Lake Tahoe Wedding Venues
This page will continue to grow as we have time to add more content to it. So many of our clients make Lake Tahoe their wedding destination but live far away so we thought adding a page that shows the various wedding venues around Lake Tahoe might be helpful. We hope it is. This is not intended to showcase our best work, just to give you a quick idea of what the ceremony site, reception site and grounds look like at some of the more popular wedding venues in the Lake Tahoe area.
The Olympic Village Lodge at Palisades Tahoe has a great, private outdoor courtyard with wonderful visuals for the ceremony site. There are lots of options both onsite and off for portraits, and it has a large roomy interior for receptions that can be decorated however you like, plus room to dance!
Northstar at Tahoe has two wedding venues up on its slopes. Schaffer's Camp , this venue, and the Zephyr Lodge are pretty close at the top of Lookout Mountain. Schaffer's Camp has a scenic ceremony site out on the deck facing the western mountains and a cozy interior with floor to ceiling windows that face the setting sun. Both venues are accessed via a gondola and a chairlift ride.
Palisades High Camp is a great wedding venue winter or summer. It can be cold and windy in the winter, but if you are a snow sports fan, you can ski into and out of your wedding. The ceremony site is on the front deck overlooking Lake Tahoe. The reception area is in the Terrace Restaurant downstairs and is a semi-circle layout with the dance floor in the center and great views.
Edgewood Golf and Country Club at Lake Tahoe is one of the classic South Lake Tahoe wedding venues. It has a private beach for portraits, and three separate ceremony and reception venues. Expect to see other weddings there on weekends in the summer, but these guys are pros at keeping things orderly. They allow you to arrive onsite one-hour prior to your wedding.
The Winters Creek Lodge at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe offers a large outdoor patio with a forest background for their wedding ceremony site. The lodge itself is spacious with floor to ceiling windows. And the views down into Washoe Valley are hard to beat.
The Hellman-Ehrman mansion at Lake Tahoe is a Califo rnia State Park that offers amazing lake views and a backdrop of what could pass for a castle. There are separate buildings to get ready in for the bride and groom, and a ceremony site looking over the lake. You share this with the public during the day, but usually by sunset time there are only a few stragglers. The reception area is outdoors next to the mansion and is usually well lit with market lights.
The West Shore Cafe is located in the Homewood area on the west shore of Lake Tahoe and offers and intimate wedding day experience with a lake-front lawn, pier and main floor of the inn. They have a few rooms for the bride and groom to stay in as well as some lake front cottages directly next to the inn.
The Historic Thunderbird Lodge is one of the more extravagant venues at Lake Tahoe. Stone buildings and pathways line the property, all with a Lake Tahoe backdrop. Tours of the grounds are given to guests as they arrive, including a walk through the underground tunnel that leads to the boathouse where the famous Thunderbird wood boat resides.
Valhalla is another historical venue on the south shore of Lake Tahoe and includes the grand hall for ceremonies, and a pier for sunset photos. This location has some of the tallest trees at the lake.
The Lodge at Sugar Bowl ski area is a great rustic venue featuring a rustic alpine lodge, beautiful mountain views, quick access to the Donner Lake overlook, a great spot for pictures, and options to take a chairlift ride to the top of the mountain.
White Wolf Mountain is a privately own ed ski resort that encompasses that terrain between Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows. This venue is as low key as the come. Property owner Troy Caldwell works with clients to make their vision come true. The ceremony site is located on a small lake, with canoes for guests. There is a log kitchen and stage and plenty of lawn for outdoor receptions. The only real building access is the unfinished base of his private ski lift, which makes for a cool industrial feel to some of the photos.
The Twenty Mile House in Graeagle is a gre at, secluded venue. There is the historic main building and general store where the reception is held. The trees all around are decorated with lights and photograph great at night. The main ceremony site is in the forest with another on the lawn out back of the house. The light in the forest can be tough on mid-day ceremonies, but the access to forest and rivers and fields and train tracks on the property make for great portrait locations closer to sunset.
