Boasting 1,200 picturesque acres on the shores of Georgia’s Lake Lanier, romance is always in the air at Lanier Islands Resort. From one weekend to the next, its collection of more than a dozen indoor and outdoor venues is bustling with activity as couples take the leap from blissfully betrothed to joyfully wed. In 2025, the lakeside destination took a leap of its own and raised the curtain on a new venue – the stunning, nondenominational Chapel on Lanier. Adding to the undeniable appeal of its wide array of venues, Lanier Islands Resort has gained favor with a growing number of couples as the ideal destination wedding spot for its newly refreshed accommodations, wealth of amenities, and stellar weddings and events team.
The resort announced today that rising favorability has earned it a 2026 WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Award® and its 9th Best of Weddings Award from global wedding tech platform The Knot Worldwide, inducting Lanier Islands Resort into its Best of Weddings Hall of Fame. These recognitions are especially meaningful to the resort’s team members as they’re based on feedback from the couples who celebrated their most important moments at the lakeside destination. Primed and ready to surpass the expectations of 2026 couples, the resort will host its first Wedding Open House of the year on Sunday, March 22.
“We treasure our place in so many love stories,” said Matthew Bowling, President of Lanier Islands Resort.“ This month, we’ll play host to a Valentine’s Day Dinner and Romantic Escape Weekend. We are always delighted to see several of our guests pop the question during their stay – some with the help of our wedding and events team to make it particularly memorable. And if they select our resort to host their wedding, they’ll be amazed by the number of combinations we can create to make their special day unique. From a rehearsal dinner on the soon-to-debut deck at our newly reimagined golf clubhouse and our new night-lit Par 3 course, to a candlelit ceremony and cocktail hour at our new Chapel and Gardens, to a tented reception under starry skies with a seated dinner prepared by our incredible culinary team at Peachtree Green – we make it easy to craft a wedding that’s the ideal blend of both the bride and the groom. We’re also a popular choice for bachelor-bachelorette weekend getaways before the big day arrives. No matter the occasion, we are truly honored that so many couples select Lanier Islands Resort, and that they’ve taken the time to cast their vote in our favor on both The Knot and WeddingWire.”
Bowling added that the resort’s skilled and seasoned Weddings & Groups sales team is hard at work planning its March 22 Wedding Open House – perfectly timed on the heels of what Brides magazine deems “engagement season,” the period between late November and early February. While at the Open House, engaged couples can meet Lanier Islands Resort’s Wedding team, chat with a variety of vendors, sample prospective dishes for their own event, and take a self-guided tour of available venues. To register to attend the Wedding Open House, prospective attendees can visit https://weddings.lanierislands.com/wedding-open-house.
With accommodations available at its newly refreshed Legacy Lodge and LakeHouses, Lanier Islands Resort also offers a collection of 6-room Villas right on the water, making the resort ideal for destination weddings of all sizes. Couples also appreciate the fact that it’s located roughly an hour north of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and the resort can shuttle its guests to and from the world’s busiest airport to share in their special day. When not in attendance at the rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony, reception, or farewell brunch, wedding guests can turn the celebrations into a complete getaway, whether relaxing at Tranquility Spa, playing Legacy Golf Course, enjoying pickleball and the pool, or spending time at the 23,000 square foot Game Changer entertainment complex with arcade games, duckpin bowling, axe throwing, adult gaming machines, an escape room, virtual sports suites, two full bars, and sports pub-themed dining. They can also head over to the resort’s partner – Margaritaville at Lanier Islands – to brave the waterslides, soak up some sun on the beach, take a sunset margarita cruise, dine at LandShark Bar & Grill, and more.
Lanier Islands Resort is 45 miles north of Atlanta at 7000 Lanier Islands Parkway in Buford. To learn more about weddings at Lanier Islands Resort, visit https://weddings.lanierislands.com/ or call 770-945-8787.
