After an exhaustive search of venues, I think we've finally made a decision. We've been looking in York and Lancaster, and haven't found anything that felt right -- we liked the thought of an early October outside ceremony and inside reception, but we're more indoor people and the thought of rain with no back-up plans scared us away.
Finally, yesterday, we went and looked at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg. We both enjoy history and that era, and his son (10) is a huge Civil War buff. The venue is beautiful and huge and the cost is almost $2k less than every other venue we've looked at.
The only possible downfall is the location -- we live in Mountville - he's from Lancaster, I'm from York. My thought is, if we had the wedding in either York or Lancaster, one of our groups of family and friends would have to drive; having it in Harrisburg means everyone has to drive.
Do you see this as an issue??