Wedding vendors

Wedding vendors in Allentown, PA

The Lehigh Valley is three cities in one wedding market. Allentown brings the hotel ballrooms and the West End's older homes, Bethlehem brings the Moravian historic district and the reclaimed blast-furnace grounds on the South Side, and Easton brings a small downtown at the meeting of the Lehigh and the Delaware. Around them are the vineyards and stone barns of Macungie and Kutztown, Blue Mountain's ridgeline, and Jim Thorpe's Victorian streets forty-five minutes north up the Lehigh Gorge. Our own Allentown data is still thin, so the ranges below come from Philadelphia, the nearest metro with enough priced vendors; use them as a reference rather than a local quote. Here's where Lehigh Valley couples are getting married, when to book, and a shortcut to vetted, available local vendors matched to your date and budget.

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What weddings cost in Allentown

Median ranges from vendor pricing in Our Day's Philadelphia data (about 1,100 vendors), the nearest metro with enough priced vendors. Allentown pricing varies by date, guest count, area and vendor.
CategoryTypical range
Venue (venue fee)$8,900–$13,400
Catering$1,100–$4,000
Photography & video$2,500–$4,000
Florals$1,500–$3,200
DJ / live music$1,300–$3,400
Hair & makeup$100–$600
Event planner$2,000–$3,800

Where couples get married in Allentown

Historic Bethlehem & the South Side

Colonial Moravian buildings and Main Street's shops on the north side, and the former steel plant's arts campus and blast furnaces lit at night across the river.

Downtown Allentown & the West End

Hotel ballrooms and event spaces near the arena district, plus older churches and clubs in the West End and near the colleges.

Easton & the Delaware

A compact downtown with a restored square, restaurants and riverfront lawns where the Lehigh meets the Delaware, plus inns across the bridge in New Jersey.

The countryside & Blue Mountain

Vineyards, orchards and stone barns around Macungie, Kutztown and the Slate Belt, and lodges on Blue Mountain and in Jim Thorpe for a mountain weekend.

When to book in Allentown

September and October are the Lehigh Valley's busiest months, when the ridges turn and the barn and vineyard venues sell out Saturdays, followed by May and June. Book those dates 12 months or more ahead. December is its own season in Bethlehem, where the Christmas City markets and lights make a winter wedding genuinely festive but also fill hotels. Steer clear of Musikfest in early August, the Great Allentown Fair around Labor Day and college move-in and graduation weekends at Lehigh, Lafayette and Muhlenberg, all of which take rooms across the valley. Late winter is the quiet, cheaper window.

Common questions

Lehigh Valley weddings range from a full-service hotel or club package in Allentown to a barn or vineyard where you bring in your own caterer, and that choice moves the total more than anything else. Our Allentown data is not yet deep enough to publish local medians, so the ranges above are Philadelphia's; they show how the categories stack up against each other, and a local quote is the only way to confirm where the valley lands. Our Day negotiates exclusive rates on your behalf once you're matched.

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