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Great Wedding Venues in Charleston

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

You are planning a wedding the the Charleston, West Virginia area. Here are four fantastic places for weddings, big and small. Whether you need a venue intimate and cozy or grand and expansive, there is somewhere perfect for your and your beautiful Charleston wedding. The Hampton Inn in Charleston Southridge has the perfect set-up for an intimate wedding. Their well-appointed meeting rooms offer flexible seating and standing arrangements to suit your small wedding. Their exceptional catering services and peerless service are also sure to impress. The Woman’s Club of Charleston have a beautiful clubhouse that you can use as a setting for your small wedding and reception. The inside of the clubhouse features rich wooden flooring and decadent interiors, while the facade of the clubhouse is especially breathtaking during the fall. The clubhouse welcomes outside catering to handle food and drinks, however some restrictions do apply.

Clay Center has a number of spaces that you can rent out for your wedding. Some of them are beautiful large spaces great for big weddings — like the Benedum Grand Lobby and the Clark Performance Terrace. There are also smaller spaces for more intimate weddings, such as the Intermezzo Cafe and the Sculpture Garden. The Ramada Charleston has a Conference Center with close to 12,150 square feet of space — wide, expansive, and impressive for wedding parties of more than three hundred guests. The Center also has adjoining meeting rooms that you can utilize as green rooms for the wedding party and the wedding organizers. The Ramada also offers delicious catered meals to fit every budget, and you can also rely on the well-trained professional staff to help pull your wedding off without a hitch.

West Virginia Division of Tourism

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011


West Virginia is a state where the Appalachian culture shows clear links to the European heritage of the people who settled here. The Welsh, German and Italian immigrants came to work in the natural resource industries of coal, oil and natural gas and found mountainous countryside that today offers superb outdoor recreation in all four seasons. The Swiss who came to farm found challenging landscapes yet the farming traditions carry on in West Virginia where many cottage industries sell specialty foods and handcrafted products.

The forested lands in West Virginia are wonderful for hiking, cycling and camping while metropolitan cities and towns offer cultural events, fine dining, shopping and nightlife activities. Throughout the state, artisans and artists have found a home where they can pursue their crafts and fine arts in a restful atmosphere and breathtaking environment.

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