About this vendor
Historic Watres Lodge at Lacawac Sanctuary is a wedding venue located in Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania. Charming and historic, this incredible rustic venue is the ideal setting for your perfect country wedding. From thick wooden beams to original hardwood, the Historic Watres Lodge at Lacawac Sanctuary provides a vintage aesthetic complimented by the simplicity of natural beauty. Plan a unique wedding inspired by nature at the Sanctuary, tucked away amidst 500 forested acres. Stunning views will set the backdrop for the rustic wedding of your dreams at this historic nature preserve!
Facilities and Capacity
The Historic Watres Lodge at Lacawac Sanctuary is proud to offer a one-of-a-kind wedding venue for your special day. Choose the ceremony location that best suits your needs, whether you are hosting a small gathering or a vibrant party.
The Watres Lodge is perfect for an intimate sit down dinner of up to 40 people. Or, utilize the space for a lively cocktail party or reception for up to 150 standing guests, with a candlelit ambiance and access to both the living and dining room. Enjoy stunning, scenic views from the dining room of the Sanctuary’s natural landscape while you enjoy the most special day of your life.
The Carriage House and Barn instantly transports you back in time with a rustic downstairs event space with capacity for up to 65 wedding guests.
The Lawn offers an outdoor option with large open space. With a capacity for up to 150 people, this venue option is perfect for showcasing the natural beauty of Pennsylvania.
Lodging is available on-site for friends, family members, and wedding parties to relax in before or after the celebration.
Lacawac Sanctuary is a nature center, environmental education facility, ecological research station and historic venue located in the heart of the Northern Poconos on the shore of Lake Wallenpaupack. The rental of Lacawac Sanctuary's Historic Lodge for your special day benefits Lacawac’s mission to preserve and protect our natural and historic heritage, which protects open spaces, educates the public on our natural resources, and historic places like the Watres Lodge.
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If you love history and nature, this is the venue for you! Craig and his staff are amazing and will make sure you have a memorable wedding day! This place is truly special and wi...
ll forever be a sacred place in our hearts. We stumbled upon the venue while hiking months before we were engaged and it was at the top of our idea list when we were looking for a venue. I am so thankful we were able to get married here. It is a peaceful, truly beautiful venue. The buildings, lake, woods, trails, everything is perfect if you want that quiet, nature filled wedding like we did. Highly recommend!
We had our September wedding of 75 people at Lacawac in 2025. It was THE BEST DECISION EVER! Craig is so wonderful and lovely to work with! The site is BREATHTAKING and there are s...
o many spaces to hold the ceremony and reception. We had 75 people at the lake dock and it was so pretty and then had our reception under their new fully covered, paved and heated pavilion. Our whole wedding party stayed the weekend in the lodge and it was so fun/great to have everyone on site the whole time. Everyone said it was the most unique wedding venue they had been to, and the money goes towards an amazing mission! The only thing is, I think other people recommended this, definitely have a wedding coordinator, as the space is GIANT and can confuse people. We went with Ester & Tye at Bissou and they were amazing! But Craig, the head of Lacawac, although not a wedding coordinator, was very great to work with leading up and helps tailor the space to your needs! Plenty of bathrooms and parking for people, and the amount of lodging they have onsite (for an extra fee) is such a great perk, to have everyone get to get ready and stay together. The whole place is TRULY MAGICAL!!
Lacawac Sanctuary is beautiful and exactly what we were looking for as our wedding location. We loved the privacy the whole grounds gave us (especially the lake), as well as the fl...
exibility it offered. The buildings are gorgeous and the lodge itself was the main reason we chose Lacawac.
The biggest thing to keep in mind, however, is that this is NOT a wedding venue. This is a non-profit that happens to allow people to hold their weddings there. While Craig was helpful and all of the recommended vendors we hired were great, there is no "wedding coordinator" that is going to help you before or during the wedding. If you are okay with doing most of the work yourself, including the majority of the setup, then you will have nothing to worry about. If you want someone to be at your beck-and-call, you may want to consider elsewhere. With all that being said, we would definitely still hold our wedding at Lacawac again, but I would be more prepared for it!
After visiting countless venues in search of "the one" that would meet all of our preferences, we found Lacawac - a literal dream come true. We rented the entire property for two d...
ays of festivities, and couldn't be happier with the outcome. Not only are the views breathtaking, but the history of the grounds provided an unmatched "vibe" compared to other vendors that we had considered. Everything was up to our standards of excellence, and Craig, President of Lacawac, was an absolute pleasure to work with (including the accommodation of postponing our original wedding date due to COVID-19). We truly couldn't have had a more perfect wedding weekend, and Lacawac was the real MVP.
If you're considering this venue for your wedding or event, DO NOT HESITATE TO BOOK IT!
Contact
94 Sanctuary Road, Lake Ariel, PA
Historic Watres Lodge at Lacawac Sanctuary