Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Beach Glass Estates, North East

A wedding at Beach Glass Estates in North East puts Lake Erie right at the end of the lawn. The estate's stone chapel, the big lakeside lawn and the sunsets over the water give your photographer and wedding videographer a lot to love, from the aisle inside to golden-hour portraits by the lake.

Your wedding ceremony can be inside the chapel, which seats up to 150 and has Romanesque arches, stained glass and heavy wooden ceiling beams, or out on the Lake Side Lawn with room for up to 200. The venue suggests a DJ to cover sound in the chapel, since it has no speakers of its own, so plan that with your videographer to make sure your vows come through clearly on film. After the ceremony, the lawn and the views from the main house are where wedding photos happen as the light drops toward the lake.

For dinner and dancing you can use the banquet hall, the dining room, parlor and library together, or the Archway Deck, each for about 75 to 100 guests. You bring your own vendors and caterer (self-catering is allowed), and a licensed bartender is needed for a full bar. Rooms in the estate are set aside for your wedding guests, and a cottage and lake view suite can be booked too. The building is heated but not air-conditioned, worth knowing for a midsummer wedding day.

• Tours are by appointment only.
• Check sunset times and plan your portraits around them with your photographer.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines, decor rules and the required event insurance.

A little about Beach Glass Estates

The estate began in 1912 as a retreat for the St. Barnabas brotherhood, a lay order of Episcopal monks, and later served for decades as a home for caring for the sick. The chapel was rebuilt in 1931 as the Chapel of Divine Compassion, modeled on the Chapel of St. John in the Tower of London, and the family that owns it today restored the estate.