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Wedding Venues in Scranton & Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

155 places to get married in and around Scranton & Wilkes-Barre, in 58 towns: churches, banquet halls, barns and wineries, hotels and clubs, and parks for your wedding photos and video.

Cathedral of Saint Peter, Scranton
Cathedral of Saint PeterPhoto: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Frances Slocum State Park, Wyoming
Frances Slocum State ParkPhoto: Tyler Savitski, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Luzerne County Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre
Luzerne County CourthousePhoto: bclinesmith, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Planning a wedding around Scranton and Wilkes-Barre means choosing between a cathedral and big Catholic parishes, Orthodox churches with long histories, grand downtown hotels in old railroad and bank buildings, country clubs, ballrooms and banquet halls, and barns, farms and lake venues out in the countryside of Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming counties. This guide covers 155 wedding venues in 58 towns, from Scranton, Dunmore and Clarks Summit to Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Kingston, the Back Mountain, Mountain Top and Hazleton, and north to Tunkhannock. You'll find churches, halls, hotels and clubs, barns and farms, and the parks where couples go for their wedding photos and video.

Many couples here hold a church wedding ceremony in the afternoon and a reception at a hall, club or hotel that evening. Others want everything in one place, and plenty of the venues on this list can host your ceremony, your pictures and your reception on the same property. Interstate 81 ties the valley together, but rural venues can be a long drive from town, so check drive times between your ceremony and your reception.

Use the filters to narrow the list by type of venue or by town. Each venue has its own page with a description, contact details and directions, and real wedding photos and videos from local photographers and videographers as they add their work.

Church wedding venues in the Scranton & Wilkes-Barre area

A church wedding ceremony is a strong tradition in Northeast Pennsylvania. The Cathedral of Saint Peter and St. Ann's Basilica in Scranton, the big parishes of Wilkes-Barre, Pittston and Hazleton, and the valley's Orthodox and Polish National Catholic churches all carry long family histories. Many Catholic parishes ask you to get in touch six months to a year ahead and complete marriage preparation, and some ask that the bride or groom be a registered member, so call early and ask.

Banquet halls and event centers for your wedding reception

Scranton and Wilkes-Barre halls give a wedding reception a real sense of place. Couples choose restored downtown buildings and ballrooms, the Scranton Cultural Center, banquet halls run by family caterers, and event centers that handle dinner and dancing for large guest lists.

Barn, farm and winery wedding venues

For a country wedding, head out to the hills and farmland around the Back Mountain, Mountain Top, Lake Winola, Tunkhannock and the Abington area. Barns, farms, wineries and estates host ceremonies on their grounds and receptions in restored barns, often with everything on one property.

Hotel, club and resort wedding venues

Hotels, resorts and clubs keep the day easy for guests coming from out of town. Grand downtown hotels in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, Mohegan Pennsylvania, Montage Mountain and country clubs across the valley handle the ceremony, reception and guest rooms in one place, and some clubs ask for a member sponsor, so ask early.

Parks and gardens for your ceremony and wedding photos

Parks give your wedding photos room to breathe. Nay Aug Park, Steamtown, Kirby Park and the Martz Amphitheater, Lackawanna State Park, Frances Slocum State Park and Ricketts Glen offer gorges, lakes, river views and old rail yards. Many need a permit for ceremonies or group photos, so check before you plan.

Next: find someone who has worked at your venue

Once you have a venue in mind, look for photographers and videographers who have already worked there. They'll know where the light falls in the church, how long the drive down the valley really takes, and which spots on the grounds work best for wedding photos and video. Every venue page shows the local photographers and videographers with work from that place.

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