We recently had our wedding on October 7, 2018 in the Waterfall Garden at Lake Katherine. It was the perfect setting for our small, intimate wedding ceremony. It didn’t need much to create a romantic event that fits our personalities and made the day memorable for everyone. Chantal Karge was our contact and she was incredibly helpful throughout the entire planning process all the way down to the day before. The weather called for rain for the three days prior to and the day of our wedding, so we were very worried about the ground being too muddy for the ceremony. Chantal eased my concerns and was there the day before our wedding raking the wood chips to make sure the ground would be perfect for the ceremony. Luckily the trees in the area provided the perfect coverage in the Waterfall Garden that the ground was not too wet! Chantal was even checking in with our day of staff personnel, Christian, to make sure everything went smoothly. We ended up renting our white garden chairs from Oak Lawn Party Rentals and they were able to do drop-off/set-up and pick-up in the designated times (1 hour before and after our ceremony time). We also hired a guitarist to play before and during the ceremony (Scott Dercks). We had our ceremony right in front of the arch by the waterfall, and I walked in through another arch by the back driveway which had a path all the way to the small parking lot by the back of the clubhouse and nature center. After the ceremony, we took the most beautiful pictures by the stairs in the back walk way, by the waterfall and up the hill by the Waterfall Garden (Kat Haring Photographic Artist). I would highly suggest purchasing an extra hour for your photo permit so that you have all the time you need to take advantage of the beautiful scenery! Overall, we could not have picked a more perfect location to have our wedding ceremony! Thank you Lake Katherine and Chantal Karge for making our wedding day everything we wanted!

We were married at the waterfall and it was lush and great and absolutely beautiful. Lake Katherine holds a special place in my heart.

Chantal was very sweet and almost as excited as we were! It was beautiful! Great pictures amd great price.