Auberge du Lac Morency

At Auberge du Lac Morency, the aisle ends at the lake.

In the Laurentians at Saint-Hippolyte, the inn has created an open-air wedding chapel on the grounds beside its beach, giving couples a ceremony space where Lac Morency itself stretches out behind the vows.

It is difficult to imagine needing much more decoration than that.

Guests gather under the open structure.

The water sits beyond them.

The ceremony happens with the landscape still completely present rather than hidden behind walls.

And when it is over, nobody has to leave the property to find the next part of the wedding.

Auberge du Lac Morency brings the reception, food, bar service and accommodation together on site, allowing couples to shape the celebration around one destination rather than a collection of addresses.

That becomes even more appealing when the wedding turns into a weekend.

Guests can stay nearby on the property, explore the lake and surrounding forest, make use of seasonal outdoor activities or disappear into the Nordic spa while the couple prepares for the day.

Then everyone comes back together.

Dinner becomes speeches.

The people who spent the afternoon looking across the lake are suddenly gathered around the same tables.

And the following morning can bring everyone together once more over a post-wedding breakfast before real life begins calling people home.

Every season changes the Laurentians, which means the backdrop changes with it.

But the lovely idea at the centre of a wedding here stays the same.

Arrive at the lake.

Bring everyone you love.

And, for a little while, give them no reason to go anywhere else.

• Vineyard and wines of their own
• A chapel on site
• Bar service