Oak Lodge Reviews

We had an Intimate Gathering style elopement at Oak Lodge in June of 2021. I honestly can’t say enough good things about this venue. The rooms, the incredible staff, the beauty of the scenery, it was all perfect.

Matt, the manager, worked with us on the timeline of the wedding and helped us over and over again the day of. He also drove us to the properties most photogenic locations for our photos and we couldn’t have been happier.

The food was amazing during the wedding and at the complimentary breakfasts as well! We were nervous about the food because we opted not to do a tasting, and were so glad we trusted the other reviews we read.

We received compliments from everyone multiple times about the food and the venue overall. We highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a stunning wedding venue, awesome service and delicious food.

I’m not quite sure how to describe how absolutely incredible Oak Lodge is. From the second we pulled onto the property, I knew it was our venue. Matt and his team are hands down the best. They listened to everything we wanted and truly made our dream a reality. We went thru change after change because of Covid but Matt made sure we were well informed and seriously you never would have known there was a pandemic during our weekend. We lucked out with the most perfect weather on Saturday and they created an atmosphere for us and our guests that was perfection. We danced outside under the stars on a crystal clear night. My guests were seriously in awe of everything. The food was prepared all weekend by their insanely talented staff and they went ABOVE and beyond. I haven’t heard one negative thing in regards to the food. It was amazing! Chef Anthony made a special dinner for my husband and I and also came out during dinner with a special beer for us to toast to. Such a great touch I’ll never forget. If you’re looking for a venue, seriously look no further. They have a massive lodge that has 4 suites and a gorgeous kitchen, living room, and outside area. With that they also have 17 GORGEOUS modern cabins. Each cabin has its own fireplace, soaking tub, king size bed, and 2 of them are even dog friendly! I could seriously go on and on about how perfect Oak Lodge is but you’d be reading for days. Just go. Even if your venue is already booked, go for a getaway over the weekend. Trust me you won’t be disappointed!

I don’t have words for how absolutely PERFECT Oak Lodge was for our August wedding. The planning process was so pleasant and simple that it made it fun to plan our special day even through a pandemic. Our wedding weekend was perfect from start to finish, full of love, laughter, and zero stress. Oak Lodge took care of so much so that we could just enjoy our wedding weekend!

This is the ideal location for a romantic, rustic wedding weekend. My husband and I wanted to celebrate our wedding surrounded by friends and family in a beautiful place, and we got exactly that and so much more! We rented the whole property for the entire weekend, nestled in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. Oak Lodge enabled us to have the rehearsal dinner on-site the night before as well as lodging for our wedding party and close family, let alone all the wedding festivities all on-site the next day. Matt and his team are fantastic and have a great system in place that also allows for a lot of personalization. He put us completely at ease from the start and worked with us to help provide every little detail we asked for. From top to bottom, Oak Lodge was everything we dreamed of and made our wedding the perfect ongoing celebration with family and friends. We've already made plans to go back next year and stay in the little farmhouse that's also on the property, right across from a little pond! I could go on and on but you should just book this place before they're all filled up! You will be delighted!

Oak Lodge was the best decision we could have made for our venue. Everything was picture perfect and exceeded our wildest expectations. The staff and venue could not have been any better, and the venue was the talk of the wedding! The lodge was a perfect fuse of outdoor elegance and upscale convenience. We will never doubt our decision to start our life there!

We had our perfect fall wedding here! What a beautiful and unique venue. Matt and the rest of the Oak Lodge staff are so easy to work with. Very responsive and stress free. Loved every minute of this experience.

I would use the word perfect, but it was better than that! Everything about my wedding weekend was beyond amazing! From the beautiful views inside and out at the lodge, to the incomparable Village known as Jimberg. Matt was so helpful and amazing! He offered suggestions that I would have never even thought of, just to give our wedding that extra something!! "Best wedding ever" is all my husband and I heard, and are still hearing. Most people don't say that. They may say "nice" , or "you looked so happy", but never " Best Wedding Ever!" especially from almost every guest at the wedding, honest!! Some comments our friends and family said were: " this is like idlewild for adults!" and "you should renew your vows here every year!" Bob and I had no worries the entire weekend. It was laid back, and the staff was so amazing and on top of EVERYTHING!! The venue was even perfect for the surprise horse and carriage my husband arranged for me! If you are looking for something that people will remember. Something that has a little something for everyone. Something special. Something that even in your dreams you couldn't dream. Then Oak Lodge is the place for you!!!! Oak Lodge is a must visit!! The pictures on the site truly truly don't do it justice!! To Matt and everyone at Oak Lodge, thank you for giving me the most amazing weekend of my life! I am forever grateful!!