Lake front rehearsal dinner for Tori and James.
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Patty and Peter … what a fun, genuine couple! Beginning of summer at Palisades with a lush green meadow and the tram face as their backdrop, couldn’t get a better view for a Tahoe mountain wedding!
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Happy 10 year anniversary to Sarah and Daniel! One of our all time favorite weddings at the historic Thunderbird Lodge at Lake Tahoe. Working alongside @blueskyeventstahoe has always made our job so easy and smooth.
Congrats on 10 years, cheers to many more!
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After the surprise proposal of Damon and Tammy, we did a sunset portrait session along the shores of Lake Tahoe.
Congrats @damonstroup and @tammyserrato
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Right as the sun was setting yesterday in South Lake Tahoe, Damon got down on one knee and proposed to Tammy, and she was truly surprised! I love capturing these special moments!
Planning a surprise proposal at Lake Tahoe? We can help!
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A few more from Kaitlin and Tyler’s wedding last month at Sand Harbor and @garwoodslaketahoe
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Sneak peek from Kaitlin and Tyler’s wedding at Sand Harbor and reception at @garwoodslaketahoe
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Taylor and Petr got their wishes to have a snowy wedding at Palisades a few weeks ago.
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Taylor and Petr enjoyed a day on the mountain with family and friends on Friday. They were hoping for a little fresh snow for their wedding, and they got their wish! More to come from this fun wedding weekend at Palisades Tahoe!
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I had a great time meeting a lot of nice couples at the @park_home_ranch_venue beautiful barn wedding venue in Minden last weekend. Plus, I got to show off our new @blacksmithprintco sample album and people were of course so impressed with the impeccable quality of this album!
I set up a little booth at the wedding fair today at the gorgeous @park_home_ranch_venue in Minden. This venue is amazing and we hope to book a few weddings here next year!
It was fun catching up with some of my favorite vendor friends, @jasonchesebroughfilms and @envyeventmanagementnv … AND swipe to the last image, I got to reconnect with a couple, Renee and Tom, whose wedding I photographed in Reno 16 years ago! They now run the super adorable vintage camper Photo Booth @blushcamperco
If you are looking for a gorgeous property with a huge historic barn and grand Mountain views as the backdrop, check this venue out!
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Our new album company reveal! We love @blacksmithprintco ! The quality, presentation and personal customer service are truly top notch!
A big happy anniversary to Kat and Tyler! I just did a blog post on their gorgeous wine country wedding! Check it out, link in bio!
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A HUGE shout out and so many thanks to Brady, owner of @blacksmithprintco , for helping us get our last album of 2024 done for our sweet, incredibly patient couple who has been waiting since October. As many of you know, Finao albums abruptly went out of business right after Christmas! During my last phone exchange with Finao at the beginning of December, they assured me that our couple would get their album before Christmas with upgraded overnight shipping … and then, when I tried to follow up with them through out the rest of December, they never responded to my multiple emails and calls again!
Enter Brady and Blacksmith Print Co!
Thanks to our Fearless Photographers community, he graciously offered to complete this album as if we were one of his valued clients.
Every step of the process was so easy and we had a personal zoom meeting to complete the order.
We asked our couple to take a few photos and a short video of the album so we could share it here. They love it, and thanks again Sondra and Micah for your patience!
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Rebecah Josh and Duke … engagement session at Lake Tahoe after the last snow storm.
We can’t wait for their wedding in August!
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Scott met up with this sweet family the other day on a very cold afternoon in the forest for some quick family photos …. With families with kids and grandparents, it’s important to do all the combinations … everyone together, each family, and of course everyone wants a shot with the adorable kid!… and when there is snow on the ground, hey, we love to get them playing in the snow a little bit too!
