Excelsior - Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Landon W. (. W. P.

Excelsior is hands-down one of my favorite wedding venues in Lancaster, PA! As a wedding photographer, I’ve had the privilege of capturing nearly a dozen weddings here, and every single one feels fresh and unique. The venue is an absolute dream—four stunning floors, multiple outdoor spaces, a charming B&B, and a prime downtown location. No matter the season or style of the wedding, Excelsior always delivers the perfect backdrop with its mix of historic charm and modern elegance.

Mary H.

Living in AZ but being from PA and wanting to get married in our home state, we were stressed because nothing felt quite right every time we searched. Then, we found Excelsior. We did a Facetime tour with the owners, and it was all of five minutes to know this was our perfect venue. The building is so unique and perfect, with a perfect mix of brownstone, charm, and industrial vibes. We loved that catering was in house and that they had a vetted list of high quality vendors they recommended. The whole day--ceremony, cocktail reception, and getting ready--could all happen in the same building, just different rooms, and we could weave through them all throughout the night. It was an unbelievable, magical venue steps away from great after party spots and hotels. Our dream venue for our dream day!Read less

Karen K.

The Excelsior is one of the coolest venues I have been to for a wedding! It was shabby chic in one area, the outside was gorgeous with English Ivy and lighting to give a hip romantic vibe. The food was excellent!! I had salmon and heard the chicken dish was also superb. You get the entire facility so there is upstairs and down for cocktails or dancing. A fabulous curved open staircase is a beautiful photo op. We had a photo booth for the guests. It was just fabulous. Parking garage is across the St.

Rebecca &. E.

The passion that Kelly, John, and Kaitlyn have for this industry and building is palpable from the first time you meet them. If you go with Excelsior for your wedding, you will be treated to a first class, all inclusive, personal experience. These people are logistic pros at events, have good taste to go with it, and take the time to know you as a couple. The team at Excelsior works seamlessly with vendors in the area and will truly put on an amazing experience for both you and your guests. While you can absolutely up-level your wedding here and make it extravagant, we appreciated that we never felt sales pressure to add-on to our initial contract. We felt the natural design of the space was plenty for us. Did we mention the food is mouth-watering? And your friends won't stop telling you how much fun they had at your wedding for months to come? We feel so blessed to have celebrated our marriage at Excelsior. It really was the best day of our lives and we have your team to thank for that. THANK YOU!

Mark S.

When we were looking for a wedding venue, we were recommended to look at Excelsior. Living 4 hours away, it's not a place that was originally on our radar. However, after our tour with John, we fell in love with the venue. One word that kept coming back to us was "intimate" and how that was the perfect venue for us. John, Kelly and Kaitlyn made the whole process really easy for us. They have an approved list of vendors to work with. This limits the amount research we had to do, and also gave us comfort in knowing we were working with vendors who would do a fantastic job. There is a quarterly tasting where many different couples come to taste the food - it was a great time and the food was delicious! It was well-planned out so we could be in a wedding-esque setting with 150 guests, which was our number, as well. Kaitlyn did an amazing job keeping everything organized and on time, which made everything leading up to our day less stressful. On our big day, we got lucky with low 80s and sunny in late October, so that let us have our cocktail hour outside (we had planned everything inside) and the guests loved it. We had a perfect day and can't thank the staff enough. We've had countless family and guests tell us how special of a wedding that was, with many people saying it was their favorite ever (I agree for what it's worth). Thank you to the whole Excelsior and Signature Catering teams for making our wedding day everything we could've ever wanted.

Maelo D.

From begining to end it was an incredible experience to be at my sister in law Anna & new brother in law Conor's wedding .. the staff was helpful and pleasant ..such a pleasure ..the venue was impeccable..
Excelsior did a sensational job..

Naomi C. (. R. P.

To say I was looking forward to Cecily + Stephen's May wedding at Excelsior would be an understatement... their day was absolutely flawless and full of modern industrial texture and details that make this venue one of my hands-down FAVORITES!!

The venue was incredible to work with in addition to Cindy of Planned Perfection (who practically lives at this venue since they do so many weddings there and is the sweetest human - you need to make sure you hire Cindy and Planned Perfection if you are in need of wedding planning/coordination)!

My favorite features? The multiple green walls, all the exposed brick and plaster walls and the spacious areas that allow larger wedding parties and family photos to occur so easily. Having cocktail hour in the sunken courtyard is such a fun and unique space. Cecily + Stephen entered the reception from the historic curving stair and that was a huge highlight too!

Would love to be back soon for future weddings! IG: @urbanrowphotography

Lauren B. P.

My husband and I got married at Excelsior on 11/25/23 and our wedding day was nothing short of exceptional. As a wedding vendor by profession, my venue search was a little different than most due to being around weddings all the time. As someone who has photographed HUNDREDS of venues for a living, it's no coincidence that I chose Excelsior to host my own.

From the first couple minutes of the tour, the owners Kelly and John really make you feel like family. We fell in love with how intentionally designed the property was, the many different beautiful spaces, and we were absolutely taken with the Oyster House. We rented the property and the bridal party + significant others were all able to stay.

Excelsior's vendor list is top tier, and all vendors that I would've hand picked myself anyway: Kaci from Simple Soiree, Kate from Forte Florals, DJ Mast Productions, Shumaker PDT; all were on an exclusive list and for good reason.

Our wedding day was magical, Excelsior made everything seamless. The catering was incredible, and our guests raved about the Osso Bucca and the Sweet Potato Gnocchi. I'd recommend Excelsior to anyone and everyone. It's the perfect venue for any time of year. It was 40 degrees and I knew that any weather circumstance would still result in a perfect wedding. Thank you Kelly, John, and Kaitlyn for the incredible experience, we are forever grateful!