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Touring the Catskills and the eastern side of the Hudson for the perfect Hudson Valley wedding venue makes for an idyllic odyssey, but you can shave miles off your many trips north by visiting a dozen of the region’s best venues at Wedding Crashers. On Sunday, Sept. 8, we’ll be throwing our first-ever Hudson Valley edition of our NYC wedding fair at Basilica Hudson in Hudson, NY.
The teams from these 12 venues will be on site to answer all the questions you have about planning your nuptials north of the city, and the train ride makes for an easy day trip where you can learn more about the most popular and brand-new Hudson Valley wedding venues in one place. Quite a few have only a few openings left for 2020, so you’ll want to secure your date, stat.
Basilica Hudson is a beautiful, industrial chic space that was once a forge and foundry for steel railway wheels. It has since been converted into a majestic arts and events venue filled with windows that let light pour into the 7,000 square feet of indoor space. Unlike other Hudson-area venues that may only be able to accommodate a small number for a rehearsal dinner or brunch, Basilica is available to rent for the entire weekend so you can host all of your weddings events here.
Opened: 2009
Reception Size: seated with 325
On-site accommodations: No, but many nearby in Hudson like The Wick (below)
Catering Options: Catering kitchen, for use by preferred caterers
Number of weddings per year: 40+
Currently booking: 2021, some Nov + Dec dates in 2020
Venue Fee: $10,500-$21,500 (venue can be rented for the whole weekend or just 1 night)
Fun Features: The venue has no noise ordinance, so there is no cutoff time for your event and open flames are allowed, so a fire pit with s’mores is an easy add-on. There’s a unique amount of freedom and flexibility at the venue so the flow of the day is totally up to you.
Foxfire Mountain House is a vintage Catskills inn that has been lovingly restored with beautiful touches like a Moraccan tiled veranda, a rustic glass pavilion, and handmade beds. Its highly Instagrammable features make it a gorgeous setting for an upstate wedding, one that has been featured in Vogue, Domino Magazine, New York Weddings and more.
Location: Mount Tremper, NY
Years in Operation: Opened in 2016
Reception Size: 150 guests
On-site accommodations: 11 guest rooms and a 3-bedroom cottage
Catering Options: On-site only
Number of weddings per year: About 30 between May and November
Currently booking: 2020 and beyond
Venue fee: Starting at $40,000.00 including exclusive use of the whole property for the weekend, rehearsal dinner and reception rentals, ceremony seating and in-house florals (their “package one”).
Fun Features: The Glass House, 10 private acres with a backdrop of mountains, woods, pond with bridge, lily pool and wild meadows.
Mount Tremper Arts is an artist-founded lab space on 150 acres in the Catskills. A wedding here includes use of the post-and-beam studio, on-site accommodations, and the beautiful backdrop of the expansive grounds that are perfect for hiking and outdoor weddings. They are flexible with vendors, so you can craft a weekend truly unique to your taste, all the while supporting an arts non-profit organization.
Location: Mount Tremper, NY
Years in Operation: 11
Reception Size: Accommodates 70 guests in the studio, 70-140 outside on the property
On-site accommodations: Rooms for 16 guests, plus the private cabin that sleeps two.
Catering Options: Open to all caterers.
Number of weddings per year: 10
Currently booking: 2020
Venue Fee: $7,500
Fun Features: Wedding rentals include two nights private use of the campus with housing, outdoor and indoor ceremony locations, mountain views, use of the on-site Airstream trailers which can be used for photo booths, tarot readers or just housing for your loves, two fire circles stocked with wood.
Hasbrouck House was recently named “America’s Most Romantic Retreat” by the World Boutique Hotel Awards, and this translates into the way they host weddings. The luxe inn only hosts one per month in the height of the season, where you can make full use of the lush grounds, beautiful pool, and well-appointed accommodations.
Hasbrouck House
Location: Stone Ridge, NY
Opened: 2016
Reception Size: Up to 150
On-site accommodations: 50 guests
Catering Options: In-house only from Butterfield, the inn’s farm-to-table restaurant
Number of weddings per year: 1 wedding per month May-Oct, then a select number of more intimate weddings indoors during the winter months.
