Excelsior — Local services in Lancaster

My husband and I had planned to visit a handful of venues and Excelsior was the first we made an appointment with. We didn’t even make it to the car before canceling all of the other tours with the other venues. It was immediately clear to us that this venue was the one we would be having our wedding.

The space itself is jaw droppingly gorgeous. My husband and I are avid gardeners/plant enthusiasts and it was originally the living wall photos that caught our eye online. Upon our arrival we saw the lush ivy covered wall out front and the plant filled courtyard. We were hooked before we even stepped inside. Each room we saw was more unique than the last. And that was the one thing we loved the most. We are a very eclectic couple and this place almost felt like it was our personalities coming to life in building form.

We were to be one of their first weddings to happen there in the 2020 season, but had to postpone due to the covid shut down. And we then had to postpone 2 more times because I am Immunocompromised and could not take the risk of being around that many people in the era of a pandemic. The entire team went above and beyond to accommodate to us and were so incredibly kind and considerate towards us the entire time. Which after hearing horror stories from my friend’s venues through this covid mess, I couldn’t have been more grateful for choosing Excelsior as our wedding venue.

Throughout the entire planning process, the owners and their team became more like our friends. They loved our ideas and even catered to some of the more unique of our requests. Their staff works like a well oiled machine! From the time the day began, until the last guest had left, they were right on time. They were all incredibly friendly and kind hearted and treated my husband and I like royalty for the entire day. I did not have to lift a finger or worry about anything from the moment I arrived which is event brides true dream.

The food was amazing from the morning pastries, to the lunch in the bridal chamber all the way to the main course dinner and late night pretzel station. Everything was DELICIOUS.

I could not recommend Excelsior and their staff more! If you want your day to be a dream come true,...

We used Excelsior for both our ceremony, our cocktail hour, and our reception for our wedding on May 2nd 2025. I found Excelsior by accident, after having nearly put in a deposit for another location. I set up a tour after finding them through my photographer and ended up falling in love. As someone who looked at both very outdoorsy locations and very industrial locations, this was the perfect combination of the two things that I was looking for. Excelsior was the right spot for me from the beginning, as you walk in, the building give the most breathtaking contrast of old vs new, with greenery and plants lining the walls, the terrace, and the sunken gardens. There are lots of options for both indoor and outdoor events, or in our case the combination of both. We opted to be married in front of the large greenery walls, with our cocktail hour in the catacombs and sunken gardens, and then our reception in the Grande Salon. We ended up using the Empire Room upstairs for some of my bridal shots and the street view for pictures. Don’t worry, we used it all! I also wanted to mention the beautiful getting ready suite for the bridal party which is very spacious and easily fit us (approximately 10+ people at a time) and the incredibly clean and spacious bathrooms. Beyond the beautiful venue, the catering staff was genuinely a joy to work with. My primary contact was Kaitlyn who is the Director of Catering for Excelsior. She was so knowledgeable, prepared, and fun to work with. She also gave us lots of ideas and allowed us to customize a lot of things to make it uniquely us. That woman is a miracle worker– she even figured out how to get me things I missed at the cocktail hour (long after it ended) and gave my husband recipes from their kitchen because he LOVED the food so much. When I tell you that every person at our wedding commented how beautiful Excelsior was, how kind and organized the staff was, and how incredible the food was– I mean it. Every single person! I even had quite a few people from the catering and restaurant industry who all said it was marvelous. I couldn’t have picked a better place for our wedding. It was truly a masterpiece! I could not recommend...

When we first toured Excelsior, between the beautiful venue and the friendly and welcoming energy from all of the team (especially John), we were set on having our wedding there. I honestly can’t say enough about how great the whole team at Excelsior is but every aspect of the planning process and day of was great. Kaitlyn specifically was great to work with, responding quickly to questions, finding great solutions for any issues, and just all-around finding ways to work with whatever ideas or wants that we had for the day. We had friends tell us how great the food was there, and during our tasting we were impressed with a lot of the dishes, and the day of we got so many compliments about how amazing the food was, specifically the Osso Bucca which was our favorite dish as well. They were extremely attentive and accommodating of allergies, or other dietary restrictions. The food service on the day of was quick and seamless. The vendors that Excelsior works with were all great, the wedding venue was gorgeous, and we are confident that every guest had a great time because everyone made sure to point out how great the venue was. Really can’t say enough good things about John, Kelly, Kaitlyn, and the entire team who was involved with planning or involved with the day of. They work so seamlessly with the vendors who come in and take so much off of your plate for your wedding day. We would 100% recommend Excelsior to anyone looking to get married...