The Pavilion on Crystal Lake is the perfect combination of being a beautiful & functional venue. It's gorgeous, quaint, on a lake, and far from any noisy cars or roads. Also impo...rtantly, everything you need for the whole day is on site, (getting ready cottage, ceremony space with built in benches, cocktail hour & reception spaces). Also, its dance floor / good lighting it make it accessible for more guests, like older folks (I was a bit nervous about people tripping at some of the other rustic / barn venues we toured).
The Pavilion is one of CT Wedding Group's (CWG) venues, and CWG does an exceptional job. Their service is immaculate, and you will not have a single worry on your actual wedding day. Also, the food is amazing! We knew this before our wedding day because while planning, multiple people who'd been to CWG weddings before said they remembered the food being incredible.
We got SO MANY compliments on our wedding - many about the food, many about the event coordination that day, and some saying it was the best wedding they'd ever been to!
We were a little nervous at first about booking with CWG because it is expensive, but they're worth it. I don't think you can get this level of service/perfection anywhere else and comparing it to other similar venues, they're actually fairly priced. Some add-ons will increase your cost, so you can pick and choose what you want. The whole wedding industry is costly anyway LOL.
Shout out to Lexi for being AMAZING! She was our planner and concierge. She made sure everything was well planned out before our big day, and on the actual wedding day, I didn't have a single worry because I knew she was going to take care of everything, including coordinate with all of our vendors. Even my maid of honor, who has planned 2 of her own weddings (COVID wedding, then the rescheduled wedding) told me how she thought Lexi did such a good job!
Also shout out to Eddie, who we only worked with the week of our wedding for our rehearsal and on the wedding day, but he made us feel so comfortable and also did such an amazing job coordinating our day seamlessly with Lexi.
Lastly, shout out to Mike, the AMAZING chef! Not only for making amazing food that we got so many compliments about, but also for working so hard to make sure there was food I'd be able to eat. Part way through planning, I was having GI issues and had to go gluten free, dairy free, and low FODMAPS. Mike went out of his way to curate the menu to making sure I was able to eat most of the food. Also, as a dietary sensitive girlie, I really liked how knowledgeable the staff was about the ingredients for each dish and how they made sure each guest's food allergies were taken seriously. Also, all passed hors d'ouevres were well labeled!
In summary, I would highly recommend booking with CWG, and of course I'm partial to the Pavilion as their best venue.