Top Pennsylvania Wedding Venues

• Spaces for 145-300 Guests
• 2 Event Spaces
• 1 Historic Space

In the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus, St. Mary's Church, Hamilton Village, has been a place of prayer, hospitality, and belonging for more than 200 years. The neo-Gothic church is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania and serves as the Episcopal Church at Penn, welcoming a loving, diverse, and inclusive community. St. Mary's has long been a community hub on Penn's campus and in the surrounding neighborhood, hosting music and other cultural and arts events for decades. Its Sanctuary and Parish Hall are available to book for weddings, performances, workshops, charity fundraisers, and community gatherings. Renters begin the process by requesting a Facilities Usage Application and scheduling a site tour with the church's staff.

• Spaces for 325 Guests

For over 50 years, Gateway Clipper Fleet has sailed Pittsburgh's Three Rivers, beginning in 1958 when the original Gateway Clipper became the city's first official sightseeing boat. The fleet has since grown to five vessels and ranks among Pittsburgh's most-visited attractions, offering sightseeing, dining, and private-event cruises departing from Station Square in downtown Pittsburgh. For weddings and private events, the fleet's riverboats provide indoor and outdoor spaces with panoramic views of the downtown Pittsburgh skyline and separate areas for ceremonies, cocktails, and receptions. Climate-controlled decks allow for year-round events, and cruises can accommodate anywhere from 50 to 300-plus guests. Each event is supported by onboard catering and bar service, AV equipment, customizable event layouts, and a dedicated event planning team, giving couples and event hosts a distinctive alternative to a traditional banquet hall.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Chapel Hill Golf Course is a par-70, 6,056-yard championship-style course in Reading, Pennsylvania, built through wooded terrain and water features that challenge golfers of every skill level. Designed by Donald Holloway of Sinking Spring, PA, the course and property have been owned and managed by the Holloway family since the club's inception, with Ryan Holloway now serving as Director of Club Operations and William Holloway as Course Superintendent. Beyond the course itself, Chapel Hill offers a clubhouse bar and grill, OneNine at Chapel Hill, and hosts league play six days a week for golfers looking to compete and connect. For private events, the club offers a rentable event tent set up on the property, giving groups an open-air space for gatherings against the course's wooded, water-lined backdrop.

• Spaces for 180 Guests

Spring Hollow Golf Club is a public 18-hole championship golf course in Spring City, Pennsylvania, set in the rolling hills of northern Chester County. Designed by architect John Thompson, the par-70, 6,008-yard course was built on the site of a former dairy farm, with a 110-foot change in elevation and wetlands, creeks, and ponds coming into play on six holes. The course's natural meadows were left in place to preserve the look and feel of the original landscape. Beyond the course, Spring Hollow hosts weddings and private events, including anniversaries, showers, rehearsal dinners, corporate gatherings, and celebrations of life. Couples can hold an outdoor ceremony on the property before moving into an indoor reception featuring gold chiavari chairs and floor-length linens, with a private wedding suite available for getting ready beforehand. On-site dining comes from Spring Hollow Bar & Grille, which occupies a former dairy barn on the property.

• Spaces for 35-200 Guests
• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Bar
• 2 Waterfront

Dukes Riverside Bar & Grille sits on the Susquehanna River in Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania, with views across the water to City Island and the downtown Harrisburg skyline. The restaurant has served central Pennsylvania since 1992 and is family-run, with decorating and hospitality shaped by more than 50 years of combined experience in food service. For private events, the venue offers a second-floor Banquet Room and Duke's Lounge, both overlooking the river. The Banquet Room accommodates private functions of 35 or more guests, with a total capacity of up to 200, while Duke's Lounge is a smaller, seasonal space for up to 35 guests — a fit for anything from a rehearsal dinner to a milestone celebration. Both spaces are booked with a customizable catering menu and served by an on-site bar. Beyond the private event floor, Dukes is known for fresh sourcing: produce from local Lancaster County farmers, daily seafood deliveries, fresh-cut steaks, and made-to-order sides like its signature peanut butter pie. The restaurant's outdoor deck is fitted with smartphone-controlled louvered pergolas that adjust for weather, keeping guests comfortable rain or shine.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom

The Southampton Room is an event venue operated by Milillo Event Group, formerly known as P&P Caterers, which has served Northeast Philadelphia for over 40 years. The banquet hall offers a flexible, 6,000-square-foot layout that accommodates up to 300 guests, suited to weddings, milestone birthdays, anniversary parties, and corporate gatherings. Classic touches throughout the room include crystal chandeliers, a 30-foot cherry wood bar topped in granite, and an expanded craft beer selection at the bar. A stage built for a band or DJ sits alongside a large dance floor, while a newly installed A/V system with six high-definition displays supports presentations and event visuals. Every event at the Southampton Room is backed by Milillo Event Group's in-house catering, event planning, and family-run service, drawing on the same multi-generational hospitality the company has built across its Philadelphia-area venues.

