Let's have a fall camp!

Two of Hubby's co-worker got married in the area and this is how we heard about a summer camp in Swannanoa.
D.& J who will get married in Ohio this summer actually looked all around Ohio for a location like that summer camp because they love it so much. J talked about how they had candles all over the place and that it was really beautiful. That was all I needed to get excited.

With a little bit of search over the Internet, I came accross a few pictures whose result was to increase my interest.
Hubby had a connection to this location through his work so he was the one in charge of getting us an appointment there, especially since I wanted to see it with the few fall leaves left on the trees.
Well trust a man to forget anything that has to do with a wedding.
The first time we went there ended up being for his work's Christmas Party. It was a rainy evening and pitch dark. But what I saw of the main room got me really excited. The wall were made of a dark wood and on each side many windows opened up to the outside with enough room in from of the glass to have candles. The ceiling and the beams were wight. The room was large with a fireplace in the left well that had several people gathered around it.
Even though it was mainly used for a summer camp, a heating system was in place and the few people who were there (definitely not enough to make a temperature difference) never got cold.
The main room has a direct access to a full kitchen as well as a patio. The patio is covered with rocks, has its own fireplace (sharing the chimney of the one inside), you can see a staircase from there and the forest behind, a great spot for the ceremony.
There is also a room attached to the main one that can easily be turned into a bar for the cocktail hour.
I loved the rustic feel of it and we decided to come back and make a full visit by day light to see more.

It wouldn't be until January, so much for fall leaves left on the trees... Oh well, even bare as it was I could see the place had some potential.

Here are some pictures of the site.

The entrance porchThe back court where we would have the ceremony

The back court seen from the top of the stairs, plenty of room to sit down everyone without having the chairs digging in the mud

Inside at night

Main room for the reception, fireplace to the left

Access to the kitchen from the main room

The bar

Outdoor views from the field

We can ring the bell to announce the reception :)

The great part about it is that it would be perfectly within budget: $500 with full use of the kitchen.
The only issue I have with it is that there seems to be only one bathroom...
This is definitely not your classic wedding location, but we both love the outdoors and it fits with who we are.

How about you? Is your wedding location different from the classic ones?