Congratulations on your engagement! And now that you are engaged, it is time to make big decisions. Talking about big wedding decisions, picking a perfect wedding venue will be the first one on your wedding checklist. Opting for a wedding venue that can accommodate the kind of wedding you want for yourself to the overall style and personality of the wedding day, every big and little wedding decision comes down to melt at this point and have a massive impact on your big day. While talking about selecting wedding venues and event spaces for yourself, the most loved restaurant wedding venues seems to take the cake, especially when getting married in bustling metropolitan cities and their suburbs.

What can be better than getting married in "The Big Apple" of America? Probably one of the most coveted and treasured dreams of recently engaged couples- getting married in New York is all about dream come true experiences in every aspect. From the black and yellow cabs blurring in the background to the soaring skyscrapers reaching up to the heights of the sky standing as backdrops for New York wedding photography, your wedding portraits in NYC will be nothing short of a dream. Known to be a land of diversity, from Catskills to Lake Ontario from the Atlantic to the Adirondacks, tying the knot in New York, the melting pot of American society can be a beautiful experience not only for the couple who is getting married but also for everyone attending their wedding. From the best of small wedding venues in New York to the most luxurious and expensive ones, getting married in “the city that never sleeps” can give you a wedding photography experience second to none. Punctuated with bustling urban areas and scenic natural landscapes, the city of New York and its suburbs are home to exciting places to get married and offer plenty of wedding venues to choose from. From the scenic and peaceful resorts and ranches upstate to some of the most landmark wedding venues in the USA like the New York Public Library and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, capturing couples against the breathtaking backdrops by our New York wedding photographers always gives them a sheer sense of joy.

If your Instagram account features food photography more than your portraits or selfies, then congratulations for you are a foodie! To channelize your love for gourmet food and world-class cuisines, choosing a restaurant wedding venue in New York can be an amazing decision for you whether you are planning an intimate brunch wedding or a lavish wedding with a big guest count. Perfect for intimate gatherings and a quintessential experience, an NYC restaurant wedding venue is perfect for focusing on culinary delight along with enjoying the built-in amenities for weddings. From the stunning views and marvelous designs to top-notch services and a plethora of options for both wedding and cocktail menu, choosing a restaurant wedding in NYC is a one-stop-shop experience. Ranging from planning a small guest list with trendy micro wedding ideas to a complete restaurant buyout for a gathering of more than a hundred, restaurant wedding venues in New York City can inspire your wedding venue search. One of the biggest perks of choosing a restaurant wedding venue is that you do not have to spend a lot of money on wedding decor or rental, as restaurant wedding event spaces are generally thoughtfully decorated beforehand for hosting wedding celebrations.

One of such magnificent and stunning wedding venues in the suburbs of New York, located just within a 40 minutes drive from the city, Felina Restaurant & Events wedding venue can be a beautiful choice for tying the knot. Nestled in the heart of the historical village of Ridgewood in New Jersey, this restaurant wedding venue in the New York suburbs is set in the former iconic bank space. Considered to be the Art Deco treasure of New Jersey, the exquisite event space of this classic wedding venue in suburban New York features a stunning Romanesque façade and boasts of a marvelous architecture highlighting soaring marble columns and antique fixtures made out of brass, copper, and gold. Blending the best of both worlds, this traditional New York wedding venue in the suburbs also features modern lighting installation as a contemporary twist to the chic classic event space along with huge and dramatic vault doors adding to the intensity of backdrops for your New York wedding photography session.

This award-winning restaurant wedding venue in the New York suburbs is an amalgamation of marvelous architectural elements, reclaimed materials, and contemporary touches that highlights the luxurious restaurant setting and the exquisite ballroom. With a capacity to host up to 225 people in a comfortable seating arrangement, this luxurious wedding event space can also be an appropriate destination for your intimate wedding in suburban New York as it also homes an exclusive private dining experience for hosting your closest people. With regular appearances on "NJ Monthly's Top 30 Restaurants," this establishment has also been nicknamed as "NJ's hottest new restaurant"! 

If you always wanted to get married in Italy but now it seems like a far-fetched dream, this Italian-inspired wedding venue in the New York suburbs can be your dream come true. With a sensitive inclination towards locally grown, sourced, and foraged ingredients, this traditional NYC wedding venue in the suburbs is home to a rich culinary tradition and culture of Italy. The core ethos of Felina Restaurant wedding venue translates to a diversity of epicurean menus that highlights seasonality and sustainability while focusing on creating a second to none experience. The beverage programming of this award-winning restaurant in New Jersey reflects and highlights small producers from all over the world who share similar core values.

Felina is a historic wedding venue located in Ridgewood, New Jersey. You can know that you are in the best hands as it is part of the Landmark collection of event spaces and hospitality portfolio, and hence it is an unquestionable entrant in the list of one of the best wedding venues in New York. The celebration experts of Landmark will be there to guide and support you on each and every step of your wedding planning process in New York while making sure that everything’s perfect, from your custom craft cocktails to your farm-to-table menu- is just so. Landmark Hospitality has over 11 distinctive venues, event spaces, boutique hotels, and impeccable restaurants throughout New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They are known for their specialization in perfecting the art of fine dining, weddings, corporate events, on-site catering, and destination events. After serving for countless years, the unparalleled experience and expertise in hosting weddings have added the badge of "wow factor" in the details. From planning innovative handcrafted cocktail and wedding menus to unmatched attentive service, your wedding celebration in New York will be an unmissable sight for our wedding photographers in New York to capture and preserve.

