The Fountains hosts conferences, trainings, galas, company milestones and weddings for up to 400 guests, with catering prepared on site. The family-owned venue is on Sweetbay Drive in downtown Salisbury, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and has a ballroom, a smaller reception room, a garden terrace and two dressing suites.
Seminars and company events
The venue takes meetings, trainings, off-site events, galas and corporate celebrations, using the same rooms as its weddings. The Grand Ballroom suits a plenary session, an awards dinner or a gala of several hundred guests, and the Sweetbay Room a smaller meeting or dinner for around 100. The team handles décor, linens, catering, florals, timelines and audio-visual support, so a company can work with one supplier for the whole day. The Fountains also caters off-site and private events, which helps when a company wants the same kitchen for an event at its own premises.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies can take place on site: on the terrace, on the grand staircase of the ballroom with added time, or in the Sweetbay Room with an indoor or outdoor floral arch. Each wedding includes a four-hour event with setup and cleanup, gold Chiavari chairs, china, flatware, glassware, floor-length linens, napkins, a sweetheart or head table, cake, gift and card tables, and round tables for 8 to 10. The bridal party and the groom's party each have a private suite from three hours before the event until the end of the reception.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Ballroom seats up to 400 guests for dining and dancing, under chandeliers, with a grand staircase and direct access to the terrace. The Sweetbay Room seats 96, or about 100 in a relaxed layout, and is used for dinners, receptions, showers and smaller gatherings. The Terrace is an outdoor garden space with landscaping and fountains, used for ceremonies, cocktail hours and outdoor dinners. The Bridal Suite has eight vanity stations, a three-way mirror and a private powder room, and the Groom's Suite, on the executive level, has leather seating, a marble bar and a flat-screen TV. A shared foyer between the suites takes light meals and toasts.
Catering
Catering is full service and handled in-house. An executive chef and a culinary team build custom menus with clients, with passed hors d'oeuvres, carving stations, plated desserts, a served dinner buffet or a finger buffet. Professional servers are included.
History and setting
The Fountains is family owned and operated. The building stands in Salisbury, the main town of the lower Eastern Shore, and its garden terrace is laid out around fountains, which give the venue its name.
Getting there
The address is 1800 Sweetbay Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804. Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport is the closest airport, while the larger Baltimore and Washington airports lie west across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. Most guests arrive by car.
