Wedding DJ at Magnolia Streamside Resort in Canadensis, PA

The Space

Goose Pond Run runs straight through this property in the Pocono Mountains, and it’s the stream, more than any single building, that sets the tone for a wedding here. The resort began in 1931 as Martinville Streamside, built by Jim Martin, the second man from the right in the famous photograph "Lunch Atop a Skyscraper," and has since been reimagined as a boho-chic retreat by owner Inna Vityuk and her sister.

Six renovated cottages and three suites make up the core of the property, each done in a bohemian style with full kitchens, jacuzzi tubs, fireplaces, and private outdoor areas in select units. The cottages were built intentionally without televisions, a choice meant to pull guests away from screens and toward the stream, the woods, and each other during a wedding weekend.

Capacity & Layout

The Enchanted Forest Chapel handles ceremonies among the trees, while a streamside courtyard and pavilion carry the reception, so a couple is working with distinct wooded and waterside settings rather than one all-purpose room. Between the six cottages and three suites, on-site accommodation covers about 50 people, a number that shapes the guest list for couples who want their wedding party and close family staying on property overnight.

Beyond the standard cottages, the resort offers off-the-grid alternatives including a retro Airstream and a nomadic tipi, options that add character to the accommodation mix without adding much to formal event capacity. A couple planning a larger reception will want to weigh the intimate, cottage-scale feel of the property against a guest list that outgrows the on-site lodging.

Amenities

Streamside Kitchen, the resort’s restaurant, serves farm-to-table dinner Thursday through Saturday from 5 to 9pm and runs a full bar, giving couples an on-property option for rehearsal dinners or reception catering built around the same schedule. A stocked trout pond, a seasonal outdoor pool, fire pits, and hammocks round out the grounds, amenities that keep guests occupied across a wedding weekend rather than just for a single evening.

Free private parking is available on site, and pets are welcome with fees that may apply, a detail worth knowing for couples planning to bring a dog into the ceremony or the weekend. Quiet hours run from 9pm to 8am, a curfew that directly affects how late a reception with music can run before the property expects things to wind down, so a couple wanting dancing well into the evening should plan the reception timeline around that cutoff rather than against it.

Location & Getting There

The resort sits about two hours from New York City in the heart of the Pocono Mountains, close enough for a weekend trip but far enough to feel like a true retreat, near Canadensis, PA. The nearest airports are Wilkes-Barre International and Lehigh Valley International, both a drive from the property, worth factoring into travel plans for guests flying in. That distance from a major airport is part of what keeps the resort feeling remote, a mountain retreat rather than a venue guests can reach straight off a terminal.

With ceremonies in the wooded Enchanted Forest Chapel and receptions in the streamside courtyard and pavilion, the wedding largely plays out outdoors and among trees rather than inside a sealed banquet hall. That open-air, wooded setting means a DJ setup has to account for natural sound absorption from the trees and running water, plus the resort’s 9pm quiet hours, when planning speaker placement and volume for a streamside reception.