Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Linn Run State Park, Rector

A wedding at Linn Run State Park near Rector and Ligonier means forest for your wedding photos. The 612-acre park has varied, hilly ground and a mixed forest of hardwoods and evergreens, and Grove Run and Rock Run join here to form Linn Run. Adam Falls, a lovely waterfall, sits near the picnic area, and your photographer and videographer will likely want to see it when they scout the park.

Pennsylvania state parks typically allow wedding ceremonies, and every one needs advance approval from the park office. Linn Run doesn't publish its own wedding page, so call the office to ask whether you can hold your wedding ceremony here and which spots are allowed. The Adam Falls picnic area has a pavilion you can reserve up to 11 months ahead, along with picnic tables and restrooms, and Forbes State Forest borders the park with some 50,000 acres more of woods. The park also rents cabins, which could be handy for close family.

This is a place for a small, simple wedding day and pictures in the woods, with your wedding reception held at a venue nearby. If you're using a professional photographer or wedding videographer, the state asks you to discuss it with the park office. Releasing doves or butterflies isn't allowed, tossing rice or birdseed is discouraged, and bubbles need written permission. Ask your videographer to bring a microphone for your vows, since you'll be outdoors.

• Call the park office early for approval and to ask where ceremonies may be held.
• Reserve the Adam Falls pavilion as soon as your date is set.
• Ask about photo and video permission, and walk the falls and trails with your photographer.

A little about Linn Run State Park

The Commonwealth acquired this land in 1909, after logging had cleared the old forest. It was the first major public purchase of cut-over forest land in the Ohio River Basin, and the woods you see today grew back from that time.