Beautiful Lake Placid Wedding Venue

The Adirondacks have a special kind of beauty, and a wedding in Lake Placid is the perfect way to incorporate that into your story. Madi and Art chose The Lake Placid Club as their Lake Placid wedding venue. Their welcoming, lighthearted wedding day was a dream complete with romantic portraits and fun candids.

A bride's veil blows behind her as she kisses a groom on the lawn of a Lake Placid wedding venue.

A Beautiful Lake Placid Wedding Venue

As a Lake Placid wedding venue, The Lake Placid Club offers just about everything you could want. It has incredible views of the Adirondacks and a large covered pavilion for receptions. The interior has the kind of aesthetic you’d expect in the area, including lots of warm woodwork and stone fireplaces.

A bride and groom stand on a boat in Lake Placid at sun set.

A groom kisses a bride's cheek in the passenger seat of a small boat on Lake Placid.

Guests gather at a long table under strings of lights for a rehearsal dinner at a Lake Placid home.

A bride and groom sit beside a fire pit during a rehearsal dinner for a Lake Placid wedding.

Your experience at The Lake Placid Club will vary a bit season to season. In summer, you can host twice as many guests (300 as opposed to 150 in the winter). Even in winter, though, you can enjoy the views and the cozy atmosphere inside. Packages for this Lake Placid wedding venue start at $15,000.

Women in black bridesmaid dresses help a bride fasten the back of her wedding dress.

A groom ties groomsmen's bow ties in a room at the Lake Placid Club.

Groomsmen pat a groom's shoulders in a hallway at The Lake Placid Club.

A groom kisses a bride under a tree during their first look at a Lake Placid wedding.

A Heartfelt Celebration

For college sweethearts Art and Madi, Lake Placid Club really was the perfect Lake Placid wedding venue for them. Art is actually a professional golf player. His wedding party and family got a few swings in after the ceremony. Art grew up skiing and golfing in the Adirondacks, so getting married here felt like a full circle moment.

A groom wraps an arm around a bride's shoulders as they pose for a Buffalo wedding photographer.

A groom kisses a bride's cheek as a breeze blows her pearl wedding veil around them.

A bride places her hand on the back of a groom's neck, showing off her diamond wedding ring.

A wedding party crowds around a bride and groom for a bridal party portrait.

Madi and Art’s whole relationship has been marked by love and support from all the most important people in their lives. Madi’s mom helped Art plan his proposal. Then, when Madi and Art decided to get married on the East Coast, Madi’s family threw a big West Coast engagement party. Loved ones traveled from all over the country to join them on their wedding weekend. Guests from as far as Washington and Florida were overjoyed to celebrate this couple.

A bride walks down an aisle covered in white flower petals towards a ceremony at a Lake Placid wedding venue.

A bride smiles as a groom reads his vows at a September wedding in Lake Placid.

A bride and groom braid three strands together during a unity ceremony at a Lake Placid wedding.

A bride and groom kiss while guests cheer in a Lake Placid wedding venue.

The day before the wedding, Art and Madi kicked off the weekend with a rehearsal at the venue. A relaxed dinner followed at Art’s family’s lake house. A boat ferried everyone to the house on an island in East Lake. At sunset, I snuck away with Art and Madi for some dreamy photos on the lake. Art’s sister boated us around as we chased the light for a half hour before rejoining the festivities on land. I took a few group photos but mainly spent the evening capturing candid moments as loved ones reunited.

A bride and groom talk with guests on the patio of the Lake Placid Club during a wedding cocktail hour.

A bride and groom smile and hug after beside a table holding their New York marriage license.

A bride holds a glass of wine and talks with guests outside at a Lake Placid Club wedding.

A bride and groom run across a golf course after their Lake Placid Club wedding.

Art and Madi’s Fun Wedding Day

The next day, I met up with Madi and Art at their Lake Placid wedding venue. Both wedding parties got ready in the boathouse residences, which are right on Mirror Lake. The day was delayed a touch when it turned out that none of the groomsmen knew how to tie bow ties. Luckily, Artie was able to tie them all.

Guests gather around tables in a lodge for a wedding reception.

Members of a wedding party enter a venue doing a choreographed dance.

A bride and groom enter the Lake Placid Club for their wedding reception,.

A bride and groom have their first dance while their wedding party stands on the side of the dance floor in a Lake Placid wedding venue.

As guests arrived, they took a seat and soaked in the view. This Lake Placid wedding venue has an incredible view of the mountains and forests as a backdrop for ceremonies. It was a gorgeous place to witness the touching ceremony officiated by Madi’s uncle.

A bride and groom laugh during a maid of honor speech at a Lake Placid wedding.

A bride holds a groom's hand and smiles at him during a wedding toast.

Wedding guests stand on the side of a golf course smiling and watching a bride swing a golf club.

A bride swings a golf club as a groom and guests cheer at a Lake Placid Club wedding.

Cocktail hour provided more opportunities for candid photos of Madi, Art, and their guests. The whole night was a blast from there. The wedding party had fun with their introductions before Madi and Art’s first dance. As the staff served dinner, we listened to five speeches. Collectively, they were some of the most creative and moving speeches I’ve heard. I feel very lucky to have documented these expressions of care and community.

Wedding guests gather on the side of a golf course and cheer at a Lake Placid Club wedding.

Wedding guests lift up a bride and groom on the dance floor and wave glow sticks.

Finally, it was time for sunset photos on the golf course with the stunning Adirondack Mountains as our backdrop. Before we knew it, it was time to cut the cake and do the parent dances. The dance floor then opened for one of the wildest and funnest dance parties I’ve ever seen.

Wedding guests dance with their shirts unbottoned.

A bride hugs a woman after the bouquet toss at a Lake Placid wedding.

A bride laughs surrounded by guests waving glow sticks at a wedding reception.

A bride and groom kiss on the dance floor at a September wedding.

Your New York Wedding Photography

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Thank you to the vendors who helped make this wedding amazing:

Venue: Lake Placid Club

Photography: Kelly Kaz Photography

Wedding Dress: Laudae from One Bridal

Bridesmaids’ Dresses: Birdy Grey

Suit: Calvin Klein from Men's Warehouse

Catering and Cake: Holly Healy at Simply Gourmet

DJ / Band: Good Guy Productions

Jewelry: Tiffany and Co.

Florist: Middlebury Floral

Hair and Makeup: Tia Bush Beauty