Fernstone Retreat

great accommodations for a crowd. We held our wedding here and our guests were blown away by the uniqueness of the venue - they loved exploring the various buildings, swimming in the pool, and fishing in the pond. From a coordination standpoint, there were a few hiccups, however, which is why we couldn't give the venue 5 stars. Communication was a bit of a challenge at times - Nicki got back to us quickly via email when we had questions but we could have really used some sort of 'Venue FAQ' sheet that was provided upon signing the agreement for the venue - instead we had to think about all of the details we DIDN'T have on the venue and type up emails to Nicki for clarification. Additionally, the venue renovated the bunkhouse between our tour/booking and the date of our wedding, which caused each room to go from sleeping 6 people to only sleeping 4; this reduces the overnight accommodations at Fernstone by 8 guests. While the renovated rooms are beautiful, no one from Fernstone thought to let us know that the rooms changed. Thankfully, the catering manager (Stone House) happened to mention the renovations at our tasting, otherwise we would have been surprised upon arrival to the venue. We were surprised that there was no attempt at notifying the couples that each room no longer slept as many as advertised - what if we had needed those extra sleeping spaces and they weren't there when we arrived for our wedding? Finally, half of the overhead lights in the bridal suite stopped working on the morning of our wedding - we tried resetting breakers to no avail and had to call the maintenance line, but no one came out to fix it during the rest of our time at the venue. A bit disappointing and embarrassing to have our guests fumbling around in the dark as they're trying to get ready for our wedding.

d wonderfully. Our wedding was in November, when you might expect landscaping and leaves to be an issue….not even slightly, it was perfect. The buildings offer a ton of space for rehearsals, dinners, and guests to stay. The grounds themselves offer a beautiful backdrop for photos and the wedding. Every staff member we encountered was friendly, helpful, and willing to go above and beyond to make our day magical. We can’t recommend Fernstone enough. Reach out and you will soon be in contact with Nicki, whose talent, skill, and passion will ensure you are on the path to a PERFECT day!

ed ones for an entire weekend so we didn’t have to curtail the fun after a few hours was exactly what we desired. Highly recommend the experience of hosting a wedding weekend here if quality time in a beautiful location is what you’re seeking.

ful and rustic as this retreat! The accommodations were amazing, clean, and very well spaced out. This venue has made this one of the most memorable weddings I have ever been to! If you are looking for stunning photos and just an amazing calming atmosphere this is the place to go! Thank you for the amazing experience. Once in a life time that’s for sure!

I couldn’t begin to take it all in. Breathtaking…. It was absolutely beautiful. The whole property all decorated lights - flowers - rustic. When they picked Fernstone as their venue I was so excited. I knew it would be awesome. They got married this past weekend. It was absolutely perfect. Far better than I remembered. The property is breathtaking. Everything we needed was there. Accommodations for most of the wedding guests. Place sleeps over 40 people comfortably. Each house from the Pebblestone to the bunk house suites to the treehouses has everything you need. The corral was awesome. We had breakfast as a big family every morning with plenty of Room for everyone Room for crockpots which they had. Kitchen was fully equipped with everything needed. The Pit was so Much fun to hang out play pool shuttle board air hockey. Fire pits every where. 2 ponds. We had a fishing tournament. It was pet friendly so my 3 4 legged grandbabies were able to be their for the wedding and it was perfect. The pavilion is absolutely gorgeous. Was so easy to decorate. It was so peaceful rustic beautiful. Could not have asked for a better wedding weekend. I cannot wait to see the photographers pictures as I’ve seen some of ours and they are absolutely perfect. They have thought of everything to make your wedding the wedding is your dreams and a vacation resort like weekend for your guests. I would give them 10 stars. When it was time to leave none of us wanted to leave including my grand puppies. What an awesome weekend. What a great memory. Best wedding ever. Best venue ever

e room and corral, it felt like a home away from home. It was beautiful from every angle and quiet, and they had everything you could need to make you feel comfortable. Close friends and family enjoyed meals and time together in the corrall each day and hanging out in the game house or around the fire at night. The hot tubs are a huge plus too! It has all the creature comforts, while still allowing you to enjoy all that the nature has to offer and the feeling of seclusion. I would highly recommend this venue to anyone wanting an intimate and memorable experience!

