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Wedding Venues in Canton, Ohio

99 places to get married in and around Canton, in 23 towns: churches, banquet halls, barns and wineries, hotels and clubs, and parks for your wedding photos and video.

Basilica of Saint John the Baptist, Canton
Basilica of Saint John the BaptistPhoto: Roseohioresident (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
Canton Palace Theatre, Canton
Canton Palace TheatrePhoto: User:OHWiki (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
Hoover Park (Walsh University), North Canton
Hoover Park (Walsh University)Photo: Sanfranman59 (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons

Planning a wedding in Canton means choosing from a wider spread of places than most couples expect. This guide covers 99 wedding venues in 23 towns across Stark County and the countryside around it, from downtown Canton out to North Canton, Massillon, Louisville and Alliance, and on into the barns of North Lawrence, the hills of Carroll County and the edge of Amish country around Wilmot and Dover. You'll find a basilica and neighborhood parish churches, historic downtown halls, a castle, vineyards and barns, country clubs, and the parks and gardens where couples go for their wedding photos and video.

Many couples here split the wedding day between two places: a church wedding ceremony in the afternoon, then a reception at a hall, club or barn that evening. Others want everything in one spot, and a lot of the barns, clubs and estates on this list can host your ceremony, your pictures and your reception on one property. Plan the drive between places into your timeline, because Stark County is spread out.

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 Canton area

A church wedding ceremony is still the tradition for many Canton-area couples. The list runs from the Basilica of Saint John the Baptist downtown, whose spire rises 180 feet over McKinley Avenue, to Little Flower Church on 32 acres with its own grotto. The Old Stone Chapel offers a historic sandstone chapel for couples who want the look of a church wedding without being members. 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

Banquet halls and event centers handle the classic Canton wedding reception, with dinner, a dance floor and room for a few hundred guests. The Historic Onesto Event Center keeps its 1930s marble staircase and grand lobby and can host your ceremony and reception in the same building. Football fans can hold their reception at the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Glamorgan Castle in Alliance lets you get married inside a real castle.

Barn, farm and winery wedding venues

For a country wedding, look toward Canal Fulton, North Lawrence, Carroll County and Wilmot. Gervasi Vineyard is a 55-acre estate with vines, an orchard and a spring-fed lake, and its open-air Pavilion holds up to 300 guests. Century Farms in Carrollton uses an old dairy barn with outdoor ceremony sites in the woods, and several barns around North Lawrence keep the whole wedding day on one farm, from getting ready to the last dance.

Hotel, club and resort wedding venues

Hotels and clubs make the day easier on guests coming from out of town. The DoubleTree by Hilton downtown has a restored ballroom that seats about 470, with guest rooms in the same building. Glenmoor Country Club has a Gothic building and a Chapel Ballroom above its golf course, and Willowdale Lake in North Canton holds ceremonies at a lakeside gazebo.

Parks and gardens for your ceremony and wedding photos

Parks and gardens are where many Canton couples go for their wedding photos and video, and some host ceremonies too. Quail Hollow Park in Hartville has the Stewart Manor House and its gardens in more than 700 acres of park, and Beech Creek Botanical Garden near Alliance holds ceremonies for up to 175 in a woodland garden. Most parks need a reservation or permit for a wedding ceremony, 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 drive from the ceremony to the reception 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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