Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple

I had a winter wedding and the SCC provided just the right classic, romantic feel I was looking for. They encourage people to come in and check out the ballroom on weekends when they are getting set up for weddings, and there's almost always someone there to answer any questions. They provide the bar, but you have to bring in your own caterer, entertainment. They have amazing lighting options as well. One complaint is that they say they can accomodate 300+ people, but only have about 200 ballroom chairs, so we had to rent about 100 extra chairs.

We had our reception at The Scranton Cultural Center, in Shopland Hall which is the entire 4th floor of the bldg. We choose Shopland Hall over the grand ballroom because it was better suited for the size of our reception of 150 guests. It was less expensive than the grand ballroom too. The professionalism of the staff was appreciated and reassuring throughout the whole process. They provide their own bar service and offer different options for service. We choose to go with a tally service for an open bar and found the price reasonable. They also provided the tables and chairs as well. Overall our experience was great and I would recommend The Scranton Cultural Center as a unique and memorable wedding venue.

This a perfect place for an classy upscale wedding. The architecture in the building alone is beautiful. The staff from start to finish was amazing. I didn't have any anxiety the day of because I knew everything was take care of by the SCC.

everything here was amazing. The coodinators, the lighting. It was all so beautiful and elegant. There was not one detail overlooked!

My November 2011 wedding reception was held at the Scranton Cultural Center on the fourth floor of the building. We had the entire floor to ourselves, so our cocktail hour was held in the large lobby and the rest of the reception was in Shopland Hall. Two weeks before the wedding, we met with Kelly, the event planner, to walk through the space and go over all of the details of the reception, which was extremely helpful and alleviated a lot of stress. Kelly was very nice and helpful, as was all of the Scranton Cultural Center staff (with the exception of Erin, who we originally dealt with and was not so pleasant). Kelly was at the reception to make sure everything was going as planned, and all of the staff was friendly and attentive. The architecture of the building made the reception very elegant, and it also made for some great pictures. I would definitely recommend using the fourth floor, which is just as impressive, more secluded, and cost far less to rent than the huge ballroom on the first floor.

This location is gorgeous! The staff is very friendly and the bar is very reasonable! It is a bit of extra work to get your own caterer and rentals, but it was well worth it!

The Scranton Cultural Center which just opened for weddings is gorgeous and spacious -- especially for weddings with over 200 people. We had so much space.... And the staff bent over backwards to make sure we had what we wanted.;Book early -- they have contracts with the Scranton ballet and of course the Masons so dates can be limited.