The Beach Barn

03/16/2026

Summer Internship Opportunity | Lake Life Cottages

Lake Life Cottages, a boutique waterfront resort on the shores of Lake Huron, is seeking two hospitality interns to join our team for the upcoming season.

Located on Michigan’s beautiful Sunrise Side, our property includes luxury cottages and The Beach Barn, our private lakefront wedding venue. Interns will gain real, hands-on experience in hospitality and event management while working alongside our team during a busy and exciting season.

Available Internship Positions

Intern II – Senior Level (May–October)
Designed for a college senior pursuing hospitality, tourism, event management, marketing, or business. This role will work through our full wedding season and may extend beyond October for the right candidate.

Intern I – Sophomore/Junior (June–August)
Ideal for a college sophomore or junior looking to gain real-world hospitality experience during summer break.

Internship Experience May Include:
• Resort and guest hospitality operations
• Wedding and event coordination support
• Bartending and bar service during wedding events
• Property operations and guest services
• Marketing and behind-the-scenes business operations

This is a fast-paced, team-oriented environment where interns will learn how a boutique resort and lakefront wedding venue operates from the inside.

If you are looking for a summer where you can gain valuable experience while working on the shores of Lake Huron, we would love to hear from you.

📩 Reach out to learn more about joining our team.

Spend your summer where others vacation.

03/15/2026

03/15/2026

Built around the belief that weddings deserve more than a day.

03/13/2026

Private waterfront wedding weekends on the shores of Lake Huron.

-On-site cottages
-Private Beach
-Weekend celebrations

Only at the Beach Barn at Lake Life Cottages

03/12/2026

Still dreaming of a 2026 lakefront wedding?

A few beautiful October weekends are still available at The Beach Barn at Lake Life Cottages — where your wedding isn’t just a day, it’s an entire weekend on the shores of Lake Huron.

Or perhaps you’re dreaming of something different…

A Christmas or winter wedding at The Beach Barn has a glow all its own. The chandeliers sparkle, the lake feels peaceful, and the celebration becomes something truly unforgettable.

✨ Private lakefront ceremony
✨ Weekend wedding experience
✨ Luxury cottages for your guests

See our attached availability calendar and reach out to book a tour to see if we’re the perfect fit for your wedding weekend. https://the-beachbarn.com/

SunriseSideMI

03/11/2026

We believed weddings deserved more than a few hours.

The Beach Barn was created so couples could gather their favorite people, stay together and celebrate an entire private weekend on the shores of Lake Huron.

02/15/2026

Our Summer 2026 weekend wedding calendar is officially full, with only three October 2026 weekends still available—and we’re already booking into 2027.

Every wedding at The Beach Barn™ is thoughtfully designed around the couple. No templates. No repeats. Just a personalized, weekend-long experience created to reflect your story and your people.

02/15/2026

When we began building Lake Life Cottages and The Beach Barn in 2021, we imagined a place where weddings felt more like a weekend of memories than a single day.

That vision became a reality—a weekend wedding experience, private, relaxed, and set along the shores of Lake Huron.

Let us help you create something truly unforgettable for you!

02/13/2026

The Weekend Wedding—Before It Was a Trend ✨

At The Beach Barn™ at Lake Life Cottages®, we helped shape Northern Michigan’s move toward weekend weddings—and we continue to offer it in a way no one else does.

A private, true wedding weekend, where your closest friends and family stay together on property, from Friday through Sunday—turning your wedding into something far more meaningful than a single day.

Think:
🌅 Sunrise coffee overlooking Lake Huron
🔥 Evenings around the bonfire
🥂 Rehearsal dinners, wedding day moments, and relaxed goodbyes
🏡 All seamlessly woven into one unforgettable experience

This isn’t about trends.
It’s about intention.
Connection.
And creating memories that live far beyond the wedding day.

💙 It’s what we’ve been known for since day one.

02/13/2026

✨The Weekend Wedding—Before It Was a Trend ✨

At The Beach Barn™ at Lake Life Cottages®, we helped shape Northern Michigan’s move toward weekend weddings—and we continue to offer it in a way no one else does.

A private, true wedding weekend, where your closest friends and family stay together on property, from Friday through Sunday—turning your wedding into something far more meaningful than a single day.

Think:
🌅 Sunrise coffee overlooking Lake Huron
🔥 Evenings around the bonfire
🥂 Rehearsal dinners, wedding day moments, and relaxed goodbyes
🏡 All seamlessly woven into one unforgettable experience

This isn’t about trends.
It’s about intention.
Connection.
And creating memories that live far beyond the wedding day.

💙 It’s what we’ve been known for since day one.

01/01/2026

Here’s to 2025 — a year filled with love, laughter, and so many beautiful celebrations. To our couples and their families, thank you for allowing The Beach Barn to be part of your story.

As we welcome 2026, we look forward to the love stories still to come and the wedding weekends that will unfold along our shoreline. We can’t wait to be a small part of your unforgettable moments.