Pachaug Cottages

Raw space venue

The venue will provide just the space. You’ll bring in your own caterer and vendors.

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Starting at $5,000

Guest capacity

Up to 130 seated guests

About this venue

Pachaug Cottages hosts a lakeside 40x60ft heavy timber frame pavilion and seasonal cottages to host your wedding! Conveniently located near the Rhode Island / Connecticut border on Pachaug Pond, the property is within driving range of several international airports (Providence, Hartford, Boston). Contact us today to book a tour!

Best of Zola 2024

Seated guest capacity

2-130

Venue type

Beaches, Waterfront Settings
Farms, Barns, Ranches

Venue setting

Covered Outdoor
Outdoor

1 Cottage Road, Griswold, CT 06351

Our event spaces

The Pavilion

Celebrate with family and friends under a 40x60 ft heavy timber frame pavilion right on the lake!

This space features a lakeside 40x60 ft heavy timber frame pavilion with a stone fireplace. The venue also includes the surrounding area for a ceremony and cocktail hour.

Guest capacity

2-130 Seated

2-150 Standing

Square footage

2,400

Ideal for

Wedding reception

Guests often feel this space is

“Relaxed”

Included in this room:

See our FAQs page at PachaugCottages.com to see what is included in the venue fee.

Room cost

$5000

The Pavilion

Celebrate with family and friends under a 40x60 ft heavy timber frame pavilion right on the lake!

This space features a lakeside 40x60 ft heavy timber frame pavilion with a stone fireplace. The venue also includes the surrounding area for a ceremony and cocktail hour.

Guest capacity

2-130 Seated

2-150 Standing

Square footage

2,400

Ideal for

Wedding reception

Guests often feel this space is

“Relaxed”

Included in this room:

See our FAQs page at PachaugCottages.com to see what is included in the venue fee.

Room cost

$5000

Available services that can be provided by Pachaug Cottages

Services & amenities

Dressing room / Bridal Suite
Event rentals
Lighting/Sound
Set up

Transportation & access

Self parking - free

Rentals

Standard Chairs

Reviews

5.0 out of 5

6 reviews

The Best Day
•Verified review
•Katie R.•Sep 28, 2024
Pachaug Cottages was the perfect venue for our wedding. From the moment we first reached out, the team was incredibly responsive and helpful with anything we needed leading up to and during our special day. The most beautiful lakeside venue, the pavilion is truly stunning and takes your breath away. Jeff, the owner, was there for anything we needed on our wedding day. He went out of his way to make sure our guests were comfortable, warm and dry. We couldn't have asked for a better experience and are so grateful to the Pachaug Cottages team for making our wedding day so perfect.
The BEST venue!
•Verified review
•Keri•Oct 7, 2023
The venue at Pachaug Cottages is an absolute dream! They hosted us for our ceremony and reception of about 75 people on June 25 2022. With the ceremony space right on the lake, we were even able to arrive and depart by boat! The whole day went flawlessly and we definitely recommend having your wedding here! Some of our family even booked the venue for their own wedding this past summer and it was so fun to revisit the location and see all the new additions. The brand new pavilion is STUNNING. 10/10 would recommend 3
Hidden Gem on the Lake!
•Verified review
•Amy and S.•Sep 30, 2023
We had our wedding in August 2023 at Pachaug Cottages. It was absolutely perfect! We loved getting married right on the lake. It was the perfect distance to the RI, CT, MA airports which is ideal for all our guests who flew in for our special day! The property management team is absolutely charming and great to work with. We highly recommend having your wedding here and we look forward to hosting future parties under the pavilion as well!
Beautiful & Convenient!
•Verified review
•Tanya•Sep 12, 2023
It was amazing to work with Pachaug Cottages as their caterer for Amy & Samir's wedding! Beautiful spot to be! The venue was well thought out and provided tables, chairs, ceremony benches, and cook tent. It was such a pleasure to work with the Pachaug team and can't wait to work with them again in the future!

Call/text (860-800-2242) or email (info@pachaugcottages.com). We look forward to meeting you!

For full-day use of the pavilion, the rental fee is $6,500. Set-up may begin at 10:00 AM and all venue events must conclude by 9:45 PM

For Prep: Two-hour wedding rehearsal, access for venue set-up as early as 10:00 AM. A waterfront cottage to get ready in and to stay overnight. For Ceremony: 20 wood ceremony benches, 1 heptagonal wood ceremony arch, 5 whisky barrel tables. For Reception: 40 x 60 ft heavy timber frame pavilion, 20 x 20 catering tent, wooden covered bar structure, firepit with wood. Overall: 2 portable restrooms (non-flush) and wash station, 1 dock access for wedding photographs, 1 day of venue representative to support vendor questions, initial parking logistics, and management of the firepit

Yes! We have twenty rectangular 8 ft white tables (seats up to 8) and 130 folding white resin chairs. These can be rented and set up with your layout preference for a small additional setup and takedown fee. Twenty Ceremony benches and five cocktail hour whisky barrel tables are included in the rental fee.

Yes! One cottage is included in the rental fee as a get ready area for the wedding party which includes indoor electricity, kitchenette, and toilet. For additional fees, additional cottages may be available.

Yes! We have parking for upto 65+ cars. There is also a park and ride less than 5 minutes away.

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