The Old Courthouse

mazing the venue was. We are thrilled we were able to make the Courthouse work. That said, working with the Courthouse is verrrry difficult. It is a government building run by a government agency. They are not event coordinators, and not particularly incentivized to run a wedding venue. Lots of rules, stipulations, little transparency through the planning process. On top of that, there's no AC, no kitchen, and you must bring everything in. It is BYOB which is awesome, and is less expensive than comparable venues. At the end of the day, getting married at the courthouse was a fairytale, but if you want an easy planning process look elsewhere.

e emotions aside. Then, we tried to reschedule due to COVID months beforehand and they couldn't help at all - no flexibility, regret, or any emotion - just "we can't help you. We are booked for the next 2 years." I know of 20+ other couples who had to reschedule due to COVID elsewhere and no one got treated the way we did. We thought we would still get our photos taken at our original venue, so we secured a spot 6 months in advance. I followed up this week (1 month out) to confirm our slot since I have learned that nothing is guaranteed here, and shockingly...they gave our slot away.

are challenges with setup, food, acoustics and lighting, so you need vendors who are experienced with the venue. There is no central AC, but they provide portable AC units. The temperature was comfortable for our August wedding. There is extra planning time and cost because you have to bring in everything (tables, plates, linens, etc.), but it is worth it. We used Taste of Excellence and they did a fantastic job with setup and food. The old courthouse books two years in advance, so if you are interested, contact them quickly. They will hold a date for a month without charge. We loved our wedding at the old courthouse!

ith you on all speciality needs. Sound is tricky in here, we went with Selective Sound because they are also adept and know the venue in terms of setting things up. Lastly, get a GOOD planner who has experience here and knows how to bring all the elements together. I wouldn’t recommend going with someone who hasn’t done it here before—and I’d ask the planner for recommendations of brides they have done wedding here for and get the brides review of their performance.

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er table decor. The upstairs balcony is a great space for cocktail hour and the grand staircase is to die for. There are no preferred vendors which is nice, but you do have to put in a lot of work since you're renting an empty space. It is so worth it though!

You do have to bring in all of your own vendors, food, etc. But it is definitely worth it.

ce. However, it is not an "easy" venue. All you pay for is the space and nothing else. We used Executive Caterers who were awesome, but we had to rent every single thing from them, including a coat rack! Gina from the county office was lovely and very professional but I never did meet her in person which was a bit different. The DJ can compensate for the unusual acoustics. I think the speeches were difficult for some guests but the music sounded great! People pay hundreds of dollars just to get their photos taken here and if you book the venue you'll have your whole wedding with that back drop! Expensive but worth every penny!

ng is marble. The bathrooms have been renovated so you can ignore is that was an issue in a previous comment. There is no kitchen on site which poses a little problem but as long as your caterer has worked that way before, you should be fine. The pictures were amazing!

elegant venue to any bride!

t look here- but if you're looking for a beautiful venue it's definitely a winner!

own. I loved every bit of my wedding, and The Courthouse was a part that made that come true!