Sugar Lake Weddings - Painesville, Ohio

Hayden P.

We got married here this September and we LOVED our experience here! This venue is so unique, from the lake to the enchanted forest, every part of this venue feels special. All of the staff that we worked with were truly so helpful and seemed to really care about making our wedding perfect for us. We went with the diamond package and I really think it was so worth it! Both of us are working full time and in school so having Nadine help with the planning allowed us both to be involved as much as we could, but kept the planning from getting stressful (which I did not think was going to be possible). Everyone we worked with was so friendly and so willing to make our wedding day perfect for us. We LOVED Nadine, Cailin, and Jess! This venue was really so beautiful and had so many personal touches. The getting ready space for the girls had tons of room for hair and makeup and a lot of natural light which I really loved!! We had such a great experience with Sugar Lake!!!

Abi R.

My husband and I had our wedding here in October 2024. The staff was incredible, shoutout to Nadine (our wedding planner)! We had a vision for our big day and they made it even better than we imagined. They walked us through the whole process, which limited the overall stress of planning the wedding. The Sugar Lake team went above and beyond and we can't recommend this venue enough! If you are thinking about booking this venue, DO IT! We have had multiple guests say our wedding was one of the best they've ever been to, stating the all around experience was amazing. We can't thank the staff here enough for making our wedding seamless and unforgettable!!
- Abi and Dylan Marsh

Daniel M.

Folks!! I cannot recommend Sugar Lake Weddings enough! Nadine, Steve, and their whole crew work diligently to make sure that their guests feel like it’s their own special day and no detail isn’t brought to mind. From our initial consultation we knew this would be the place where we would have our wedding, we were so in love with Nadine’s energy that we booked right there even though it was the first place we visited, and that was the first great decision we made for our wedding. Nadine was able to coordinate all of the vendors as well as decor for the wedding. All of her pieces are curated and managed with care. Nadine’s preferred vendors all made time for separate consultations with us and are all very good at what they do, to include: the DJ, Florist, Photographer, Tent rentals, and Bar Service. For our cocktail hour before the ceremony, she had macrame hammocks and vintage furniture out amongst the cocktail tables, our walk down the aisle was lined by Persian rugs, and they set up a flower wall we made to give us the understated elegance we were looking for. We had a donut wall instead of a cake and she even had a wall for us to use to display them on!
My husband and I felt like our families were well taken care of, and even as we started to wind down for the night, sitting around the big fire Steve made for us, the crew made sure that all of the cabins we aired out and comfy for the folks that would be staying over. ALSO!!! What venue can you go to that also lets you stay over for the night. Our wedding was so great that two years later folks are still talking about and we’re trying to find an excuse to have another event here.
All of that said. Sugar Lake Weddings is a venue that is situated on magical piece of land, and the folks that run it care about your day like family. People often say you shouldn’t expect for everything to be perfect, but as we sat around the fire, reeling from the celebration, I couldn’t find one fault.
Thanks Sugar Lake Weddings

Ally P.

This venue is absolutely gorgeous and had everything we could’ve dreamed of for our fairytale-like wedding! The family who owns the venue was incredible to work with, including wedding planner Nadine as well as her team of talented assistants! The venue offers tiered packages for practical pricing and hooked us up with great vendors, including our photographer, DJ, and florist! The planning experience was amazing and the wedding day was a dream thanks to Nadine’s talent and hard work! I truly can’t imagine having done it without her!

Sara D. M.

I need to start off by saying that Sugar Lake Lodge gave my husband and I the absolute wedding of our dreams! It is exactly 3 months later and I am still wrapping my head around how unbelievably beautiful and perfect everything was for us! My husband and I were engaged on October 31, 2021 and by November 1st we had a stack of 10 venues to look at. Sugar Lake stood out to us the most and it was the first one we wanted to see! By November 6th, only 6 days after our engagement, and one venue visit we were booked with Sugar Lake! It was the best decision we could have ever made! When we sat down with Nadine and Steve after touring the venue we just knew immediately it was it for us. Other options were not even a thought after stepping foot on Sugar Lake. Nadine, the event planner, is so unbelievably creative and took our vision to heart and made it a true reality. She was attentive and patient and always supportive and understanding of our needs. She told us on the first day that she wanted us to experience as little stress as possible and that she would make our day so special. We took a leap and trusted her completely and my goodness she did not disappoint! It is so evident that she puts her everything into her work and wholeheartedly means it. My husband and I had no doubts in her abilities and were so pleased with what she did for us! Her and her assistants were meticulous in their work and truly, the amount of compliments we received from guests was astounding! It’s one thing to love everything yourselves but for it to be 3 months later and your guests are still talking about it says something.

