501 Union
Wedding venue in Brooklyn, NY
Wedding venue in Brooklyn, NY
A Gowanus event space in a converted industrial building.
City venues often mean a short walk or drive to a portrait spot, so we build travel time into the timeline and plan the route in advance.
Brick, steel and big windows make great texture. We look for window light for portraits and plan around it.
This guide is independent. RF Studios is not affiliated with 501 Union, and being listed here is not an endorsement either way. Details change, so confirm dates, capacity and house rules directly with the venue.
Parks, gardens and waterfronts close by, for wedding-day portraits or your engagement session. Distances are straight-line.

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

Olmsted and Vaux's 526-acre park, with a lake, meadows, a boathouse and stone bridges.

A 52-acre garden with a Japanese garden, a rose garden and the cherry esplanade.

A National Historic Landmark founded in 1838, with rolling hills, ponds and a Gothic Revival gate.

Gardens and a waterfront promenade at the southern tip of Manhattan, looking out to the Statue of Liberty.

A Williamsburg waterfront park on the former Domino Sugar site, with an elevated walkway and bridge views.
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