The Links At Gettysburg

is menu, to the point of creating things he had never created before (per couple request) and the dishes were still delicious. The venue also has the scenery to capture some amazing photography of your big day, as it did ours, from pictures that can capture you looking out over the mountainous horizon, to a quaintly located stone arch bridge. Cakes by Susie was provided to us through The Links. We were provided with an included tasting of the cakes, and they were nothing short of delicious. She was very flexible in what we wanted baked (cakes and cupcakes) and had a large selection of designs for you to consider. The entirety of the staff went above and beyond to make our day go as perfectly and seamlessly as possible. We would highly recommend that you consider this venue as your wedding destination.

I credit so much of that to her and her staff. She helped plan with us along the way and made sure we needed, wanted, and worried about nothing the day of. And the prices were truly more affordable than anything else we looked at within an hour radius. Get married here, you won’t regret it.

hing went very smoothly. Highly recommend coming here.

hing left out, she was so in tune to our wedding! She is the very best.

s are breathtaking. The package price is worth every penny. They have recently updated several areas including the getting ready area for the bride. It is simply gorgeous!

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for us. Allysa our wedding coordinator was amazing. She literally took care of EVERYTHING. Our rehearsal was a breeze because of her and our ceremony went off just as planned, if not, better. Thank you for making our day PERFECT! I would recommend to anyone!

ressful and confusing by letting go of an amazing coordinator for a cheaper, inexperienced alternative and having a shocking absence of communication through the process. We visited the Links because it's a pretty venue, but we chose them because of their then-wedding-coordinator Karen Pennington. She has an amazing reputation in the local wedding industry and a rich history of happy couples. Her warm demeanor assured us that she would care about our wedding day as much as we did, so we signed on with the Links. Unfortunately, halfway into our planning process, the Links chose to let go of Karen in favor of filling the role with their contracted catering company (The Carriage House). The Links announced this by making Karen send us an email, with no information on how the new contact would handle the transition. Links management themselves never reached out to us about this. We had our food tasting scheduled at the time, and the new contact (let's call her Jane) wasn't reaching out to us at all to confirm this meeting or any other planning details. So, we gave Jane a call to review our progress and confirm our meeting. She seemed unfamiliar with the details of our event and literally hung up the phone on us. We researched Jane's background with wedding coordination, and it turned out she had none. This, combined with reviews that Jane was botching weddings, had us very worried. We did have our tasting with Jane, but never heard from her again. We had a meeting with the Links general manager to express our concerns, to which he essentially said "don't worry." We were losing confidence in the Links, so not wanting to lose all of our planning progress, we hired Karen on as our independent coordinator. We needed someone experienced to advocate for our event's success. We never did hear from Jane again, so I'm not sure what ever happened there. I'm assuming other couples had the same concerns we did, because the Links awkwardly signed Karen back on (essentially as a freelancer) just to finish the weddings she had started. Even though this situation was confusing and awkward, Karen is a gem and executed our planning flawlessly. HOWEVER a week before our wedding, the Links again terminated their agreement with Karen. They would let her be there on the day for coordination but wouldn't let her do the last minute aspects of planning. They also fired their general manager before this with no plan for a new one (and never communicated it to us). So, a week before our wedding we were left with no actual contact from the Links (no general manager, coordinator, or other kind of representative). On the day of, Karen was there to run the event, but no one from the Links was present. Despite their shoddy management, the wedding ultimately turned out well, but only at the hands of Karen. Since their agreement is over, Karen isn't there in any capacity anymore, and I honestly don't know if any coordinator is (since no one ever reached out us). Due to their bad staffing decisions and nonexistent communication, I can't recommend the Links as a wedding venue.

everyone. I felt bad for the bride and the bridesmaids, and wedding party, as I was closely involved and saw first hand the actions and attitude of the coordinator. This is a beautiful place for a wedding...so do what you can to fix this problem and I feel it will be a successful wedding venue.

