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A champagne station in the informal gardens of Bartram's Gardens, West Philadelphia. Philadelphia informal garden wedding catering site.
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Bartram's Gardens: 1750s farmhouse, barns, courtyrad, dovecote, gradens, meadows - just 15 minutes from center city. Philadelphia informal wedding catering site.
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Simple chairs are set out for a wedding in the middle of the country flower garden - looked after by the volunteers
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 Bartram's Gardens - Philadelphia weding site for informal wedings in gracious gardens surrounded y colonial stone walls - -here is the country lane by the barn that runs along the courtyard stone walls, by the ancient Yellowwood Tree, past the grape arbor where Franklin and Washington idled hours and into the country garden overlooking sixty acres of lawn, dale, trees and forest - all sweeoing down to a nearly hidden Schuylkill River - where many a time we have brought in boats and sailing ships for tours and special journies. Philadelphia informal wedding catering site - Bartram's Gardens.
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Berman Art Gallery: Ursinus College, Collegeville. Collegeville, Montgomerty County informal wedding catering site.
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Cliveden Mansion in Germantown - the coach house, garden and area for tenting to be added. Philadelphia wedding catering site, mansion.
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Baldwin Hall of Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr. Main Line Victorian wedding catering site.
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Fleisher Art Memorial in South Philadelphia - a deconesecrated Romanesque style church alive with art life and good feelings. Through a door to the left is a suite of galleries that are a terrific adjunct to the chapel space. Philadelphia unique wedding catering site.
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The Grange House in Havertown - wrap around porch that can seat many with provate gardens, space for tenting to be added. House interir is useful for small groups. Main Line informal wedding catering site with gardens. |
Mountain Lakes House in Princeton. Deer on Lawn. Sweeping view. Cozy house. Not pretentious. Princeton unique wedding catering site.
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Stotesbury Mansion Ballroom in center city Philadelphia. A site for many uses. The ballroom can seat up to 120 with additional areas in the front reception room, and the library. Site for Philadelphia wedding catering.
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Another shot of the Stotesbury Mansion Ballroom -set up for an informal, candlelit party. Site for Philadelphia wedding catering. |
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The Willows - a country estate in Radnor - sweeping vistas looking over a hollw with lakes and estate trees. Inside and Out. |
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The barn of the Riverbend Environmentalal Education Center in Gladwyn. Gounds are also interesting for an inddor-outdoor party; small open air, rough bench amphitheater. |
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The barn of Snug Hollow in West Chester. West Chester informal wedding catering site.
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The interior of the barn of Snug Hollow barn's interior in West Chester. West Chseter informal wedding catering site.
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The University of the Arts Atrium in Center City Philadelphia at Broad and Pine - a great set of galleries is the pre-function space. Philadelphia iunique wedding catering site.
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Boathouse Row - where a number of the rowing clubs are available. Philadelphia informal wedding catering site. |
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A special site for tents in Fairmount Park...a waterfall out of a small cliff, a pond, great trees, a cobbled drive - and all just past Boathouse Row. Philadelphia wedding tent site. |
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At 30th Street Station, regrettably, we cannot rent the central train hall (above), but we can rent and "privatize" the south hall - with windows looking out to Market Street and then the travertine marble clad interior hall that has a radiant bas relief sculpture stretching the length of one wall. |
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Annenberg Center on the U of Pa. campus at 38th and Walnut Sts; large events can be comfortably served. Adjacent to the lobby are three theater spaces and another fine lobby space. All highly adaptable. Philadelphia imodern catering site |
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The Cope House in Awbury Arboretum, near Germantown. Comfortable, low key, great for indoor-outdoor events. Philadelphia informal mansion & gardens wedding catering site. |
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Bolingroke House in Radnor, a number of small rooms with a flagged garden area in back. Main Line small mansion wedding catering site |
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Brunswick Zone near Southampton, Bucks County, bowling, laser tag and infinte games. Great for kids. |
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Pearl Buck House, Bucks County, tent available for overflow throughout the summer. - see house below. Bucks County mansion & gardens wedding catering site.
