NYIT'S DE SEVERSKY MANSION

One of the only mansions on Long Island's Gold Coast still open for venues, de Seversky Mansion is a really special place. If we can cut our wedding list down, it's a pretty ideal place to have our wedding. It has a really tuscan feel with European gardens and linden trees. The interior and architecture is absolutely beautiful--not too stuffy, not at all garish, just elegant. 


By the way, if anyone would like brochures and menus on any of the places I've listed, feel free to email me at naomixmark@gmail.com! xx

Location: Old Westbury, NY
Availability: April to November
Venue Type: Mansions, Estates
Capacity: 150 guests for sit-down dinner
Reception: Outdoor or Indoor
Number of Events per day: 1
Time: 5-1/2 hours
Accommodation: Nearby
Bridal Suite: Yes; only available 1 hour prior to ceremony
Catering Cost: Mansion-Style  (3 options) & European Style (1 option) - $150/pp for Fridays, $180/pp for Saturdays, $140/pp for Sundays (wedding cake not included/provided) - can bring in own caterer
Site Fee: $2,500 + $1,00 ceremony fee
Website: http://www.nyit.edu/deseversky/ 
Contact: Events Coordinator - Virginia Hartofilis -516.686.1270

OHEKA CASTLE

OHEKA CASTLE

This weekend my aunt took my fiance Mark and I to several venues in Long Island. We muscled our way into each venue for a weekend of wedding crashing (5 total in one day). It was pretty serendipitous, because we were able to pick up brochures, meet vendors, and see the set-up of each venue first-hand. My aunt pretended to be a wedding planner and acted as such--directing the catering crew to switch out chairs and fix flower arrangements. Mark and I pretended to be guests. Our first stop was the palatial Oheka Castle set on 22 vast acres of European formal gardens with ponds, statues, gazebo, fountains, and a sweeping golf course. It's the second largest private home in America appointed with beautiful decor. Palatial entrance hall with marble staircase. 2,500 square foot ballroom with 6 foot high ceilings and 49 marble fireplaces. White glove service. If in our wildest dreams we were to get married here, I would definitely get a white horse and carriage! Of course this is as fairy-tale of a venue as you're going to get within the U.S. As such, it's also one of the most expensive.


Location: Huntington, NY (Long Island)
Venue Type: Mansions, Estates
Capacity: 400 guests for a sit-down dinner (tables of 12) with music & dancing in the Terrace Room. Gatsby Style events (on-going affairs) can accommodate up to 1000 guests.
Minimum: 150 adults on Fridays and Sundays, and 200 adults on Saturdays.
Reception: Outdoor in formal gardens with indoor backup
Number of Events per day: 1
Rehearsal Dinner: Monday to Thursday
Breakfast: Yes
Accommodation: On site - Complimentary for bride and groom. 32 guestrooms & suites ranging from $395-$1,095/night - Buyout rate from $6,500
Bridal Suite: Yes
Catering Cost: $$$$$ - $200-$500/pp
Site Fee: $7,000-$12,000
$500 approval fee for each vendor
Pet-friendly and wheel-chair accessible
Website: www.oheka.com - speak to Jennifer M. Barbato