New York is a great state to get married in. It is seasonal, and the scenery varies from vibrant city life to gorgeous mountains and everything in between. Whatever wedding style you are planning, New York deserves a second glance.
The average New York wedding ranges around $42,000—but don’t let this deter you! The state’s price range is high for a reason. New York City, one of the world’s finest destinations, offers a plethora of wedding venue options.
Upstate New York has country charm and romantic views. Weddings in the Adirondack mountains are charming and rustic. So, here’s our roundup of the best wedding venues in New York!
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Dutch’s Spirits
Dutch’s Spirits in Pine Plains is a unique venue for your big day. In “the heart of the Hudson”, this 400-acre farm provides beautiful scenery for the ideal outdoor wedding. The farm is a former bootlegging complex and is now home to Dutch’s Spirits. As a bonus, the venue offers a world-class beverage menu for your ceremony.
The bootlegger, Dutch Schultz, had many hiding spots for his operation. Now, these same spots are different wedding ceremony locations. The open-air space encompasses a panoramic view of the Hudson Valley with beautiful foliage year-round. Your rental includes a full day on the property for up to 250 guests.
Price Range: The starting site fee for peak season is $2,000, and the off-season is $900.
Capacity: Up to 250 guests.
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Oceanbleu at Westhampton Bath and Tennis
Oceanbleu at Westhampton is a luxurious beachfront resort in Suffolk county. The venue has undergone new renovations enhancing its beach-front charm and experience.
The resort is ideal for intimate and large weddings and has several sites to choose from. The Lobby Bar is perfect for intimate weddings and has a panoramic view of the ocean, ideal for photo opportunities. The Tent is a seaside space surrounded by grass-filled dunes and is a versatile space that lets you choose the layout of your ceremony.
The Ballroom is perfect for an all-night reception. The space has chandeliers, vaulted ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows. Your rental includes an all-weekend bridal suite and full access to the fitness center, tennis courts, and private beach.
Price Range: Around $32,500.
Capacity: Up to 220 guests.
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Osmica at Spring Trail Farm
Osmica is a historic barn wedding venue just up the lake from Ithaca in Lansing. The historic barns nestled in the country setting make for a charming wedding ceremony with plenty of photo opportunities.
The rental includes full access to the farm from Friday through Sunday.
The outdoor ceremony can take place outside the barn, in a bed of perennials, or underneath 150-year-old maple trees. There are also an additional 19 acres of farmland, gardens, and fields. This is an ideal venue for an intimate wedding or a larger ceremony.
Price Range: Around $6,500.
Capacity: Up to 300 guests.
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Southampton Arts Center
Southampton Arts Center, in Southampton, is an eclectic and unique venue in which to exchange vows. The center is known for its contributions to art and they offer numerous sites for wedding celebrations.
The ceremony can be held amid spectacular pieces of art and the reception can be held in an adjoining art gallery. The interior of the gallery is open and airy and offers natural lighting from its many windows.
The museum offers many amenities for a wedding, including vendors, organizers, and staff to help you pick the right space for your big day. If you are looking for a fun and creative space to say I do, Southampton Arts Center is the place for you.
Price Range: Rental fees start at $500.
Capacity: Up to 300 guests.
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Altamont Manor
Altamont Manor is a historic manor built in 1894 in Albany. This romantic venue has both outdoor and indoor spaces in which to host your ceremony. Couples can wed in beautiful gardens or surround by antique accents.
The outdoor gardens are gorgeous centerpieces surrounded by fountains and trees. The lawn ceremony is surrounded by lush rose bushes.
The interior dining room can hold up to 150 guests and the views from the windows go on for miles. On a clear day, guests can glimpse the mountains from Massachusetts and Vermont. There is also a round room, an ideal setting for cake ceremonies.
Price Range: $2,000 to $2,500 for 100 guests.
Capacity: Up to 150 guests.
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Montauk Lake Club and Marina
The Montauk yacht club is a casually elegant club built in 1929 as part of the Montauk Dream, a creation of playgrounds for the rich and famous. The perfect space, which includes a 16-room inn, boat marina, and restaurant, is family-friendly.
The venue is a fine balance between elegance and casual and is a romantic outdoor wedding venue in New York in which to exchange vows.
The venue offers one wedding at a time so that your wedding day will be a private event. The lapping of the waves provides a serene backdrop for your ceremony. They also provide tents for the lawn to provide shade for you and your guests.
Price Range: Around $7,500.
Capacity: Up to 300 guests.
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The Brill
The Brill is a manor in Saratoga that was once a working dairy farm from 1860 to 1886. The estate is nestled on 33 gorgeous acres and provides a romantic setting for your wedding ceremony. There are three ceremony sites to choose from: The Brill House, the Bordeaux Barn, and the Bourbon Room.
