I had my reception in the Crystal Room. It was beautiful there. Cindy and Suzie did a nice job. They aren't overly friendly. The cost per meal was reasonable. Alcohol is includ...ed in that price which is nice for the grooms parents who often pay for the alcohol. It's not convenient when people cancel at the last minute and you end up paying for their meal and alcohol that they didn't drink. They box up the extra meals for you, but you end up paying the full, alcohol included price. You can add meals up until the day before your event, but you can't take any away. I wanted chair covers, which you can rent from them. They get them from a company in Michigan so you have to cover the cost of shipping. I found that there were lots of hidden costs like this. It was $70 to ship them there and back. I had a photobooth and there was an extra $50 fee for "electricity." Photobooths are basically a desktop computer and a printer. I read many reviews about Lakeview before deciding on it and none of them told me about these extra costs. You also cannot sample the food. The food was good, but I would have liked to sample beforehand. That was risky to me. You are allotted exactly 5 hours. There is no overtime. You cannot ask your DJ to play for longer. This means my reception started with cocktails at 4pm and ended at 9pm, which seemed so early! They also have a really weird, miniature Statue of Liberty outside. Overall, it was a beautiful event. There were times that I regretted having my reception there just because of the hidden costs and lack of a personalized experience. My guests never knew any of that, but you should know before you're wooed by how beautiful it is there.