Lake Lanier Islands Weddings Blog

Last weekend we welcomed brides from all over to our Bridal Showcase at the Grand Ballroom. The ballroom was glamorously inspired by the old speakeasies of the roaring 20′s, with casino tables, exotic foods, and even Groucho Marx in a classic “talkie” on the big screen! Brides and grooms and their families got to meet a variety of our preferred partners and taste exquisite foods after braving the storms to get to Legacy Lodge. Overall it was a magnificent event, and we can’t wait to host another! Check out our pictures below:

The cupcakes by The Baking Grounds Bakery were DIVINE.

Also by The Baking Grounds Bakery, our photographer may have been a bit overwhelmed by the amazing smells emanating from this table…

Can we tear ourselves away from this table now??

Contemporary Weddings by A Big To Do Events had very elegant styles.

La Petite Fleur put together this amazing display!

Daniel Stancil Photography does remarkable work!

Randi Scroggs helps the inner beauty of every bride shine through on their special day.

Flowers by Holland was a popular stop for our brides-to-be.

Many brand new fiancees checked out these amazing dresses and tuxes!

At the Tasting, there was plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables, and cheeses with a variety of dipping sauces.

Our bartender mixed mimosas and mint julips all night!

There were stations for every genre of food!

Or guests could stop by the carving station for a slice of succulent pork with a blackberry glaze or orange-mango mayonnaise.

All the while placing bets with our special $100 bills to win amazing gifts and prizes!

Our grand prize was an incredible $1,000 off the bride’s wedding package plus special gifts from our vendors!

It was a super fun time when guests discovered the Photo Booth!

The ballroom was literally decorated to the ceiling!

Overall it was an amazing night, and we were so happy and excited to share it with all of you!

You guys, even though the weather this weekend was subpar, we still had an amazing time hosting 6 weddings! We’re spotlighting two of those weddings today on our blog for your enjoyment and inspiration.

First, Janice and Jon took the plunge this weekend at PineIsle Pointe, one of our most popular venues. The reception was completely adorbs, and with all the unique picture frames and mason jars it looked like a Pinterest dream-wedding come true! To the pictures, Batman!!

The Bride was stunning, in a beautiful lacy dress with elegant blue shoes:

And let us say that when the father of the bride walked her down the aisle, something happened with our camera lens and for some reason it was blurry and we couldn’t see through it, but the picture came out great. Must have been the eye-piece or something…

Congratulations to Janice and Jon, and may all your years together be filled with love and happiness, and now our monitor is getting blurry too… What is the deal with technology these days?? … …

Ok, now that we’ve got the blurry-screen-thing under control, may we present our second spotlighted wedding: Emily and Chris, who tied the knot at the Venetian Pier!

This bride and her father were equally adorable:

And when they made their way down the pier, we couldn’t help but sigh with picturesque charm of it all.

After a beautiful ceremony, the happy newlyweds took a spin in a gorgeous decked out boat before meeting their guests at the Carriage House.

We’re wishing Emily and Chris all the best in their new life together!

Have you ever thought about getting married right on the water? Sure, there are beach weddings, and we even have some of the most beautiful settings beside the water, but the Venetian Pier at Lake Lanier Islands offers panoramic views from right on the actual lake.

The view from the Pier

Draped in white and surrounded on all sides by the tranquil waters of Lanier, this one-of-a-kind venue provides a setting that is truly unparalleled. As the bride descends the boardwalk onto the Pier, it will be a moment that everyone in attendance will remember for years to come.

Imagine walking down this beautiful boardwalk

The amazing thing is, every moment of every day is a beautiful setting. Sunrise over the lake? Gorgeous. Sunny afternoon? How lovely! Sunset with the love of your life? Perfect! And seeing the moon and stars reflected off the water is just about the most magical setting we can think of.

Sunset and dancing

The Pier can host your entire event, from rehearsal to ceremony to reception, and accomodate up to 175 guests. You could even dock one of our Yachts right here and float away on a reception cruise right after the ceremony! Can you imagine anything more romantic?! We can’t. And neither could Laura, who took advantage of one of the most picturesque and heart-melting venues we offer:

“It was like a dream location, sitting on a pier under cloud-like tents, in a private section of the lake. It was just idyllic.” -Laura Birney

All decorated!