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Jumping in to the New Year …. Just like Kadee and Dan did on their wedding day in the mountains near Bend, Oregon!
We are still on a bit of a holiday break as far as new sessions, but we are starting to get more inquiries for the upcoming wedding season.
Are you an adventurous couple who loves the mountains and would like to have a documentary style team capture your wedding day?
Reach out if you are still planning a wedding in Tahoe, Truckee, or beyond!
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This was a dream high school senior session … we met up with Andie, her mom and her two horses at the beach on a foggy fall afternoon in the Monterey Bay. Andie is a sweet heart, and her horses were great to work with, well behaved and seemed to also be enjoying the experience! Congrats Andie, class of 2025!
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My last wedding of the season took me on a road trip south to Solvang for Kristin and Russell’s beach ceremony and backyard reception. It was a gorgeous day with amazing people.
Thanks to all of our 2024 couples for trusting us to document your special day.
We are looking forward to what next year’s wedding season brings!
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Kristin and Russell, the vertical sneak peeks! Our last wedding of the season brought me, Monique, to the Solvang area for Krisitn and Russell’s intimate beach ceremony and reception at their hilltop back yard. More to come tomorrow.
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Last wedding of the season! I have been in Solvang for the weekend, all dressed up and ready to rock this day … Just waiting for the bride, who is running 45 minutes late, lol!
A bit late on this 10 year anniversary shout out, but better late than never! One of our all time favorite weddings at The HideOut with Melissa and Casey! Cheers to you both!
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Happy 10 years ( a few weeks late, but had to still post) to this amazing couple, Conner and Molly, from mountain tops to secret river valleys and all over the world, they are enjoying every minute of life!
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Congrats to Nicole and Marco! They had been planning a big wedding in Tennessee until Hurricane Helene forced them to pivot and within a few weeks, they had planned the perfect Lake Tahoe micro wedding with their family. It was a beautiful fall afternoon in Rubicon Bay.
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Happy 12 years to Sheri and Nick! They had a micro wedding way back before micro weddings were a thing! After their late afternoon ceremony with their family on a beach right outside of their rental house, we were able to go to 2 other locations for portraits that incorporated fall colors and some classic boulders along the shore of Lake Tahoe.
Are you planning a Tahoe elopement? We can help you plan choose the perfect spots to visit for portraits. Send us a DM if interested!
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Happy Anniversary to Maren and Perry! Their wedding was located on a working ranch in the hills along the central California coast.
I am heading back down to that area in a few weeks for my last wedding of the season!
High school senior session for Alexander … he braved the chilly Lake Tahoe water to wade out to an island of boulders for some of these images! 👏👏👏 our kind of client … who else wants to get out there in the water?!
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Sneak peek from Alex’s high school senior session the other morning at Zephyr Cove.
I wanted to post this as a stand alone because it is so rad when we have clients who want to get in the lake, it makes me so happy and stoked to capture the adventure of it! We love working with people with an adventurous spirit, willing to strip down to their undies to wade out to the granite boulder island for some portraits.
He said the cold water was energizing, and really, it was only about knee deep.
More from this session to come, but wanted to post this as a stand alone first!
(Permission to post given by both his mom and him)
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Here is a little sneak peek of Scott’s wedding video for Katie and Devon.
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Happy 5th wedding anniversary to Brittany and Kevin! I had the pleasure of doing some family photos of them with their then toddler a few years back and now they are expecting twin girls! Congrats, it is so lovely to see your family grow! Such a sweet couple, and gorgeous fall day at Valhalla!
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Check out our new blog post from Danielle and Sean’s Edgewood Tahoe Resort wedding, link in bio to our blog. There you will also find the link to their highlight video that Scott did … fun fact: Scott plays piano, and when he heard one of the Star Trek theme songs playing during their first dance, he got the music, practiced it for weeks, then recorded it so he could use it in their highlight reel and the complete song with their complete dance for the extended cut!
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