Ten Luxurious NYC Wedding Venues
Choosing the right wedding venue can significantly enhance your wedding photos. The venue can set your captured moments' mood, tone, composition, and lighting. As a photographer, I specialize in conveying experiences through imagery that evokes strong and genuine emotions, allowing you to relive your wedding day for years to come. A great wedding venue can help bring your wedding design to life.
Top 10 Wedding Venues in New York City
If you're planning your wedding in New York City, you'll undoubtedly be looking for the perfect venue. Here are our top 10 picks for the best wedding venues NYC has to offer:
1. 620 Loft and Garden
620 Loft and Garden is a hidden rooftop venue located above Fifth Avenue. It is a blank canvas where you can design your wedding exactly how you like it. Imagine getting married with views of St Patrick’s Cathedral and Saks Fifth Avenue!
2. The Plaza Hotel
The Plaza Hotel, located at 768 5th Ave. in Midtown Manhattan, is one of the world's most prestigious and famous five-star hotels. It offers some of the best wedding packages NYC has to offer. The Grand Ballroom can host 1000 standing people for cocktail-style events or 500 people for sit-down parties. The Plaza Hotel has hosted some of the most important political conferences in the world, some of the most lavish galas, and the most exclusive parties ever to take place in NYC.
3. Rainbow Room
The Rainbow Room, located at the top of the Rockefeller Center at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, is at the top of the list of elegant and notable wedding venues NYC has to offer. It offers 180-degree sweeping views of the Manhattan skyline. The food is outstanding and very different from what you’d expect from a wedding. This wedding venue has a commitment to style, glamour, and quality.
4. Tribeca Rooftop
Tribeca Rooftop, located at 2 Desbrosses Street in Lower Manhattan, is an industrial chic wedding venue that provides 360-degree views of New York City and The Hudson River. This penthouse destination is the perfect wedding venue for those looking for modern luxury.
5. Museum of Natural History Weddings
The American Museum of Natural History is one of those venues where the most luxurious weddings happen. Everything just feels so grand, and you can have a different experience in the adjoining rooms like a cocktail hour in the mammoth room. Who wouldn’t want to get married under a giant scaled humpback whale?
6. William Vale
The William Vale, located at 111 N. 12th St. in Brooklyn, is a 5-star boutique hotel that is nearly a landmark in New York City. The grand architecture can be seen from miles away, as it is one of the tallest buildings in the borough. The famous Vale Ballroom with its 23’ high ceilings and the foyer with its distinguished marble staircase are just two of the many indoor spaces available.
7. 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge has quickly become one of my new favorites. Their pledge to be more eco-friendly and organic is something I highly value. Their raw venue space makes you feel as though you can create any vision you want for your wedding day.
8. Cipriani Wedding Venues
Cipriani wedding venues across New York City are ultra-luxurious locations for your weddings or events. They offer the best food for your guests, and the experience is impeccable. Cipriani Wall Street location is famous for its 70-foot ceiling with a Wedgewood dome.
9. Loeb Boathouse at Central Park
If you’re a nature and city lover who is in the market for a luxury wedding, then the Central Park Loeb Boathouse is the venue for you. Your guests will enjoy this woodsy oasis while watching the rowboats floating around the surrounding lake.
10. Blue Hill Stone Barns
Blue Hill Stone Barns is a luxurious venue located a little outside of NYC. It offers organic, farm-to-table, experiential, elegant, and fine dining experiences. It is definitely a luxury venue, but one that will provide one of the best meals of your life.
