Is the ceremony held outdoors by default?

Yes. Ceremonies are typically held on the ground level outdoor ceremony patio. A covered pavilion is used as a weather backup.

Is the ceremony patio accessible for guests?

Yes. The ground level ceremony patio is handicap accessible.

Do photographers have other nearby photo locations?

Yes. Photographers often use the ceremony patio along with nearby bluffs and the half acre pond, all located close to the venue.

Can we plan our timeline around golden hour?

Photographers regularly do. The west facing orientation of the ceremony patio allows them to plan confidently around the light.

What happens if the weather forecast looks bad a week before my wedding?

You don't have to make a final decision until the morning of your wedding day. Your Event Day Manager will check the forecast and conditions with you that morning and help you decide whether to use the ceremony patio or the covered pavilion. Both are included in your 13 hour venue rental, so there's no extra cost or complicated logistics. If conditions change suddenly, we can move your ceremony setup under the pavilion in about ten minutes.

Can we decorate the covered pavilion the same way we would decorate an outdoor ceremony?

Yes. The pavilion is open on all sides, so you can bring in florals, signage, aisle markers, and any other decor you'd use on the ceremony patio. We set up your ceremony arbor and white garden chairs under the pavilion roof just like we would on the open patio. Many couples add their own personal touches, and the structure doesn't limit your design options.

How many guests fit under the covered pavilion for a ceremony?

The pavilion is part of your venue access and works for the same guest counts we accommodate across the property. In warm weather, we host up to 200 guests. In cold weather or winter months, we recommend 150 or fewer for comfortable indoor seating during dinner. Your ceremony setup under the pavilion follows the same capacity guidelines as the ceremony patio.

Is the covered pavilion the only weather backup, or can we hold the ceremony inside the barn?

The covered pavilion is our primary weather backup because it maintains the outdoor ceremony feel while keeping your guests dry. The barn's main dining room is set up for your reception, so moving a ceremony indoors would require significant rearrangement. Very small, cold weather ceremonies with guests seated at dining tables are possible in rare cases, but we don't promote that as a standard option. The pavilion is designed to be your weather solution, and it's worked well for couples who want an outdoor ceremony without weather risk.

Is the ceremony held outdoors by default?

Yes. Ceremonies are typically held on the ground level outdoor ceremony patio. A covered pavilion is used as a weather backup.

Is the ceremony patio accessible for guests?

Yes. The ground level ceremony patio is handicap accessible.

Do photographers have other nearby photo locations?

Yes. Photographers often use the ceremony patio along with nearby bluffs and the half acre pond, all located close to the venue.

Can we plan our timeline around golden hour?

Photographers regularly do. The west facing orientation of the ceremony patio allows them to plan confidently around the light.

What happens if the weather forecast looks bad a week before my wedding?

You don't have to make a final decision until the morning of your wedding day. Your Event Day Manager will check the forecast and conditions with you that morning and help you decide whether to use the ceremony patio or the covered pavilion. Both are included in your 13 hour venue rental, so there's no extra cost or complicated logistics. If conditions change suddenly, we can move your ceremony setup under the pavilion in about ten minutes.

Can we decorate the covered pavilion the same way we would decorate an outdoor ceremony?

Yes. The pavilion is open on all sides, so you can bring in florals, signage, aisle markers, and any other decor you'd use on the ceremony patio. We set up your ceremony arbor and white garden chairs under the pavilion roof just like we would on the open patio. Many couples add their own personal touches, and the structure doesn't limit your design options.

How many guests fit under the covered pavilion for a ceremony?

The pavilion is part of your venue access and works for the same guest counts we accommodate across the property. In warm weather, we host up to 200 guests. In cold weather or winter months, we recommend 150 or fewer for comfortable indoor seating during dinner. Your ceremony setup under the pavilion follows the same capacity guidelines as the ceremony patio.

Is the covered pavilion the only weather backup, or can we hold the ceremony inside the barn?

