Wedding vendors

Wedding vendors in Scranton, PA

Scranton and Wilkes-Barre sit in a valley of old coal and rail towns that has kept its churches, its social halls and its big Italian and Polish family weddings, and the Poconos and the Endless Mountains rise on either side. Couples here marry in restored downtown buildings around Courthouse Square, in the parks on the Hill Section's edge, on Montage Mountain, on Lake Wallenpaupack, or at mountain resorts an hour south. Our Scranton data is still small, so the ranges below come from the New York area, the nearest metro with enough priced vendors; they are useful for sizing the categories against each other, not as a local quote. Here's where northeastern Pennsylvania couples get 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 Scranton

Median ranges from vendor pricing in Our Day's New York-area data (nearly 3,900 vendors), the nearest metro with enough priced vendors. Scranton pricing varies by date, guest count, area and vendor.
CategoryTypical range
Venue (venue fee)$6,500–$11,500
Catering$1,500–$4,100
Photography & video$3,000–$4,500
Florals$2,000–$3,200
DJ / live music$1,600–$3,400
Hair & makeup$150–$850
Event planner$2,000–$4,800

Where couples get married in Scranton

Downtown Scranton & the Hill Section

Restored banks, theaters and hotel ballrooms around Courthouse Square, the railyards at Steamtown, and Nay Aug Park's gorge and gardens a few minutes up the hill.

Wilkes-Barre & the Back Mountain

Public Square venues and the River Common along the Susquehanna, with country clubs, lake houses and farms out toward Dallas and Harveys Lake.

The Poconos

Lakeside lodges on Wallenpaupack, ski-resort ballrooms and rustic camps around Mount Pocono and Lake Harmony, forty minutes to an hour from the city.

The Abingtons & Endless Mountains

Clarks Summit's clubs and inns north of the city, then farms, orchards and barns with long valley views toward Tunkhannock and Montrose.

When to book in Scranton

October is the month everyone wants in northeastern Pennsylvania, when the Poconos and the Endless Mountains peak, and the lodges and barns book those Saturdays 12 months or more ahead; June and September are the other busy months. Winters are long and snowy, with lake-effect squalls off the Great Lakes, so a January date is easier to get and usually cheaper but needs an indoor plan and a weather contingency for mountain roads. Watch for the St. Patrick's Parade in March, La Festa Italiana over Labor Day weekend on Courthouse Square, and NASCAR weekends at Long Pond in summer, which fill the Poconos' hotels and cabins.

Common questions

Northeastern Pennsylvania still does the church-and-hall wedding well, and the mountain resorts offer packages that bundle the room, catering and lodging, so the total depends heavily on which of those paths you take. Our own Scranton data is too small to publish local medians, so the table above shows New York-area ranges; treat it as a guide to how much of a budget the venue, catering and photography typically take rather than a local quote. Get local quotes to confirm, and Our Day negotiates exclusive rates on your behalf once you're matched.

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