Perched above beautiful Lake George on a wonderful mountainside rests Highlands Castle.  One of the most majestic New York Wedding Venues, this one of a kind property is certainly worth visiting if you are seeking an Adirondacks wedding venue.  Hosting weddings indoors and out, Highlands Castle offers views and historic elegance that is unrivaled in the Lake George wedding  region.

Painstakingly refurbished with great attention to detail this amazing New York wedding location will surpass your expectations with a one of a kind wedding experience that you and your guests will remember for years to come.  This is one of the most truly amazing New York wedding venues to be found in all the Northeast. Able to accommodate up to 1oo guests for indoor/outdoor receptions and rehearsal dinners, Highlands Castle is a one of a kind wedding location in New York.

To learn more about this great New York Wedding Venue please click HERE.

Just 45 minutes outside NYC you have Beckwith Point. A beautiful location for any event located on Long Island Sound. The beach is adjacent to the main ballroom and cocktail area. It’s a wonderful spot if you want incredible panoramas for your reception backdrop and photos. There is a huge rock in the center of the property that you can walk to for photos or just take in the view.

Real wedding of Conrad and Megan.

More of Denise Chastain/Modern Wedding Photography can be found HERE

For more information about this New York Wedding Venue please click HERE.

Looking for a unique &  affordable  location in Manhattan can be a task for some couples. The Alger House has become a favorite venue of mine to photograph.

The Alger House located in the West Village has amazing fun decor with vintage flair. Julius Caesar’s bust greets you after your walk up a long stairway until the entrance of the Alger house. You are greeted by white painted brick walls with lovely pieces of art work and unique stained glass and walls filled with tapestries.  Combining the look of a modern loft and artists space with mismatched artworks makes this venue work as a whole.

Upstairs there is a solarium used as the bridal suite which I often use with my clients for formals and a great place to stage the signing of the wedding license. Inside this room are mirrors, lovely couches and fireplace. The ceremony starts as the you watch the bridal party descend to the ground floor from the Solarium, seats are set up in a  typical ceremony fashion and the Bride has plenty of room walk down the aisle.  The ceremony area of the venue doubles as the reception area, as when the ceremony ends the room flips magically into a reception area. The cocktail hour takes place at the front of the venue, looks can be deceiving as there is plenty of room to walk around and mingle with guests.

You can bring in your caterer, however Alger house has their own on site catering. There is a front “foyer” style area which is a great place for the viewing of the cake, place cards and a sign in book.

This location is also a great example of using the environment you are in fully to photograph.  The East Village is a oasis for beautiful painted doors, gritty city streets and interesting parks.  Use this environment for its full capability to capture a unique and amazing wedding day.

Some of the great vendors that made this beautiful day a reality:

All photos courtesy of Laura Ryan: www.lauraryanphotography.com

Flowers: Denise Fasanello http://www.dfasanello.com/
Desserts: One Girl Cookie http://www.onegirlcookies.com/
Cake toppers: Naked Peggies off Etsy (Kate and Dinush painted them)

For more information on this great New York City Wedding Venue please click HERE.

* Recommended for smaller weddings, 60-80 guests max.

We just had to feature this green wedding in honor of Earth Day.  Each detail was carefully thought through by Storied Events, the bride and groom and their families.  Special care was taken to ensure sustainable resources were used to the greatest extent.

Some of the incredible resources used were floral designs by Ariella Chezar, recycled bottle linen from BBJ Linen, an environmentally friendly invitation suite by Julie Holcomb and a tasty, creative feast utilizing local farms was designed by Dish Catering. This venue of course is also designed to be a green environment. Encompassing over 12,000 acres of privately owned and maintained forest preserve, it does not get any more earth friendly than this!

All photography copyright Modern Wedding Photography.

With its elegant white columns, expansive lawns, a neutrally designed formal ballroom and a relatively short commute  from New York city,  you will feel miles away at The Bourne Mansion.   Just imagine up to 300 of your closest friends and family sipping cocktails while enjoying the grandeur of the eras gone past at this breathtaking wedding venue.

The Bourne Mansion is also a photographers dream.  Outside on the 205 acres there is an unlimited amount of wonderful locations to photograph the bride and groom.  You have the mansion, the great lawn  and the gardens.  There is also the lake house for more rustic type of photos.  For the wedding featured here, we even used the little blue pick-up truck that was in the driveway. Inside the mansion there are plenty of rooms with beautiful old world fixtures, luxurious couches, and a grand stair case. You can be as editorial or classic with your approach to these locations. The grand ballroom offers a gorgeous backdrop for all of your reception photos.  The high ceilings, huge dance floor, balcony, antique organ and ceiling medallion are all perfect details for any photo.

For more information on The Bourne Mansion, please visit Lessings.

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A short drive from New York City, New Jersey and really, the entire east coast, New York’s Hudson Valley is home to some of Northeast’s finest wedding venues.  From rustic farm weddings, private estate and castle weddings to glamorous, resort country club affairs, the Hudson Valley does have it all.

Many destination weddings will find a haven here – the lush green hills, mountains and of course lakes, ponds and rivers offer a remarkably romantic setting.   These hills are strewn with history and plenty of historical sites that are witness to the past, but are happy to host your modern affair. Chances are you will find a few ballrooms, rustic pavilions and of course, tented sites to create the wedding of your dreams.

Here are just a handful of Hudson Valley wedding locations:

Whistlewood Farm , Twin Lakes,The Grandview, The Garrison, Opus 40

Onteora, Mount Gulian, Mohonk Preserve, James House, Cole hill Farm

Clermont Historic Site, Cedar Lakes Estate, Cat Rock Osborn Castle, Boscobel House

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Rated as one “of the world’s most spectacular tasting rooms” by Travel + Leisure magazine, Heron Hill Winery should certainly be considered if you are looking for a wonderful vineyard wedding. 

Please visit www.heronhill.com for more information.

You will not find overly stuffed beds, spa amenities in every corner of the bath nor flat screen television sets. In fact, you will not find a single television set in any of the rooms. There is no bar, no bistro, no comforts of the modern age. This is camp! But what a wonderful camp.

Private events are at the managers discretion and can be held outside under a tent in front of the Lodge. From experience, I would say 100 guests would be the maximum capacity. The Lodge is seasonal, so you need to wed in the summer months and you might want to consider a budget large enough to lay a floor in the tent. Guest rooms can easily accommodate 40 ish people in cabins and lodge rooms. Other accommodations are roughly twenty to thirty minutes away.

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