The covered pavilion is our primary weather backup because it maintains the outdoor ceremony feel while keeping your guests dry. The barn's main dining room is set up for your reception, so moving a ceremony indoors would require significant rearrangement. Very small, cold weather ceremonies with guests seated at dining tables are possible in rare cases, but we don't promote that as a standard option. The pavilion is designed to be your weather solution, and it's worked well for couples who want an outdoor ceremony without weather risk.

Why The Mohicans Treehouse Resort & Wedding Venue Feels Like a Destination Without the Flight

a group of people standing next to a forest

We hear it every time someone walks onto the property for the first time. Couples drove from Dublin or Westerville, make their way down the driveways and up through 75 acres of wooded hills, and suddenly they're standing in front of a two story timber frame barn surrounded by forest. The Mohicans Treehouses rise between the oaks. A half acre pond sits down the hill. The only sounds are birds and wind in the trees.

It feels like a destination wedding venue, the kind of place you'd fly to for a long weekend except your guests drove here in 90 minutes.

What Makes It Feel Like a Destination

We're located at 23164 Vess Rd in Glenmont, in the hills above Mohican Valley. When you arrive, you're on a private wooded property with exclusive access for 13 hours. Your ceremony happens on a ground level patio, with the forest behind your guests and the hand hewn timber frame barn as your backdrop. Cocktail hour moves to the covered bar deck. Dinner in the main dining room, where a crystal chandelier hangs from the beams and dancing on the outdoor patio weather permitting or on the covered deck with your entertainment overseeing all of the action.

Your wedding party gets ready in three suites with functional beauty bar. Your guests stay in treehouses designed by Pete Nelson or in cabins that sleep up to 15 people. You spend the night in The Nest Treehouse, which is adjacent to the barn and included with your venue rental.

The Treehouses Are Part of the Experience

We have ten treehouses scattered across the property. Two were designed by Pete Nelson, and Little Red has been featured on TV. White Oak has a queen bed and two more queens in the loft. El Castillo has a king loft and a Murphy queen bed. The View, Moonlight, Tin Shed, The Nest, the Airstream, and Old Pine all have their own layouts with queen beds and lofts.

Your wedding guests get priority access to book these treehouses up until 90 days before your event. We also have four cabins that work well for families. The Mohican is the largest, with four bedrooms that accommodate up to 15 people. The Walhonding, Kokosing, and Killbuck sleep between seven and twelve guests.

The two country homes sit about 2.5 miles from the resort. The Farm House has three bedrooms on two private acres with a wood burning stove. The Manor was built in the 1800s and has been fully remodeled with a stone fireplace and barn wood accents. Both have seasonal hot tubs from mid December through February specifically for winter get aways if you or your guests come back to visit in the off-season. Both sleep eight guests.

Priority check in starts at 2 p.m. on your wedding day to give your guests plenty of time to arrive, get settled and dressed for your event. Most ceremonies begin between 4pm and 5pm.

What's Included with Your Venue Rental

The main dining room and mezzanine together give you about 2,500 square feet. We include your ceremony arbor, white garden chairs for the ceremony, 30 inch by 8 foot banquet tables, and farmhouse dining chairs. You also get a 24 foot rustic head table, sweetheart table, cake table, and high top cocktail tables and misc. other staging pieces. The white lights are already strung on the beams. We add tasteful greenery accents and chiffon drapery.

The covered pavilion is there if the weather turns. The main level cocktail bar deck is covered and handicap accessible. The fireside lounge has a fire pit. The serving kitchen accommodates your off site caterer.

Your Event Day Manager is included. During the planning phase, The Mohicans Planning Team handles venue coordination remotely, so you don't need to visit multiple times.

Why Couples Choose This Over an Actual Destination

An actual destination wedding means asking guests to book flights, take time off work, and pay for expensive hotels. It means a smaller guest list because not everyone can afford to travel.

