Welcome to The Willows
High on a hill overlooking the breathtaking grounds of Willows Park Preserve, The Willows offers the perfect mix of quiet elegance and natural beauty.
The Willows is a historic wedding and event venue on Philadelphia's Main Line in Villanova, Pennsylvania with exclusive catering and event planning by Peachtree Weddings. The European-style Mansion is set in a 49-acre public park with a magnificent landscape of hills, trails, trees and ponds. This historic Spanish Revival Mansion was built in 1910.
The venue accommodates up to 150 guests with exclusive use of the Mansion and surrounding patios, courtyards, stone walls and landscaped grounds. Dinner takes place in a white tent on the hillside, with dancing in the moonlight-filled solarium.
The grounds of The Willows Park Preserve contain many of the original plantings from the early 1900s. The property features close to 50 species of trees, with hundreds of mature willows, oaks, maples, and sycamores, as well as a prized Redwood-Dawn (which is about 100ft tall and 70 years old!)
The Willows Mansion serves as the gathering point for your event. Situated at the end of a long, winding driveway, the three-story Mansion overlooks a sweeping panorama of tall trees, flowering plants, and a picturesque pond. The exterior features a red-tiled roof, smooth plastered walls, wrought iron balconies and a Spanish-style courtyard. Inside the Mansion there is a gracious foyer, dining room, a paneled library; the solarium, with Italian marble terrazzo floor and glass doors, opens onto a curved terrace with a magnificent view of the idyllic and serene setting.
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Designed by renowned Philadelphia architect Charles Barton Keen for the bride of a wealthy distillery owner, the Mansion— originally called Rose Garland— was built in 1910. Radnor Township renamed the property in homage to the beautiful willow trees encircling its pond. In 2018, concern for the preservation of this open space led to the establishment of the Willows Park Preserve as a self-sustaining community hub offering dynamic year-round programming for all ages.
A portion of the proceeds from events held here go directly towards the maintenance and preservation of this precious parcel of land, home to the many who come to walk, fish, bird watch, photograph, paint, sled and enjoy the restorative powers of nature.
Is there a more beautiful spot to host a wedding? I don't think so!