Welcome and thank you for considering Historic Mankin Mansion as the ideal setting for your wedding celebration. Weddings are truly our passion here at Historic Mankin Mansion. We feel that it is a special honor and privilege to be allowed to share in the celebration of your marriage. We’ve endeavored to create a wedding experience quite unlike any other. With over thirty years of combined experience in wedding coordination and Entertainment, we have created two unique packages that allow you to celebrate your wedding with time to enjoy the company of your family and friends, knowing all the details are taken care of. You can celebrate an entire weekend as the public areas of the Mansion, estate grounds, and suites and cottages are reserved exclusively for you and your guests. We have also created a one day version of our weekend package. Comprehensive wedding planning and coordination services are provided to every bride by our professional event planning staff. We tend to every detail so you take pleasure and cherish all the beautiful moments of your wedding, as you create some of the most special memories of your life!

A historic marvel...a spectacular, one-of-a-kind wedding resort nestled minutes from downtown Richmond ...yet a world apart. Celebrating your special day for an entire weekend as you and your guests enjoy our lovingly restored Mansion, grounds, guest suites, private cottages and romantic carriage house honeymoon suite. The peace of mind you'll feel as professional event planners assist you in planning and coordinating your perfect wedding weekend.

• “Thank you for the most beautiful ‘fairytale’ wedding ever. Your care and hospitality was just incredible. We are so pleased that we chose Historic Mankin Mansion for our wedding site. You made the journey to the altar almost easy! We will treasure our memories of our time here…” - Much Love, Angie and Alex


• “From the start of planning our wedding until today, everything and everyone has been beyond exceptional. We will cherish our time here and our wedding day for the rest of our lives-thanks to you. We cannot thank you enough.” - Love, Sarita and Joe


• “Everyone needs to know that your mansion is without a doubt the best place to be married in Richmond!” - With admiration and gratitude, Katherine and Mark


• “One word…AMAZING. Everything was perfect…The most amazing day of our lives!” - Kristopher and Danielle


• “The rooms, grounds and mansion were beautiful! We could not have found a better place to celebrate our marriage.” - Aris and Jill


• “This was the best wedding we have ever been to…We are so glad it was ours! Everyone kept commenting on how picture perfect it was…nothing could have made it better…This has been the most amazing experience of our lives! - Love, Jacob and Lisa


• “We could have never imagined a more perfect weekend, beautiful wedding, and courteous staff. You gave me and my wife a fairytale wedding. No details left forgotten!” - Love always, Clyde and Debbie

• “This place is truly amazing! You all worked wonderfully together to make our wedding seamless and fantastic…You have created a magical place…Absolutely perfect!” - Tiffany and Ashton


• “Every aspect of our wedding planning and wedding weekend was truly stress free! We cannot thank you enough for helping us throw the best party possible for our family and friends.” - Matt and Victoria


• “What can we say except WOW! You were all so very kind, attentive and eager to make our weekend magical. We had the wedding of our dreams and have you to thank!” - Meghann and Steven


• “We enjoyed every minute! Thank you for sharing your magical place with us and our family and friends! The ceremony was wonderful and the reception rocked! We loved it! - Ashley and Robbie


• “You have done an amazing and breathtaking job on the mansion and its grounds. If any girl ever imagined having a fairytale wedding, it should be here. All of the assistance you provided made our wedding just perfect!” - Ronny and Christina


• “Thank you for your beautiful home and such thoughtful care. I am so glad we chose the mansion… we could not have asked for a more beautiful place to marry!” - Rayburn and Ashby
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• “We could not have dreamed of a better wedding day…weekend. There is not one thing I would have done differently. Thank you for working so hard to make our day one that our family and friends will never forget. Words cannot express how pleased we are.” - Sincerely, Scott and Lekesha

You have just checked in and are lounging in the Carriage House honeymoon suite. Over the previous months, our Event Planning Director has helped you plan your wedding weekend – down to the last detail. You feel far more relaxed on the eve of your wedding than you’d ever imagined possible. Your family and guests staying at the Mansion are being picked up from the airport by our shuttle service. You stroll through the gardens and join your family and bridal party at the gazebo. Our event coordinators walk you through the ceremony rehearsal and ensure that everything is in order for your big day. The rehearsal dinner begins in the Grand Rockefeller Room shortly thereafter. You enjoy an intimate dinner in the company of those people who are most special to you. Later that evening, you’ve planned a more casual gathering for your bridal party and out of town guests – perhaps casino games, a poker tournament or some karaoke. Some guests retreat to the Game Room with the pool table, dartboard, TV, mini bar, and other amenities. Your guests are grateful to have enjoyed more personal time with you and the family. The night ends and the Carriage House is a short walk away. Your guests retreat to their suites and cottages. Others are shuttled back to their hotels.

