The Old Courthouse

This is a challenging review to leave. Hosting our wedding at The Old Courthouse was a dream - there's no place else I would have wanted to get married. It's absolutely beautiful - elegant and stately, and we had so many guests comment on how amazing 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.

I have never worked with people who could care less about hosting a wedding. We had booked in August 2020 and it was extremely difficult to get a reply or confirmation about anything, but we were excited about the venue so we pushed all of those 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.

The old courthouse is a beautiful, elegant and historic event space. We received so many complements on the beauty and grandness of the space. Upstairs is perfect for cocktail hour and the stairs make a grand entrance to the reception. There 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!

We LOVED the Old Courthouse, definitely a dream venue. Books 18mos to 2years out for spring summer and fall priority dates. ONLY use A Taste Of Excellence as you caterer. They provided a flawless flip, really know this venue and will work with 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.