• Spaces for 150-350 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Event Spaces
• 1 Waterfront

Riverside Landings Event Center sits along the Allegheny River in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, offering two distinct halls for weddings, receptions, and other celebrations. The Grand Ballroom is an elegant space with chandeliers, a full bar, and an expansive dance floor, accommodating 100 to 350 guests for large-scale events. The Riverside Landings hall offers a more intimate setting for 50 to 150 guests, with a wrap-around bar, dance floor, and an outdoor porch that overlooks the river year-round. Both halls include a large parking lot and are fully accessible, and the Grand Ballroom adds a private bridal suite for wedding parties. The venue works with a roster of caterers to handle food and beverage for events held in either hall.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

• Spaces for 225 Guests

The Scranton Club has occupied the same building at the corner of North Washington Avenue and Mulberry Street in downtown Scranton since its founding in 1895, making it one of the oldest and most prestigious social clubs in the area. Notable members over its history have included a Pennsylvania lieutenant governor, a U.S. postmaster general, and a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Members and their guests can host meetings, luncheons, wedding receptions, rehearsal dinners, showers, and fundraisers in the club's private rooms, which are available to members at no additional cost. A professional staff helps plan and carry out events ranging from a simple lunch to more extravagant gatherings. The club's Bar and Lounge offers a relaxed setting with a large, ever-growing cigar inventory available by the stick or the box. Membership also extends beyond the Scranton clubhouse itself: members gain reciprocal access to more than 20 partner clubs across the United States, along with a complimentary fitness club membership and a discount on overnight rooms at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel.

• Spaces for 250-350 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Meeting Space

Surrounded by the picturesque Brandywine Valley, Hartefeld National in Avondale, Pennsylvania offers breathtaking views, a championship course, and refined event spaces. The stately clubhouse combines classic design with contemporary details, perfect for weddings and private gatherings. Every celebration benefits from personalized service and the natural beauty of the surrounding countryside.

• Spaces for 20-1,000 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 4 Total Spaces

Set on 37 wooded acres in Harmar Township near Cheswick, Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Shrine Center opened its current facility in October 1994, replacing the original Syria Mosque that had served Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood since 1916. The 40,000-square-foot building carries architectural touches from that history, including a sphinx statue that greets guests along the entrance drive. The venue's Grand Ballroom spans 11,500 square feet and seats up to 700 guests around a sunken wooden dance floor, with a 61-by-32-foot stage suited to bands, ceremonies, or presentations. The room can also be divided into as many as five smaller configurations for meetings or events of a more intimate scale. Outdoors, the Picnic Pavilion sits across 5.5 acres of grounds with a volleyball court, horseshoe pits, and a children's play area, backed by a full commercial kitchen for catered gatherings. The Pittsburgh Shrine Center has hosted more than 500 weddings since 1994, alongside banquets, business meetings, and community events. Free onsite parking for more than 500 vehicles and ADA-accessible entrances support events of any size.

• Spaces for 40-700 Guests
• 8 Hotels
• 1 Ballroom
• 7 Meeting Spaces

• Spaces for 60-400 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 4 Total Spaces

Bella Sera is an Italian-inspired event and wedding venue set on seven acres in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, about 25 minutes south of Pittsburgh. The property combines Tuscan-inspired architecture with indoor and outdoor spaces, including gardens with a pond and fountain, making it suited to both ceremonies and receptions on the same grounds. The venue's signature space, the Grand Room, features a fieldstone fireplace, a sweeping staircase, and a vintage wine cellar, and accommodates up to 350 seated guests, or 275 with a dance floor. For cocktail hours, showers, and smaller gatherings, the Garden Tent offers a 30'x80' tented space with wine barrel bars and bistro lighting, while the second-level Greco Room provides a more intimate setting for rehearsal dinners and holiday parties. Bella Sera provides all-inclusive event planning, with in-house catering and bar service, tables, Chiavari chairs, linens, and place settings included in its per-person pricing. The venue has also been recognized by the Green Restaurant Association as Pennsylvania's first certified green caterer and venue.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Landmark
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 space at this venue

Anthony Wayne House is an 18th-century Georgian-style manor in Paoli, Pennsylvania, about 30 minutes west of Philadelphia. Built in 1724, the historic home was once the residence of Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne, and its Chester County grounds bring an "oasis of calm and historic charm" to weddings and private events, accommodating up to 250 guests with onsite parking for roughly 175 vehicles. Couples can choose indoor or outdoor ceremony space, with separate areas set aside for cocktail hour and reception. The venue's open-air tent has a clear roof, textured concrete flooring, and a checkerboard dance floor, with a built-in sound system and optional air conditioning for year-round comfort. An outdoor firepit and private preparation lounges round out the grounds. Anthony Wayne House operates in exclusive partnership with Jeffrey A. Miller Hospitality Group, which handles full-service catering, event planning, floral design, and rental packages for weddings, corporate events, showers, and other celebrations held on the property.

