Castle Wedding Venues Inspired by the Royal Wedding

Feel like royalty on your wedding day at these gorgeous U.S. venues.

The fairy-tale setting is perfect for opulent celebrations and likely feature gorgeous décor showcasing lush blooms, sparkling crystals, and possibly even a horse-drawn carriage.

By Kelcy Christy

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Photo: Brett Matthews Photography

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are married! People all over the world watched as the royal wedding was revealed on television. The ceremony, which took place at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle in England, will likely inspire a number of royal-inspired soirées for brides and grooms exchanging vows in the states.

While most women want to feel like a princess on the wedding day, some brides choose to actually look the part by exchanging vows at a castle venue. The fairy-tale setting is perfect for opulent celebrations and likely feature gorgeous décor showcasing lush blooms, sparkling crystals, and possibly even a horse-drawn carriage. We've featured a number of castle weddings in the pages of Inside Weddings and on InsideWeddings.com, and although there may be older – and possibly more romantic and historic – structures across the pond, there are still exquisite castle venues available for weddings in the United States.

Take a look at some real weddings at castle venues below, and be sure to click on each image to see more from these ceremonies and receptions. Read on to see where you can host your own "royal" wedding at castle event venues in the U.S.!

Bride and groom kiss wedding portrait oheka castle at castle wedding venue

Photo by Brett Matthews Photography; Venue: Oheka Castle

Ceremony set up on grounds of oheka castle castle wedding venue ideas

Photo by Dear Stacey; Venue: Oheka Castle

Bride and groom under arch at castle wedding venue oheka castle

Photo by Dear Stacey; Venue: Oheka Castle

Wedding at a castle venue

Photo by Painted Peacock Photography; Venue: Chateau Cocomar

Bride getting ready to walk down aisle with parents castle wedding venue
Photo by Robert Evans for 5th Avenue Digital; Aisle Runner by The Original Runner Company; Bridal Gown by Anne Barge; Bridal Salon: Mark Ingram Atelier; Venue: Pleasantdale Chateau

Wedding ceremony on lawn at biltmore estate castle wedding venue

Photo by Parker J Pfister Photographer; Invitations & Calligraphy by Ceci New York; Venue: Biltmore Estate

Castle Venues in the United States

Belcourt Castle - Newport, RI
Boldt Castle - Alexandria Bay, NY
Biltmore Estate - Asheville, NC
Ca' d'Zan - Sarasota, FL
Castello di Amorosa - Calistoga, CA
The Castle at Maryvale — Lutherville, MD
Castle in the Clouds - Moultonborough, NH
Castle Farms - Charlevoix, MI
Castle Green - Pasadena, CA
Château Cocomar - Houston, TX
Château du Sureau - Oakhurst, CA
The Guggenheim Estate at Sands Point Preserve (Hempstead House) - Port Washington, NY
Gillette Castle - East Haddam, CT
Hammond Castle - Gloucester, MA
'Iolani Palace - Honolulu, HI 
Joslyn Castle - Omaha, NE
Loveland Castle (Château Laroche)- Loveland, OH
Lyndhurst Mansion - Tarrytown, NY
The Mansion on Forsyth Park - Savannah, GA
Oheka Castle - Huntington, NY
Pleasantdale Château - West Orange, NJ
Pythian Castle - Springfield, MO
Rhodes Hall - Atlanta, GA
Rosecliff Mansion - Newport, RI
St. Clements Castle - Portland, CT
Searles Castle - Windham, NH
Skylands Manor - Ringwood, NJ
Thornewood Castle - Lakewood, WA

See more real weddings that took place at mansions and castles, check out romantic wedding locations in Hawaii and Mexican and Caribbean wedding venues. 

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