Currently booking: 2021 (only two 2020 dates left)
Venue Fee: $9,500, not including required buyout of full hotel for the weekend (2 nights) and catering. Off-season pricing is all based on event needs.
Fun Features: A landmark 55-foot pool, hiking trails on 50+ acres, private lake, Game Room with pool table and arcade games, nightly bonfires with s’mores, outdoor games including cornhole & ping pong, Wellness Room with private massages or private yoga classes.
Hutton Brickyards in Kingston has built upon its previous life as a brick works factory and transformed the historic site into an epic venue. It hosts large-scale events like Field & Supply, but its beautiful pavilions overlooking the Hudson River are just as stunning when tailored to weddings. And come spring of 2020, the venue will have on-site cabins that will be about to accommodate 20-30 wedding guests on the property.
Hutton Brickyards
Location: Kingston, NY
Years in Operation: 5
Reception Size: 75-2000
On-site accommodations: 10-15 Tiny Cabins starting May 2020, each of which will sleep two guests.
Catering Options: No restrictions.
Number of weddings per year: 20
Currently booking: 2020 and 2021
Venue fee: $25,000 for weekend buyout
Fun Features: Multiple historic industrial outdoor covered event spaces on the banks of the Hudson River. No event too large or small with spaces suited for 75 up to 2000.
Set on 8 acres overlooking the Berkshires, Taconic Ridge Farm is a bucolic wedding venue that includes an 1850s farmhouse, a two-room cottage, and a barn for weddings and special events. The property is ideally located, just minutes to Great Barrington, Hillsdale and a short drive to Hudson. It’s also the newest venture from the same team behind Stellar Vintage Rentals, and you can find rentals for your wedding here with a 10% discount.
Taconic Ridge Farm
Location: Hillsdale, NY
Opened: 2019
Reception Size: 150
On-site accommodations: Sleeps up to 16 in the farmhouse and cottage
Catering Options: Outside caterers welcome, in addition to preferred/recommended caterers
Number of weddings per year: 10-15
Currently booking: Spring and Summer 2020
Venue Fee: $5800-7300
Fun Features: Pricing covers a full weekend so you can use the venue for your rehearsal dinner too. In addition to the lodging and the barn, there is also an overlook deck, a pavilion, a tack room, three large fields, a fire pit and much more.
Glen Falls House is like an “adult camp” with cool accommodations, hiking trails, waterfalls and a pool that make it fun for friends and family to take over the entire 47-acre property to make the best of a wedding weekend with one another. There’s even a platform tent set up for a DJ if you want to add on a pool party to the festivities, complete with a retro camper serving drinks and burgers.
Glen Falls House
Location: Round Top, NY
Opened: 2018
Reception Size: 185
On-site accommodations: 43 rooms available spread between the main house, cottages and hilltop motel.
Catering Options: Offsite catering from exclusive caterers.
Number of weddings per year: 10
Currently booking: 2020
Venue Fee: $18,000-$20,000 for the exclusive use of the full venue for the weekend
Fun Features: There’s an onsite pool and caravan bar, hiking trails, waterfalls and swimming holes on the property, a farm-to-table restaurant and three styles of lodging.
Nearly two decades before M & D Farm opened, it served as the country house for its international owners Mario and Daniel. Drawing upon their backgrounds in design and hospitality, they’ve created the transporting feeling of being at a European country estate. Every detail of the property feels curated in an authentic way, and serves as the romantic backdrop for a wedding out of a Jane Austen novel. As a bonus, Albany is just a short drive away which opens up multiple accommodations options.
M & D Farm
Location: Westerlo, NY
Opened: 2015
Reception Size: 150-175
On-site accommodations: An 1850s farmhouse that sleeps up to 8
Catering Options: A preferred vendor list ranging from food trucks to farm-to-fork open fire experiences.