We have TWO weddings happening this weekend, and we are so pumped! Pumped like our Reeboks during a basketball game after school on the blacktop in the early 90′s. Google it. That’s how pumped we are.

First we have Aaron Nance and Amy Lucas getting married at Legacy Pointe. The weather may be nudging the happy couple to switch to an indoor venue, but we are confident if it goes that way, it’ll be smooth as the silky sails on a sailboat. Well, smoother than that actually, because we’re not at all clear on what sailboat sails actually feel like. Are they canvas? Are they nylon? Let’s hope they’re silky. Silky like the smooth transition to the indoor venue that Aaron and Amy might have to experience. And here’s the happy couple now!

Aren’t they just a fantastic looking couple?

Congratulations, you two!! May you have a lifetime of happiness!

Next up is AJ Hix and Anna Heimberger, who will be saying their vows on the lake at Venetian Pier. The pier is under a giant pavilion, but the odds are that AJ and Anna will likely want to move their venue as well. That lousy rain! But you know what they say: No rain, no rainbows! So this is us hoping the biggest, most beautiful rainbow that ever graced the sky above our lake majestically appears at just the exact moment for AJ and Anna. And this is us fervently wishing that their new life together will be as spectacularly amazing as all the rainbows in the world, TIMES 100!

These guys! These guys look so fun!

Way to go, you guys!! May love for each other follow you through all your days!

This weekend one of our preferred partners held a gorgeous corporate event at our own Pine Isle Pointe. True to their mantra of designing one-of-a-kind creations, Your Event Solutions (YES) decked out the Pine Isle Pointe Pavilion with beautiful flowers, candles, and vintage lanterns. YES has made a reputation for itself focusing on the simple details and turning every event into a Pinterest user’s dream. A moss-covered shutter as a table top? Yes please! Trimmed topiary to designate table numbers? Adorbs. Cornhole on the green? Hand over the bean bags!

If this is a corporate event for YES’s own, can you imagine what your wedding will look like? These people have 17 years of experience making every bride’s vision a reality! But YES doesn’t just do weddings; they run the planning spectrum for every kind of event! Check out their List O’ Things They Do:

• Event Design
• Theme Parties
• Interactive Games
• Linens
• Floral Arrangements
• Team Building
• Entertainment
• Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
• Staging
• Set Design
• Furniture Environments
• Props
• Scenic Drapery and Backdrops
• Lighting
• Custom Graphics
• Fundraisers
• And of course, weddings.

It’s pretty easy to see why we at Lake Lanier Islands love YES, but here’s a few more pictures of that corporate event to convince you if you’re still doubting their amazingness.

If you want to contact YES for more information, email them at info@4yes.com, or simply fill out the quick form on their website: www.4yes.com.

It’s a busy weekend here at the Islands, and we are so pumped to welcome three sets of couples getting hitched this weekend! After a round of final rehearsals and dinners at our charming restaurants on Friday, Saturday is going to kick off with the Boehman/Cooper Wedding at Legacy Pointe.

It’s just so pretty!

Legacy Pointe is one of our gorgeous outdoor venues, with a striking wooden arbor, and a scenic backdrop of the Lake. After the lawn ceremony, the newlyweds will greet their family and friends under the tent at the Legacy Pointe Pavilion for dancing, cake, and unadulterated joy.

Doesn’t this look amazing?

Also on Saturday, Pine Isle Pointe will play host to the Paulen/Hauser wedding. Pine Isle offers another stunning view of the Lake, and has it’s own unique wooden arbor so the lovely bride and fetching groom can get married under the canopy of the clouds, or in this case, the spotlight of the setting sun.

Isn’t that arbor just idyllic?

When Sunday morning rolls around, Lake Lanier Islands will bid adieu to the Boehmans and Coopers and Paulens and Hausers and all their family and friends with a farewell brunch at the Resort.

In the evening Pine Isle will be reset by our wonderful and incredibly efficient staff (Hi, guys!) for its second wedding of the weekend, as the Bression and Thompson families enthusiastically await their union. As the bride and groom dance the night away, Legacy Weddings will sigh a big sigh of contentedness and perhaps wipe away a tear when we remember all the beautiful dresses and heart-felt vows we experienced over the weekend. We can’t wait until Tuesday when we get to share pictures of the weddings of this weekend!

As always, we  offer fervent congratulations to the newlyweds, and most sincerely wish them a lifetime of happiness with each other!