I had the pleasure of having my wedding at The Grand Halle in late October of 2017. The building…read moreitself is breathtaking and full of architectural wonder. Dave, the Project Manager, was a wonderful liaison during my planning process. He was superior in timely responses while being completely thorough. The Building Manager, Michael, is nothing less than delightful. He was with us throughout the entire process: he assisted in planning, set up, the actual event, and tear down. Dave and Michael are true wedding and event professionals. I would recommend The Grand Halle for any event. Stellar people, spectacular atmosphere!

From the owner: The Grand Halle on Broad Street is a concert and special-events rental venue in Johnstown's Cambria…read moreCity Cultural District. We are one of the area's premier wedding and reception venues, offering clients the opportunity to select the caterer and other vendors of their choice. We want couples to have their wedding their way!

Fabulous Vineyard, fantastic ambience and setting. But the ultimate best thing was the owner and…read morestaff. So accommodating and kind. The wine was delicious and our time there was perfectly spent.

The wine isn't bad, but you spelled Pineapple Paradise... "paridise" on the bottle…read more Wouldn't mind going to the vineyard and taking a tour.

I am Samantha, an international student from China. As for a bride, I always wanted a Western…read morewedding ceremony rather that a traditional crowded Chinese one. When I studied at Pitt, I love the Heinz Memorial Chapel a lot so my husband and I decided to have our wedding there after my graduation. At first, I thought I could handle all the wedding details by myself to save the money but then I figured out that mission impossible. I would have my wedding, my graduation project and final research paper at the same time! I would be an insane bride! So we started looking for wedding planners and Shari was the first one we contacted. Her professionalism, experienced attitude and thoughtful consideration really impressed us. After a few comparison with other wedding planners, we had Shari's assistant Andrea as our wedding planner. Andrea is the perfect one. She is nice, easy to communicate, thoughtful and very professional. I have no idea of how an American wedding goes like and she was so patient to explain all the details to me. She helped the most when we picking up all the vendors due to my budget. As my husband was working in Beijing, China by the time I was preparing the wedding, Andrea was the most helpful one to me. I can't thank her more for spending the last six months with me. Without her effort, I couldn't have such a beautiful wedding. I had a wedding prepare folder with 12 wedding vendors lists and she was always there when we had to meet with them. We almost spent every week together. I did a dual-language wedding ceremony and reception as our parents can't understand English. Andrea and her team coordinated that point with all the other vendors and we made it! Everything went through so well and our parents were grateful and happy too. For the wedding day, I just felt a little worried of the wedding party as we were not familiar with the American wedding. I knew Andrea would take care the rest of my wedding and make it perfect. I was so busy and anxious by the graduation ceremony on the morning and wedding on the evening. She helped all the other things as we planned and all of a sudden the dream came true. Thank you Andrea for being my wedding coordinator and being there with more as a friend and a sister. I wish you the best as always. 我是一个在匹大读书的国际生，一直梦想有一个西式的婚礼，因为我和我先生都不是很喜欢国内那样有点乱哄哄的婚礼。当我们参观过匹大的亨氏纪念堂以后，就决定要在这里举行婚礼。一开始我还以为自己能操办所有的事情，但看了下计划以后觉得就是变成超人也没办法在同一个时间段内又要结婚又要完成毕业设计还有最后的论文，所以我们就找了Shari作参考。在了解我们的预算以后，她推荐了她的助手Andrea作为我们的婚礼策划。 Andrea是一个非常细心，有耐心和易于沟通的人。我和她说自己不了解任何美国婚礼的习俗于是她不厌其烦地和我解释每一个细节应该怎么做，又代表了什么。在这半年的合作中，因为我先生一直在北京工作，所以Andrea反而变成了我最亲近的朋友和帮手。我们几乎每周都有见面去挑选各种婚礼需要定的合作方或者谈论婚礼细节和安排。她非常为我考虑方方面面，我们很感动。 因为有些从国内来的宾客，包括我们的父母不懂英文，所以婚礼仪式和晚宴都是双语的。Andrea与所有婚礼团队都很尽力去完成这一点并且让这个婚礼完美。我在婚礼当天除了担心一些人员安排以外其他都没有操心。Andrea让我们的婚礼梦想成真。 我想如果在这边的华人朋友需要找专业婚礼策划的话，Andrea和Shari都应该是有经验的可以提高国际服务的专业人员了。个人认为，虽然婚庆的价格和国内来说是比较贵的，但是真的非常值得。整个美国团队都很专业，让我们很放心。也没有什么坐地起价或者多要服务费等情况产生。合同书说的是什么，就是什么。 谢谢Andrea的辛勤付出，祝好！

