Top 7 NY Wedding Venues That Will Make You Feel Like You’re in Europe
The breath-taking, intricately designed Gothic-inspired cathedrals, the cobblestone streets and old-world charm and the manicured geometric hedges of places like Italy and France have us all dreaming of Europe. These top 7 wedding venues in New York will make you and your guests feel like you stepped into Europe without actually having to catch a flight!
Oheka Castle - Huntington, NY
Oheka Castle is located in Huntington, NY, less than an hour outside of the city! Oheka has all the elegant refinement of a French Chateau complete with 32 luxurious guest rooms and suites for your family and friends, award-winning cuisine and many gorgeous rooms and lawns to choose from! They can accommodate up to 400 guests for a sit-down affair!
2. Angel Orensanz Foundation - Manhatten, NYC
The Angel Orensanz Foundation feels a bit like stepping off the streets of Rome into one of their many gorgeous cathedrals, except it’s right here in New York City! It was originally built as a synagogue in 1849 and the cathedral was designed to resemble the Sistine Chapel. Today it’s used for art exhibits, fashion shows and wedidngs. It seats 250 guests for a sit down dinner, and can host both your ceremony and reception.
3. Morningside Castle - Manhatten, NY
Morningside Castle is also located in New York City in the Upper West side of Manhattan. It’s gorgeous gothic chapel is the perfect setting for your ceremony, or take everything outside to their 2 block courtyard and use the gorgeous chapel as the backdrop for your ceremony!
4. Lyndhurst Mansion - Tarrytown, NY
Lyndhurst Mansion is the perfect setting to make all your European wedding dreams come true. Set on sixty-seven acres on the Hudson River, it feels as if it’s in a world of it’s own while still being just 35 minutes outside of the city.
5. Wave Hill - Bronx, NY
Wave Hill is 28 acres of pure splendor nestled in the Bronx along the Hudson River with beautiful views of The Palisades. The House dates back to 1843 and has housed guests such as Theodore Roosevelt and Arturo Toscanini. It has numerous stunning gardens and lawns to host an outside ceremony or reception, and can seat up to 160 guests for an indoor reception. It requires a $10,000 membership fee and $6,000 rental fee.
6. Weylin1875 - Brooklyn, NY
Truthfully, no one describes thie breath-taking venue like the New York Times: “As sumptuous as a jewel box suspended 110 feet over the mosaic marble floor, and as radiant as a peacock’s plumage, the great dome of the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank headquarters at Broadway and Driggs Avenue once again inspires awe.” It was built in 1875 by renowned architect George B. Post and was recently restored to it’s current spectacular glory. Stepping into Weylin feels like being transportated to another world entirely, with intricate architecture and details at every turn. Weylin hosts both large and small weddings and can accommodate both your ceremony and reception.
7. Bourne Mansion - Oakdale, NY
This historic Vanderbilt mansion is the perfect New York setting for your black tie wedding. Bourne Mansion is located 90 minutes outside of New York City but feels worlds away! This turn-of-the-century work of art sits on 205 acres filled with manicured gardens, a jaw-dropping lawn and Grand Ballroom that has 40-foot vaulted ceilings, a decorative glass dome, crystal lighting sconces, and gilded plasterwork. They have capacity for 300 people for a formal dinner. Included in the rental fee is a personal maitre d’, an attendant, and an event captain to make sure your wedding flows smoothly, and tables, chairs, linens, china, glassware, and flatware.
Any of these stunning New York wedding venues are sure to make you and your guests feel like you’re in Europe. Which one is your favorite?