The Grand Barn gives you the experience without those barriers. Your guests drive up to The Mohicans Treehouse Resort along winding country roads in scenic mid central Ohio, attend your wedding and then stay in a treehouse, cabin or country home. No one is rushing off at the end of the event or leaving early. Guests are relaxed and in the moment knowing that their accommodations are just a short walk tucked away in the soothing forest.

You still get the private forest setting. You still get photos that look like you got married in a far away place. Your guests still talk about it like they went on a getaway.

And you get 13 hours of exclusive access. No other events are happening. No one is rushing you out.

The Drive Is Part of the Appeal

Your guests leave the suburbs, get on the highway, and watch the landscape shift to forest. They turn onto our gravel road, wind uphill through the trees, and arrive at a property that feels completely removed from where they started. It's a clear transition that happens over 90 minutes in a car instead of five hours in an airport.

What We Mean by Worlds Away

Worlds away doesn't mean remote. It means you're surrounded by forest, not by other buildings or roads. Your guests spend time at the property outside of your event enjoying the scenic views sipping coffee on the deck of their cabin or treehouse or sitting by the pond instead of scrolling through their phones in a hotel lobby.

Your wedding feels intentional and immersive, not like one event in a lineup of identical events. And you didn't have to ask your guests to fly across the country to make that happen.

A Wedding That Actually Feels Like a Weekend

Most weddings last five or six hours. And most guests drive to the venue, attend the ceremony and reception, and drive home that night.

At The Mohicans Treehouse Resort and Wedding Venue, the wedding is the centerpiece of a full wedding and overnight experience. You get married in a timber frame barn with hand hewn logs and crystal chandeliers. Your ceremony happens outside on the patio with the peaceful forest as the backup. Late at night, people gather around the fire pit or wander back to their treehouses under the stars.

It's not a venue trying to feel like a destination. It functions like one, just without the flight.

Conclusion

We're booking events from March 1 through December 15. You can reach us at weddings@themohicans.net or click HERE to receive more information and schedule a tour. When you visit, we'll show you the ceremony patio, walk you through the barn, and let you see the treehouses so you understand what your guests will experience.

You'll see why couples choose The Mohicans Treehouse Resort and Wedding Venue when they want a destination wedding without asking guests to take a week off work. You'll see why the drive doesn't feel like an obstacle; it feels like part of the experience.

FAQs

How far is The Mohicans Treehouse Resort and Wedding Venue from Columbus and Cleveland?
We're about an hour and a half from both Columbus and Cleveland. Most of our couples come from the Columbus area, especially the northeast suburbs like Dublin, Westerville, and Gahanna. The drive takes you into Mohican Valley, and by the time you arrive on our 75 wooded acres in Glenmont, it feels much farther than 90 minutes.

What's included in our 13 hours of exclusive venue access?
Your rental includes the ceremony patio, the covered pavilion, the covered cocktail bar deck, the main dining room and mezzanine (about 2,500 square feet), the fireside lounge with fire pit, three party suites with beauty bars, and the serving kitchen. You also get all the furniture: ceremony arbor, white garden chairs, banquet tables, farmhouse dining chairs, head table, cake table, and cocktail tables. White lights, greenery, and drapery are included. Your Event Day Manager, on site security, and one night in The Nest Treehouse are part of your package.

Do our guests have to stay in the treehouses?
Your guests can book hotels nearby if they prefer, but most choose to stay on property. We have ten treehouses, four cabins, and two country homes with accommodations for up to 90 guests. Wedding guests get priority booking up to 90 days before your event. The lodging is part of what makes the event feel like a destination, and most guests prefer staying in a treehouse over a standard hotel room.

Can we plan everything remotely?
Yes. Most couples only visit once or twice during their planning phase. You'll schedule a tour to see the spaces in person. After that, The Mohicans Planning Team handles venue coordination remotely during the months leading up to your wedding. On your wedding day, your Event Day Manager runs everything on site.