get a venue that sleeps 40+ people onsite, two stocked fishing ponds, beautiful grounds and I mean BEAUTIFUL grounds, pet friendly - I could go on and on. We booked from Thursday to Monday. Our wedding was on 10/8/2022. I don't even know where to begin. Every single guest that attended our wedding was floored by the grand oak pavilion's beauty. We received soooo many compliments about how beautiful everything was. It is truly stunning. It was so nice being able to take the time to set up Friday and tear down mostly everything on Sunday. As most of the bridal party and family showed up they were completely blown away that the whole property was ours to use! Everyone kept saying, "wait, we have access to all of this?" I remember back in 2020 when we met with Nicki to tour the venue. After the tour when we got in my car, my husband and I knew right then - we would be getting married at the fernstone. I wanted to cry because I couldn't believe this place existed. The pictures do no justice for the property an its beauty. The corral was the perfect gathering area in the mornings for breakfast and dinner. With all the counter space we were able to have a few crock pots going with food warm throughout the day for guests to graze as they got hungry. The Pit / game room is so incredible. It gives this rustic cabin feel. Everyone spent a lot of time in there playing all of the games provided. The staff and grounds keepers were very nice, Saturday before the day got going the grounds keeper showed up to ask if I wanted the leaves blown off the deck and out from under the pavilion. They frequently came down to make sure all the trash was taken out and dealt with. While it can be considered pricey - I think it is 1000% worth every penny we spend. They also offer a payment plan which makes things more affordable. We booked two years before our wedding date. Doing so allowed a lot of time to pay off the venue. Fernstone retreat is truly something magical - Not only was it our wedding weekend, It was treated like a little mini vacation with all of our closest friends and family. None of us wanted to leave the property. Not even my 3 dogs. They stood in the door way of the corral and wouldn't come out. Our Dj and officiant have done over 1,000 weddings together & they both said they've never seen anything like Fernstone. This venue makes for one of the most memorable weddings yourself and your guests will ever attend. I would do it all over and over again!

. If we could do it all over again we would have booked the day after our wedding as well to enjoy more time at the retreat.

weekend with our bridal party and family. It was so nice to have everything all in one place. I loved having a little pre-wedding sleepover with my bridesmaids in the Bridal cabin. The Corral and Game Room cabin came in handy the day after the wedding for lounging around and watching football. Although I had described this place to my bridal party ahead of time, they couldn't believe it upon arrival! They kept exclaiming, "We have this WHOLE place?!" It really was a dream come true. My only complaint is how fast the weekend went! I wish we could have stayed forever.

er and fiance (then boyfriend but I knew he had the ring lol). After the tour we were blown away and booked the venue right then and there. My mother and I knew full well this incredible place was going to be the next big thing! Luckily booking two years out ended up saving us a few thousand dollars! A few months later I took my future mother and father in law to view the venue and the amount of upgrades already added to the place was shocking! A new deck added to the pavilion, bridal suite, and soon to be new treehouse! What's even better, he finally proposed to me right next to Pebblestone Cottage, it was perfect!! There is no other venue quite like this, on site lodging, secluded, beautiful, and best of all DOG FRIENDLY! My only negative is the communication over the phone is rather tough. Considering how many locations OVR manages that is completely understandable. My advice is to communicate through email so everything is documented and each party has the time to give a correct informed response. I cannot wait for my big day at Fernstone Retreat and will write another review as a Mrs.!

of our of town guests (as well as our dogs!), and somewhere that didn't force you to select from their list of vendors. The Fernstone Retreat honestly nailed every expectation we had! It was like we had our own little home away from home for our wedding weekend (we stayed Thursday-Monday)! All of our guests and bridal party haven't stopped talking about how stunning our venue was! It truly is a one of a kind location! It was so wonderful that the groom and groomsmen could stay in their cabin and my girls and I stayed in the cute little cottage. Our our of town guests also loved that they had such a nice scenery and were able to visit Ohiopyle the weekend of our wedding. I could go on and on about how happy we were with wveruthing!

