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March 2024 by Rebecca & Ed
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!
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February 2024 by Raul Tyson
They don't pay there employees if you seek employment else where . I worked there and wasn't payed . But was issued a w2 for tax returns. Unprofessional and very competitive company . Don't work here
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December 2023 by Janelle Kennedy
Fellow wedding vendor here. This venue is easily our favorite venue to work at in the Lancaster County area. All of the spaces are absolutely stunning and everyone in the staff is so friendly. Absolutely would recommend to any couple looking to get married.
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December 2023 by Mark Strine
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.
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December 2023 by Lauren Bliss Pauley
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!
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November 2023 by Adam
Excelsior surpassed every dream we had for our special day!Their staff were extremely caring, responsive and on top of all the details from start to finish. The venue is stunning and has multiple indoor and outdoor areas to choose from to make your day perfect.The food was fantastic, and they cater to any requests and dietary restrictions you might have.If you're looking for perfection, then I would highly recommend booking Excelsior for your wedding or any other event!
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November 2023 by Harp and Soul Wedding Music
One of my favorite venues in the Lancaster, PA area. We've been privileged to provide Ceremony and Cocktail hour music here on multiple occasions both independently and in collaboration with our dear friends and colleagues at 3 West. The staff and leadership at Excelsior is unmatched. They are true professionals who really care about their clients and provide a high level of service and attention to detail. My cousin chose to have her wedding celebration here and loved every minute of it so I've seen up close an personal the experience both from the vendor side of things as well as the guest's perspective and they did not disappoint. As far as the venue itself, one of my favorite features is its versatility with multiple indoor and outdoor spaces all within the same space providing that old-world industrial charm. Always love providing harp and string music here.
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October 2023 by Al Coffman
Dinner at the wedding reception was fine but there were so many at dinner that you could barely hear the person across from you. They need to cover the walls and ceiling with a carpet or sound absorbing material. At least then you could have a decent conversation. Wait staff was attentive.
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September 2023 by Naomi Cataldo (Urban Row Photography)
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
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September 2023 by Lindsay Hays
To say we’re so glad we booked the Excelsior for our wedding would be an understatement. Since their internet presence is rather low key, we didn’t hear about them until my sister mentioned seeing her friend’s wedding photos there and that we should tour it while looking for venues. It was the first stop out of 3 that we had scheduled and we ended up booking it at the end of our tour and canceling the other 2 because we loved it so much. Kelly and John, Excelsior’s Proprietors, are amazing at what they do and they created the most gorgeous venue ever. Kaitlyn, Director of Catering, and her team knocked it out of the PARK! Our guests were BEYOND impressed with the food and the venue itself. The food and signature drinks layout were above and beyond amazing. Every room in the venue is uniquely beautiful. It’s just a venue you’ll never forget. I could go on and on for days but bottom line, we would never want to know what our wedding would have been like had we never found Excelsior. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
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July 2023 by Amanda Campbell
Beautiful wedding venue. The family who runs the business took great care of everyone at the event. The building is naturally very loud inside, so be ware of the DJ! Overall a lovely historic building that’s perfect for a classy celebration.
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May 2023 by Victoria Carroll Williams
My wedding at Excelsior was an absolute DREAM! From day one, Kelly, John, and Kaitlyn were phenomenal to work with. They quickly answered any questions I had and made the entire process so easy and stress-free. And the FOOD! It is amazing. Each and every staff member is so kind and helpful. I am looking forward to attending other events here in the future! Thank you all SO much for making our wedding the best day!
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March 2023 by Kelly Y.
The Excelsior is an incredible event venue located in downtown Lancaster. The building is 4 stories, with outside courtyard space and it's fully accessible with a convenient elevator to transport you to each level. The lowest level is reminiscent of the brewer's catacombs from years past. The event that we attended utilized all of the available indoor spaces, transitioning from cocktail hour on the lower 2 levels, to dinner on the 4th floor and then dancing in another ballroom area on the 3rd floor. The architectural and historical details are prevalent in this modern space. It's truly a gem.
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December 2022 by Joe
Nice people can make a big difference, even when I just wanted to grab a car. I guess the rental car is not a commodity after all.
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August 2022 by Laura Wise
Gorgeous space to have a wedding. Very unique! Delicious food and friendly staff that’s very helpful.