Friends Lake Inn 963 Friends Lake Road • Chestertown • NY 12817

Friends Lake Inn in Chestertown, NY, runs all-inclusive wedding packages, so your ceremony, dinner and stay come bundled. The Upstate Wedding includes a certified officiant, the bride's hair and makeup, a seasonal bouquet and boutonniere, 2 hours of photography, a private space for up to 4.5 hours, a 60-minute cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres, a 2-course family-style dinner, a boutique wedding cake, seasonal centerpieces, linens, tables and chairs, and 2 nights in a Lake Room with a fireplace. Taxes, fees and gratuity are added on top, and extras like a third night ($799) or a premier room upgrade ($79 a night) cost more.

Yes, both happen at Friends Lake Inn. You can say your vows under the wedding arbor, beneath the willow tree or on the bridge over the stream, in gardens with a waterfall and brook-fed pond, with room for up to 50 guests. Then head inside for dinner in the Main Dining Room, with its original tin ceiling and wood-burning fireplace, for up to 50, or the sunny Breeze Dining Room for up to 24. The Birch Bistro opens onto a patio with a fireplace for a first dance or a s'mores dessert table.

Friends Lake Inn handles catering and the bar in-house, and its packages already bring in many of the vendors you'd otherwise hire, including a certified officiant, seasonal florals, a photographer and a boutique wedding cake. If you want more, the inn offers add-ons like a makeup and hair artist for $300, extra photography from $650 per hour and a couples massage for $280.

At Friends Lake Inn in Chestertown, NY, all-inclusive packages run from $1,699 for an intimate elopement to $8,199 for a weekend Upstate Wedding, before taxes, fees and gratuity. The Adirondack Petite Wedding, for 14 to 30 guests, costs $4,699 for one weekday night, $4,899 for two weekday nights and $5,199 for a weekend. The Upstate Wedding, for 30 to 60 guests, costs $7,999 on weekdays and $8,199 on weekends, both with two nights' lodging. Guests beyond the base count are $169 per person, or $159 for elopements, and a third night adds $799. Holiday weekends may require a two-night minimum.

At Friends Lake Inn, the Petite and Upstate Wedding packages give you a private reception space for up to 4.5 hours, and each includes a 60-minute cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres. Amplified music is allowed indoors and outdoors, with some restrictions, and the Birch Bistro's patio with its fireplace can host your first dance.

At Friends Lake Inn in Chestertown, NY, the Adirondack Dining Room is the backup space for your ceremony if the weather doesn't cooperate, so you stay at the inn either way. Your outdoor plan would put you under the wedding arbor, beneath the willow tree or on the bridge over the stream, in gardens with a waterfall and brook-fed pond, for up to 50 guests. The Adirondack Dining Room is the inn's intimate space for private dinners and rehearsal dinners, and how many guests your ceremony can hold depends on the weather.

Friends Lake Inn has rooms right on site, so you and your guests can stay where you marry. The inn has 18 options: 7 Lake Rooms and 5 Tree Rooms with king beds, 5 Bird Rooms with queen beds, and a private cabin across the road. Your Petite or Upstate package includes a Lake Room with a fireplace for one or two nights, and you can upgrade to a premier Lake Room for $79 a night or add a third night for $799, which comes with a two-course dinner, plush robes and a picnic lunch to go. Room options include wood-burning or gas fireplaces, steam showers and jacuzzi tubs, and holiday weekends may require a two-night minimum.

Friends Lake Inn is an Adirondack inn built for small, all-inclusive weddings, with packages from an elopement for two up to 60 guests that bundle your officiant, flowers, photography, dinner, cake and your stay. Your garden ceremony, your reception in one of the inn's dining rooms and your overnight all happen on the same property, and 18 rooms, including a private cabin, mean your closest people can stay too. Rooms with fireplaces, steam showers and jacuzzi tubs make it easy to turn the wedding into a weekend.