Caroline & William
Escape to nature and join us for our wedding weekend at Oak Lodge in Stahlstown, Pa. This Laurel Highlands Resort will be the location of our ceremony, reception, and has accommodations available for guests. To book a cabin please call the Oak Lodge office at 724.593.2913.
For those coming in from out of town, please read the following and contact Bill Amidon if you have any questions or concerns.
To those flying into the Pittsburgh Airport: Thank you for traveling all this way to come see us, unfortunately you have a little further to go. Just in case you did not check, the drive from the airport to the venue is about an hour and a half, so plan accordingly!
To those who have never been to Pennsylvania and used our turnpike system (I-76): I-76 is a toll road but the fastest way to travel across PA. If you'd like to avoid spending extra for travel, simply change the choice to avoid toll roads on most GPS aps (this will likely increase your drive time).
If you have never used the turnpike and are planning to do so, PAY ATTENTION WHEN YOUR EXIT IS COMING UP. Failure to do so will result in driving an extra 40+ miles just to fix the mistake, do not miss your exit!
Pennsylvania in October:
Winter jacket in the morning, t-shirt in the afternoon, PA weather can be finnicky this time of year. Be prepared, pack your dancing shoes, and check the weather before your departure!
Hotels
There are multiple hotels in the area of the venue. The largest concentration and closest ones to the venue are in Donegal, PA. Verify before you book the room that you are using a hotel in Donegal on the western side of the state, not the eastern side of the state (there are two Donegal's in PA.)
There are also a few hotels and bed and breakfasts in Ligonier!
Coffee, Restaurants, Bars, and Desserts
We will definitely be feeding you the night of the wedding, do not worry!
However, for the other meals and snacks we recommend these in the area.
Ligonier, PA
(15 min from Oak Lodge, and everything listed is within walking distance of each other!)
Abigails Coffeehouse (coffee and ice cream)
Tubmill Creek Provisions (coffee and breakfast, serves alcohol)
The Kitchen on Main (all meals, serves alcohol)
The Wicked Googly/Ligonier Lanes (lunch, dinner, serves alcohol, and bowling)
(no whistles please)
Joe's Bar (not named after the druncle, serves alcohol)
VFW (occasionally serves food, serves alcohol)
Ligonier Creamery (awesome strawberry soft serve, serves ice cream)
Fine Wine and Good Spirits/Ligonier Distributing Co. (right across the street from each other)
Donegal, PA
(10 min from Oak Lodge)
Out of the Fire Cafe (serves lunch, dinner, dessert, and alcohol)
HillBilly's Grub & Pub (serves all meals, serves alcohol, solid tap room in the restaurant)
Sheetz Gas Station (BEER AND SELTZERS CAN BE PURCHASED HERE, reliable drunk/hangover food, serves all meals at all times, better than Wawa)
Dairy Queen (serves lunch, dinner and ice cream)
Stahlstown, PA
Foggy Mountain Lodge (4 min away from Oak Lodge) (serves lunch, dinner, and alcohol. Food isn't great to be honest)
Park Family Farms Distillery (5 min away from Oak Lodge) (serves whisky)
For those not from Pennsylvania:
In PA you cannot buy beer at a liquor store, nor can you buy liquor at a beer distributor