experts recommend reserving a venue between nine and twelve months in advance. This can ensure that you get not only your dream venue but also your dream date.
In Northern Kentucky, you’ll have options from the rustic countryside to the modern city to an updated historic site. Not only are they gorgeous venues with unmatched views, but each also provides something unique for couples and their guests to experience.
Read on to explore 16 of the best wedding venues in Northern Kentucky for your big day.
The Inn at Oneonta
A historic venue with a riverfront view in Melbourne, Kentucky. The Inn at Oneonta is a unique venue that your guests won’t soon forget.
The venue is surrounded by natural beauty, and the space is elegant. The Inn at Oneonta was once a home part of a small river town and the only structure that survived the 1937 flood.
Brilliantly restored, this three-story mansion provides the perfect backdrop for a wedding. Sitting on 26 acres, you’ll be able to host your wedding on the grounds by the relaxing riverside or recite vows under the gazebo. There is also a cathedral wedding tent for the reception.
Onsite, there is a suite for the couple and wedding parties to get ready before the ceremony. The Inn at Oneonta provides event planning services, so every detail is in place for the wedding day.
Tables, chairs, lighting, sound, set up, and clean up are included in the rental.
Venue cost: $6,500-$16,000
Venue capacity: 300 guests
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Stone House Farms
Stone House Farms is the perfect barn and farm location for a rustic wedding. Located in De Mossville, Kentucky and just south of Cincinnati, this wedding venue is breathtaking and romantic.
Say “I do” outside on the hill behind the barn and enjoy scenic views as you celebrate your love. The rustic barn will transform into your dream wedding space with twinkling lights overhead and a dance floor so you can party all night.
There is a suite for the wedding party to get ready onsite before the ceremony. The rental also includes tables, chairs, audio, lighting, set up, and clean up.
You’ll be able to bring in outside vendors to truly customize your wedding day.
Venue cost: $2,500
Venue capacity: 250 guests
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Braxton Brewing Company
Set in Covington, Kentucky, Braxton Brewing Company provides an open industrial space for your nuptials.
As a blank canvas venue, the space can be customized to fit any wedding vision. Or couples can enjoy the industrial look as a simple backdrop.
Braxton Brewing Company is perfect for laid-back couples who want an intimate wedding. Your wedding events will take place in The Loft, which has tall ceilings, and large windows to let in lots of light. You’ll also have plenty of space to transform into a dance floor to party all night.
There are twenty beers on tap for the couple and guests to enjoy, as well as liquor, wine, and other non-alcoholic drinks.
You can bring your own caterer for a customized wedding meal. Bring along any furry friends that may wish to celebrate.
Set up and clean up, as well as lighting and sound, are included in the rental.
Venue cost: $800-$3,500
Venue capacity: 170 guests
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The Florentine Event Center
The Florentine Event Center in Florence, Kentucky offers couples an affordable and elegant location to get married. The interior is stunning and simple, a venue that is sure to wow your guests.
Inside the Grand Ballroom, crystal chandeliers hang from the ceiling, providing a timeless elegance under which to dance the night away and enjoy your wedding meal.
Couples will be able to customize the floor plan to fit their wedding vision.
Wedding packages include china and place setting. The Florentine Event Center provides champagne for a champagne toast for the wedding. Set up and clean up linens, and chairs are all available in the rental.
There will also be an event planner to ensure the day runs smoothly.
Venue cost: $3,000-$4,000
Venue capacity: 275 guests
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Carnegie Hall Newport
Elegant Carnegie Hall Newport is the perfect setting for a wedding if you’re looking for an unforgettable space.
Located in Newport, Kentucky, this venue has 10,000 square feet of event space that you’ll have exclusive use of on your wedding day.
Inside, host your wedding events in the Elegant Foyer and Grand Ballroom. Or outside, a wedding in the Garden Terrace will be filled with flowers.
Brimming with historic elegance, no matter where you choose, anywhere on the three floors will be picturesque.
At Carnegie Hall Newport, you’ll be able to bring in your choice of vendors to customize your wedding day. There is a suite to get ready in and a lounge with a pool table for the couple to enjoy.
You’ll also have a day-of coordinator who will oversee all wedding day details.
