At the historic Wolfeboro Inn on Lake Winnipesaukee, you can get married by the water, exchanging your vows in a gazebo or enchanting lower garden with views of the lake and the Belknap Mountains, then dining and dancing into the night under a Sperry tent on a lakeside lawn. Or, you can have your ceremony and/or reception on the lake, on board the inn’s Winnipesaukee Belle, a replica turn-of-the-century paddle-wheeled boat. Indoor venues include an elegant ballroom and a room with a deck overlooking the lake and gardens. Customize your menu, based on the inn’s classic New England-style cuisine with contemporary flair. Weddings include an on-site coordinator, and the inn can recommend great vendor partners for photography and other services.

A wonderful wedding by the water: If that’s been your dream, let the staff and wedding coordinators at Margate on Winnipesaukee turn it into a reality for you and your guests. Exchange your vows right on the private sandy beach of lovely Paugus Bay, or in a beautiful Lake Pavilion at water’s edge. Have your catered reception under a tent on the landscaped West Lawn, in the Mariah Room with a granite bar, fieldstone fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows looking out on the lake, or in the mirrored Main Ballroom, with room for dancing for up to 300 people. End your day with a fireworks show over the water or a bonfire on the beach (s’mores are up to you!).