The impressive wedding event spaces in New York of this restaurant setting once upon a time functioned as a bank and the details continue to dazzle couples and their guests to this day with its lofty ceilings, wraparound mezzanine, and soaring marble pillars. Making it the perfect place for creating a memory that will last forever, your wedding photography session in New York will shine like a diamond with all the grand and sophisticated vintage details. The team of wedding experts and coordinators comprising of event stylists, chefs, and service directors, are collectively known as the "Memory Makers" as they work tirelessly and collectively to ensure that each and every wedding celebration taking place at this historic New York wedding venue looks and feels extraordinary. Hosting your wedding here will definitely mean that you and your partner can spend your big and special day worry-free while being surrounded by your loved ones. With elements like the floating chandeliers sculpture, the iconic Bank Vault Door, and details shining in gold, copper, and silver, the impressive and delightful wedding details of this suburban iconic wedding venue in New York promises a celebration never to be forgotten. Let us explore some of the wedding event spaces of this historic wedding venue.

The Treasury at Felina 

Featuring grand marble columns, impressive soaring windows inundating the entire event space with natural light, a wrap-around mezzanine for hosting cocktail receptions, and for making a grand entry to the wedding reception, this wedding event space of the classic New York wedding venue is sure to sweep you off your feet. The iconic bank vault door and the floating chandeliers sculpture can be combined for your iconic wedding photography session in New York that can teleport you directly to the chic and glamorous lanes of old-world Italian architecture.

Boutique Restaurant Felina 

Planned and run by the award-winning chef Anthony Bucco, this indoor and intimate wedding event space in New York displays brilliant architectural elements and materials that can be perfect for your wedding celebration backdrop. A well-earned reputation as a stylish and glamorous wedding event space, this restaurant setting is a captivating and unique area that is home to restored vaulted high ceilings, a mezzanine, and a rooftop bar. The boutique restaurant in New York for hosting your wedding also offers private and semi-private event spaces in addition to the grand ballroom setting for hosting various wedding celebrations leading up to your wedding reception.

Nestled in the core of the Central Business District in Ridgewood, this event space was formally the home of a seafood restaurant known as Fish. The exclusive Felina Restaurant and Bar wedding venue is a new entrant in the neoclassical bank space of Ridgewood's thriving restaurant scene. The Italian American eatery is a welcoming and rustic chic wedding event space in New York. It features locally sourced seasonal ingredients which are skillfully prepared by the renowned and critically acclaimed chef- Anthony Bucco. Garnering rave reviews from both food critics and reviewers, this award-winning chef formerly worked at The Ryland Inn and more recently Crystal Springs’ Restaurant Latour. Anthony Bucco and Martyna Krowicka, the executive chef and chef d' cuisine, relentlessly and collectively work to make sure that each couple's marriage milestone is commemorated with delectable cuisine. While Anthony is known for his dedication to utilizing locally sourced and sustainable ingredients and using cooking techniques of old-world Italy, Martyna brings her excellent hospitality and cooking skills to the table alongside working with her mentor.

Inspired by the rich culinary tradition of old-world Italy and unique dining experiences, this boutique wedding space in New York will be thoroughly enjoyed by your couple photographer to capture you and your sweetheart against the historic backdrops. You can also plan your engagement photography session in New York in and around the city and its suburbs. With a guarantee that your couple photography session will be filled with memorable backdrops, it can be done in some of the most photogenic landmarks of New Jersey and New York, that this wedding venue gives seamless accessibility to. Starting from the historic Jackson Street Bridge's glimmering reflection on the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison to the breathtakingly beautiful Speedwell Waterfall in Morristown, a couple can declare their love amidst the beautiful landscapes. Plan a day with our New York engagement photographers and visit these photo spots of New York and New Jersey and get your hands on some memorable keepsakes to store in your wedding album as well as decorate your wedding reception with.

Start your day by taking a stroll along Atlantic City's Boardwalk, the four-mile-long promenade which was constructed in 1870 is a scenic place for your New York engagement photography session filled with crystal blue water and eggshell colored white sand. Take a step back in time by visiting Cape May, at the southernmost tip of New Jersey on Delaware Bay which features many pretty Victorian-style holiday homes and is a fine example of the American Stick Style of architecture. Your couple portraits in New York can also be taken in the Liberty State Park which overlooks the Upper New York Bay, Liberty Island, and Ellis Island. If being close to nature is your thing, head to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area bordered between Pennsylvania and New Jersey, which is a spectacular and scenic natural spot covering more than 70000 acres. Also known to be one of the best small towns in New Jersey, the 1600 acre grounds of Princeton Battlefield State Park can delight the souls of those who love architecture and landscape designs.

With sharp creative eyes and unending focus for a couple's true poetic story, George Street Photo & Video (GSPV) is armed with years of expertise and experience to make wedding days a little more beautiful for many New Jersey couples in New York. Whether you are hosting your wedding at the boutique hotel of Felina in suburban New York or you want to visit all the landmarks of this city for clicking couple portraits against all the photo spots, don’t forget to check out our wedding and engagement photography packages in New York starting as low as $1500.