I think it’s important for every bride to know that Nadine genuinely wants you both to be as stress free as possible. I loved how the packaging was set up and so many things were taken care of! Even down to their preferred vendors who also did amazing work for us! Looking back I really do not think I could have made my wedding exactly how I wanted without Nadine’s help. No way between work and life could it have been done for me. I am so beyond grateful my husband found Sugar Lake and we were blessed with such a wonderful experience all around. If you’re looking for as little stress as possible, Sugar Lake is the way to go! I think it’s important to know that I struggle with anxiety in general and Nadine honestly put me so much at ease and that is so important to me.

My Husband and I also had the pleasure of having Steve, the owner, as our officiant. Steve did a wonderful job and really was able to personalize the ceremony for us which was so special and meaningful to us! Steve also helped coordinate the day and was there whenever you needed him. Steve and Nadine make such an incredible team!

It truly took me so long to write this review partly because of my hectic life schedule but also because I wanted to make sure I could convey everything in writing that I wanted to. And honestly as I sit here and do this, I’m finding I still can’t finds the words to do our experience justice.

For most, your wedding day is one of the most momentous days of your life. We all have dreams of what it will look like and have high hopes for the absolute best. To make it simple, Our wedding on November 5, 2022 was above and beyond what we have ever dreamed it could be. Our hopes and expectations were more than met and we were truly blown out of the water. We will forever look back fondly on this day and be so unbelievably grateful for Nadine & Steve.

Tatiana O.

I cannot say enough fantastic things about Sugar Lake Lodge!
Beginning with our first appointment to see the venue, when you pull in the first thing you’ll see is a stable housing 2 beautiful horses. Then you take a quick drive through a majestic trail surrounded by lush forest which opens to the Lodge! There we were greeted by an enthusiastic Nadine and Stephen. Nadine and Stephen were extremely professional but also had a warmth which made them both extremely easy to get along with. My husband and my main request for our wedding day and the planning was that we wanted someone to handle every detail and communication with vendors to make it as stress free as possible. Nadine told us about the diamond package and we sealed the deal right then and there. My husband and I could not have been more blessed throughout the entire process. Nadine was our wedding planner and coordinator. Not only did she eliminate the hassle of my husband and I needing to reach out to different vendors she also had our payment plan set up in a way that was so convenient and reasonable. Aside from the logistics she made our vision come to life. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I walked into the venue on our wedding day. Nadine and her recommended vendors created an unforgettable night not only for myself and my husband but our families as well. Nadine(planner and coordinator), Cailin(coordinator) and Avrie(social media coordinator) were by my side the entire day and night. I had three women in my bridal party originally but with them it felt like I had six. It truly felt like I had known Nadine, Cailin and Avrie for years! They were so attentive and considerate of my needs and my husbands the entire time! We had a few hiccups with dresses and makeup but every single time there was an issue one of those amazing women came rushing to help. My family members could not stop gushing at how beautiful the venue, decor and energy was at Sugar Lake Lodge. Our wedding day was a dream come true all thanks to the whole team at Sugar Lake Lodge. 🤍🤍🤍

addie K.

I couldn’t rave about this place more! Sugar lake lodge is a dream venue. Between the gorgeous property to every small detail Nadine puts into the wedding process and the day of is extraordinary! She goes above and beyond to make sure your wedding day is everything you could dream of! I can’t put into words how magical sugar lake lodge and all of their team is 🤍

Alana R.

I had my wedding here in October and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect venue! Absolutely beautiful and everything went flawlessly thanks to Nadine! She was absolutely terrific and made sure everything was exactly how we wanted it! So happy and would recommend this venue 100%