Venues
Field notes for 30+ wedding venues.
Photographers who have shot at a venue know things the venue's marketing page does not. This is that knowledge, by venue.
industrial · Brooklyn, NY
Liberty Warehouse
Red Hook waterfront. Industrial-elegant with the Statue of Liberty over the bride's shoulder.
garden · Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Cherry-blossom esplanade in spring, Cranford Rose Garden through fall, Palm House for rain.
historic · New York City, NY
The Plaza
Fifth-Avenue heritage. Grand Ballroom, Terrace Room, and Eloise corner suites.
garden · New York City, NY
Central Park Conservatory Garden
Italian, French, and English garden rooms inside the conservatory. Permit required.
estate · Half Moon Bay, CA
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay
Cliffside Pacific overlook. Ocean Lawn ceremonies and bagpiper escorts.
estate · Pasadena, CA
The Langham Huntington
Mediterranean estate, gardens, and historic ballrooms.
historic · Beverly Hills, CA
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Pink palace. Banyan tree out front, Crystal Ballroom inside.
garden · Malibu, CA
The Malibu Cafe
Calamigos Ranch outpost. Wisteria-covered ceremony space and lake reflections.
estate · Westlake Village, CA
Four Seasons Westlake Village
Mediterranean estate with vineyard-style courtyards and a heritage spa wing.
historic · New York City, NY
Cipriani 25 Broadway
Vaulted gold ceilings inside the old Cunard Line headquarters.
industrial · Long Island City, NY
The Foundry
Iron-truss greenhouse + brick atrium. Skyline portraits across the East River.
rooftop · Brooklyn, NY
Wythe Hotel
Williamsburg rooftop with Manhattan skyline at sunset.
estate · Asheville, NC
Biltmore Estate
Vanderbilt heritage. House grounds, library terrace, and Lichtenstein gardens.
estate · Charleston, SC
Middleton Place
Heritage gardens and rice-paddy reflections. Discuss the venue's plantation history with the couple.
farm · Whitehouse Station, NJ
The Ryland Inn
Farm-to-table estate with covered tents, greenhouse spaces, and apple-orchard portraits.
historic · Bedford, PA
Omni Bedford Springs Resort
Heritage springs resort. Indoor mineral pool, colonial portraits, and a 18th-century springhouse.
farm · Martha's Vineyard, MA
The Grange
Chilmark farm with stone walls, open meadows, and sunset over the Atlantic.
mountain · Beaver Creek, CO
Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
Ski-in resort with mountain ceremonies and slope-side gondola portraits.
estate · Pebble Beach, CA
Pebble Beach Resort
17 Mile Drive heritage. Inn at Spanish Bay, the Lodge, and the Lone Cypress.
rooftop · Malibu, CA
Soho House Little Beach House Malibu
Members-only oceanfront with sunset terrace ceremonies.
estate · Austin, TX
Commodore Perry Estate
Auberge property in Hyde Park. Heritage mansion and gardens.
industrial · San Antonio, TX
Hotel Emma
Pearl Brewery converted to a heritage hotel with cathedral ceilings.
beach · Corpus Christi, TX
Omni Corpus Christi
Gulf-front high-rise with beach ceremonies and bayfront receptions.
beach · Amelia Island, FL
The Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island
Atlantic-coast resort with dune ceremonies and oak-canopy estate portraits.
beach · Sea Island, GA
The Cloister at Sea Island
Multi-day estate with private beach and Forbes-five service.
rooftop · Savannah, GA
Thompson Savannah
Riverfront design hotel with a city-history rooftop bar and historic district portraits.
historic · Estes Park, CO
The Stanley Hotel
Heritage 1909 hotel with Rocky Mountain panoramas. The Shining-style heritage decor.
historic · New York City, NY
Gild Hall
Financial District boutique hotel with bourbon-bar receptions.
estate · Volterra, IT
Borgo Pignano
18th-century farmhouse estate on a Tuscan hilltop.
mountain · Canyon Point, UT
Amangiri
Slot-canyon resort. Stark desert architecture, slot-canyon ceremonies, and helicopter day-afters.