Locust Valley Wedding Dreams Made Real at The Bailey Arboretum!
Wedding ceremony at the Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley, NY. © Dan Wagner 2023
Experience what a mini Great Gatsby, Gold Coast wedding on the North Shore of Long Island might have been like by getting married at the Bailey Arboretum! With a maximum of 50 guests permitted, the Bailey Arboretum is only for small weddings. With such vast open spaces, it’s a shame they can’t accommodate more wedding guests. Fortunately, what you sacrifice in size, you more than make up for in quality and primo spots for beautiful Long Island wedding photography.
How Much Does it Cost to Get Married at The Bailey Arboretum?
The Bailey Arboretum price information for Long Island weddings.
To help you decide if getting married at the Bailey Arboretum is a good idea for your wedding, check out their comprehensive FAQ’s.
Video of a Bailey Arboretum walkthrough hosted by Michael Maron.
Top 10 List of the Locust Valley Bailey Arboretum Wedding FAQ’s
Fees—Outdoor wedding ceremony fees include “ceremony site, chairs, photography permit (a $250 value), access to restrooms inside the Bailey House, 1 hour with guests on site, 30 minutes prior for decorating and/or first look photography, total of 1.5 hours on property maximum including photography. A Bailey House Manager will be on site and will set up included white folding chairs prior to ceremony. Private parking area. Up to 50 guests maximum, $1,500.”
Deposits and Security—”All wedding ceremonies require a $500 fully refundable security deposit as well as 50% of the site fee at the time of booking. The 50% balance must be paid 30 days prior to event date.”
Privacy—the “Bailey Arboretum is not a private location, and is open to the public between 9am and 5pm, Wednesday - Sunday, although ceremony and event locations are somewhat geographically secluded from the more commonly accessed public spaces of our grounds. All events are booked as an exclusive event for the day; therefore, no other event will be hosted on your date. Additional hours past those listed above can be booked at a rate of $350/hour.”
Photos—“A permit for a photography session is included with the outdoor wedding ceremony site fee (a photography-only permit fee is $250). Please note that Site Only ceremony packages do not include the photography permit, but it can be obtained separately.”
Music—”Soft music, live or recorded, is acceptable. Bailey Arboretum does not provide an amplification system. A list of local performers is available upon request.”
Decorations—”Limited floral decoration is permitted. Set-up may be no more than 30 minutes prior to the ceremony and all decorations must be removed within 30 minutes after the ceremony. Clean-up of flower petals is the responsibility of the users. Failure to comply with removal for floral decorations may result in funds withheld from the security deposit. The release of fake flower petals, birdseed, rice or balloons is not permitted. Bailey Arboretum does not aid in the decorating of the ceremony location, site fee includes set up and removal of white folding chairs.”
Alcohol—”Alcohol is not permitted to be served or consumed on the Bailey Arboretum property before, during or after wedding ceremonies. Cigarette smoking is only permitted on the gravel circular driveway on the front side of the Bailey House, and cigarette butts must be safely disposed of in the smoking receptacle nearby, not discarded on the grounds.”
Parking—”Bailey Arboretum staff will be on site to direct cars to the parking area, to direct guests to the ceremony location, and to enforce the terms and conditions of the agreement. Staff does not function as master of ceremonies or ceremony coordinators. Wedding guests do not have to pay for parking. Valet parking services may be arranged through Elite Parking Services, Bailey Arboretum’s exclusive valet company. Site Only Ceremony terms do not include parking; parking will take place in the general parking lot of the property and is available on a first come first served basis amongst other visitors to Bailey Arboretum.”
Rain—”Due to structural improvements that are scheduled to be completed by Nassau County, indoor ceremonies are currently on hiatus. As such, there is no indoor contingency option to accommodate rain. It is strongly suggested that you work out a tent back up plan with one of our tent rental companies if rain is forecasted in the days leading up to your event.”
Rehearsals—”Yes, a ceremony at Bailey Arboretum includes an optional 30 minute rehearsal that may be scheduled prior to the ceremony date.”
In order to schedule please complete and submit this form. Bailey will check if the date and time are available, and if so, send an application with a date to book a tour of the grounds.
Bailey Arboretum, 194 Bayville Rd, Locust Valley, NY 11560 — 516-801-1458 — Email
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“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
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