If you want to have a perfect New Hampshire wedding right on the lake, have your guests enjoy themselves for the entire weekend, and work with wonderful staff, look no further! We ...had our dream wedding at LSVR and couldn't be happier that we found this gem- our guests are still raving about what a magical spot this is! We wanted a wedding that our guests could enjoy for an entire weekend, rather than for just 6 hours. About 125 of our wedding guests stayed on-site for the whole weekend in LSVR's beautiful "cabins" - updated lakefront homes with full kitchens, bathrooms, multiple bedrooms, air conditioning, decks, and grills. Our guests loved that our wedding made them feel like they were on vacation and that they didn't have to leave LSVR's property all weekend. We also loved not having to worry about renting buses to transport people to hotels or have the fear that guests would drive after drinking.
On Friday evening we had a large welcome dinner that we opened up to all of our wedding guests. Before dinner time, we were so pleased to see that our guests were already taking full advantage of LSVR's various offerings on the water including paddle boarding, canoeing, and using the motor boats! It was so wonderful to have virtually the entire property to our ourselves all weekend long! Our guests got to enjoy a lovely pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday morning right by the water that was cooked up by LSVR staff including Michael, the owner. Friends are still telling us how incredible the pancakes were! My bridesmaids and I got ready in Pineview, LSVR's largest and newest home at the top of the hill- it's beautiful, sleeps 12, and has a view of the lake! Our hair and makeup artists were so pleased to have so much natural light and the ability to spread out in the large living room- much nicer than a hotel room/suite! We also took our first look photos on Pineview's gorgeous, wrap around deck.
Our wedding ceremony couldn't be beat- we got married on LSVR's private beach under an arbor with the lake right behind us. You can actually hear the waves crashing into the sand in our video! Our cocktail hour was very open- many guests were on the grass outside of the reception tent, some were drinking cocktails on the many docks in front of the grassy area, and others stayed on the beach and played games like corn hole and bocce. It was exactly what we wanted! The reception tent was gorgeous and Erika (LSVR's full-time wedding coordinator) did such a beautiful job setting everything up! We had 164 guests at the wedding and there was plenty of room- it never seemed as though guests were packed in, like we've felt at some other tent weddings. Erika and Michael truly made us feel so special all weekend, and we are so grateful! They are wonderful people to work with and are so, so helpful.
I communicated with Erika nearly every day for almost 2 years and I couldn't be happier with her. She is the sweetest woman you'll ever meet and was always so helpful - she also answered all of my questions in record time!
Of course we're biased, but we've never been to a wedding venue that tops Lake Shore Village Resort. Why would you not want your friends and family all in one place for the whole weekend? It's like summer camp for adults, only way classier! We are extremely jealous of the next couple that gets to celebrate here all weekend long - I wish we could do it over and over again!