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Pearl Buck House, Bucks County. Very useful site for many kinds of events. Bucks County mansion & gardens wedding catering site |
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The Main salon-ballroom of the Powell House in Society Hill on 3rd St. See gardens below. Philadelphia historical mansion wedding catering site
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The large formal gardens of the Powell House on 3rd St in Philadelphia. Philadelphia historical mansion & gardens wedding catering site |
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The Jeffords Mansion in Ridley Creek State Park, Delaware County. Delaware County - Main Line, historical mansion wedding catering site. |
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Saturday Club in Wayne - great open, tudor style space. Accessible and easy. Main Line unique, informal wedding catering site. |
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Sedgely Cub at the end of Boathouse Row in Philadelphia- porch open out over the river just to the left of the viewpoint. See exterior from the front, below. Philadelphia unique, informal wedding catering site.
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Sedgely Club Exterior - possible to aarnge for atent just to the left of the building,.Philadelphia unique, informal wedding catering site, Philadelphia rehearsal dinner catering site |
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Society Hill Dance Academy exterior. Interior below, Philadelphia unique, informal wedding catering site
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Society Hill Dance Academy exterior - shot of clean, open space, Philadelphia unique, informal wedding catering site
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Exterior of the Vesper Club on Boathouse Row in Philadelphia. Interior below., Philadelphia unique, informal wedding catering site
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Vesper Club interior, Philadelphia informal wedding catering site ; |
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The Gazela in sail on the Delaware, Philadelphia unique, informal wedding catering site |
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Maxwell Mnsion - like an Edward Gorey cartoon, Philadelphia historical Victorian wedding catering site ; |
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Rodin Museum on Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia informal wedding catering site
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Historic Waynesborough House on the Main Line - tenting is usually needed.A unique Main Line wedding catering site. Needs tenting to complete. See our tenting discussion |
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Andalusia Mansion on the Delaware in Bucks County. A Greek Revival homestead. Tenting is needed outside as the house is a museum. A unique Bucks County elegantly formal wedding catering site. See our tenting discussion |
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The entrance hall to Andalusia - revealing the exceptional collection of antiques. A unique Bucks County elegantly formal wedding catering site. |
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Appleford Mansion in Villanova, PA.. Interiors and porch below. A unique Main Line elegantly formal wedding catering site in a mansion.
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Library of Appleford Mansion setup for a seated dinner. A unique Main Line elegantly formal wedding catering site in a mansion.
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One of the lawns of Appleford - adjacent to the flowing, covered flagstone terrace.
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The flowing, covered flagstone terrace at Appleford. Can be heated effectively. A unique Main Line elegantly formal wedding catering site in a mansion. The awning- marquee is a permanent fixture here at Appleford.
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The Cope House Mansion in Awbury Arboretum, Germantown, Philadelphia - note the expansive wrap-around porch. A unique Philadelphia wedding catering site in an informal mansion. |
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Conversation Hall - all marble - in Philadelphia City Hall - an 1880's treasure of a room. A regal space that can be combined with the Mayor's Reception Room, which is just around the corner. An elegantly formal Philadelphia wedding catering site.
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Mayor's Reception Room, City Hall Philadelphia: Fine 1880s classical Victorian architecture - huge space -- and can be combined with the Conversation Hall which is just around the corner. An elegantly formal Philadelphia wedding catering site. |
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Garden of the Hill Physick House on 4th Street in Society Hill in Philadelphia. A 1750s townhouse mansion. interiors below. An elegantly historical, formal Philadelphia wedding catering site in an historical mansion.
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Reception salon in the Physick House on 4th Street in Society Hill, Philadelphia. An elegantly historical, formal Philadelphia wedding catering site in an historical mansion.
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Entrance Hall of the Physick House on 4th Street in Society Hill, Philadelphia. An elegantly historical, formal Philadelphia wedding catering site in an historical mansion. |
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Springton Manor Farm in Chester County. Chester County informal wedding catering site in an historical farm house.
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Trinity Community Center at 20th and Locust in Philadelphia -set up for a small trade show. An historical Philadelphia wedding catering site in an Episcopal chruch. |
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Prallsville Mills in Stockton area on the Delaware River in South Jersey A unique Stockton NJ informal wedding catering site. |
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Yellow Springs Arts Institute - entrance into modern stonehenge on hillside. More shots of Yelow Springs below. A unique Chester County informal, barn wedding catering site.