een the first clue). My fiance, his parents and I all went. We liked the venue and Billy Jo was very nice. After that, it went downhill. We decided to book with them, and it took 2 weeks plus to even get a response about a contract. She said she would send it and never did. Things happen very fast in this industry and you have to be quick and responsive. It also does not instill confidence in a Bride, when you cannot even send the contract! This should be something that is very easy for a venue. After I sent her a long email about how disappointing this was, and how we needed the contract ASAP, so we could start booking other vendors, she replied with "Let me check with Jason". I don't even know who Jason is. I ended up calling the venue and spoke to Jason. He was apologetic and offered some things to help, but the main problem was Billy Jo. I could not imagine having to work with her for our wedding day. We ultimately found a much better place. DO NOT USE THIS VENUE. They may have had a better coordinator before, but they do not have the same level of service anymore.

r of 2016 for our wedding in October of 2018 - in that time period we went through 3 day-of wedding coordinators. Albeit, not originally ideal when I started planning, but I will say I am extremely grateful for Billy Jo stepping in as our final day-of coordinator in the last two months prior to our wedding date. Billy Jo and her staff were on top of everything for the day-of details, and handled any mix-up with finesse (so well, that I'll be honest, I didn't hear of ANY mix ups occurring - only assuming that, like most weddings, they likely happened). My husband and I have not stopped receiving compliments from guests regarding the choice in venue, and delight from loved ones regarding how well they helped with packing up our belongings at the end of the night. I would recommend this venue to anyone looking for a good mix of outdoor space and indoor comforts. The floor plan is not a conventional ballroom - it's more like a great room of a home, which to me offers a cozier vibe for your guests. The floor plan is smartly laid out so those who want to step away from the dance floor, have enough space to spread out and have a private conversation while onlooking the festivities. The ladies' room offers a private suite with plenty of mirrors for brides that may need a wardrobe change during the reception. Also the restrooms (at least for the ladies' room) have separate rooms (not stalls) for each toilet, which I felt added to the "home like" feel, rather than a bland/cold commercial appearance. Also another perk with this venue is it has EVERYTHING you need in one place. Tables, chairs, linens, bar, food, and cake options, as well as plenty of other add-ons (e.g. fire pit, satellite bar, dessert stations) all under one contract. I found that far more favorable for planning a wedding than having to keep track of 3-5+ vendors. Good luck to all the future brides out there! Most valuable advice I got while planning is to ENJOY your day!

would have an Instagram and snapchat account dedicated to our wedding. They would compile all pictures and put same on a CD for us. Extra pictures sounds good right? Well we were told the day before our wedding this would not happen because the accounts were locked and not accessible. Well I’m glad Billy Jo figured this out a day before our wedding we met her in September this should have been corrected beforehand. We were advised we would get two free golf games for using this venue. Well it’s November 8th and still did not receive any golf games. In the contract the rear patio was supposed to be lit and tiki torches were also supposed to be available. Well it was not lit at all and was pitch dark outside. It was a shame because I wanted to get a bonfire but since no lights were on, nobody went outside other than people to smoke or Billy Jo to talk on her phone. Servers were supposed to have on white gloves for the formal event, did not happen The wedding coordinator: Billy Jo wore a white blouse on the wedding day, which my wife did not like at all. We would not expect an experienced wedding coordinator to wear white to a wedding. Furthermore, we have pictures of her in the background wearing the white blouse, she told Bonnie, the owner of the venue she did not wear white and had a red sweater on which clearly she did not. Billy Jo cannot take any negative feedback and has an integrity issue. Well she blamed the previous wedding coordinator on all of her own mistakes. At the end of the night of our wedding, Billy Jo told my wife that there would be a wedding on the following day, October 14, 2018. She stated to Heather for us to get our belongings by 10am or else our gifts, decorations, etc would be placed outside. Well our checkout for the hotel was not until noon but we did get there at 11:15 and sure enough our stuff was put outside the venue in the rain. Also this venue is on a golf course so there were many guests in the area on golf carts and also people for the wedding that would be later that day on the facility. Our belongings were left outside unsecured some were gifts with money inside same. We never received a phone call to check when we would be there and there was plenty of rooms our belongings could have been put so it was secured. We also had to find our wedding coordinator numerous times and multiple guests saw her outside talking on her cellphone. Our photographer, bridesmaid had to track her down on numerous occasions. We also were advised that they would have a cake cutter for us to utilize for the cake. Well time came to cut the cake, Billy Jo was nowhere to be found and then gave us a BUTTER KNIFE to cut our cake. Once again did not do her job to make sure it was available beforehand! We had other issues on our wedding day but not enough room here to type them all. We notified the owner, Bonnie of our complaints. Well to sum it up they overcharged us on food and drinks which was corrected. All these complaints we had and Bonnie was not willing to correct these problems we had. Just a we are sorry but the venue was paid they will not care about your concerns. To correct this we were given $200 which is unacceptable! I don't Recommend. at all!!

