Crystal Springs Resort · Sussex County, NJ
An Open-Air Mountain Pavilion
Open-air mountain retreat · Up to 180 guests · Hamburg, NJ
Photography
Sweetgrass Pavilion Gallery
On Film
Sweetgrass Pavilion In Motion
The Venue
Open-Air Pavilion, Garden Ceremony
Sweetgrass Pavilion is the most relaxed and nature-forward venue at Crystal Springs Resort — an open-air celebration space surrounded by the resort's lush mountain landscape, with rustic timber architecture and a garden ceremony setting that flows directly into the pavilion reception. It's the Crystal Springs venue for couples who want their wedding to feel like a mountain retreat rather than a hotel ballroom.
Sweetgrass demands a different entertainment approach than the resort's enclosed venues. Open-air sound coverage requires careful speaker placement — there are no walls to reinforce the rig, so SPL calibration and coverage zones matter more here than in any ballroom. The open-air pavilion rewards uplighting designed to warm the space without bleeding into the night sky, and the natural mountain landscape benefits from a more restrained lighting palette that complements rather than competes with the surroundings. Ceremony audio at the garden setting is genuinely outdoor — a handheld wireless microphone on a stand needs to hold up against weather and ambient sound.
Ceremony
Open-air ceremonies surrounded by mountain greenery, flowing naturally into the pavilion reception with the landscape as your backdrop.
Venue Highlights
At a Glance
Affiliation
Crystal Springs Resort
Region
Sussex County
Our Experience at Sweetgrass Pavilion
What We Deliver
Open-air pavilion entertainment with garden ceremony audio — SPL-calibrated open-air sound coverage, warm uplighting throughout the pavilion, and a restrained lighting palette that lets the mountain setting speak for itself.
Open-Air Sound Coverage
Speaker placement and SPL calibration built for open-air pavilion acoustics — no walls to reinforce the system, so every element of the rig has to be deliberate.
Garden Ceremony Audio
A handheld wireless microphone on a stand at the garden ceremony space, tuned for the natural mountain environment and the casual, nature-forward Sweetgrass aesthetic.
Warm Pavilion Uplighting
Uplighting designed to warm the open-air pavilion without bleeding into the night sky — and a restrained overall lighting palette that complements the mountain landscape rather than overpowering it.
Casual-Elegant MC Tone
MC direction tuned to the pavilion's casual-elegant feel — warmer, more conversational, and less club-formal than a ballroom approach.
Our Take on the Space
"Sweetgrass is the Crystal Springs venue that most rewards a restrained entertainment design. The mountain landscape is doing real work visually — our job is to bring sound, lighting, and pacing that complement that rather than competing for attention."
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