Evergreen Lake House: Wedding Venue Highlight
When we moved our lives and our wedding photography business to Evergreen, CO, we didn’t know that the Evergreen Lake House would become one of our favorite wedding venues. As Colorado wedding photographers, you can imagine that we have high standards for what makes a great wedding venue.
Some of our favorite locations in the Colorado mountains for a wedding aren’t venues at all. We love helping couples elope in a beautiful setting off the grid. But we also love helping couples gather with their friends and families to support them, which often means finding a wedding venue with shelter, bathrooms, and parking lot among other simple comforts.
The Evergreen Lake House boasts a nice balance of comfort and nature that makes for a truly magical venue for your wedding ceremony. In this blog post, I’ll talk more about why we love shooting wedding photography at the Evergreen Lake house. Then, we’ll give some wedding planning tips. And of course, we’ll share some of our wedding photography from this special place.
Why We Love Weddings at Evergreen, CO Lake House
There are many challenges to getting married in Colorado’s rocky mountains. Many couples go on the search to a gorgeous venue dreaming of the perfect outdoor ceremony and celebratory reception nestled under the peaks. The problem is that a Colorado wedding is more complicated than that.
It might rain, snow, sleet, or throw any variety of weather conditions at you at any point in the year in Colorado. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love an adventure as much as anyone (probably more.) However, when it comes to weddings sometimes it’s nice to ensure the comfort of your guests.
Evergreen, Colorado is only an hour from the Denver airport or 30 minutes from downtown Denver and at an elevation of 7000 feet. While we’re still above the mile-high city, it’s not as bad as some higher-elevation wedding venues for your out-of-town guests that aren’t used to the altitude. You can have an outdoor ceremony on a mountain lake and still move indoors for dinner.
What Makes the Lake House Such a Beautiful Venue
Now, since wedding photography is our job, we always look at a wedding venue from the wedding photography standpoint. To be clear, the Evergreen Lake House doesn’t have big mountain views of giant rugged peaks, instead, it boasts rolling green mountains. So it may not be the most epic location to a wedding photographer that’s traveled to some of the world’s most magical places for weddings, but it’s a stunning venue nonetheless.
I personally love shooting at the Lake House because it’s incredibly familiar to me, being only a mile from my house. And at the same time, it is different every time I visit. Whether I’m anticipating fairytale snowfalls, enjoying the green of summer, or waiting for the ice skating rink to melt, I love the views from the lake.
As a wedding photographer, I love shooting both familiar are new locations as both provide entertaining space for my creativity. The Lake House has a lot of great angles from the outdoor deck or surrounding features to inside the building itself.
Tips for Planning a Lake House Wedding
As with any wedding planning, I always suggest deciding on what your priorities are so that you can allocate your budget accordingly. When it comes to checking all of the boxes, the Evergreen Lake House staff will give you a list of (and every provide an opportunity to meet) preferred caterers and other vendors. You don’t have to follow the list but if you do, you can be assured they’re used to working at the wedding venue.
The building has relatively simple decor with simple string lights, rustic mountain charm, and huge windows. You can decide how much or little work to do to transform it towards your wedding day vision. From there, it’s all about envisioning your wedding day and planning for a great experience.
Based on event date and your rental time (there are different time blocks) you’ll decide on other locations such as where to stay, get ready, or do a first look. We can always help with any of that from a wedding photography standpoint by showing you the best places and times for pictures.
Looking for an Evergreen wedding photographer?
Thanks for checking out this vendor highlight to hear why the Evergreen Lake House is one of our favorite places to capture your wedding photography. Check them out. As Colorado wedding photographers, our style is both environmental and experiential. That means we focus on capturing the beauty of your surroundings as well as the amazing experience you’re having on your wedding day.
You’ll see our landscape portraits and our photojournalistic storytelling candids. Once you’ve selected your wedding venue, reach out and let’s talk about your photography! Whether you’re having an outdoor reception or need help picking ceremony locations, we’re here to help with planning and logistics.
As I mentioned, the Evergreen Lake House is our local wedding venue so we know it well and it has a special place in our hearts. Lakeside outdoor ceremonies are memorable. It’s also a great venue for a winter wedding because you can always have the ceremony indoors if it’s too cold on the outdoor deck.
More Evergreen Lake House Wedding Photos in Colorado
Below is a list of weddings that we’ve shot at the Evergreen Lake House. Since they host weddings year round, it’s a perfect location for great indoor/outdoor wedding ceremony. Every couple has brought their own unique twist to their Evergreen Lake House wedding ceremonies, which can be seen in their wedding photography.
Cole & Taylor – Wedding at Evergreen Lake House Colorado
Trevor & Lucille – Married at the Lake House Evergreen Colorado
Kelly & David – Evergreen Lakehouse Wedding
Brooke and Jason – Evergreen Colorado Wedding Photography and Videography
Kevin and Kim – Evergreen Lake House Colorado Wedding Photos
Noah and Sarah – Summer Evergreen Lake Wedding
Brooke and Sam – Evergreen Lake House Wedding Pictures
Summer and Citrus – Evergreen Lake House Wedding Inspiration
Next, check out more of our work in Evergreen. There are other great venues like the Barn at Memorial Park and Boettcher Mansion.
More Wedding Photography and Videography
We are Marc and Brenda Bergreen. We’re a husband and wife team of adventurous Colorado wedding and elopement photographers. Above all our philosophy, love. adventurously. is the guidepost for everything we do.
Based in Evergreen, CO we travel throughout the state as Colorado adventure wedding photographers to awesome places like Beaver Creek. Find us in Vail, Breckenridge, Estes Park, and more. Additionally, we frequently travel to California and other wedding destinations.
Be sure to check out photography tips on the blog for things like how to price photography or more of our work as Colorado wedding photographers and videographers! We love capturing adventurous couples in the beautiful places they choose to say I do.
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