wedding! The Links had tons of great places to take photographs, from the willow tree where we had our first look, to a stone wall, large staircase, and my favorite, the brick bridge overlooking the pond. It was gorgeous and The Links drove my husband and I around on a "limo" style golf cart with a just married sign on the back. Our bridesmaids and groomsman also got to drive their own golf carts and had a fun time doing it. Karen is amazing, and if you get married at The Links, I would definitely recommend asking for her to be your day of coordinator and wedding planner. She made sure everything went smoothly and was super patient with us as we changed our minds on wedding colors, our final guest count and the order of our ceremony. She even went the extra mile and duck taped my shoes when they broke minutes before I walked down the aisle. She was constantly caring and made sure to tell us to slow down, eat and enjoy the day. The Links also did a snapchat filter for us and even recorded all the snapchat items and sent them to us on a flash drive. It was cool to be able to see our wedding from our guests perspective and see all the months of planning going into effect, with details that I didn't even think about day of. Overall, Karen is the best and you won't find a prettier location for your wedding then The Links

n is absolutly amazing, she is literally the best. She made the entire process so easy and non-stressful, and I'm fairly sure she even managed to make the weather cooperate. She even dealt with our uncooperative shuttle driver so we didn't have too, and followed up after the wedding as well. We would absolutly recomend the Links to anyone searching for a venue.

he Links team. Service was outstanding. Staff refilled drinks without asking. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food was wonderful. The ceremony went off flawlessly, due to the wonderful rehearsal we had at the Links. The weather was in the 90's and the Links made sure that there were water stations for the guests. Karen and her team went about and beyond.

nks provides a coordinator, Karen, who goes above and beyond to ensure your wedding dreams come true. Karen was professional, personable, responsive and incredibly knowledgeable. She guided my decisions throughout the planning process, giving me options and her opinion, but never pushed me or made me feel pressured to go in a certain direction. I am so grateful for her and her amazing team for working to give my husband and I an amazing memory at a beautiful place. I would highly recommend The Links for both your ceremony and reception!

he’s doing and everything went smoothly the night of our wedding. She is extremely responsive and made us feel like she really cared about our big day. Anything that we wanted or needed Karen made it happen. The food is amazing. The scenery is spectacular. The staff was fun and professional. There was nothing that we would’ve changed. They have packages of all types and were willing to make changes that fit our needs.

enue and the landscape. Everything went smoothly and the guests enjoyed a delicious cocktail hour while the bridal party took pictures. We wouldn't change a thing. Many thanks to Karen and her staff.

e bar area and ample deck and patio with amazing views of the beautiful golf course and surrounding countryside. We received many compliments on the food including the served appetizers, delicious dinner and wedding cake. Attention to detail was given to all aspects of the event. Our guests enjoyed the dance music by Great Scott productions as well as being able to move outside to sit by the fire pit on the deck and take in the beautiful evening. In fact, we extended the reception a half hour because no one was ready to leave. The Links graciously accommodated this last minute decision. The location was perfect for family friends who traveled from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to attend. We highly recommend this venue for your special day!

tend us an extra half hr. Have your wedding day here, and you will not regret it!

d a lot with the decision making and made the process so much fun for us! Thank you again to eveyone!!!

n the wedding day and made sure everything was perfect. We could not have had a better day! The venue is absolutely gorgeous, great for different picture options and the food was delicious :)

through multiple coordinators and met with us right away to make sure everything in our files was correct. It rained on our wedding day and I was adamant about still having the ceremony outside. Karen quickly had all her workers start rearranging things and finding umbrellas for the wedding party. She said it was the most awesome ceremony she's ever seen. The views are amazing, the food was amazing, and the workers were amazing. Karen and Christina are the real deal! The Links is the place to have your wedding!