18 Best Long Island Wedding Venues Near Huntington New York
Beautiful bride and groom inside their Long Island wedding venue. © Dan Wagner 2023
This 18 Best Long Island Wedding Venues list will help you spend your reception hall wedding venue budget wisely. As with anything desirable in life, brides and grooms owe it to themselves to compare the pros and cons of their venue, makeup artist, photographer and other important wedding vendors. So, to maximize the usefulness of my Long Island Wedding Blog, I’ve decided to create a series of blog articles designed to make your vendor comparison searches easier, faster, and more informative. Being somewhat of a shopaholic myself, I’m an expert at separating the wheat from the chaff—in other words this blog can help you avoid the worst fate known to mankind—buyer’s remorse!
This list features wedding venues close to Huntington, NY, because most of the Long Island weddings I photograph are within an hour drive from my Huntington office. I figure it’s easier to work with wedding vendors closest to where you’re getting married and having your reception. Please feel free to let me know if I haven’t included your favorite wedding venue, so I can add them to this list. By the way, please don’t judge the wedding venues by the photos shown below—check out their website links for a better sampling. Also, the wedding venues below are screenshots from the venue’s website or Instagram. Thank you!
Use the wedding venue’s email addresses for information and pricing requests!
Note: Any best list is subjective. Just because I haven’t included a wedding venue on this list, doesn’t mean they’re not one of the best. A few of the wedding venues on this best list provide contact forms instead of an email address. If you decide to use them, make sure you get their email address so you have an easier way to reach them on the days leading up to your wedding, and on the day of your wedding.
The 18 Best Long Island Wedding Venues Near Huntington, NY
10 Important Long Island Wedding Venue Questions
Availability for your wedding date
Will they have multiple weddings on your wedding day
Can the venue accommodate your wedding guest number
Are changing areas such as a bridal sweet available
Competitive price quote, specials, and seasonal pricing options
Do they have a tasting menu
What are the outside vendor policies, such as vendor meals, and florist setup times
Do they provide chair covers, vases, and other useful items
Are there any additional fees
Do they have backup generators in case they loose electric power
5933 Northern Blvd
East Norwich, NY 11732
516-922-7500
membership@themuttontownclub.com
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5 Tips for Saving Money on Wedding Venues
Book far in advance
Get competitive price quotes
Get married off season or on a weekday
Have your ceremony at the venue rather than an off-site location
Lower or raise your wedding guest number to meet lower pricing thresholds
5 Tips for Long Island Wedding Venue Photography
Review the venue website, Instagram, and your own photos taken at the venue if you haven’t been there in a while or if the venue has been remodeled.
Before asking the maitre d what time is good for taking romantic couples photos during dinner, plan your shots. I like numbering them in my head so that they can go in a logical order, and so I can get them done in less time. That way the couple can quickly return to the party without being missed too much.
Take a variety of attractive exterior photos of the wedding venue for use as backgrounds in the couple’s photo album.
Try to take photos of the cocktail hour room and main ballroom before the guests enter. Also try to shoot a photo of the couple in the ballroom alone.
If you’re shooting any table shots, it looks good to have half of the guests at the table stand behind the seated guests on the opposite side. Also try to shoot when the tables look their best. You may have to remove the table number. If the table centerpieces are tall, you may need to shoot from a higher angle.
Stay tuned for more Long Island wedding photography blog articles!
“Dan Wagner was the best money spent on our wedding. He was nice, professional and did a great job. He took great candid photos—which I love. Not only did we get every picture he took, but the photos were full size and without any writing on them, and they arrived just a few days after we came back home from our honeymoon. We got to choose many pictures for our album. Because everything was digital, he e-mailed me exactly what the layout of the album would be before it was printed, and I was able to make changes. Our album was the nicest I have seen, and everyone who has seen it wishes they had hired him.”
—Genevieve and William
Every Bride and Groom Deserve Beautiful Wedding Photos!
Please feel free to share your thoughts and experiences about the best Long Island wedding venues in the comment box below. Have a wonderful wedding, and many thanks for visiting my Long Island wedding photographer blog!