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Fernbrook Manor Bed and Breakfast near Princeton, NJ. A unique Princeton wedding catering site .for art lovers. |
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Highlands Mansion in Bluebell. 1770'ss mansion with great walled grounds. A number of smaller rooms. A unique Blue Bell - Fort Washington wedding historical catering site.. |
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The Print Center near 16th and Latimer. A unique Philadelphia wedding catering site for art lovers. |
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Kalmar Nyckel out of Wilmington, DE. An exceptionally unique Wilmington wedding catering site
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Party Sites, Event Spaces, Exceptional Venues, Houses, Museums, Galleries, Barns, Gardens, Ballrooms, Streams, Mansions, Grist Mills
Over the last decade and a half, we have found and know over 86 sites in the Delaware Valley area - from ballrooms to barns, from intimate "house" spaces to vast museums and halls.
Ask us and we'll have an idea that will suit your style as well as your budget.
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Appleford Mansion, Villanova: Main Line Wedding Catering Site;
an elegant country estate, farm-house like, with superb grounds and gardens. Covered terraces. Suitable for many events and special occasions. 10-225
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::read about an Appleford sit- down wedding
::read about an Appleford banquet wedding
Bolingbroke House, Radnor: Main Line Wedding Catering Site,
a stone 1910 Farmhouse-mansion with terrace and shade trees. Episcopal Church next door. 30-100
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The Willows Mansion, Radnor: Main Line Wedding catering mansion site;a Mediterranean mansion in vast grounds. Feel of an elegant country club with panoramic view. Suitable for receptions, parties, weddings. 50-220
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Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr: Main Line Wedding Catering Site;
was a palatial hotel designed by Frank Furness in the 1880s - great entrance hall and stairs with fine detailed adjoining ball room - wrap around wooden terraces. 100-250
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Riverbend Environmental Education Center, Gladwyn: Main Line Wedding Catering Site; in a wooded gulley and hillside with a brook, a converted 1920s barn with some fine spaces, small outdoor amphiteater. 20-140
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The Grange, Havertown: Main Line Wedding Catering Site; 19th Century Country Victorian Welsh style house in casual and comfortable garden surroundings. A terrace esplanade makes it a joy for outdoor sit-down events. Church next door. 50-150
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Saturday Club, Wayne: Main Line Wedding Catering Site; ballroom with hardwood floors, cathedral ceiling and fireplace; window seats; friendly and low key. 40-150
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Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge: Main Line Wedding Catering Site; many varied sites in 105 acre campus. 50-400
Waynesborough, Berwyn: Main Line Wedding Catering Site; 18th C Country farmhouse with grounds. Needs Tenting. 50-150
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Saunder's Woods, Gladwyne: Main Line Wedding Country Style Catering Site; great for a picnic and with a barn for cover.
Bala Cynwyd Ladies' Club, Bala Cynwyd: Main Line Wedding Catering Site; French doors on all sides of a neo-Georgian ball-room, ante-room and small stage. 80-180
TK Club in Conshohocken: typical early 1950s community hall with a huge bar downstairs, big screen TV, upstairs a large dance hall space - like a well maintained fire-hall. 100-500
Fire Hall, Bala Cynwyd: typical and useful for simple occasions. 40-125
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Chester County
Springton Manor in Western Chester County: Chester County Wedding Catering Site; 19th C manor with suite of fiine rooms, wrap-around country porch and tent in summer. 40 - 150
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Classic Dairy Barn, Chester Springs, North Chester County: Chester County Wedding Catering Site; it's white, it's big and it'swaiting for a Hoe-down. 100-400
Kimberton Dance Society, Kimberton: Chester County Wedding Catering Site; 100 year old Victorian ballroom in the middle of an historic Chester County village. 50-150
Griffiths Hall, Ludwig's Corner: Chester County Wedding Catering Site; large dance hall for more informal feel. 150-350
Snug Hollow Farm, West Chester:Chester County Wedding Catering Site; a finished barn with tenting for larger groups, rustic and romantic.
60 - 200
::read about a formal yet exuberant cocktail - hors d'oeuvres wedding at Snug Hollow, West Chester
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Jenkintown to Plymouth Meeting:
Curtis Hall Ballroom/ Music Room, Cheltenham: Cheltenham Wedding Catering Site; White paneled classical ballroom isolated in arboretum - French doors opening into courtyard. Suitable for dinner parties, weddings, receptions. 50-150
"Castle Mansion" Beaver College, Beaver: Glenside Wedding Catering Site; romantic rococo ballroom and surrounding rooms in mansion- castle surroundings. 50-150
Cairnwood Mansion - Designer Show House - Bryn Athyn: Bryn Athyn Wedding Catering Site; expansive banker's mansion of the 20's with terraces. 50-250 - tenting needed for large event
Highlands Manor House near Blue Bell: Blue Bell Wedding Catering Site; 18th century historic Georgian brick manor with walled gardens. Suitable for gracious dinners, weddings. 25-150
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Mill-House near Fort Washington: Fort Washington Country Wedding Catering Site; old mill with wood beams and mill hall. 40-100
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Bucks County
Andalusia on the Delaware: Bucks County Wedding Catering site; Grand Federal Museum quality Mansion with magnificent period art and furniture. The seat to this day of Philadelphia's Biddle family - the founders of the Second Bank. 40-100 Tenting required for food service.