• Spaces for 14-250 Guests
• 8 Restaurants
• 3 Historic Spaces

Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak House occupies a historic landmark near Philadelphia's City Hall that once served as First Pennsylvania Bank. Magnificent balconies draped in plush red fabric overlook the sweeping main dining room, and a three-story wine tower serves as the restaurant's centerpiece. The steakhouse specializes in prime steaks and seafood, with select offerings including Japanese A5 Wagyu and Certified Kobe Beef, paired with an extensive wine program. An upscale dress code is enforced throughout the dining room. Downstairs, the restaurant offers private dining and reception areas, including the Vault Room, suited to everything from celebrations to board sessions.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Located in the heart of the Pocono Mountains on Freedom Road in Drums, Pennsylvania, Carmen's Country Inn and Gardens offers a secluded, wooded setting for weddings and receptions. The property's turn-of-the-century English Manor character comes through in its indoor space, where tin and copper ceiling tiles, Tiffany lamps, and beveled glass create a Great Gatsby-inspired backdrop for ceremonies and receptions. Couples can host indoors in the venue's spacious banquet hall, comfortably gathering family and friends to dine and celebrate into the evening, or choose from several outdoor ceremony spaces featuring stone fountains and courtyards set among lush woodlands and towering trees. An outdoor bar and grill and pavilion accommodate al fresco cocktail hours and receptions, and the venue's grounds can host up to 300 guests. A family-owned business, Carmen's Country Inn and Gardens has been hosting weddings for more than 65 years and offers complimentary wedding planning services alongside in-house catering.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 space at this venue

The Historic Philander Chase Knox Estate sits within Valley Forge National Historical Park, the site where General George Washington's army encamped from 1777 to 1778 during the Revolutionary War, surrounded by 3,500 acres of rolling meadows and towering trees. Built in the late 1700s, the estate once served as the summer home of Philander Chase Knox, who held office as U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of State, and U.S. Senator, and is located just over the Knox Covered Bridge. The estate hosts covered outdoor celebrations for up to 200 guests from April through October. Ceremonies take place on a manicured lawn overlooking wildflowers and Valley Creek, cocktail hour unfolds on a slate patio or amid the period furniture of the estate's living and dining rooms, and receptions are held under a state-of-the-art, fully carpeted 50-by-80-foot tent with built-in event lighting, reclaimed barn wood farm tables, and walnut crossback chairs. A private bridal suite and a private bridesmaids' suite, each with its own powder room, are available for the wedding party. The National Park Service has leased the estate to Valley Forge Park Events, LLC, a partnership between Robert Ryan Catering & Design and The Party Center, which provides event management and day-of coordination for every celebration held on the property.

• Spaces for 200-400 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Total Spaces

Irons Mill Farmstead Weddings sits on a working farm in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in the heart of Amish country north of Pittsburgh. Owners Rob and Stacy Milliron purchased the property, a former beef and crop farm, in 2009 and began hosting weddings there in 2014 after renovating the farm's original 1940s barn. The restored wedding barn spans two levels, with finished wood interiors and exteriors, three hanging crystal chandeliers, string lighting, and fabric draping around its entrances and windows. It accommodates up to 200 guests, with a climate-controlled lower level that doubles as a backup ceremony space and a cocktail hour venue. Outside, a landscaped pergola serves as the ceremony backdrop, seating up to 215 guests on custom Amish wooden benches, with grassy grounds overlooking the surrounding countryside. The venue's package includes a dedicated wedding director and venue coordinator, gold chiavari chairs, round and long dining tables, table and chair setup and teardown, an all-day bridal suite, and a rehearsal the day before the event. Catering is handled exclusively by Medure's Catering, a caterer with more than 40 years in business.

• Spaces for 20-250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Barns
• 3 Total Spaces

Burnside Plantation is a historic 6.5-acre farm property in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, established in 1748 by James and Mary Burnside and later operated as a Moravian Church communal farm. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and retains its 18th- and 19th-century character, with a farmhouse dating to 1748 and 1818, a summer kitchen, two 1840s bank barns known as the Johnson Barn and Haas Barn, a kitchen garden, an orchard, and one of the only remaining working High Horse-Power wheels in the country. For events, Burnside Plantation offers an outdoor setting of meadows, gardens, and rustic barns that suits weddings, ceremonies, corporate gatherings, and other celebrations. The open grounds accommodate up to 250 guests, while the Johnson Barn and Wagon Shed provide smaller, more intimate backdrops for ceremonies and receptions. Custom group tours, including a Colonial Industrial Quarter walking tour, are available for corporate events, and all outdoor gatherings are set up with tenting arranged through the venue's approved vendors.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Country Club

Downingtown Country Club is a Chester County golf club that hosts weddings and private events on its grounds in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, minutes from Philadelphia International Airport. The property pairs a golf course setting with a pergola ceremony site set beside a waterfall and framed by rolling fairway views, giving couples an outdoor ceremony option with the Grand Ballroom available as an indoor backup. The Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 300 guests for wedding receptions, with a covered patio featuring fire pits and specialty lighting as an additional gathering space. A Wedding Suite with vanity and mirrors, along with a Billiards Lounge, are available for guests getting ready before the event. One of the club's distinguishing features is its Chocolate Indulgence Room, a dedicated dessert lounge offering displays of chocolate treats. Wedding packages include a five-hour premium open bar, chef-curated seasonal menus made with locally sourced ingredients, Chiavari chairs, linens, centerpieces, and on-site event coordination, along with complimentary parking and full handicap accessibility.