Best Wedding Hotels in Lake Tahoe

Surrounded by lush mountain areas, a golf course and a variety of outdoor amenities, the Resort at Squaw Creek provides the ultimate escape. Those looking to explore can enjoy ski-in/ski-out access to Squaw Valley Ski Resort, heated pools and a water slide, an ice-skating rink, and hiking and biking trails. (A resort fee covers most amenities.) While those looking to settle in can take advantage of the property’s elegant accommodations, featuring pillow-top beds, flat-screen TVs, minifridges and coffee makers. Suites add gas fireplaces, kitchenettes, and stereos. There are also penthouses, which features washer/dryers. An on-site hydroponic garden supplies the resort’s several eateries, including a fine-dining steakhouse, an Italian restaurant, a casual pub, a patisserie and a poolside bar. Additional amenities include a fitness center, a full-service spa, a children’s program, a shopping center and event space. Recent guests rave about the amenities and sweeping views, but a few of them note that the property's $25 resort fee is a bummer.

Wedding ceremonies on a private beach, a cottage green, or a water garden are all possible at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino. Two ballrooms were both recently renovated and can be set up in a variety of ways. Packages include complimentary accommodations for the couple and points toward future stays at Hyatt properties worldwide.

The Landing Resort & Spa offers indoor and outdoor wedding venues. For outdoor ceremonies and receptions, the Grand Rooftop Terrace offers 3,600 square feet of space with views of Lake Tahoe, plus the outdoor Event Pavilion has space for up to 250 guests. The Lakeview Ballroom offers a contemporary indoor setting, with retractable windows that open to an outdoor patio, and the adjacent Lakeview Boardroom is available as a smaller venue.

The Cedar House Sport Hotel is equipped to host various wedding-related events. The hotel will help coordinate wedding ceremonies on the shores of Lake Tahoe, along with offering ceremony space for up to 80 guests in the Cedar House Courtyard. Indoor receptions can be hosted in Stella's dining room or in the Cervino Room.

The Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe offers slopeside outdoor venues and indoor settings with floor-to-ceiling windows for wedding ceremonies and receptions. There are multiple venue choices, including The Meadows which offers a mountaintop ceremony location, and the Fireside Terrace with an outdoor fireplace and stone terrace. For an indoor setting, The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom features wrought iron chandeliers, wood beams, and floor-to-ceiling views of the mountains, with space for up to 500 guests.

Harveys has its own wedding chapel, and can arrange for off-site ceremonies at various locations near or on Lake Tahoe. The wedding chapel is a garden-themed venue that can seat 80 guests.