Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Mountaintop Lodge at Lake Naomi, Pocono Pines

A wedding at Mountaintop Lodge at Lake Naomi in Pocono Pines is made for a smaller guest list and a relaxed pace. The 12,000-square-foot country lodge sits among tall old pines, with a covered porch lined with rocking chairs and Adirondack chairs around fire pits out back, all easy, natural settings for wedding photos and video between the bigger moments.

You have three choices for the wedding ceremony: the lodge's own back garden, the grassy knoll of the Park at Club Beach, or the sandy beach itself, with the water of Lake Naomi behind you. A beach ceremony makes a wide, open frame for your photographer, though outdoors your videographer will want a plan for wind and lake sounds when you say your vows.

Dinner can be indoors or out. The Main Dining Room seats up to 40 guests, and adding the back deck brings it to 65 or gives you room for dancing and mingling. For a larger group, the manicured back garden holds a tented reception for up to 80. The lodge's catering team plans the menu with you, from a backyard barbecue to a buffet or a family-style dinner on the patio, and the same team can host your rehearsal dinner or bridal shower.

Mountaintop Lodge is also a bed and breakfast, with guest rooms that have private bathrooms, so family can stay the night and wake up to breakfast in the dining room. Lodge guests can use the Lake Naomi Club's facilities, including the beaches.

• Contact the events coordinator to check your date and talk through spaces and guest count.
• Visit the garden and the beach at the time your ceremony would start, and bring your photographer and videographer if you can.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and the rain plan for your wedding day.

A little about Mountaintop Lodge at Lake Naomi

Built in 1928, the lodge was first called Between the Pines; in the 1930s it was known as Beste's Hotel. The Lake Naomi Club bought it in 2012 and restored it, and it has run as a bed and breakfast ever since.