Not too far away from the main city of New York, in a little place called Basking Ridge, lies a magical wonderland that’s tucked away in the rolling landscape of New Jersey's Somerset Hills. This wonderland, known as the Olde Mill Inn, is where fairytale weddings come to life. 

The Olde Mill Inn is an enchanting world of vintage elements and elegant decor that make a perfect home for the happiest occasion of your life, your wedding. It is a picturesque American Country Inn style wedding venue that bears the heritage of warmth and hospitality dating back to the American War of Independence. 

The Olde Mill Inn provides Inn Style elegance for intimate weddings, large weddings, engagement parties, bridal showers, and rehearsal dinners in New York. This traditional wedding venue is one of the most beautiful wedding venues in the New York Suburbs. This award-winning wedding venue in New York has not only facilitated many Basking Ridge weddings over the years but is also one of the most sought-after venues for Morristown weddings and Bernardsville weddings. 

This beautiful wedding venue was originally a pre-revolutionary war gristmill and barn that dates back to the 18th century. The property was built by Samuel Lewis, who was a miller. In 1929, restauranter William Childs purchased the property and converted it into an inn-cum-wedding venue. It is adorned with historic details, whispered through wood-beamed ceilings, wooden decks, and brick stone fireplaces. The glorious architectural details effortlessly become timeless backdrops in your gorgeous New York wedding photography. Among the New York Suburbs wedding venues, the Olde Mill Inn is one of the most sought after. 

The Olde Mill Inn spans a whopping 10 acres and offers a fairy-tale historic setting in an 18th-century grain house for an intimate wedding with a touch of rusticity. It’s a beautiful place to have a vintage themed wedding. The gorgeously landscaped gardens provide scenic backdrops for your wedding photos. The New York wedding venue boasts event spaces that suit every kind of requirement. While the Grand Washington Ballroom is ideal for large weddings, the event spaces at the Grain House are perfect for intimate weddings, accommodating up to 120 guests. Every event space at this wedding venue is ideal for all kinds of wedding styles - from a classic black tie wedding to a chic boho wedding. If you and your partner are looking for classic wedding venues, this venue will undoubtedly impress you with its elegant wedding event spaces. 

This spectacular wedding venue has boundless photo ops. Our New York wedding photographers love capturing romantic couple portraits in places like the stairs, the courtyard, and the library area, in addition to the wonderful interiors and exteriors. The property also houses amazing woodlands and a beautiful stream that meanders through it. As far as your wedding photography is concerned, you can be assured that this is one of the best venues in the suburbs of New York.

Let’s shed some light on the various event spaces at the Olde Mill Inn. 

The venue has a beautiful Bridal Suite where you and your bridesmaids can have your bridal party dressed in getting ready robes while enjoying mimosas! Looking for inspo on your bridesmaids’ dresses? We have all the information you need! Click here to explore more. 

The Olde Mill Inn boasts various beautiful locations for a wedding ceremony. You could have an outdoor wedding ceremony in the lush lawns surrounded by nature and tranquility. The flower-adorned gazebo plays the perfect backdrop for your nature-inspired wedding ceremony. You could make an outdoor wedding even more interesting by bringing out the indoors! Wondering how? Take a cue from our blog. You could also have an indoor wedding ceremony at any one of this wedding venue’s gorgeous event spaces. 

The Grand Washington Ballroom at the Olde Mill Inn is grandeur personified. Gracefully adorned with sparkling crystal chandeliers and antique mirrors, this ballroom is ideal for large weddings. The vintage mirrors make perfect props for your luxurious wedding photos! You could amp the decor up by using your initials or monograms like this. You’ll find here a wall of French doors that open into a stone courtyard, an English garden, and a separate cocktail area. The Grand Washington Ballroom in the Inn can accommodate up to 240 guests. As the reception takes place, the guests are free to take a stroll to the courtyard and relish the serene look of the manicured gardens.  The ballroom also houses a hardwood dance floor that’ll make sure your guests have a blast shaking a leg! Our New York wedding photographers love capturing the natural moments spent on the dance floor in weddings. Be it the first dance of the couple, emotional father-daughter dance, or the guests having a blast! For a winter wedding, you could introduce some dramatic colors that totally go with the chill in the air! Click here for more inspiration. 

For an intimate wedding, you can opt for the Grain House, which is located right outside the main inn. You can combine your intimate wedding reception with an outdoor wedding ceremony for a great wedding experience. This particular event space is also ideal for pre-wedding celebrations like rehearsal dinners. Adorned with landscaped gardens, a flower-covered gazebo, and a lush, tented patio the Grain House is home to three event spaces - the Hunt Room, the Fox & Hounds, and the Grain Room is a rustic mix of wood and glass with a stone hearth and opens into a dream-like garden path that leads to a gorgeous flower-adorned gazebo for an outdoor ceremony. The Fox & Hounds Room is attached to an atrium and has expansive windows that let natural light in, in abundance. The glass-walled atrium opens onto a large wooden deck, overlooking the rippling stream and verdant landscaping. This event space can accommodate up to 80-120 guests. It also houses a dance floor and the interiors and surrounding views that make promising backdrops for the Olde Mill Inn wedding photography. On the other hand, the Grain Room located here is a quaint and cozy room that is ornamented with original beams from 1768 and a large vintage stone fireplace, all of it resulting in a significant historic ambiance. There is so much you can do with the decor based on the time of the year. If you’re planning for a new year wedding, you could incorporate winter or festive elements into your wedding decor. If you’re having your wedding around thanksgiving, you could incorporate a similar theme in the wedding decor. The Grain Room leads to an adjoining deck overlooking the tranquil stream and surrounding woods. This particular event space is ideal for 40-60 guests. Each of the three intimate wedding event spaces here has its own unique features and offers great ambiance and amazing photo ops to your wedding photography in New York. 

