We had our reception and dance in the VIP lounge. It was beautiful. It is by nature softly lit and nicely decorated, we spent very little extra on flowers or other decoration. We used the upper level tables for our dinner seating, then used the lower area by the windows for dancing and mingling. There is another area in the same room that was set up for our coctail reception that had a piano covered in glass and plenty of room for walking around and talking. Many of our casual photos were taken there by our photographer. Oh, and the bathrooms are really pretty too, and had plenty of space for doing things like bustling a dress or getting freshened up. I can't think of anyplace else on property that I would rather have had, other than maybe the castle wedding... but that just was out of our budget!