I don't even know where to begin - this place is unreal. Brita, Devlin, and Hannah know what makes the Adirondacks so special, and they package it up and help you create the most beautiful wedding of your dreams. I was married this September and everything was perfection. The food, staff, vibes, property, and accommodations all exceeded expectations and then some. Don't pass up the after party in the lean-to, it was my FAVORITE part of the whole night. All of my guests reiterated many times that is was the best wedding they have ever been to, and there are so many reasons for that. The effort Great Pines puts into your special day is unmatched. You won't get a run-of-the-mill wedding factory type of experience, everything is so personal which makes it extra special. If you can dream it, they can make it happen. No detail is forgotten - I added some pictures so you can see the dreamy-ness for yourself. You can't go wrong with Great Pines - get your Pintrest board ready!!

I can not say enough about the fantastic experience we had with Great Pines as our wedding venue. For weddings they ask that you book all the rooms onsite for the entire weekend, so we got the whole resort to ourselves without outside interruptions. The resort was a beautiful location for all of our guests with great views and lots of activities in the area to choose from. The onsite wedding coordinator, Hannah, was there every step of the way to help us finalize decisions and customize the wedding for what we were looking for. She also kept in constant communication (even on maternity leave) to keep us up to date on current COVID restrictions and how they would be handling them. The days before the wedding we were very concerned about the weather, but the staff helped to coordinate multiple options that still fit my vision for the special day. After the wedding, the most frequent compliments I got were in regards to the venue staff being so helpful and professional during the reception.

My only advice would be to skip working directly with the front desk for any guest reservations and go directly through the wedding coordinator. We had multiple hickups that could have been avoided if we just went through her the majority of the time.

Sigh, this place has so much potential. Now that the dust has settled I figured writing a review would help others avoid unnecessary stress.

After I paid in full ahead of time ($2000~), the management/team seemed to no longer be interested in accommodating our small wedding. Their "inclusive" package is mislabeling. When we had toured the "resort" we asked about decorating the area we rented for the wedding and Hannah (the wedding planner) said, "of course!" Come to find out two days before the wedding, we weren't allowed to decorate until we were WITHIN THE HOUR of our time of the ceremony. Which meant we could only decorate the ceremony area and get married in that same hour. I asked if we can decorate earlier in the day and their wedding planner claims that decorating would "scare" other guests away from enjoying the "resort." It was a back and fourth between what I couldn't do because "x, y,z" and at some point their wedding planner suggested I was being pressured to do more and reminded me that " you only paid for the small wedding package versus booking the whole venue" and proceeds to tell me that "I don't think that's not what you want for your wedding." Not to mention, she implied I should have booked the whole venue if I wanted to decorate ahead of time. All I wanted was to decorate the ceremony area ahead of time so I could get dressed and ready for my wedding. I even suggested if I wrote a sign to let guest know they could enjoy the decorations but the management didn't want to be liable if anything broke. Then the wedding planner sent me a "kind reminder" that our contract states the time, insulting my intelligence because I "can't read." NO WHERE in the contract explicitly states that I was supposed to decorate and get married in the same hour of the ceremony time, I've included their "all inclusive package" screenshot for reference. (I read and handled multi million dollar contracts for work, I have read many contracts that are clear in disclosing information that pertinent to a customer.)

Wedding day comes rolling around, we decided to not deal with the wedding planner and move the ceremony elsewhere. We kept the dinner at this venue. By the way, the "resort" was not busy on our wedding day. They could have easily let us decorate ahead of time but they did not want to deal with us. Food was ok. I would give this place 1 star but the food made up for the experience we had. We also booked two nights at their hotel, we found spiders in the bathroom and the sink was not cleaned. Not to mention they claim to offer military discount but after reminding them twice but they never adjusted our bill.

Perhaps they should rename their place as Mediocre Pines Motel and restaurant. If you made this far, in reading my review I hope you will consider going else where for your big day because no one deserves to be treated like trash on their wedding day.