Venue cost: $2,000-$3,950
Venue capacity: 250 guests cocktail; 150 seated
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The Metropolitan Club
There’s no venue with better views of the city. The Metropolitan Club sits 19 stories high with uninterrupted views of the Ohio River and Roebling Bridge.
Founded in 1991, The Metropolitan Club in Covington, Kentucky has been one of the most prestigious clubs in the area.
Recite your vows with the skyline behind you, thanks to the large windows that also bathe the event space in natural light. The Ballroom provides a stunning space for all your wedding events.
After that, you can transition the space into somewhere beautifully suitable for cocktail hour and then your reception where you can enjoy a meal and a dance.
The Metropolitan Club has a suite where the couple and the wedding party can get ready before the ceremony.
The venue’s event planning services will help you choose even the smallest details. And included in the rental are set up and clean up, as well as tables, chairs, flatware, china, and linens.
Venue cost: $11,000-$17,000
Venue capacity: 200 guests
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Drees Pavilion
Located in Covington, Kentucky’s Devou Park, Drees Pavilion is a breathtaking setting with city views.
You and your guests will have an unmatched and uninterrupted view of the skyline and river during all of your wedding events.
An outdoor ceremony can take place under the gazebo surrounded by lush landscaping or on the terrace with city views. Inside, you can have the events in the ballroom, which still has unmatched views.
The event specialists will ensure every detail is perfect on your big day. Drees Pavilion has an exclusive list of caterers that can customize a wedding meal to the couple’s exact tastes.
You’ll also have tables, chairs, linens, and tableware included in the rental.
Venue cost: $1,000-$6,500
Venue capacity: 300 guests
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Hotel Covington
This magnificently rebuilt hotel in Covington, Kentucky provides a stunning and luxurious backdrop for a wedding day.
Hotel Covington was once a department store at the turn of the century, but now provides high-fashion accommodations and wedding events.
You’ll have the option of ballrooms to host your wedding events from grand to more intimate. The Scheper Dining Room is another great space for smaller weddings. Outside, you can host your events on The Lawn or The Patio.
The Hotel Covington staff will ensure that your day runs smoothly, starting with set-up and ending with clean-up services. There is an on-site caterer who will customize the menu and meal as you see fit.
The couple and guests will also be able to enjoy on-site accommodations.
Venue cost: $3,000-$19,000
Venue capacity: 450 guests
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My Old Kentucky Barn
If a property from the 1800s on 50 acres of private land, historic and surrounded by nature sounds like your ideal venue, then My Old Kentucky Barn in Williamstown, Kentucky is surely the place for you.
Escape into the countryside for an enchanting wedding weekend. The barn boasts wooden beams and a stone fireplace that adds character and coziness to a wedding ceremony and reception.
Or get married on the lawns for an open-air celebration with large tents and a spacious dancefloor to celebrate under the stars.
My Old Kentucky Barn has two suites for the couple to get ready in before the ceremony and to use throughout the event. You’ll also have chairs and tables for both the ceremony and reception.
Bring in outside vendors to help customize your wedding day. And fur babies are welcome to join in on the fun!
Venue cost: $2,500-$7,500
Venue capacity: 200 guests
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Broken Arrow Farm
A romantic barn in Falmouth, Kentucky, Broken Arrow Farm is a beautiful location for a wedding. This venue sits on 120 acres of land and offers rustic and elegant settings for a ceremony and reception.
You can get married on the grounds for an outdoor ceremony, somewhere in the fields, or on the lawns with lush green trees as the backdrop.
Alternatively, head inside the 5,000-square-foot barn for a ceremony and reception. It has 24-foot vaulted ceilings with a large chandelier hanging from the middle.
Broken Arrow Farm has wedding packages to fit every budget, including an all-inclusive package that gives you access to a professional planner, black samsonite ceremony chairs, full clean-up post-event, a concierge service, and more.
There are also single-day and a-la-carte items so every couple can customize their wedding day.
Venue cost: $7,000-$15,000
Venue capacity: 250 guests
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The Turn Event Venue and Vintage Warehouse
Set in the Historic District of Newport, Kentucky, The Turn Event Venue and Vintage Warehouse is sure to be a wedding space your guests have never seen before.
It’s located in a historic building with plenty of character, including original wood floors, exposed brick, and a tin ceiling.
