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3.7
out of 5.03 reviews
Kings Gap was a great wedding venue! We had our ceremony in the open part of the terrace (HOT - think about the time of day and where the sun will be as well as historical weather ...
on that date), cocktail hour in the covered part of the terrace, dinner inside, and dancing back out on the terrace. It was a DIY wedding and Sandy at Kings Gap was so helpful in coordinating logistics (how many outlets and where, what the layout usually looks like, common rain plans), especially since we planned the wedding from abroad! Sandy and the ranger on duty worked with the caterer to have the ceremony chairs and the reception set up just how we wanted it. The ranger kept to himself during the wedding, except when we needed him to throw a rattlesnake back in the bushes! The reception needs to end at 9 pm and you and the caterers need to take care of clean up. I also want to say that the review from 2017 couldn't paint a more inaccurate picture of Kings Gap staff. Sandy is professional and pleasant, as are the rangers. We were clearly told that prices could increase and were encouraged to make a deposit as soon as we made a decision in order to lock in 2017 prices. This is a state park, not a venue 100% dedicated to events. That's the appeal and if you want staff at your beck and call during the entire process, this is not the venue for you.
Things to consider: There's no air conditioning outside of the bedrooms that the couple can use to get ready. You can't set up until 10 am the day of, which isn't much time at all.
I held my wedding at this venue. The location was lovely, but there were so many opportunities for improvement. When I toured the venue in the winter I was given a price list. W...
hen spring rolled around I had to fight to keep the prices down. The staff wanted to increase all the prices on me, even though we had discussed all the prices at the lower cost. Scott, the person in charge, gave me the tour and he was very friendly and polite.
Unfortunately I had to work with Sandra, the admin, to actually get everything setup. She is a crotchety old woman. She is short, and snippy on the phone. She is incredibly difficult to deal with.
The day of my wedding the ranger was constantly loitering around. He might as well have been dancing on the dance floor with my guests. He made this private event some type of social gawking fest. He gave us no space. He should have been trying to keep the public out of the mansion which I rented, and should have found the snake in the garden, which one of my guests diligently found for him. In the evening the ranger was inside the mansion rudely interrupting in our 'social hour' before bed.
DO NOT use the mansions food service. I paid for 36 people to eat breakfast, only 28 people showed, and we RAN OUT of food before everyone ate breakfast. The kitchen staff refused to make anything else. This happened 2 days in a row.
I love Kings Gap, I have been going there forever. The place is so peaceful and beautiful. You have so many options on where you can have your ceremony either in the garden, the pa...
tio, inside the mansion, and anywhere in the grassy areas of the park.
Everyone that we had work with was very nice, and helpful. It rained the day of my wedding, I was freaking out and they were able to give me multiple options on where I could have the ceremony. The rain did stop for the ceremony and I was able to have it on the patio like i wanted. Great place to get married, or just visit.
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Carlisle, PA
