The Susquehanna Club has to be the most accommodating, responsive, and understanding venue in the Central PA area. I am a COVID bride – I booked my original April 2020 wedding date... with the Susquehanna Club to get a discount for booking during “off season.” I moved my wedding three times, ending up in October 2021, and the Susquehanna Club kept my discount pricing even though I moved my wedding to one of the most popular wedding dates of the year.
I worked with Sharen most of the time during the coordination, and she was amazing. I felt so annoying when I typed my multi-paragraph emails asking questions about little details leading up to the big day, but she always answered me promptly and in a way that didn’t make me feel like I was putting her out. You don’t understand how much you need to coordinate with a wedding venue until you are planning a wedding – it’s A LOT. A ton of questions ranging from pricing inquiries all the way down to asking for table dimensions so you can plan your décor. Sharen and her team were just the best. I really felt like an important customer all through coordination and during the big day.
We were able to decorate the entire venue the day before, which took a lot off of our day-of plate (this depends on what rooms are booked, but it worked out for me). We brought all of the decorations, but the Susquehanna Club supplied us with ladders, water pitchers for my centerpieces, easels, etc. They even have lights and tulle already in place that you can use at no extra charge, but you also have the freedom to make it your own. I won’t waste time posting about pricing because you should really contact the venue for that directly, but there was no other venue in the area that could accommodate my guest list with an open bar on my budget.
The food was great. It’s not the stuffy, low quality food you get at a wedding. It’s actually good, and they have a bunch of fun apps you can add on during happy hour (fries, mozz sticks, egg rolls, etc.). My guests raved about our selection.
Please consider the Susquehanna Club for your next event, and don’t be put off that it is on an army base. If you set up the day before, you and the people helping you set up might need to send ID ahead of time, but your guests are fine to drive right through the gate during the rehearsal and the actual ceremony. It was not an issue at all, none of my wedding guests even knew it was on an army base until I mentioned something.
This wedding venue is pretty much all-inclusive. The food, open bar, bartenders, servers, EVERYTHING was included in our pricing, although we did add extra apps during happy hour and chair covers. There’s no BS napkin or microphone charge that you will see at other venues. If you want a venue that makes you feel like your big day is as important to them as it is to you, reach out to the Susquehanna Club. I wish I could give more than five stars.