Each site has been remodeled, but still has elements of the original setting. The Bourdeaux Barn has beautiful, hand-carved rafters that tie the past in nicely with the modern amenities. The Bourbon Room is industrial chic with vintage lounge chairs.
The Brill House is suitable for intimate weddings and has elegant dining rooms and sitting areas. The main house includes four guest rooms and a kitchen, making it ideal for overnight guests.
Price Range: $3,500 to $12,000.
Capacity: Up to 100 guests.
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Diamond Mills Hotel & Saugerties Steamboat
Diamond Mills is 100 miles north of New York City in the Hudson Valley. It is considered one of the most flexible and iconic wedding venues in the Hudson Valley.
You can host an elegant ceremony in the Grand Ballroom, an intimate celebration in the Tavern restaurant, or a cozy, intimate wedding in the rustic Boathouse at Saugerties Steamboat Co.
There are 30 boutique hotel rooms, making this venue ideal for weekend getaways and adventures. They offer all-inclusive wedding packages and can accommodate most budgets. The rental includes access to indoor and outdoor spaces and a five-hour ceremony.
Price Range: $20,000 for up to 100 guests.
Capacity: Up to 400 guests.
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Larkfield
Larkfield is an elegant wedding venue in East Northport. The venue is classically romantic with the right touch of modern amenities. The estate has on-site wedding and event planners, making your special day as stress-free as possible.
The design is inspired by Tuscan villages and includes elegant tile floors and molded ceilings. There are two grand ballrooms for the reception or the ceremony. The romantic Orangerie includes antique wood and classic doors that open to the patio.
The high ceilings and the natural lighting make the space feel open and airy, even when there are over 250 guests.
Price Range: $13,000 to $16,000.
Capacity: Up to 400 guests.
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Sel Rrose
Sel Rrose is a restaurant wedding venue in Montauk. The artsy space is named after Rrose Sélavey, artist Marcel Duchamp’s alter ego. The decor and the theme of the restaurant are classic early 20th century Paris. While paying tribute to its classical roots, the restaurant is also steeped in the style of New York’s Bowery.
There are several event spaces to choose from. There is an exterior garden for mingling and your guests can enjoy a sitting area while sipping cocktails.
The main dining room is the centerpiece of this venue. Its patterned walls and ceilings merge seamlessly with the interior gardens and the white marble bar beckons guests to try out the French-inspired cocktails. This is a unique venue that deserves a second glance.
Price Range: Contact Sel Rrose for pricing.
Capacity: Up to 100 guests.
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Best Outdoor Venues
Handsome Hollow – Long Eddy, NY
This historic Amish barn is one of New York’s best-hidden treasures. Dating back 240 years, Handsome Hollow was once an active dairy barn and will give you a vintage look and feel.
There are over 93 acres of picturesque views, including the never-ending Catskills mountains, maple forests, and even blueberry fields. The venue offers beautiful outdoor ceremony locations in multiple different spots on the land, including an ancient apple orchard or romantic stone wall.
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The rental fee includes a two-night stay in the monumental farmhouse. This enchanting house sleeps six people and has three bedrooms.
The venue also offers a preparation room for the day of the wedding, giving the bridal party a chance to style up in comfort!
Price Range: $15,500-20,000 per event.
Capacity: 200 guests.
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Wolf Oak Acres Barn – Oneida, NY
Nestled on 206 acres in the heart of Madison County, Wolf Oak Acres Barn is home to gorges, streams, waterfalls, and well-manicured gardens.
The venue offers stunning views and several different places to have an outdoor wedding ceremony, including a well-maintained garden or under a stunning arch at the end of a pond.
Additionally, you can also choose to have your reception in their two-story barn that is hugged by a wraparound deck, ideal for sunset.
At the end of a perfect evening, guests don’t have to travel home – they can tread over to their guest cottage or lodge and stay the night.
Price Range: $7,950 and up.
Capacity: 240 guests and up.
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Calissa Hamptons – Water Mill, NY
Calissa Hamptons is not your average wedding venue. It is modernized, stylish, and perfect for your home-away-from-home wedding theme.
If you love the sound of Mykonos in New York, then this is the perfect setting for you. Inspired by the Mediterranean, this Hamptons restaurant is the ideal setting for a Greek-themed wedding day.
Not only will you be greeted with spectacular views, breathtaking landscapes, and incredible food but the Mykonos-style decor of rustic white walls and weathered shutters will make you feel as though you are living in a dream.
