Venue & Location Guide

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Venue & Location

38 Long Island venues and 22 across New York City, each paired with the parks, beaches and gardens nearby for your wedding portraits and engagement photos.

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70 parks, beaches, gardens and harbor villages across Long Island and the five boroughs, with access notes and the venues closest to each.

Old Westbury Gardens
Old Westbury

Old Westbury Gardens

The former Phipps estate: a Charles II-style mansion among 200 acres of formal gardens, lakes and tree-lined allées. The walled garden is a favorite for both wedding portraits and engagement sessions.

GardensHistoric
Sunken Meadow boardwalk at sunset
Kings Park

Sunken Meadow State Park

A boardwalk along Long Island Sound, with bluffs and salt marsh.

BeachWaterfront
Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Great River

Bayard Cutting Arboretum

An arboretum on the Connetquot River with a Tudor-style mansion, lawns, a pinetum and riverside paths.

GardensHistoricWaterfront
Greenport
Greenport

Greenport Village

A walkable harbor village with a working waterfront, a carousel and Main Street shops.

HistoricWaterfront
Montauk Point Lighthouse
Montauk

Montauk Point Lighthouse

New York State's oldest lighthouse, at the eastern tip of Long Island, with bluffs and rocky shoreline below.

HistoricWaterfrontBeach
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Brooklyn

Brooklyn Bridge Park & DUMBO

Piers and lawns beneath the Brooklyn Bridge with views of the Lower Manhattan skyline.

WaterfrontCity

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Questions

Yes. Our photo and film team covers weddings across Nassau, Suffolk and all five boroughs, so any venue in this guide is within our home area. Being listed here does not mean a venue has partnered with us or recommends us; this is an independent planning guide.
We focused on Long Island first, then the best-known venues in New York City, and checked every address against the venue's own website and public map data. Venues that have closed are left out. If you spot something out of date, let us know.
It depends on the look you want. Old Westbury Gardens, Planting Fields and Bayard Cutting Arboretum are classic garden choices; Sunken Meadow, Jones Beach and the Montauk and Fire Island lighthouses give you the shoreline; Greenport, Sag Harbor, Northport and Stony Brook are walkable harbor villages. Our photo locations guide lists them all by area.
Often, yes. Many gardens, state parks and preserves require advance permission or a permit for professional photography, and some charge a fee. We check the current rules for your location when we plan your session.
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