Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Courtyard by Marriott Erie Bayfront, Erie

A wedding at the Courtyard by Marriott Erie Bayfront brings Presque Isle Bay into every picture. The hotel sits on Sassafras Pier as part of Bayfront Landing, next to the Sheraton and the Bayfront Convention Center, and its outdoor spaces open right onto the water. Wedding photographers like the bayfront for couple portraits with boats, sky and clouds over the bay, and your videographer can catch the breeze and the light on the water in the background.

Anchor Plaza is the hotel's big outdoor space, 20,000 square feet by the water, and with the rooftop patio can host up to 1,500 guests. Couples have held wedding receptions in a lit tent on Anchor Plaza and taken wedding photos along the water after the ceremony. Indoors, the Niagara Room is a smaller space for a rehearsal dinner or an intimate gathering, and the hotel has 192 guest rooms for out-of-town family. If you'd like your wedding ceremony here too, ask the Bayfront Landing team which spaces they'd suggest and what the plan is if it rains.

Bayfront Landing's wedding planners help with custom menus, floor plans, seating and décor, and food is made fresh on site. Open-flame candles aren't allowed (LED only), and parking in the hotel garage costs extra. A tent by the bay sounds dreamy, but wind off the water affects sound, so ask your videographer about microphones for the vows and toasts.

• Call Bayfront Landing or fill in its planning form to check your date.
• Visit at the hour of your wedding day to see the light on the bay with your photographer.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines, tent options and parking.

A little about the Courtyard by Marriott Erie Bayfront

The hotel is one of three venues that make up Bayfront Landing on Erie's waterfront, along with the Sheraton Erie Bayfront Hotel and the Bayfront Convention Center.