We had our wedding here in 2014 on the summer soltice and it really was magical. For months afterwards, many of our guests told me it was the best wedding they'd been to, but I just assumed people always say that to brides. But then I started to believe them because the feedback was so consistent. The view (as described in other reviews) is incredible, with the whole Lake Tahoe basin spread out before you. We too looked at several places in the area, but it was no contest when we got up to the lodge. (It was also very personal for us as it was the location of our first ski date and the place we fell in love, our second home away from home, so...no brainer.) The thought of giving our guests (120 of them) the adventure of riding the tram to start the event was too fun. And I cannot say enough good things about the staff. Adriann, Libby and Veronica (who was my main contact though she's no longer there) were all incredible. Always in touch but never pushy. Always patient and helpful, even when I got in the weeds with details. I really felt like they cared so much about my wedding being great; it just felt very personal and special, though they were without fail 100% on their game. And of course they really know their own facility so they provided helpful guidance around layout, the flow of the evening, etc. We had a sit down dinner after a cocktail hour on the deck and here too they were super accommodating. One of the deal breakers for us was we wanted a sit down family style dinner. And though they had never done that there, I agreed to rent the platters and it worked perfectly. Hot food, everyone breaking bread together. We knew we didn't want buffet or plated, so we were really pleased they worked with us so well and were so accommodating. Some places seemed to be plug and play, but these guys were open to our ideas. It also helps that SLT is a fairly small community, so all the vendors they suggested were great. Everyone knows each other. We just celebrated our one year anniversary yesterday and I have nothing but five star memories looking back at the day, and everything leading up to it. It was so special seeing your family and dearest friends enchanted by the location we picked. Even though we had dancing throughout the night (live music set up outside/dance mixes inside) and lots of fun stuff to do, we were so happy to see our peeps outside on the deck watching the sun set from 8,250' over the lake. Also, the small raised area in the additional room (where we had dessert, disco time, a fan dancer, the dance with my dad) was also a nice conversation area and we had costumes for people to put on to have more fun. I just found it really versatile for a party. Boring but important: nice clean bathrooms with plenty of stalls. Helpful tip: give people a heads up about transportation for when the party's over. We expected our guests to leave drunk so we didn't want anyone driving. We called ahead to a couple of taxi services to shuttle people back to hotels when they came down from the tram. Unless people rent a house right around the mountain base, I wouldn't advise walking to town. The Best!