k Pavilion, transportation for guests by a custom wrought iron wagon from parking, over 35 vacation homes within 10 minutes through their sister company, OVR, AND transportation for our guests who weren't staying on site with us to their vacation homes through OVR? They let us choose our own caterer, DJ, photographer, etc and worked with us every step of the way to make our wedding event and retreat everything that we wanted and more! It truly exceeded our expectations. We had over 300 guests, fireworks, 4 bonfires going at once, our guest fished all weekend, played golf, football, stayed up until the wee hours swimming, catching fireflies, stargazing in the huge field and dancing all night long! We relaxed by the 3 custom fireplaces on property in, the guys loved drinking and playing pool and ping pong in the Billiard Lodge. We got catered meals and my now-husband and I truly felt like we were in another magical wonderland throughout our 5 day affair. After experiencing our wedding event at Fernstone Retreat, I don't know how anyone would ever want to have a one day event in a fire hall or something typical when insanely amazing wedding venues like this exist! There is no place else like it and our entire wedding party was blown away by our wedding, all saying it was the hands down best wedding (and bonus mini-vacation for us all!) they'd ever attended. No surprise there! It was the best wedding we'd ever attended too! It's phenomenal. And the scenery is untouchable, it is truly a mountain paradise and so secluded to top it off! Fernstone Retreat is a dream.

Oak Pavilion, transportation for guests by a custom wrought iron wagon from parking, over 35 vacation homes within 10 minutes through their sister company, OVR, AND transportation for our guests who weren't staying on site with us to their vacation homes through OVR? They let us choose our own caterer, DJ, photographer, etc and worked with us every step of the way to make our wedding event and retreat everything that we wanted and more! It truly exceeded our expectations. We had over 300 guests, fireworks, 4 bonfires going at once, our guest fished all weekend, played golf, football, stayed up until the wee hours swimming, catching fireflies, stargazing in the huge field and dancing all night long! We relaxed by the 3 custom fireplaces on property in, the guys loved drinking and playing pool and ping pong in the Billiard Lodge. We got catered meals and my now-husband and I truly felt like we were in another magical wonderland throughout our 5 day affair. After experiencing our wedding event at Fernstone Retreat, I don't know how anyone would ever want to have a one day event in a fire hall or something typical when insanely amazing wedding venues like this exist! There is no place else like it and our entire wedding party was blown away by our wedding, all saying it was the hands down best wedding (and bonus mini-vacation for us all!) they'd ever attended. No surprise there! It was the best wedding we'd ever attended too! It's phenomenal. And the scenery is untouchable, it is truly a mountain paradise and so secluded to top it off! Fernstone Retreat is a dream

k Pavilion, transportation for guests by a custom wrought iron wagon from parking, over 35 vacation homes within 10 minutes through their sister company, OVR, AND transportation for our guests who weren't staying on site with us to their vacation homes through OVR? They let us choose our own caterer, DJ, photographer, etc and worked with us every step of the way to make our wedding event and retreat everything that we wanted and more! It truly exceeded our expectations. We had over 300 guests, fireworks, 4 bonfires going at once, our guest fished all weekend, played golf, football, stayed up until the wee hours swimming, catching fireflies, stargazing in the huge field and dancing all night long! We relaxed by the 3 custom fireplaces on property in, the guys loved drinking and playing pool and ping pong in the Billiard Lodge. We got catered meals and my now-husband and I truly felt like we were in another magical wonderland throughout our 5 day affair. After experiencing our wedding event at Fernstone Retreat, I don't know how anyone would ever want to have a one day event in a fire hall or something typical when insanely amazing wedding venues like this exist! There is no place else like it and our entire wedding party was blown away by our wedding, all saying it was the hands down best wedding (and bonus mini-vacation for us all!) they'd ever attended. No surprise there! It was the best wedding we'd ever attended too! It's phenomenal. And the scenery is untouchable, it is truly a mountain paradise and so secluded to top it off! Fernstone Retreat is a dream.

mazing! The natural waterfalls, open fields and tons of space was so wonderful! The Employees were also so sweet. They made sure everything was simply perfect for us. I highly recommend Fernstone Retreat. It was definitely a one stop venue. A++++++++++++++ all the way around! Thanks guys!

ty, the owners take immaculate care of the property, and made sure our wedding day was FLAWLESS! My husband and I got gorgeous pictures by the waterfall on property, the bridge, and our friends and family literally were in love with our venue, all of our guest said it is hands down the BEST wedding and venue they'd ever been to, and we weren't surprised. The Fernstone Retreat is one of the finest venue locations on the east coast!