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Pearl S. Buck House, Perkasie: Bucks County Wedding Catering site; fine 1840s barn needing tenting on lawns 40-130
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On the Delaware Canal, North of New Hope - Chalet: Bucks County Country Wedding Catering site; overlooking the canal by Sand Castle Winery. Neutral space . 40-120 With Tenting
Brunswick Zone, near Southampton: Bucks County catering site; bowling, laser tag, games, music, bar, action -w ith private room and our catering; great for young people's parties. 20-200
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Palmyra, The Palmyra Harbor Club, Southern New Jersey Wedding Catering site; a great 1930s building overlooking the Delaware. 50-150
Cherry Hill, Barclay Farmstead: Cherry Hill Wedding Catering site; an 18th century farmhouse. 50-150 - with added tenting.
Haddonfield, Haddon Fort-Nightly: South Jersey Wedding Catering site; converted classic clapboard, amphi-theater - church right in the middle of town: two floors, soaring room on second floor. 50-200
Moorestown, Perkins Arts Center: South Jersey Wedding Catering site; country house setting, now an art gallery, three rooms that flow into each other. 20-75 for stand-up
Moorestown Community Center: South Jersey Wedding Catering site; right in the heart of the village, many fine rooms and hall, extremely useful and adaptable. 20-300
Burlington County, Smithville Mansion: South Jersey Wedding Catering site; fine old stone mansion with excellent grounds, courtyard and spacious rooms. 50-225
Merchantville, Merchantville Community Center: South Jersey Wedding Catering site; Pleasant space for a variety of events., like a fine VFW Hall in good shape. 50-160
Film Studio, South Jersey: South Jersey Wedding Catering site; vast sound stage in old movie house. 200-500
Princeton's Mountain Lake House: South Jersey Wedding Catering site; Princeton Wedding Catering site; a superb setting with a secluded house surrounded by terraces. 50-125
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Princeton's Fernbrook Manor Bed and Breakfast: Princeton Wedding Catering site; 200 acre classic estate with lawns, maor house, manicured trees, antiques and ambiance. 10-100 using house, to 300 with tenting.
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Stockton's Prallsville Mills, by the Delaware: Trenton Wedding Catering site; a converted searies of 19th century mill biuildings, very atmospheric. 50-300
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Haddonfield, Haddonfield Historical Society House - Greenfield Hall: South Jersey Wedding Catering site; fine Victorian House with expansive terrace; tenting is needed for large event. 50-150
North Jersey, Overlooking Long Island Sound, Monmouth Hills Club, Highlands: North Jersey Shore Elegant Wedding Catering site, magnificent view from 1910 shingled sea-side club. Seats 150
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Wilmington: Rockwood Museum: Wilmington historical wedding catering site; built in 1851 in rural gothic style, use of picturesque grounds and conservatory. 50-250 in tenting
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington: Wilmington historical wedding catering site; amongst the galleries. 100-1000
Kalmar Nyckel: Wilmington historical unique wedding catering site; 17th C. Reconstructed "galleon" looking ship - great atmosphere by the pier.
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Philadelphia
Bartram's Gardens, Grounds and House, West Philadelphia on the Schuylkill: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; woods, gardens, river, dells, farmhouse, barns, stables, dovecote. The biggest surprise that we have in Philadelphia - the country in the city. The nation's first botanical gardens with restored early 18th century farmhouse with brick floored stables. Suitable for small and large receptions, weddings, and conferences. Must be seen! 25-200 . Tenting may be needed.
:: read about an elegant couritry wedding in Philadelphia at Bartram's
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Awbury Arboretum, Germantown: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; the Cope family mansion and informal, well treed grounds. The house has a wrap-around porch useful for many indoor-outdoor parties. 50-200 with tenting.
