experience

The Experience

Excitement. Anticipation. Jubilation. Celebration.

A wedding day is a day like no other. Yet the walk down the aisle is but one step in the journey to marriage. A journey best begun free of stress and filled with joy. Let us help you plan a day that creates a lasting union between brides, grooms, families, and guests. A day overflowing with love, wonder and beauty. A day that is forever yours.

Welcome to Cescaphe

Here, fantasy becomes reality. No request is too big, no detail too small. From playful and intimate to dramatic and bold, we understand everything it takes to make your day radiant. Our six extraordinary venues stage over 700 weddings each year, yet no two are alike...with one exception: They all exceed expectations.

Imagine

What better time to dream big dreams? To go beyond the expected, the conventional, the tried and true? If you have a vision of your perfect wedding, we'd love to share it. Nothing gives us more satisfaction and delight than working with brides and grooms to help make their fondest wishes come true. From personal concierge services to helping you become more informed through activities like Cescaphe University, we're always working on new ways to make wedding planning easy and enjoyable.

Plan

Congratulations on finding your love of a lifetime! Now that you've decided to celebrate this love with friends and family, our team of expert wedding planners and professionals is ready to help you create the wedding you've always dreamed of. We know how much this day means to you and we take the responsibility of hosting it with absolute seriousness. We promise you that it will be a day that fulfills all your dreams and creates memories that will last forever.

Celebrate

Because we take your wedding day as seriously as you do, each and every event receives our full attention. In addition to taking the time to work one-on-one with each bride and groom to help them envision, design, and create the celebration of their dreams, our wedding team spends more than 30 hours meeting internally, perfecting every step and every detail of every single wedding-so that you will never have to.

Wedding Wisdom

  1. A Special Surprise at The Lucy!

      David and Danielle had a beautiful fall wedding at The Lucy on October 9, 2021. As the leaves were changing colors, Danielle was changing her last name. Little did Danielle know, she was also about to experience an extra memorable surprise that evening…. How did you meet? “Danielle and I met back in 2009 […]

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  2. REAL WEDDING: Tia and Brehden’s Summer Wedding at Vie

     Tia and Brehden’s story started at a local bar in Philadelphia, eventually leading to a beautiful July wedding at Vie.  Their journey started through mutual friends and a fun night out. Little did they know Brehden would end up on one knee down the shore, in front of all their family, asking Tia for her […]

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  3. Introducing Franklin’s View: Cescaphe’s Newest Addition

    Just as Benjamin Franklin made sparks fly with his famous key and kite experiment, Cescaphe is dedicated to creating that same magic for your event in this historic square that bears his name, bringing love to the one of Philadelphia’s 5 original squares. Since 1825 Franklin Square has been a staple for locals and tourists […]

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  4. REAL WEDDING: Tanisha and Wardell’s Micro Wedding at Water Works

    Why did you choose a Cescaphe Wedding?  Water Works is such a historic landmark in Philadelphia and I would visit this area with my father when I was a little girl.  We knew we wanted an outdoor ceremony and I knew that there was no other place in Philadelphia that I would be happy with.  […]

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  5. REAL WEDDING: Rebecca and Frank’s Micro Wedding at Water Works

    Why did you choose a Cescaphe wedding? We have attended two Cescaphe weddings outside of our own and we loved everything about them, including the food, amazing level of service, and the beautiful venues.  We also wanted to have our wedding at Water Works because of the location by the water. It is such a […]

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  6. REAL WEDDING: Sydney and Nathan’s Micro Wedding at Breve

    Why did you choose a Cescaphe Wedding? Cescaphe’s Breve enabled us to have a “normal” wedding during COVID times. While it was unfortunate that we couldn’t celebrate in-person with all of our family and friends, Cescaphe provided a beautiful venue and delicious catering, all while making it easy to plan our wedding in six weeks. […]

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  7. REAL WEDDING: Jessica and Tom’s Micro Wedding at Breve

    Why did you choose a Cescaphe Wedding? My husband and I chose Cescaphe to host our wedding reception for their reputation and the experience. We have attended weddings hosted by Cescaphe in the past and we were blown away by how amazing they were, especially the cocktail hour – it’s on another level, and we […]

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  8. Cescaphe Pioneers Future for Private Events, Instituting Robust Set of Health and Safety Measures

    ‘Invite to Midnight’ plan seeks to make future events safer for guests and employees June 23, 2020 – Cescaphe, Philadelphia’s premier venues and event planning company, today announced an extensive set of new health and safety standards for events in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Cescaphe’s ‘Invite to Midnight’ plan outlines dozens of new protocol […]

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  9. REAL WEDDING: Kate and Mike

    How did you meet?We’ve been together for 10 years and have known each other since we were about 14. We went to grade school in separate neighborhoods – one zip code apart. We went to the same high school and sat next to each other in history. He was the only one in the class […]

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  10. Cescaphe Univeristy – Invitations & Stationary

    In our February Cescaphe University, we talked all things Invitations & Stationary! We had five local experts lead a panel about the most frequently asked questions on this topic. Robyn from Chick Invitations talked to us about Trends & Colors. Here’s what she had to say! “Branding is a popular trend right now and a […]

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