Oak Lodge is truely a little slice of heaven on earth. We recently were married there on July 21, 2012, and everything about that day was perfect. The owners of the property, and Matt Hegan, the Business Manager were more than accomidating to my family and me. Matt worked with us to plan the wedding with our three sets of parents, and me. I live in Louisiana so it was hard to make trips to Pennsylvania, but Matt was more than willing to have conference calls with our parents and myself any time we needed to. Matt went out of his way to make sure that the day was personal, enjoyable, and everything I had ever had in mind. I am still hearing rave reviews about the Oak Lodge and the overall experience our guests had had that day. Our guests were completely enchanted and blown away by the views, the experience, and everything about Oak Lodge. It is unlike every other venue out there. The Oak Lodge is yours for the weekend, and you get to have that bonding and time with your closet family and friends before and after the wedding day. For me, that was so important since we live out of state now. It was so nice to share that time with my family and friends, only if it was just a weekend. The Laurel Highlands is so beautiful, and there are many other venues within the area. However, for the value and overall experience, no other venue within the area will hold comparison to Oak Lodge. The staff at Oak Lodge made us and our guests feel as though this was our home for the weekend, and it was the most fun day of my life. It really is your private retreat away from the world. There is no shuffling from church to venue, or break between ceremony and reception. All of that is eliminated. Your guests get to relax and enjoy themselves, and get to escape the hustle and bustle. I cannot think of a better place to have had our wedding! Everything about the day was amazing! :)

We recently got married at Oak Lodge and on 4/28/12 and booking this as our venue was by far the best decision we made regarding the wedding. The venue is absolutely beautiful and pictures just do not do this place justice. You have to go see it, the moment you set eyes on the place you will fall in love!

This is perfect for a rustic wedding and the beauty of this venue is you do not need decorations, it is stunning by itself. The chapel was a dream to get married in and the set up of Jimberg Village is perfect for the flow of a great party. We had drinks outside the chapel for early arrivals, then the guests move to the next building, the tavern, for cocktail hour and then continue around the pathway to the Merchantile Hall for the reception. Having everything in one location was so great and our guests really loved the set up and we got so many compliments about the venue.

We also used basically all of Oak Lodge's preferred vendors and they were all great to work with and made the wedding preparations so easy. I am from DC so I did all the wedding prep via email and phone and it all worked out perfectly!

Oak Lodge, Matt specifically, was AMAZING to work with, he made the wedding planning and the day of a breeze and I had zero stress (which is what every bride wants!) Once I had booked vendors and made my decisions on the things I wanted, Matt took over and handled everything from when to arrive, set up and break down of everything so I had nothing to worry about. He also was very easy to get a hold of and always responded to emails/phone calls promptly which is also a huge plus for a bride, especially one planning a wedding remotely! He truly wants your day to be amazing and does everything possible to make it perfect.

We even had bad weather (freezing cold and rain in late April) and Oak Lodge was so well prepared, they made all our guests comfortable and warm and no one really noticed the cold and we had food and the bar set up outside. They provided patio warmers and made the entire place cozy and inviting.

I could not have asked for a more perfect wedding and I have the Oak Lodge to thank for that, they are by far the most amazing venue and perfect location for a beautiful wedding.

A Very Happy Bride,
Holly

I loved, loved, loved Oak Lodge! I highly recommend for anyone looking for a unique wedding location. The grounds and chapel are beautiful! The staff is very friendly, personable, helpful and flexible. I am so happy that I found Oak Lodge! I do not have one negative thing to say about the property I was 100% happy.

I highly recommend Oak Lodge. The Chapel is beautiful. The scenery is amazing and great for photographs. They were very helpful and catered to our needs.

Oak Lodge is an absolutely incredible place to have a wedding. The property is stunning, the house is beautiful and cozy and unique, the chapel and reception venues are absolute perfection for a rustic-chic party that your friends and family will talk about forever.

Matt is a great guy -- and he and his team manage almost every aspect of your event for you day of. They really know what they are doing, but are really, really busy and somewhat difficult to catch as you are planning. The weekend of your wedding, they are totally focused on you. He did have excellent advice for us in terms of vendors, schedule, and best use of the venue and was very laid back in terms of letting us make full use of the whole property for the weekend. He takes care of SO much the weekend of your wedding so you don't have to -- and he does it all the time so most everything goes smoothly. I will say that if you choose to do things that aren't the norm for the venue, you'll want to over-communicate those preferences. We tried to customize a few things -- special playlists in different spots, very specific table setups, and so on. Some of those things were missed which was disappointing for us because we had put lots of time into planning them, but all in all the event ran very smoothly and those things were little.

My only other note is that the venue does not // can not // will not recycle. I hope that's a policy they will change in the future because it's a heartbreaking amount of waste when you consider all the weddings going on there every week. I think a lot of us just assume that's happening.

So far we have been working with Matt to sign our contract for our wedding date on June 18, 2016. He has been very responsive and helpful. A great guy to work with.