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Wedding Venues in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

64 places to get married in and around Johnstown, in 23 towns: churches, banquet halls, barns and wineries, hotels and clubs, and parks for your wedding photos and video.

Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, Loretto
Basilica of Saint Michael the ArchangelPhoto: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Heritage Discovery Center, Johnstown
Heritage Discovery CenterPhoto: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0, via Flickr
Laurel Hill State Park, Somerset
Laurel Hill State ParkPhoto: Bonnachoven, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Planning a wedding around Johnstown means choosing between big parish churches and basilicas, downtown halls and restored historic buildings, country clubs and golf resorts, and barns and farms across the Laurel Highlands. This guide covers 64 wedding venues in 23 towns across Cambria, Indiana and Somerset counties, from downtown Johnstown and Westmont out to Ebensburg, Loretto, Carrolltown, Windber, Indiana, Blairsville, Saltsburg, Somerset and Rockwood. You'll find churches, halls, hotels and clubs, barns and farms, and the state and county parks where couples go for their wedding photos and video.

Many couples here hold a church wedding ceremony in the afternoon and a reception at a hall, club or barn that evening. Others want everything in one place, and plenty of the venues on this list can host your ceremony, your pictures and your reception on the same property. Distances between towns in the mountains can be longer than they look on a map, so leave real time between your ceremony and your reception.

Use the filters to narrow the list by type of venue or by town. Each venue has its own page with a description, contact details and directions, and real wedding photos and videos from local photographers and videographers as they add their work.

Church wedding venues in the Johnstown area

A church wedding ceremony is a strong tradition around Johnstown. The Cathedral of Saint John Gualbert downtown and the Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel in Loretto are two of the best-known churches in the region, and parishes in Westmont, Ebensburg, Carrolltown, Windber, Indiana and Somerset add their own history. Many Catholic parishes ask you to get in touch nine months to a year before your wedding day, and some churches welcome only members, so call early and ask.

Banquet halls and event centers for your wedding reception

Johnstown's halls give a wedding reception a real sense of place. Couples choose restored downtown buildings such as the Heritage Discovery Center and the Grand Halle, the reception room at the top of the Inclined Plane, and ballrooms in Windber and Indiana. Banquet halls and event centers across Cambria and Indiana counties handle dinner and dancing for large guest lists.

Ace’s

Johnstown, PA

Ceremony · Reception

Barn, farm and winery wedding venues

For a country wedding, head into the farm country of northern Cambria and Indiana counties or south into Somerset County and the Laurel Highlands. Barns, farms and estates there host ceremonies on their grounds and receptions in restored barns, often with everything on one property and mountain views for photos.

Hotel, club and resort wedding venues

Hotels, resorts and clubs keep the day easy for guests coming from out of town. Golf resorts and country clubs in Johnstown, Indiana, Blairsville and Somerset host receptions with course and mountain views, though some ask about membership or a sponsor, and not every club holds ceremonies on site.

Parks and gardens for your ceremony and wedding photos

Parks are where many couples here go for their wedding photos and video, and several host ceremonies. Prince Gallitzin, Yellow Creek and Laurel Hill state parks have lakes and pavilions, and county parks such as Blue Spruce, Pine Ridge and Stackhouse offer shelters and woods. Park ceremonies need a reservation or approval from the park office and usually have limits, so read each venue's page before you plan.

Next: find someone who has worked at your venue

Once you have a venue in mind, look for photographers and videographers who have already worked there. They'll know where the light falls in the church, how long the drive over the mountain really takes, and which spots on the grounds work best for wedding photos and video. Every venue page shows the local photographers and videographers with work from that place.

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