Number of weddings per year: 24
Currently booking: 2021 (only 3 openings for 2020)
Venue Fee: $11,500-$15,000
Fun Features: Beautiful decor and multiple outdoor spaces and garden areas throughout the property, featuring lots of intimate sitting nooks that make guests feel super comfortable, welcomed and totally relaxed throughout the event.
The many different locales for weddings at Copake Country Club mean that you can go big or small, from an intimate wedding at the on-site property, The Barn at Copake Lake, or a tented wedding for up to 250 guests on the greens. You can shift spaces for different events during your wedding weekend too: a rehearsal dinner at the Barn, for instance, the reception on the course, and brunch at The Greens Restaurant. The on-site wedding planner will also custom quote each individual event and work with couples to determine the best way to get the most out of their budget and how to allocate funds.
Copake Weddings
Location: Craryville, NY
Opened: 1921
Reception Size: 25-250
On-site accommodations: The Barn at Copake Lake, a 3-bedroom cottage that sleeps up to 8.
Catering Options: On-site only
Number of weddings per year: less than 12
Currently booking: 2019-2020
Venue Fee: $100-$300/person
Fun Features: There are four different locations on the property for your wedding: Hilltop overlooking the Catskills, Tentable golf course space, The Barn at Copake Lake and The Greens Restaurant
Originally built in 1845 as a church and then expanded and converted to the Masonic Temple by famed Poughkeepsie architect Arnaut Cannon, Revel 32 is being transformed into a beautiful, multi-use event space. You can make one or all of the many interesting spaces your own for an unforgettable wedding.
Revel 32
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY
Opening: Spring 2020
Reception Size: 140 people
On-site accommodations: None, but many hotels nearby
Catering Options: Catering kitchen on site, may bring in own caterer
Number of weddings per year: 30
Currently booking: 2020
Venue Fee: $4,500 – $6,500
Fun Features: Two large event spaces, one with a stage and large balcony, the other with stained glass windows and 24-foot ceilings.
The legacy of the 250-year-old Beekman Arms is part of the charm of hosting your wedding (or rehearsal dinner or brunch) here. Centered in the quaint village of Rhinebeck, the inn can host celebrations in multiple locales, from The Beekman Room to the pristine Delamater lawn and the on-site accommodations mean it’s a popular choice for wedding guests at other venues, too.
The Beekman Arms and Delamater Inn
Location: Rhinebeck, NY
Opened: Inn opened in 1766, remodeled in 1918.
Reception Size: Up to 100
On-site accommodations: 80 guest rooms in several different buildings, all with a private bath and a decanter of sherry.
Catering Options: Mostly in-house, small size off site catering (must be picked up)
Number of weddings per year: 5-10
Currently booking: Summer 2020
Venue Fee: Packages range from $75-$120 per person to start, many additional add-ons available.
Fun Features: This is the oldest continuously run inn in America, a perfect wedding site for history lovers.
The Wick Hotel opened its doors in late 2017. The project was an adaptive reuse of a historical monument. Originally built in the 1860s, 41 Cross Street started its life as a candle and soap making factory before converting to a textile manufacturer. The building combines the story of the past with the promise of Hudson’s culture rich future. It’s now a modern boutique hotel that offers an upscale, convenient place to stay for your wedding guests, as well as a site for rehearsal dinners and brunches.
The Wick
Location: Hudson, NY
Opened: Late 2017
Total Event Space Size: 1,700 Square Feet (encompasses two different event spaces)
On-Site Accommodations: 55 Rooms
Catering Options: In-house, with Family Style Service, Plated Sit-down Service, Buffet Service, Cocktail Receptions, Rehearsal Dinners, Post-wedding Brunches, After Party Receptions, Welcome Drinks.
Number of Wedding Events per year: 150 on average
Currently Booking: 2020
Fun Features: Full Service Bar/Restaurant (Open Daily), 24/7 Fitness Center, Complimentary Valet/Shuttle (On a limited Basis), Complimentary WIFI (Encompasses the entire hotel including all meeting spaces)