The Olde Mill Inn also provides accommodation for wedding couples and their guests, with around 120 comfortable rooms and sumptuous suites to relax in. If you plan to stay here the night after the wedding, you can indulge in some breathtaking silhouette wedding photography during the golden hour! 

The outdoors of the property are home to some exceptionally beautiful sceneries which can very well be incorporated into your dreamy wedding photography. You could have your first look photography or your pre-wedding ceremony photography in the woods, or right next to the stream. In fact, the patio right in front of the inn is a great place to have your first look as well. The stone accents of the building offer a beautiful rustic vibe to the first look photos. It’s also a fabulous place for photos with your family members, bridesmaids, and groomsmen. 

Or you could venture out to the outdoors after your wedding ceremony is over or while your guests are enjoying your wedding party! If your’s happens to be a winter wedding, you can still explore the outdoors as they are unmissable. Here’s what you can do to keep yourself warm as you venture into the woods for some iconic wedding photos. The meandering stream that runs through the property is bordered by rolling lawns and natural woodlands and makes for a great prop, say our wedding photographers! 

If you are looking for more spots for your post-wedding photography near the Olde Mill Inn,  we’ve got you a list! Read on to know more about those places. 

Allaire State Park

Allaire State Park is a beautiful park located in the historic Allaire Village. The park is situated about an hour from the wedding venue so you might have to consider the timing. If you can’t go here for your post-wedding photography, you can surely have your pre-wedding photography here. It has an ideal combination of natural landscapes, quaint pathways, rustic barns, and the gushing Manasquan River running through it. 

Cross Estate Gardens Summer

Conveniently located just nine minutes from the Olde Mill Inn, the Cross Estate Gardens, are a multi-level walled garden in the Morristown National Historical Park. The property was acquired in 1975 by the National Park Service and is home to endless photo ops. Lush gardens, hiking trails, and plenty of natural beauty make it a perfect place to come after your wedding reception for some classic post-wedding photography. The best time to come here is during the golden hour when the sky and surroundings are contrasting in perfect tandem. 

Liberty State Park

What better way than to have the iconic skyline of New York City shine behind you like millions of stars added to the skies of your happiest day!  Located just 33 mins away from the wedding venue, the Liberty State Park is your answer to a classic New York post-wedding photoshoot and New York pre-wedding photo session. The mesmerizing views add a unique dimension to your wedding album. Our New York engagement photographers love shooting romance at this New York engagement location as it’s home to many photogenic spots. The New York City skyline views, the lush greenery, the Old Train Station, the train cars, and the huge concrete wall are some of their favorites!

Verona Park

Fall is one of the best seasons to shoot wedding photos and engagement photos at Verona Park, that’s 27 minutes away from the Olde Mill Inn. The fall colors shine in all their glory and form spectacular backdrops to romantic photography. The woodsy park boasts limitless photo ops like picturesque bridges, serene lake with paddle boats, and verdantly blooming trees. Our New York engagement photographers love this location for some romantic New York engagement photography. 

Historic Frenchtown

Located around 39 minutes from the venue, the Historic Frenchtown is as New York as it can get, sprinkled with a confetti of the glorious history! Perched on the gorgeous Delaware River in Hunterdon County, the historic Delaware river bridge is like a prop that’s made in heaven for your engagement photo session and post-wedding photo session. Newlywed couples can reach this place by the evening after their wedding reception and witness an entirely new world with the sky shining in all possible different hues and perfect reflections falling on water! Along with that, for newly engaged couples, Frenchtown offers various unique settings, spectacular views, historic buildings, fabulous architecture, cute streets and alleys, and plenty of open spaces. 

South Mountain Reservation

Up for some more adventure after a great wedding day full of heartwarming adventures? For couples who wish to have their special day engraved in one of the most beautiful and gutsy ways, South Mountain Reservation post-wedding photography is it! Brides, you can even opt for an adorable fusion look for your post-wedding photography here - team up your bridal dress with some glittering sneakers. Talk about being a trendsetter! Located only 23 minutes from the wedding venue, the South Mountain Reservation is a beautiful place loaded with photogenic spots. The scenic waterfall is nothing short of a dream and plays the perfect prop for your post-wedding photos or engagement photos, along with rocky cliffs, stone stairs, and quaint trails. For engagement photo sessions, this particular New York engagement location is great in fall and winter. While fall sees vibrant fall colors radiating all around, winter witnesses beautiful snow-capped trees and stream banks. It looks magical, just like a scene out of a fairytale story! 

Whether you get your post-wedding photo session at one of these locations or the wedding venue, our professional wedding photographers will create magic with their lenses. Your love story and wedding day will be captured as things keep unfolding throughout your big day. 

The Olde Mill Inn is the perfect place to celebrate the happiest day of your lives and to create memories that will last for you a lifetime. It is an excellent blend of style and natural beauty for the kind of wedding that you have always dreamt of! Allow our New York wedding photographers to capture all the nuances, raw emotions, every little tear, every joy accompanied by smiles and laughter, and relive your wedding day anytime you want! 

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