The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge

About

The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge is a wedding venue in Hiawassee, GA, offering both indoor and outdoor event spaces. The resort features a ballroom with exposed timber beams and a stone fireplace, along with direct access to the lake for ceremony or reception settings. This mountain resort venue accommodates weddings of various sizes and styles. Wedding packages start at $129 per person and include dinner service, a four-hour open bar with champagne toast, butler-passed hors d'oeuvres, a bartender, and cake cutting. The resort also offers flexibility for couples wanting to customize their event, with a food and beverage minimum of $2,500 or more depending on guest count and selections. Rental fees begin at $250 for the event space, with packages available up to $2,000 depending on your needs. A 23% service charge applies to all catering. Couples should expect full-service event coordination through their wedding package, which handles beverages, food presentation, and ceremony logistics.

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What couples should know

The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge is one of venues listed on Blu List in Hiawassee, GA, where every published price is shown upfront and no vendor has paid for placement. Pricing starts at $250 (per person), which is rare in this category — most venues hide their numbers until couples submit a form. It's a resort, ballroom, lake setting — useful to know up front, since the venue style usually drives the rest of the planning decisions. Public review history is still light — a good prompt to ask for couple references during your first call. This listing was built from public sources and has not yet been claimed by the business; details may be slightly out of date until The Ridges Resort on Lake Chatuge verifies the page. Before booking any venue, it's worth comparing two or three nearby venues side-by-side on price, capacity, and review patterns rather than going on photos alone.

Capacity

235+ guests

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