The venue offers multiple different ceremony locations, amongst those being in the dining room or under the stars on the manicured lawns. Decorated by rows of string lights, every area is bound to look like a fairytale come true.
Although Calissa Hamptons specializes in Greek food, they do offer an assortment of different cuisines on their menu – making it customizable for your big day or even for your rehearsal dinner.
Price Range: $250 per person.
Capacity: 40-400 guests.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden – Brooklyn, NY
Who doesn’t love the sound of getting lost in a botanical garden with the love of their life? I know we do! Brooklyn Botanic Garden is a dream wedding venue in NYC.
These lush botanical gardens are situated on the northeastern edge of Prospect Park curating the perfect utopia for your big day.
The wedding venue provides jaw-dropping ceremony locations scattered all around the gardens, beginning with the all-glass conservatory known as Palm House and the two-story Atrium. Each of these venues appears to have come out of a ’90s romance movie, and we are not mad about it!
There is something for everyone in this garden oasis, giving your guests the chance to explore the grounds while you and your spouse-to-be have photos taken in the magical gardens.
Price Range: $1,250-11,000 per event.
Capacity: 60-275 guests.
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Wave Hill – The Bronx, NY
Situated in the heart of the Bronx, Wave Hill is an elegant wedding venue that is home to 28 acres of rolling gardens, historic architecture, and exquisite views of the New Jersey and Hudson Palisades.
This venue is perfect for those couples who want to keep their outdoor wedding celebrations in the city, making it easy for them and their guests to travel.
Wave Hill was designed to keep every moment and ceremony as intimate as the last. Weddings only take place once the grounds have closed to the public, making sure it is as romantic as you desire.
There are a few ceremony locations within the venue, including saying “I do” under the stunning pergola or sharing the dance floor with your guests in the Armor House. The opportunities are limitless!
Price Range: $6,000-25,000.
Capacity: 130 guests.
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Longfellows – Saratoga Springs, NY
Longfellows is situated at the peak of a hill, overlooking the picturesque Adirondack Mountains, giving you the perfect backdrop for your big day.
Longfellows provides several perfect venue locations to choose from, including their well-manicured lawns with a white pergola. You can also exchange your vows in their courtyard banquet room.
Longfellows offers several different wedding packages that are inclusive of a variety of amenities, including a tasting for two, a private cocktail party, and incredible food. They also include a wedding coordinator and plenty of accommodation at the location.
Price Range: $1,700-19,000.
Capacity: 25-280 guests.
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Oak Hill – Hudson, NY
This historic manor house was built by John Livingston in 1793, making it over two centuries old. If walls could talk, we can only imagine the stories it has to tell!
The house is home to over 130 acres of land in a private woodland park, offering views of both the Hudson River and rolling mountains.
The venue offers an outdoor space to exchange your vows, followed by an incredible reception dinner in the barn. Here, your guests can dance the night away before retiring to their suite for a luxurious night in.
Price Range: $8,000 per event.
Capacity: 200 guests.
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Seminary Hill – Callicoon, NY
Seminary Hill isn’t just your average hill, this family-run cidery is located on a hilltop overlooking the Delaware River, offering a stunning backdrop for all photos!
With orchards and stunning flowers galore, this flexible venue is the ultimate outdoor wedding location!
The venue provides three unique wedding ceremony spots which can be used during any season of the year. Enjoy a backdrop of pink and white flowers in spring, colorful fruit in the summer, and over 50 varieties of ripe apples and pears in the autumn.
Additionally, they have a getting-ready house for the bridal party, which has stunning views of the valley.
Price Range: $12,500-27,000 per event.
Capacity: 100-200 guests.
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The Historic Thayer Hotel – West Point, NY
The wonderful thing about upstate New York is that there are so many incredible and historic buildings nestled on hilltops, providing breathtaking views.
The Thayer Hotel is one of them, sitting atop a hill, overlooking the Hudson River and Military Academy at West Point, this beautiful venue is a gorgeous ceremony location.
In addition, the venue has full-service guest rooms available so your friends and family won’t have to worry about traveling home for the evening.
Price Range: $1,500 per event.
Capacity: 300 guests.
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Valley Rock Inn – Sloatsburg
This dreamy wedding venue is located along the Ramapo River and provides access to many acres of land and never-ending views.
This Inn allows you to get married in one of their gorgeous outdoor spaces including the Shade Garden and the South Lawn.
Host a cocktail party in the Rose Garden, then enjoy a reception tent in the Summer Garden. Or, if you’re leaning toward a more casual event then why not seat your guests in the Summer Pavilion with its wood-burning pizza oven and grill?!
Price Range: $50,000 per event.
Capacity: 200-400 guests.
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