Wedding Photographers & Videographers at James Buchanan Hotel, Mercersburg

A wedding at the James Buchanan Hotel in Mercersburg means celebrating in the boyhood home of the 15th U.S. president, a late 18th century building on North Main Street in the town's historic district. It's a small, full-service hotel with a pub, a restaurant and an outdoor biergarten, and that mix of old rooms and an open-air garden gives your photographer and videographer real character to work with. Picture wedding photos at the front of the building and a relaxed evening out back with your closest people.

This is a place for a small celebration. The hotel has 1,000 square feet of event space, and together the indoor venue and the outdoor biergarten can seat about 50 guests for a banquet, enough for an intimate wedding reception, a rehearsal dinner or a day-after gathering. The hotel's own pages don't describe wedding ceremonies, so ask whether a short ceremony could take place in the garden or inside before dinner. Guest rooms on site mean family can stay right where the party is on your wedding day.

Dinner comes from the pub and restaurant, which serve American dishes for dinner, Tuesday through Saturday, so ask about menus for your group and which days events can be held. For your wedding video, a small room keeps the toasts close and easy to hear, while the biergarten gives a change of scene as the light fades. Ask about parking for guests in downtown Mercersburg.

• Call the hotel to ask about weddings, dates and menus.
• Ask whether a ceremony can be held in the biergarten.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and room blocks for guests.

A little about the James Buchanan Hotel

The hotel describes itself as offering late 18th century charm in the boyhood home of the 15th U.S. president, and it sits in the Mercersburg Historic District.