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Home / The Lodge at Little Seneca Creek / The Lodge at Little Seneca Creek – Gallery & FAQs

The Lodge at Little Seneca Creek – Gallery & FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

The Lodge will accommodate 120 people for a dinner only event. If you will have both dinner and dancing inside the lodge, the maximum capacity is 100.
During the tent season, if you choose to have your dinner inside the lodge and dancing in the tent, the maximum capacity is 120.
You must count children in the maximum capacity numbers.

The Lodge website says the max capacity is 120 people, is this the fixed maximum or can this potentially be increased using a tent or other extension?

The 120 people maximum capacity does not increase inside the Lodge or when using the outside tent.

8-hour packages are available between the hours of 8am and midnight.
The rate is dependent on the day of the week, time of year, and whether you are an in-county (Montgomery, Prince George’s) resident or out of county resident.
Please see the rate sheet on our website for further information.

The rental period includes the first two hours for your deliveries, set-up, decorating, caterer set up, next 5 hours for your event, and final hour for breakdown, and clean-up done by your caterer, vendors, and day of coordinator.
This is the only period that you, your guests, participants and vendors may occupy the rental site. Deliveries/pick-ups must be made from paved areas, and only during your rental hours.
Extra hours may be purchased up to 60 days prior to your event if more time will be required.
Extra hours must be contiguous to your contracted rental time.

We have 6-hour, 4-hour options available for some small events not serving alcohol. Please remember that set up time and clean up time are included in each of these options. Please contact the office to determine if your event would qualify.

The latest time that your rental may end is midnight, with the event ending and guests leaving no later than 11pm.

If your wedding ceremony is being held at the venue, a free, one hour wedding rehearsal may be held, subject to venue schedule.
Decorating may not be done during rehearsal.
If there is no event scheduled for the day prior to your event, we allow decorations (no food, drink, or live flowers) to be dropped off and locked in our Ready Room.
Use of, and movement of furniture during your rehearsal is not allowed.
No food or drink is allowed during your rehearsal.

We have one room which we call our Ready Room for use by the bride and groom during their 8-hour rental.

Yes, we provide our standard tables and chairs (Equipment Menu can be found on our website) for each rental. Our standard chairs for inside the lodge are black resin chairs, our standard chairs for outside and in the tent are white resin chairs.

No

No, you may use an event planner or day of coordinator of your choice.

No. We do not provide those services.

Outside rentals are permitted with the prior approval and scheduling of the manager. However, any outside rentals must be delivered and picked up within your rental period. We have no ability to store rental items.

In-house catering services are not provided by our Event Center.
For events contracted more than 3 months prior to the event date, the contract holder may select a licensed, insured, full-service caterer of their choice.
For events contracted within 3 months of the event date, the contract holder must select a caterer from our list of caterers who have successfully worked at the Lodge within the previous year.
Homemade food is not permitted.
All wedding, and wedding related events, including pre-wedding events, anniversaries, and renewal of vows must use a licensed, insured, full-service.
All events of 60 or more people must use a licensed, insured, full-service.
Any event serving alcohol of any type must use a licensed, insured, full-service.
A full-service caterer provides wait staff, clean up staff, and bartender(s). They must provide staff to do any movement of furniture required during the rental period. They arrive at the beginning of the rental period and remain onsite for the entire rental period and do the bulk of the clean-up in the final hour of the rental period.

The bartender MUST be provided by the full-service caterer.
You may purchase your own alcohol for the bartender to serve if your caterer agrees. If you purchase your own alcohol, you must have someone bring it to the venue at the beginning of your rental and turn it over to the bartender. The bartender will return what is left to you at the end of your rental. It may not be consumed on Event Center property either before the bartender takes possession of it or after the bartender returns it to the contract holder.
Alcoholic beverages may be served by the bartender to anyone age 21 years or older.
No alcohol may be consumed that was not served by the bartender.
A bar mat must be used.
Shots are not allowed.
Alcohol may not be consumed either in the parking lot, or on the large lower field.
“Bring your own bottle” as well as open bottles of wine at tables is not allowed.
Guests may never serve themselves.
Homemade brews or drinks mixed offsite are not allowed.

Outdoor, amplified music is permitted so long as it doesn’t exceed the local noise ordinance of 55 DBA after 9pm.
Please be aware that a Band may lower the maximum capacity of the venue due to the amount of space they may require.

Yes, we have 65 free parking spaces onsite.

Yes, decorations are allowed. Please see Rules & Regulations on our website for details.
Decorating set up and removal must be completed during rental hours.
Candles may be used on tables inside the lodge and in the tent, but not on the back deck.
All candles must be inside a glass container that has a bottom and comes at least approximately one inch above the flame.

No. Please refer to the Rules & Regulations on our website for additional information.

Yes, we have outlets on the deck, as well as at all four corners of our patio/tented area.

We will have a staff member(s) onsite for the duration of your event to uphold the rules and assist with venue related tasks. The staff does not assist with event specific coordination or execution.

senecalodge@montgomeryparks.org

You may make a reservation by emailing us at senecalodge@montgomeryparks.org

A $750 refundable security deposit plus $750 initial payment due at time reservation is created.
50% (minus the $750 initial payment) due 3 months after reservation is made.
Final 50% due 3 months prior to your event date.

The contract holder may cancel an event for any reason.
All cancellation requests must be made via email by the contract holder.
If event is cancelled less than 3 months after making the reservation, the $750 security deposit is forfeited.
If event is cancelled 3 months after making reservation up until 3 months prior to the rental date, the $750 security deposit plus 50% of payments made at that point are assessed.
If event is cancelled less than 3 months prior to the rental date, 100% of total amount paid is forfeited.
If The Lodge at Little Seneca Creek is unable to fulfill a contract due to causes beyond the control of the event center, any payments will be refunded in full, or the client may reschedule at no penalty.

The Lodge at Little Seneca Creek Interest Form

First Name and Last Name(Required)

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