You wake up at your leisure. You are already here - there is no rush to go anywhere - everyone is coming to you. Breakfast awaits you and your guests in the Dining Room, followed by soothing massages for the bride and groom. A hairstylist and manicurist wait in the Carriage House poised to transform you and your friends into bride and bridesmaids. Meanwhile, the groom and groomsmen spend the morning playing a round of golf, all arranged by the Mansion staff. They are now in the Game Room area playing pool, watching TV and getting ready for the ceremony. The ceremony finally arrives. A harpist plays in the gardens. You travel from the Carriage House to the ceremony site in a horse drawn carriage – or maybe you just take a stroll over the brick walkways arm in arm with your father, sharing a tender moment one last time before you walk down the aisle. The garden ceremony is beautiful, words cannot describe how you feel. Your guests are welcomed into the Mansion and gardens for a cocktail hour while your special day is captured by your photographer. You join your guests under the softly glowing tent to celebrate your new marriage. You and your guests dance the night away and before you know it, the night is over. You retire to the honeymoon suite. It has been a magical day and even more amazing than you imagined...

Everyone gathers one last time for Sunday brunch in the Dining Room. Goodbyes and well wishes are exchanged. Some guests are shuttled to the airport, while others decide to spend a few more days at the Mansion enjoying a short family vacation in Virginia. They will cherish your wedding for years to come.

This is only one of many endless possibilities for your wedding weekend. With the help of our event coordinators, you can customize your very own dream wedding weekend and truly make it an experience of a lifetime – one that your family and friends will remember with fondness for years to come.

• Use of Mansion’s public areas and estate grounds from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 5 hours for Ceremony, Cocktail time and reception. Remaining time is for vendors to set up/tear down and client decoration placement.


• Services of the Mansion’s wedding coordination staff to assist in planning your wedding day, including but not limited to selection and coordination of wedding vendors and planning, coordinating and attending rehearsal and all wedding day events.


• Carriage House honeymoon suite for the bride & groom for Saturday night.


• Breakfast for the bride, groom and their guests staying at the mansion daily.


• Use of white padded garden chairs for ceremony.


• Use of gold Chiavari ballroom chairs for reception.


• Use of 5’ round, 6’ rectangular and 3’ round tall cocktail tables for reception.


• Use of various accessories (silver cake stand & servers, toasting glasses, podium, silver table number stands, table numbers, tea light holders and high chairs) Large Brandy Snifters are also available for use in table centerpieces or for accent lighting around the estate grounds.


• Sound system for your ceremony.


• Refreshments for bridal party prior to ceremony.


• 4 valet attendants for your wedding reception guests. Additional attendants will be required (at an additional cost), if guest count exceeds 150.


• Coordinating accommodations at local hotels and shuttle transportation for guests.

• Use of the Mansion’s public areas and estate grounds from Friday 2 p.m. to Sunday 12 p.m.


• Use of Grand Rockefeller Room for rehearsal dinner, bridesmaid brunch, etc.


• Carriage House honeymoon suite for the bride & groom for Friday & Saturday nights.


• Breakfast for the bride, groom and their guests staying at the mansion daily.


• Services of the Mansion’s wedding coordination staff to assist in planning your wedding weekend, including but not limited to selection and coordination of wedding vendors and planning, coordinating and attending all wedding week end events.


• Use of white padded garden chairs for ceremony.


• Use of gold Chiavari ballroom chairs for reception.


• Use of 5’ round, 6’ rectangular and 3’ round tall cocktail tables for reception.


• Use of white linens for tables provided by mansion.


• Concierge services during the wedding weekend as requested by the bride and groom. Examples include scheduling golf outings, local sightseeing trips, spa getaways, etc.


• Use of various Mansion accessories listed above.


• Sound system for your ceremony.


• 2 Massages – 1 each for the Bride and Groom


• Refreshments for bridal party prior to ceremony.


• 4 valet attendants for your wedding reception guests. Additional attendants will be required (at an additional cost), if guest count exceeds 150.


• Coordinating accommodations at local hotels and shuttle transportation for guests

Sunday and weekday packages are also available.