Windows on The Lake

Windows on the Lake is a waterfront wedding venue on Lake Shore Road, on the shore of Lake Ronkonkoma in the middle of Long Island. It has a lakeside chapel for ceremonies, a ballroom with floor-to-ceiling windows over the water and an outdoor patio for cocktail hour. The venue hosts one wedding at a time, so the whole property is yours for the day.

Why it suits LGBTQ+ couples

Windows on the Lake actively welcomes LGBTQ+ weddings and gives them their own place in its wedding offering. GLW also likes the one-wedding-at-a-time approach, which means the chapel, ballroom and staff are focused entirely on your day.

Ceremonies

Ceremonies take place in the lakefront chapel, right by the water, so there is no need to move guests to a separate site before the reception. The venue also hosts South Asian ceremonies, including Baraat and Saat Phere, and can adapt to other traditions. Because the chapel and ballroom share one lakefront property, your guests stay in one place from the vows to the last dance, with the lake in view throughout.

Receptions and food

Receptions are held in the ballroom, where the floor-to-ceiling windows give wide views over the lake and its sunsets. Cocktail hour can spill out onto the outdoor patio. Catering is in-house, with international menus. Halal catering is offered, and Glatt Kosher weddings are catered through a partner caterer under rabbinical supervision. If you would rather marry somewhere else, the team also runs a separate tent and off-premise catering service.

Getting there and the area

Lake Ronkonkoma sits in Suffolk County, roughly in the center of Long Island. Ronkonkoma station on the Long Island Rail Road and Long Island MacArthur Airport are both a short drive away, and the Long Island Expressway runs close by. There are plenty of hotels in the surrounding towns for guests staying over.

Good to know

• One wedding at a time
• Lakeside chapel on site
• Halal and Glatt Kosher catering available