The Highlands Mansion and Gardens — Attraction in Whitemarsh Township

If you are thinking about going with the Highlands as your ceremony and/or reception venue, stop all your other searching! You will not find anywhere else that is as beautiful (or as affordable).

Dana, the manager, was incredibly helpful. We were originally supposed to be married in October of 2020. When COVID changed all our plans, Dana was incredibly supportive as we navigated through multiple rescheduling and changes. Our email thread is probably about 100 messages long and not once did Dana make me feel like I was bothering her or that my questions were too much. She is a large reason why I kept the hope that our dream wedding would actually happen and her support was a large factor in deciding to go forward with the wedding instead of just canceling it after one too many disappointments. Dana is amazing and you want her on your team.

In addition to all of her help leading up to the day of the wedding, Dana was great the day of. We had to move our ceremony location last minute because of a sudden shower and didn’t have enough time to enact our original rain plan. Dana came up with a beautiful solution that everyone loved even more than the original ceremony location. What could have been super stressful was easy and pain-free. She was unobtrusive the entire day, so when I got a text with 100 photos and videos that she had taken over the course of the wedding the day after, I was amazed and delighted.

I cannot recommend the Highlands Historical enough. The grounds are gorgeous and filled with history and the level of support is...

Got married at The Highlands 10.19.24! This place is a hidden gem. We never heard of it before and neither did any of our guests which I think makes it more special! If you love the estate/mansion and garden aesthetic, it’s worth checking out! The words I received throughout the night were “fairytale” and “magical”. Beautiful outdoor ceremony and reception space options in the gardens, and you can use inside the mansion as well. Dana is amazing to work with and really put my mom and I at ease throughout the whole process. Great communicator and great eye for detail. She knows what she’s doing and has a lot of experience with weddings and other events at The Highlands! I can’t thank her enough for also taking photos/videos throughout the day and sending them all to me so that I can relieve all these sweet moments! Important to note- this is a very DIY venue. No packages, set vendors (though Dana has suggestions for caterers, lighting, and rentals) or decor. You are essentially just renting...

They have the most beautiful gardens! The estate itself is a little interesting, but the gardens are breathtaking. My husband and I held our wedding and reception here and we didn't even have to decorate for the ceremony because it was so lush and green! The staff are a little stricter about decorating the interior, but were incredibly helpful and supportive. It's a lovely, not as well known, location, but is certainly worth a visit! Just one note of caution - the driveway gets quite steep. One of our tiered cakes actually toppled right as it got here (we didn't find out until later and it wasn't a big deal, but you may want to let your caterer know not to stack the cake until arriving,...