Algonquin Eco-Lodge

There are destination weddings, and then there are weddings where everyone walks through the forest to reach the destination.

Algonquin Eco-Lodge sits deep in the wilderness on a private lake near Algonquin Park, surrounded by century-old pines and a cascading waterfall that even provides the lodge's electricity.

Intimate weddings can bring together approximately 30 people, turning the celebration into a full wilderness weekend rather than a single evening.

Guests make the scenic walk into the lodge.

Phones lose their signal.

The outside world begins to disappear.

Then everyone settles beside the lake.

The ceremony can happen surrounded by forest and water before the newlyweds wander toward the waterfall for photographs.

Later, the group gathers for dinner, a bonfire and the kind of evening where nobody is distracted by somewhere else they need to be.

There are rooms for overnight guests, along with canoes, hiking trails, a sauna and an outdoor hot tub beside the lake.

For couples who would choose a waterfall over a chandelier and a forest over a ballroom, Algonquin Eco-Lodge offers something genuinely rare.

A wedding where getting away from everything is part of the point.

• Open for weddings year-round