I can't say enough wonderful things about my experience working with Shari while planning my…read moredaughter's Bat Mitzvah. I contacted Shari to work with her as a consultant, because I was stuck and could not seem to make any decisions regarding this big event in our lives. My questions ranged from: what kind of linens should I use - to how do I select all of the vendors - to do we need a theme - to how should I arrange the seating - to where do I put the fabulous candy bar (the only request from my daughter). Basically, where do I get started! Shari really took the time to answer all of my questions with professionalism and care. She gave me suggestions that were not only unique and interesting (not the "same old, same old"), but that fit my budget, and allowed me to feel like I was able to tackle everything on my "to do" list. In addition to putting my mind at ease regarding the planning, she also created a timeline for me to provide to my DJ and venue contact so that things would run smoothly on the day of the Bat Mitzvah. My family, especially my husband who now can truly see the value in this service, are thrilled with this experience with Perfectly Planned by Shari. I highly recommend her consulting, day of, and planning services to anyone who is celebrating a special time in their lives.

Kristy is a very detail oriented person, and that's just what I needed ! Not only is she…read moremeticulous,organized, budget conscious and an ethically sound entrepreneur, but she is kind hearted and genuine. Although my wedding was not local, she did a wonderful job orchestrating and planning-including the day of! Any party host knows that a calm, cool head is needed the day of-and that's just how Kristy carries herself. She is very intelligent, and a no-nonsense type of woman. She grew up in a family of business owners, and knows the trade well. Definitely contact Lace & Grace for any party planning needs!

From the owner: Lace and Grace Events is an Event Planning Company based in State College, Pennsylvania. We travel…read moreto meet your planning and design needs! Our services range from intimate celebrations to corporate events. Each event that we do is custom designed to fit your needs. We provide Partial, Design Consultation, a la carte, and Full Wedding & Event Planning in Pennsylvania. Let us take care of you!

Our daughter's wedding was held June 29, 2024. The venue is beautiful and well layed out. The…read morebeautiful farmhouse accommodated five couples for the bridal party, and the day of the wedding, the Bridesmaids for hair and make up. Food was delicious! Dessert was pies, and they were delicious. The after-wedding bonfire was wonderful where friends and family relaxed with a drink, s'more and snack choices (by bride and groom) provided by the venue. However, there were several issues that we encountered during the day of the wedding, primarily involving the venue's owner. I feel that Leigh Clark, owner and planner, would serve her guests better if she didn't directly deal with them. From the get-go, while trying to corral our guests to the deck area for the ceremony because of rain, she belittled them and was condescending, making facial expressions and rolling her eyes, while using a microphone.... especially for our group photo. Guests mentioned to us that the staff began clearing the hors'doerves well before the guests were called up to the reception. The first issue was with the dozens upon dozens of our homemade cookies. These were outdoors several hours before the 5 pm ceremony.... many of which became soft and crumbling due to the humidity. No food should ever be left outside, uncovered. Tables were set, and water and wine glasses (for the toast) were filled in advance.... making the sparkling wine flat and the water warm. Furthermore, not one server visited tables in my immediate view...the whole barn...to refill water or wine. Red and white wine were to be served. We were also told that the barn would "be cool, trust me," (Leigh Clark). However, one corner fan was not turned on, the other was broken, and all the windows were closed. It was a hot day made worse by no air flow. I went to reach table stains the windows and told them to open them. It did rain right before the ceremony, but there was time during the ceremony to open these windows and create a cross draft. The flow of the evening was rushed and out of order and not what we had requested. The "money" dance was done first when it was expressly stated during the planning stage that the dance must be reserved for the very end of the wedding. At that point, the bouquet and garter toss, as well as the cake cutting, happened in short order. Leigh felt the cake cutting was an insignificant part of the reception despite us saying that it has been a fun tradition in our family. We also paid to have welcome bags set up for guests to take back to their overnight accommodations. They were completely forgotten, which puts me in a predicament of what to do with them. There are no handicap parking spots and no clear parking spaces. The venue needs this desperately, especially to make easy access for the golf cart shuttles. (Gravel can be spraypainted.) Leigh and her limited staff, along with our paid photographer, thought it appropriate to sit at outdoor guest tables to eat. Staff should never take seating away from guests, especially to eat. Ever!!! Sadly, many guests came to us during the reception, informing us that Leigh was rude to them, not knowing who she was. At one point, Leigh became highly agitated with the parking situation and golf cart shuttle accessibility. She was recorded by one guest exclaiming she was "f......g done." I was also told by Leigh as she carted me to the farmhouse to retrieve a pair of shoes that if I was longer than a minute, she would leave me there and I would have to walk back. (In the heat, in my gown.) When we came in Monday to retrieve leftovers, I was told that although the soft pretzels and pepperoni rolls can leave with us, the graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate could not because of food safety issues. With everybody touching both the pretzels and the s'mores, I couldn't see where the food safety issue came into play. We paid for these bonfire snacks and left with half of them.

