Twin Lakes State Park has a gorgeous lakeside gazebo with amphitheater seating for guests to witness your special day. Located just behind the gazebo is the conference center that is perfect for your wedding reception celebration.

This is a very unique and special place, as there are only a handful of Virginia State Parks that offer conference centers or wedding venues like this lovely setting at Twin Lakes. You can even speak to a park planner to help cost it out. They offer non-peak discounts and mid-week packages to save even more. Plus you can do a lot yourself, like decorating and food, with the enlisted help of family and friends.

Karyn Johnson Photography shared these beautiful photos from a wedding at Twin Lakes State Park:

Wonderful waterfront wedding at Twin Lakes State Park

The Gazebo with seating is situated right in front of the Cedar Crest Conference Center

CEDAR CREST CONFERENCE CENTER

Cedar Crest Conference Center offers extraordinary value, modern facilities and stunning scenery.

It features conference rooms, which give you various options for the size of your reception. Doswell Hall, the largest, can seat up to 135. The Latham Room holds up to 35, and the Hurt Room holds up to 16. A full array of audiovisual equipment is available free of charge.

Conference center facilities may be rented directly through the center's staff by calling 434-392-3435. The facility is day-use only.

There's a certified meeting planner onsite to help with event needs. Custom packages including discounted lodging and meeting space are available in the off-season.

Wedding packages also are available. Call 434-392-3435 for more details or to make a reservation.

ABOUT

In the heart of central Virginia, this 548-acre, historic park offers many cultural, environmental and recreational activities. Overnight accommodations include a 33-site campground and 11 climate-controlled cabins. Visitors enjoy swimming, fishing, hiking, boating and lakeside picnicking. The Cedar Crest Conference Center on Prince Edward Lake is available for weddings, family gatherings, retreats and business meetings.

The land for Twin Lakes State Park was initially bought from struggling farmers by the federal government during the Great Depression. Two parks, Goodwin Lake Recreational Area and Prince Edward Lake, were founded in 1939. In 1948, M. Conrad Martin was denied access to Staunton River State Park, and a subsequent lawsuit filed against the state led to the establishment of Prince Edward State Park as Virginia’s eighth state park in 1950. The two lake parks operated as racially segregated parks until the early 1960s. In 1976, the parks merged, and the site was renamed Twin Lakes State Park in 1986.

LODGING

Cabins and lodging in the park within walking distance to the center can accommodate up to 88.There is also a great campground that has 33 sites available to rent overnight. Learn more here. 

LOCATION

Twin Lakes State Park is in the heart of Central Virginia not far from the Town of Farmville, and about one hour from Richmond. To get there, take U.S. 360 West of Burkeville to Route 613 (Indian Springs Rd.). Then go east on Route 629 (Twin Lakes Rd.).

Its address is 788 Twin Lakes Rd., Green Bay, Virginia. Click here for a Google map.

See a compilation of photos from this

lovely lakeside setting in the slideshow below:

 All photos courtesy of Karyn Johnson Photography

See more of her fabulous photography here.

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Editor's note: In this series we share various wedding and engagement venues at Virginia State Parks from amazing photographers. Click the links throughout the article to learn more about the venue, we would love to help make your dreams come true. Here is our Pinterest board for park weddings. Previously in this series:

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2. An Authentic Mountain Wedding Venue
3. Photo Opportunities Abound at this Virginia Beach Wedding Venue
4. Happily Ever After is Proclaimed at this Wedding Spot
5. A Fall Fairy Tale Wedding
6. A Story Book Wedding in the Formal Gardens
7. A Whimsical Woodsy Wedding
8. Falling in Love is Forever at this Wedding Venue
9. Love Shines in this Special Place
10. Celebrating Love: Engagement Photo Shoot at Sky Meadows State Park

Reservations can be made up to 11 months in advance for venues are also available weekdays (some with discounts in place). Just call the Reservation Center to help pick the perfect park and venue for your magical day, 800-933-7275. 

Lodges, halls, picnic shelters and cabins host guests, and are frequently occupied, so you won't be able to have a walk-through at any state park venue without an appointment, call the park to make arrangements at 434-392-3435.