Ceremony ideas on Lake St. Clair?

emmagfunk03

Hey everyone!

I just got engaged on Friday night and while initially my fiance and I were going to wait until 2012 to get hitched, we simply don't want to wait that long and are hoping to get married August 6th, 2011.

This means we need to pin down our venues, like, yesterday. We've got our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for our reception venue figured out, and hopefully when I call tomorrow I'll get our #1, The Gazebo in Warren. 

We would love to get married on water, and the closest to us is Lake St. Clair. Does anyone know of good ceremony venues for Lake St. Clair, that have back-ups for rain? We've looked into the gazebo at Metro Beach, but it seems risky because there's no back up in case of rain, and we'd have to bring our own chairs, amps, and a generator. 

What about Gino's Surf? Does anyone know if they do just ceremonies?

We're also thinking about the Victoria Wedding Chapel, but it can only seat 50 people, and our wedding party is probably around 100-150. 

Any other ideas? How many people usually come to the ceremony anyways? Do a lot of people skip it?

If there's anything we're missing, like parks, or ANYTHING, please chime in! Right now we live in Texas and are planning from afar (Michigan is our home), so I'm relying on the internet, my mom, and pictures to help us out. Thanks!

sinnedambition

You can use blossom heath in St. Clair Shores, but someone who lives in SCS must rent it for you.

There really aren't any back-up locations in case of rain.

We wanted to get married on the water as well until we spoke with someone who did. Remember that a) there aren't any locations with back ups, and b) the wind is about 10x what it is on the inland that day.

Personally we're going with George George Memorial Park in Clinton Township. It's a 34 acre park that includes a creek, pavilion, child playscape (good for fun pictures), fountain and bridal gardens location.

samanthanc88

there the ovation and infinity yacht on lake st claire. you can get married on the yacht or they have a beautiful piece of land on the marina for ceremonies,and then have the reception on the yacht. and yes they have backup for rain. they have all inclusive wedding packages available which include the caterer, a wedding planner, linen, florist, dj , valet service and more! its really nice im getting married there in 2012. if u want more info just ask

emmagfunk03

Can we do just a ceremony there or do you have to do a reception with them in order to do a ceremony with them?

samanthanc88

you cant have the ceremony on the yacht without having the reception their. but im sure you can on the marina

myremedy1976

I know that it is a little ways away but the Duc D'Orleans in Sarnia charters for weddings. We are having our wedding on the duc but the reception at another location. We are being married out on St. Clair river.

Sue-n-Kevin

Not sure how set you are on being near a lake. The White House Wedding Chapel is about a mile from the Gazebo, and while not near a lake, they do have fountains  LOL

It's really lovely and while you could take pics outside if the weather's nice, you have an indoor option already. Here's the website:

http://www.whitehouseweddingchapel.com/

There's also Stoney Creek Metro Park, but again, they won't have an indoor option unless you get a tent.

As sinnedambition states, the winds near Lake St Clair can be quite strong regardless of the time of year.

There's the Beach Grill, not sure if you can use their patio for just the ceremony, website here. They do have a catering menu in case you change your mind about the Gazebo:

http://www.beachgrillrestaurantandresort.com/banquet.aspx

For $1500 you can rent the grounds on the Edsel & Eleanor Ford house

http://www.fordhouse.org/Site+Usage/Grounds+Usage-17.html

There is Veterans Memorial Park in SCS: http://scsparksrec.net/parksrec/parks/veterans.htm

I don't know about Gino's Surf, but you can ask.

There's also Mac & Ray's: http://www.macray.com/MacRay/banquet/

Good luck.