A Lakeside Ceremony
Say your vows on the water’s edge beneath a living arch, with the lake and the northwoods as your only backdrop.
Brainerd Lakes Area · Minnesota
A small wedding, held gently by the woods.
The Emerald Cottage is an intimate micro wedding venue where a lakeside ceremony and a timber cottage make room for the people who matter most.
Welcome
We believe the best weddings feel less like a production and more like a warm gathering of everyone you love — a day you can actually slow down and savor.
Hidden down a quiet lane in the Brainerd Lakes area, The Emerald Cottage was made for couples who want their day to feel personal. No crowds to entertain, no timeline racing past the moments that matter — just you, your favorite people, and a little cottage in the trees.
Everything here is kept intentionally simple, so the day can be about the smiles, not the logistics.
The Day
Small by design, remembered forever.
Everything at The Emerald Cottage is scaled for intimacy — a handful of your favorite people, and all the room in the world to feel.
The Cottage Table
Gather inside the timber cottage for a long, candlelit table — the kind of dinner where no one wants to leave.
An Unhurried Celebration
One wedding at a time, never rushed. We host select weekends to create the pace you deserve, where every detail stays quietly beautiful.
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See a day unfold on hidden lane.
“We wanted our wedding to feel like us, and somehow it felt like even more than that. The cottage, the lake, the quiet — we still talk about it every single week.”
Hannah & Will · September on Hidden Lane
The last dance, the first goodnight
Days that end in sparklers and someone you love.
The Gallery
View the full galleryA few moments from the cottage.
Now booking intimate weddings
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