Jersey girl looking for a PA wedding

Getting married hopefully November 2008. Everything in Jersey is way overpriced and was hoping the Harrisburg area might be more affordable. I have been to the area and loved it! I don%26#39;t need specifically Harrisburg, towns in the vicinity are fine too. What are average prices per plate and does anyone have reviews/recommendations of a noce but affordable venue for a reception and/or ceremony.

Thanks!

Christina

Jersey girl looking for a PA wedding

I don%26#39;t know about Harrisburg but the Eden Resort in Lancaster is a beautiful place and the room they have the wedding in is very pretty. Food at their restaurants is pretty good. Don%26#39;t know what the prices would be maybe their website has info. about wedding packages. All I know is that they do alot of weddings. Congratulations and Good Luck!!

Jersey girl looking for a PA wedding

Hey there WES!

Congrats on the pending nuptials.

The MRS %26amp; I were married at the Harrisburg Civic Club, but that was 11 years ago and its changed ownership since our spectacular event there. So, I don%26#39;t know that I could recommend it today.

You might want to try one of these sites in searching for your wedding venue:

www.theknot.com/kl_CENTRAL_PENNSYLVANIA.shtml

http://www.pabrides.com/

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Best of Luck!

The Allenberry Resort Inn %26amp; Playhouse in Boiling Springs (just a little south of Harrisburg) is a beautiful setting for a wedding. Here is their website: http://www.allenberry.com/weddings/index.html

Unfortunately I have never eaten at Allenberry so I can%26#39;t give you any info on the food. The venue is beautiful though!

Oops, just realized your wedding is in November and the ceremony sites at Allenberry are outside. Allenberry has the Carriage Room for receptions, maybe you could also have the ceremony there as well.

CONGRATS!

I live in Harrisburg and the following places would be my choices if I were to get married here :

- The Hotel Hershey: http://www.thehotelhershey.com/

Pricey, but worth it.

- Felicita Spa %26amp; Resort: http://www.felicitaresort.com/

Again, probably pricey, but beautiful.

- Civil War Museum: www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.com

More affordable and beautiful setting.

If you happen to be looking for a breathtaking downtown church...St.Patricks Cathedral across from the Capital Building is awesome!

All other places that I am thinking of (e.g. Harrisburg Civic Center on River Front Park, Hershey Gardens, etc.).

Best wishes!

Consider the Cameron Estate Inn, which is in gorgeous Western Lancaster County away from all of the tourists, and in the ';Harrisburg area'; that you mention. Near by is the Groff%26#39;s Farm restaurant, world-famous, which could be a rehearsal dinner venue.

http://www.cameronestateinn.com

I don鈥檛 know if they do non member weddings or not but the historic Donegal Presbyterian Church is right next door to the Cameron Estate Inn; it dates back to the 1730s and is charming.

Also in Lancaster County you might consider Lancaster County Winery in Willow Street (just a few miles south of the city of Lancaster). Here is more on them...

www.lancastercountywinery.com/receptions/

Or consider Riverdale Manor...

http://www.riverdalemanor.com/

Or Ascot House...

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Also a very charming place is the General Sutter Inn in historic Lititz, PA, just a few miles north of Lancaster:

http://www.generalsutterinn.com/ballroom.html

There is more information on...

LancasterWeddings.com.

A bit nearer to NJ, you might also want to talk with the people at Hibernia Park in Chester County, about a wedding there. Lovely historic house, but I do not know if they do weddings.

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Congratulations!

If you aren%26#39;t tied to the Harrisburg idea, you may want to consider the Pocono Mountains, especially in November - everyone comes here in October to see the trees, but November is when everything actually peaks. There%26#39;s a B%26amp;B in Bear Creek, the Bischwind - a gorgeous tudor-style mansion that offers weddings %26amp; even accomodations for guests. Wedding details are posted on their website. The inn sits beside a lake and there%26#39;s a waterfall a few hundred yards from the front door - they used to have horses/riding on the premises, not sure if they still do.

Where in Jersey are you? And how big is your wedding? Our dghtr got married last Sept--when doing our searching we learned if you have the wedding in am %26amp; do the reception as a ';luncheon';, not as a ';wedding,'; the price goes way down. We found this at The Washington Crossing Inn (Wash. Crossing, PA). The only ';drawback'; if you call it that, is you book your own florist %26amp; cake. Big deal; we found them pretty fast. The same ones the restaurant uses anyway.

And the food offered is pretty much identical to dinner. And the facility is the same--same tablecloths %26amp; settings, wait staff, gardens, etc etc.

Another thing that brings the price down is people drink much less in the middle of the day, and you can keep the bar limited to beer/wine with a champagne toast %26amp; no one will care. And those who have a bit of a drive home can leave at the end of the reception %26amp; not be tired with a late night drive ahead of them.

Yes the Peter Alan House or the AACA Museum Hold weddings. Iam a caterer and do many events there. Contact me at 717-215-0258

Tina