Riverdale Manor
62 Pitney Rd Lancaster PA
Ceremony
The ceremony will be held at historic Riverdale Manor in Lancaster PA. They have a beautiful wooden pavilion located beside the reception hall and this is where our ceremony will be held. It can be heated in case it is rainy or chilly!!
Reception
The reception is conveniently located right next to the ceremony space! Dan and I really wanted the ease of having an all in one type of venue for our ceremony and reception. Riverdale Manor has an awesome Ballroom and Veranda area which is where the cocktail hour and reception will be held immediately following the ceremony.
Timeline
The ceremony will begin at 5:00 pm. Guests can begin to arrive at Riverdale Manor at 4:30 pm. The ceremony will run from 5:00 - 5:30 pm. Cocktail hour will immediately follow the ceremony from 5:30 - 6:30 pm. Dinner/Reception will run from 6:30 - 10:30 pm.
Food
For cocktail hour, there will be 3 stationed hors d'oeuvres and 3 served hors d'oeuvres. For dinner, Dan and I decided to have food stations. Station #1 will be a meat carving station serving beef tenderloin and turkey breast with red bliss garlic mashed potatoes. Station #2 will be a pasta station serving either penne with puttanesca sauce or tortellini with alfredo sauce, caesar salad and garlic bread. Station #3 will be a seafood station serving shrimp and scallop scampi with rice and green beans. For dessert there will of course be wedding cake as well as cookies and brownies!