I spent two years planning my wedding at Chanteclaire Farm. It was -in my humble opinion- one of…read morethe best weddings ever! When I first visited Chantelaire with my parents when we were venue shopping I immediately fell in love. The owner, Leigh, has become a friend of the family due to her playful, but firm attitude towards wedding planning. She knows all. Trust her! Her team knows how to throw one hell of a party! I worked with Caroline (day of coordinator) for about 2-3 months before the actual day. She was such a help. Chanteclaire is an all-inclusive venue, so for 1 price, you are getting the venue (a beautiful, nay, stunning historical barn set with chandeliers), a ceremony space located next to the barn over looking the pond, food (amazing), place settings, tables, chairs, linens, and they have a store room with decor that you are welcome to use, DJ, and planning services. We also had our after party here for an additional charge of a few hundred dollars. This included a massive bonfire with s'mores and they moved our alcohol outside for us. At the time, 2015 (I booked in 2015 and was married in 2017) when we booked they were able to allow BYO alcohol. I am unsure if that is still the case, but WOW did it allow us to save some $$$. The venue throws planning events twice a year once you are booked for you to tour the property, meet some vendors, do your tasting, and touch base with your planning team. At the time, they gave 6 tickets per couple which was great because it allowed each couple to bring their parents. This was incredibly helpful for us because we also threw our rehearsal dinner at Chanteclaire - to make it easy as it was an out of town wedding for our guests (and us). We also rented the two overnight properties for the weekend. One was the cabin and the other the farm house. It was so nice being able to stay close to the venue all weekend. Something to note is that the decor in the basement cocktail area space was recently redone and it is GORGEOUS! I know Leigh plans to do more renovations for the future. A few years ago they had their silo redone and converted it into a bar - it's one of the coolest bars I've ever seen. We had such a blast planning and partying all weekend long! I wish we could do it again!!!

Kelley was amazing to work with from planning through the end of the night!! She helped me create a…read morerealistic timeline and everything just went so smoothly on my wedding day. She ran the show and that is what I needed. She made sure we got to eat and had moments to ourselves to truly enjoy the day. She created the exact look that I wanted for the wedding. She was just so kind and so easy to work with on the day of the wedding. 10000% recommend Kelley and her team for weddings, events, etc.

From the owner: We offer wedding planning, day of coordination and wedding florals to our clients. We have been…read moredoing what we love for 20 years and we still cry at every wedding!

This place is an amazing corner store, but I felt so bad about for the workers bc my friends are…read morebeing annoying

Very good subs. This is the only place to go for our subs. The buns were good and crunchy.read more