Most couples spend hours Googling different wedding venues, and even more hours touring venues after

The guest experience was just as intentional as the design, with creative cocktail hour activities including

before heading down to the dock for gorgeous sunset portraits by the water, capturing the perfect golden hour

Timeline Because winter days are shorter, plan your wedding day timeline to make the most of daylight hours reception can work perfectly, but make sure your photographer is prepared to take advantage of golden hour (the last hour of sunlight before sunset) for stunning photos.

joyful walk through the property's lush crop fields, the newlyweds snuck away for romantic, golden-hour

Following the ceremony, the lakeside lawn hosted a lively afternoon cocktail hour.

Then there's a covered "barn" that's perfect for cocktail hour and dancing in any weather!

reception were held downstairs over the iconic glass floor, and they used the upstairs space for cocktail hour

The playful spirit of the day carried into cocktail hour and the reception, where guests assembled LEGO

They also opted for a lounge in the cocktail hour lawn, which guests used throughout the evening to mingle

Following the vows, guests strolled around the lake for a shaded cocktail hour while the couple took

the same area of their venue which made our work on their timeline crucial, orchestrating cocktail hour