Couples will have two venue spaces to choose from. The original Turn Event Venue is perfect for intimate affairs and wedding events like your rehearsal dinner.
828 The Turn is larger and perfect for a wedding reception. You’ll have plenty of room to dance the night away on the historic dance floor.
The Turn Event Venue and Vintage Warehouse will style your wedding with curated vintage finds, including dinnerware, tables, chairs, and brass candelabras for an eclectic event like no other.
The staff will also take care of any detail from planning to party. Bring in your ideal vendors to help customize the event.
Venue cost: $1,995-$2,495
Venue capacity: 150 guests
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Newport Aquarium
Located in Newport, Kentucky, the Newport Aquarium is the perfect memorable venue. You’ll have views of the Cincinnati skyline during the event and will also be able to walk through the exhibits and see fascinating fish up close.
A unique wedding setting, the Newport Aquarium will surround you with exotic sea creatures. Host your ceremony in the Riverside Room or Shark Ray Bay. You can even have an underwater diver officiate your wedding.
Cocktail hour and the reception can take place in the Riverside Room as well.
Newport Aquarium has an event planner who can help you choose vendors to customize your event. Make your wedding day unforgettable with penguin encounters and dive shows.
Set up and clean up are also provided by the venue.
Venue cost: $7,000-$9,000
Venue capacity: 230 guests
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Wiedemann Hill Mansion
A historic landmark in Newport, Kentucky, Wiedemann Hill Mansion will captivate guests as soon as they arrive.
This beautiful property is the perfect location for intimate weddings and has uninterrupted views of the Cincinnati Skyline.
You’ll have exclusive use of the property for your wedding day. Couples can choose from two event spaces: an outdoor garden area or inside the mansion. The grandeur of the building provides a stunning backdrop for both.
Wiedemann Hill Mansion has all-inclusive packages that make the planning process a breeze. You’ll have preferred vendors to choose from to customize your wedding day.
Event set up and clean up, as well as linen and decor rentals, are available. There are also rooms for the couple and the wedding party to get ready before the ceremony.
Venue cost: $4,250-$5,250
Venue capacity: 60 guests
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Leapin Lizard Lounge
Located in Covington, Kentuck’s Mainstrasse District, Leapin Lizard Lounge is a charming and historic wedding venue.
Since it was built in 1886, the building has hosted a United Methodist Church and an art gallery.
This unique event space features stained glass windows that allow colorful light to dance around the interior and there is also a classic working organ. Mixed with modern artwork, Leapin Lizard Lounge provides an eclectic ambiance to host a wedding ceremony and reception.
Leapin Lizard Lounge offers dedicated event planning, so even the smallest details are in place. Set up and clean up services as well as tables and chairs, are also provided.
Catering and bar services can be customized to the couple’s taste.
Venue cost: $1,400-$1,900
Venue capacity: 100 guests
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The Newport Syndicate
Located in Newport, Kentucky, The Newport Syndicate has been hosting wedding events for over 20 years. With antique details, it’s the perfect location for a classic wedding or any other style of wedding or party.
Host your ceremony and reception in the Grand Ballroom, which has a large antique bar and special effect lighting to get the party going. You can also hold events in the Ambassador Room, which features elegant columns and a sunken dance floor.
The Newport Syndicate provides event planning services to ensure everything runs smoothly from start to finish. Tables, chairs, and linens are also included in the rental, and staff will handle set up and clean up so you can enjoy your wedding day.
Bar services are also handled by the venue.
Venue cost: $5,000-$7,000
Venue capacity: 500 guests
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Headquarters Wedding and Event Venue
This historic venue is set in Newport, Kentucky was originally a hardware store in 1870. The headquarters Wedding and Event Venue is the ideal location for unforgettable celebrations, maintaining much of the original historic charm.
Set near the Ohio River, you’ll have jaw-dropping views. Inside, you’ll find exposed and white-painted brick, hardwood floors, and wood furniture that contribute to the antique industrial vibe.
This open space bathed in natural light is the perfect location for a wedding ceremony and reception.
The staff at Headquarters Wedding and Event Venue will ensure your wedding day is as seamless as possible, including set up and tear down services.
Couples can bring their own alcohol to the bar and hire their own caterer and bartending services. Packages are available upon request.
Venue cost: $2,000-$3,000
Venue capacity: 100 guests
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