Drake Devonshire

There are places where you hold a wedding, and then there are places where you disappear with everyone you love for a weekend beside the lake. Drake Devonshire belongs firmly in the second category.

Sitting on the shores of Lake Ontario in Wellington, this restored 19th-century inn brings the unmistakable character of Prince Edward County together with art, bold design, beautiful food and a waterfront that seems almost determined to become part of the wedding photographs.

Couples can exchange vows beside the lake, with the horizon stretching behind them, or choose an indoor setting when the weather has other plans. From there, the celebration can move through different spaces across the property, each with its own relationship to the water. Weddings can even take over the property, turning Drake Devonshire into a little lakeside world filled almost entirely with your favourite people.

Food is a genuine part of the experience here rather than something added around the edges. Seasonal menus are created around local ingredients, while cocktails and Ontario wines bring a little more of The County to the tables. The events team can help coordinate the details, leaving couples more room to actually experience the day they spent so long planning.

Then there are the rooms and suites, which allow the wedding to stretch beyond a ceremony and reception. Guests can stay nearby, the morning can begin slowly beside the lake and tomorrow might mean brunch with the same people who were still dancing with you hours earlier.

But perhaps the most romantic version of Drake Devonshire arrives after sunset.

Dinner is over. Speeches have been made. The lake has turned dark beyond the windows and the formal part of the wedding has given way to the part nobody wants to end. Music carries through the property, drinks appear in people's hands and later, there can even be a bonfire waiting beside the water.

For one evening, Lake Ontario becomes the edge of your wedding.

And years later, when you return to Prince Edward County and see that same stretch of water, it might be impossible not to remember exactly how it looked on the night you became married.

• Cérémonie et réception au même endroit
• Au bord de l’eau, ou avec vue sur l’eau
• Jardins et terrains
• Vignoble et vins maison
• Une grange pour la fête
• Chambres pour les invités sur place
• Traiteur et menus maison
• Service de bar
• Une personne pour coordonner la journée
• Piste de danse et scène
• Musique live bienvenue
• Un patio ou une terrasse