Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Marraras Mountain Lodge, Port Matilda

A wedding at Marraras Mountain Lodge in Port Matilda happens among tall trees, beside an acre-wide spring-fed pond, with rolling mountains in the view. A covered deck leads out to the lodge's gazebo, the spot the lodge suggests for outdoor wedding ceremonies, and a walking trail circles the pond for wedding pictures afterward. For your photographer and videographer, that means water, woods and hills in every direction, and room to wander with the two of you once the vows are done.

You can keep the whole wedding day on the property. Hold your wedding ceremony at the gazebo with outdoor seating for guests, then step inside for dinner. The lodge also has limited overnight rooms, including one with a private balcony that looks down over the great room, and guests are welcome to pitch tents. There are fire pits near the pond for later in the evening.

Your wedding reception fills the great room, which has a cathedral tongue-and-groove ceiling and a mountain stone fireplace, a warm backdrop for the toasts and your first dance on video. The lodge holds up to 200 guests, and tables and chairs are included (linens are not). There's a commercial-style kitchen for you or your caterer, so you can bring your own food service, and you may bring alcohol as long as state law is followed. Parking is ample. Rentals usually run from Thursday morning to Sunday morning, which leaves time to decorate and to enjoy the place.

• Ask about open weekends and the event insurance the lodge requires.
• Walk the pond trail and the gazebo with your photographer at the hour your ceremony will start.
• Ask about the lodge's rules for the pond, fires and sparklers, and about photo and video guidelines.

A little about Marraras Mountain Lodge

Marraras Mountain Lodge sits on South Mountain Road outside Port Matilda. Its own site keeps the story short and lets the setting speak, so ask on your tour how long the lodge has been hosting weddings.