Lucerne sur le lac

There is something about having an entire lake to yourselves that makes a wedding feel wonderfully removed from ordinary life.

Lucerne sur le lac is a private waterfront estate in Sainte-Adèle, surrounded by the natural landscape of the Laurentians.

Couples can exchange vows beside the water, choosing the lawn, sandy beach or dock for their ceremony. With room for approximately 150 guests at the waterfront ceremony and a reception tent that can welcome up to around 200, the day can remain outdoors and connected to the lake for as long as the weather allows.

And if the weather changes, there is an indoor space waiting.

But perhaps the most romantic part is that everyone can stay.

The estate has nine guest rooms and accommodation for up to approximately 55 people, allowing close family and friends to turn the wedding into an entire weekend together.

People wake up at the lake.

Someone goes for coffee before anyone starts getting ready.

Friends disappear toward the water.

Then suddenly chairs are filled and the ceremony begins.

Later, dinner happens beneath the reception tent and the evening can continue in the property's soundproof disco.

It is a wonderfully unexpected progression.

Quiet lake.

Romantic ceremony.

Dinner beneath the tent.

Then everyone dancing long after darkness settles over the Laurentians.

For couples who want privacy, nature and more time with the people they love, Lucerne sur le lac gives them something especially rare.

The feeling that, for one weekend, the whole place belongs to them.