:: read about an informal, fun wedding at Awbury, Philadelphia
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St.Luke's Church, center city, not for all uses: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; quite respectful events and meetings in a Greek Revival church - invigorating, enticing space. 15-100
Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion, Mt. Airy: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; an 1860s Victorian Museum House - period romance suitable for theme events, intimate receptions and weddings with a Victorian romance feel. Tenting may be needed. 15-100
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Sedgwick Community Arts Association, Germantown: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; converted film palace - with a sense of it being a "ruin" , fascinating with art gallery display. 80-300
Cliveden Mansion, Germantown : Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; the seat of the Chew Family - an 18th century Georgian house. Coach house has been re-done for rentals. Informal garden and lawn. 40-120
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Renaissance Art Gallery Church in South Philadelphia, Fleisher Art Memorial: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; amazing art surrounds you in a de-consecrated Italian Renaissance Church with sculpture, painting and mosaics. Modern gallery spaces co-join. Suitable for receptions, dinners, weddings. 50-150
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Trinity Cultural Community Center: on 22nd by Locust: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; a fine peaked roof church converted for general use. The minister supports many community activities. Fine space-very useful. 50-200
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University of the Arts Atrium, Center City: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; majestic, soaring space suitable for large receptions, dinners, weddings. Only occasionally available to a partner client. 100-300
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30th St. Station, Center City: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; expansive Art Deco spaces in a working station - in which to create exuberant events. We have done 1930s Train theme party for only 100 in this huge space and it worked! 100 - 1500
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Stotesbury Mansion, Center City:Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; Classical 1910 period mansion near Rittenhouse Square with exceptional facilities including a pilastered and paneled ballroom. 15-200
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Powell House, Society Hill: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; exceptional Philadelphia 18th Century masterpiece town house in superb condition - with garden. 20- 95
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Physick House, Society Hill: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; another exceptional 18th Century masterpiece town house with garden. 20-75
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Art Galleries in Old City modern and classic spaces: Philadelphia Wedding Catering sites; we know of several who are able to accommodate events 15-100
Moore College of Art, on Logan Circle: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; gallery spaces for an airy contemporary approach to a space. 50-150
Ethical Society, on Rittenhouse Square: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; two large rooms available for a variety of needs from presentations to receptions. Useful - not elegant. 50-200
Carpenter's Hall, Independence Park: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; refined Georgian brick elegance - free standing in the middle of the park. Superb moments in history. 30-120
International House, University City: Philadelphia Informal Wedding Catering site;a variety of meeting rooms and larger halls. Suitable for meetings, presentations and receptions. 12-300
Mask and Wig Club, Center City: Philadelphia Wedding Catering site; feeling of a Rathskellar paneled bar-room with large upper floor with peaked roof. 45-175
Philadelphia City Hall, Center City: Philadelphia Wedding Catering sites; 2 fabulous rooms - the Mayor's reception Room - am 1880s formal space; Converstaion Hall - a marble, formal peiod extravaganza. 50-300
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Sedgeley Club, Boat House Row: Philadelphia Small Wedding Catering site or Philadelphia rehearsal dinner site; perched over the rive with a light house over your head. Pleasant domestic club interior. 25-95
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The Rodin Museum , the Parkway: Philadelphia Exclusive Wedding Catering site; surrounded by the artist's work. Unique exclusivity. Only available for corporate donors to the Art Museum.50-300
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Sailing Ship on the Delaware: Philadelphia Unique Wedding Catering site; a brigantine for a sail. What a unique event! 20-50
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Wagner Free Institute, North Philadelphia by Temple University: Victorian Museum of Natural History - a unique period experience - most useful for doctor and professorial meetings. 50-150
The Painted Bride Arts Center, Old City: Philadelphia Informal Arts Wedding Catering site;large performance space and associated modern galleries. 30-200
The Print Center, Center City: Philadelphia Informal Arts Wedding Catering site; gallery space on two floors in the heart of the City. 15 - 100
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Rowing Clubs on the Schuylkill: Philadelphia informal wedding catering site; informal facilities for indoor-outdoor parties, picnics. 25-250
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Swedish Historical Museum in Roosevelt Park: Philadelphia unique wedding catering site;a superb great hall in Swedish manner with exciting, intimate gallery spaces with outrageously unique architectural styles. . 50-200
Society Hill Dance Academy, Society Hill: Philadelphia informal wedding catering site; a colonial townhouse refitted with sweepeing open spaces, hardwood floors, and focused lighting, windows galore. 10-100
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