We cannot say enough about how beyond-incredible our wedding weekend experience was at Timberlake West and with Justin and his team. Every single guest felt like they were in a magical Catskills paradise, a little hidden world in the mountains and the trees. Many of our guests told us that it was the loveliest wedding they have ever attended.

Justin and we went through two years of two pandemic cancellations before the wedding actually occurred and Justin was so unbelievably understanding and positive to work with. He has a genuine exuberant and enthusiastic “can-do” attitude. Whenever we asked Justin any question, his response was “Excited to help plan your EPIC wedding weekend!!” and “I want you to have the best wedding ever.” And he always delivered, with an exceptional attention to detail. The thing is that Justin really cared and we felt totally supported and were very grateful and moved to be in his loving spirit and care.

During the Saturday leadup to the wedding ceremony itself, Justin went above and beyond anything we could have expected to help make those moments as special as possible. In the hour before, he must have solved five different mini-emergencies from grabbing safety pins to hold the grooms’ collar up to driving us around on the golf cart to take photos with the photographer to helping elderly relatives.

And Justin’s staff - from the kitchen to the grounds - were phenomenal as well. Clearly he has created a very happy place to work.

We fell in love with the gorgeous farmhouse-like reception hall with its wood beams, beautiful windows and deck overlooking the hills, an ample wooden dance floor and stage. The lake and the two swimming pools are also lovely and great places for guests to hang out on Saturday. People loved the BBQ area full of twinkling lights under the trees and those picnic tables were a magnet for socializing all weekend. The lawn next to the tables was perfect for our opening ceremony and the big square dance we held on Friday night.

Although it was kind of a whim to do, the go-karts were a HUGE hit with the guests and a highlight for many of the children (and adults!) that attended.

The food at the camp (the Friday night BBQ, breakfasts and lunch) was delicious and beyond what we were expecting. We appreciated that they wanted us to bring in our own caterers for the wedding meal itself as our friend is a chef. That was not the case with a lot of venues we looked at (and we looked at tons of venues across The Catskills and Hudson Valley).

The ceremony itself was so beautiful it felt like a dream. Everyone gazed out at the ceremony onto the lake with the sunset behind us over the hills and a dramatic hill to process down.

For a big wedding such as ours, with people flying in from so many parts of the world, who had not seen each other in years since pre-pandemic, it was a huge plus to have so much housing at our venue, from bunks to private rooms, to have a true weekend communal experience where everyone felt transported.

There is very little we wished would have happened differently.

The venue was perfect for us. The owner and staff were professional, communicative and went above and beyond to make our wedding a special event. We got everything we wanted and more, and we highly recommend this place for any future wedding events.

We were lucky enough to finally get married at Timber lake west in September 2021 after rescheduling twice in 2020 (thank you to the camp owner, Justin, for being so flexible and easy to work with). We and our 200 guests have nothing but amazing things to say about the camp, the staff and the weekend as a whole. Justin and his team work tirelessly to keep the site beautiful and they took special care to make sure everything went smoothly and our guests were taken care of. We wanted a venue that was fun, unique and could house all of our friends and family onsite and TLW does that perfectly. The cafeteria meals provided by the camp were delicious, the bunks were clean and comfortable and the facilities were top notch. Our guests enjoyed a welcome bbq on Friday evening that ended with knockout and flip cup on the basketball courts. On Saturday we had hours of basketball, tennis, hiking, go-karts, boating and swimming leading up to the wedding on Saturday evening. Our outdoor ceremony was right next to the lake, which provided a stunning backdrop for our photos. The large reception hall overlooks the lake and has a stage that was perfect for a wedding band. The next morning we sent our guests off with a delicious brunch. We got so many compliments on our choice of venue and many of our guests said it was the best wedding they’d ever been to. Justin was very accessible and quick to answer all of our questions throughout the planning process. Thank you to Timber Lake West for giving us the perfect wedding weekend…we can’t wait to go back!