Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Blue Spruce Park, Indiana

A wedding at Blue Spruce Park, about six miles north of Indiana, gives your wedding photos a lake, woods and gardens to work with. The 650-acre county park centers on a 12-acre lake, has more than five miles of trails, and is home to the Indiana County Master Gardener Demonstration Gardens, with a rose garden, pollinator gardens, a rain garden and an herb and tea garden. That variety is good news for your photographer and videographer, who can move from the water to the flowers in a few minutes.

The county parks department rents two indoor spaces at a wedding rate. Blue Spruce Lodge holds 100 guests, a comfortable size for a wedding reception, and the Lakeside Center holds 50 inside plus more on its large deck, a lovely spot for a small party or a cocktail hour by the lake. The park also rents four pavilions, the largest seating 250, and a gazebo that comes with 50 folding chairs. The county doesn't spell out where ceremonies can be held, so ask the parks office whether your wedding ceremony can be at the gazebo, by the lake or in one of the gardens.

Reservations are made through the county's online facility reservation system, and wedding rentals carry a damage and cleaning deposit. Because this is a public park with fishing, trails and playgrounds in use, plan your wedding pictures and any wedding video around other visitors, and ask whether the gardens may be used for portraits on your wedding day.

• Check availability early through the county's reservation page.
• Walk the lake and the gardens with your photographer and videographer.
• Ask the parks office about photo and video guidelines and any rules for ceremonies.

A little about Blue Spruce Park

Blue Spruce Park was established by Indiana County in 1966, though people came to the site for recreation earlier in the century. The demonstration gardens were started in 1996.