Venues on the beach

Re: Venues on the beach

• cindyn9178 member

  

  April 2011 edited December 2011

  check out the Long branch area...there are a few places around there that might be what you're looking for..

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• KALAGHANDDAN

  

  April 2011 edited December 2011

  Ocean Place Hotel in Long Branch
  Avenue in Long Branch I know does cocktail receptions... not sure about evening ones
  Merrimakers Waters Edge in Sea Bright (I've been to 2 weddings there and they do a great job!)
  Check out Merrimakerscatering.com... they own a lot of waterfront venues!

  

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• Giaspo member

  

  April 2011 edited December 2011

  I second Merrimakers. It also depends on your budget and how far down the shore you'd like to go. Bonnet Island Estate in LBI was our first choice but was way out of our budget. We went to Waters Edge last summer and also Breakers in Spring Lake and both were wonderful. Good luck! don't feel overwhelmed. After you see a few you'll have a better idea of what you are looking for.

  
  

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• colmckenn

  

  April 2011 edited December 2011

  A lot of places we considered needed a 175 guarantee for a Saturday night event and a smaller required number for a Friday night or Sunday wedding.  
  Of the places that didn't require a 175 head count--> all the following places WERE under a 135$ per head charge in the Monmouth and Ocean County Area are....Tim McCloone's Supper Club (Asbury Park) (Tim has like 4 or 5 places down the shore, so make sure the website your looking at is the Supper club), Brielle Riverhouse, Waterview Pavilion (Belmar), Riverview Pavilion(Belmar), Merri Makers Water's Edge(Sea Bright) (same thing...Merri Makers has a bunch of venues), and Windows on the Water (Sea Bright).... Tim McCloones Supper Club... LOVEEEEEEEEED IT. It is in Asbury Park, right on the boardwalk next to Convention Hall and Paramount Theatre...they do beach ceremonies (FYI there are 3 trash cans in view in all the pictures I saw of people that used this beach site...however, there are jetties and a cool boardwalk that make for other cool pictures and it is right by the stone pony.) This places offers an outside cocktail hour overlooking the ocean and then the reception moves inside to an awesome room, very lounge-y feeling...leather booths and a huge bar...smaller dance floor though (FYI- might not sound so cool, check out the pics- http://www.timmcloonessupperclub.com/gallery.php ) We ate at the downstairs restaurant for lunch one Saturday and the food was really good. Apparently its the same chef, parking is okay, its all metered....we were told you could work a deal with the parking lot that is privately owned across the street, the Berkley hotel is 1 block away and walking distance, they allow blocks of rooms to be booked (not sure the rate).  Brielle Riverhouse-- we went here to check it out...parking situation was HORRIBLE, the room was okay, it was, well on the river, didn’t really fit what we were looking for. Waterview and Riverview Pavilions- they’re ON Route 35 in Belmar, it is over looking 5 lanes of traffic and then a parking lot, a building before the marina...the location turned us away from looking inside so I don’t have to much info...we just felt that we could find a better view for the same prices...if we were paying the prices to be on the water...we wanted to be ON the water. Merri Makers Waters Edge- Valet parking is provided...I wasn’t as big of a fan of this place as I thought I was going to be.  They hold ceremonies outside on the sand (white arch with white chairs and its very pretty), but then they make you come inside for the cocktail hour...they said outside cocktail hour causes bugs (personally, I think it has something to do with their liquor license), the cocktail hour room looks over an in ground pool and playground and beyond that is the seawall and then about 14 inches where if your lucky and tall you can see some ocean....again I felt like if we were paying beach prices...I wanted to be ON the beach or at least hopefully weather permitting outside for cocktail hour.  The room upstairs had a huge mirror on one wall making it appear 2 times as large; the bar was hooked in the back corner behind a wall. We have heard from family friends the food was great and they enjoyed weddings there...personally, we weren’t into the inside cocktail hour. Windows on the Water...Sea Bright, NJ....The venue is under construction right now for a full renovation...even the old way, when we opened the front door, we knew!!! THIS WAS IT! I could go into much more detail if you want it....I don’t want to brag too much if you aren’t that interested. But to begin the front porch is super cute with rocking chair and other furniture that over looks the Navisink (spelling) River...you walk into the nice, clean, white lobby...straight through you can see the palm trees (shipped in every May...I don’t know what date you are thinking, but the palms only come in around Memorial Day so an early May wedding might not have them) They have a huge, gorgeous deck that, if you choose to have the whole reception and all outside can accommodate for 220.  They have a white wood isle that leads to a white gazebo in the sand where they perform beach ceremonies that is surrounding by swaying palms!! The grounds also has dunes and jetties (perfect for photo ops, they do have an ATV so you can go faster and not waste time), upstairs has a huge bar and the biggest dance floor out of any place we've seen, It accommodates 180 upstairs. We chose to do a stations reception because the cook is convincing. He has a good point in that sitting down here for 2 hrs or whatever will take away so much of the relaxing free flowing atmosphere.  We weren’t crazy about the cake place they use (Piece O' Cake. Shrewsbury....I think we might actually try to get them to not put it in our formal contract and go somewhere else). This place is FREE 12 and under. 105$ for 13-20 and 130$ for 21 and up!! Which is reallllllllly reasonable for down the shore, this location and with what they have to offer. At the end of the night for 750$ you can add a beach bon fire which lasts for 1 hr and has beer and wine and soda!! We are most certainly doing that..... Also, we went to go see Breakers (Spring Lake). This place to me was very 80s still. I haven’t heard great things about it, but was rather disappointed with how out dated it was.  The parking situation was okay, they offer boardwalk gazebo ceremonies (it only seats 20). From what I remember, they require a 180 minimum.

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• diamondx423

  

  April 2011 edited December 2011

  Check out Crystal Point Yacht Club. Its not on the beach, but it is on the bay and the beach is maybe a 5-10 minute drive away.

  
  
  

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• agu101 member

  

  April 2011 edited December 2011

  I second colmckenn that many venues require at least 150-175 people on a Sat night, especially during peak season which is typically April-Sept.  My FI and I are in a similar situation, because we're looking to have about 125 people.  If you're set on having a Saturday during peak season, I'd suggest checking out Crystal Point (Pt. Pleasant), Channel Club (Monmouth Beach), McCloone's Supper Club (Asbury Park) or McCloone's Pier House (Long Branch).  My FI and I fell in love with Clark's Landing (Pt. Pleasant) and decided to have a Sunday wedding so we could keep the guest list small but still have an amazing wedding at the beach.

  

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• Sharbear722

  

  April 2011 edited December 2011

  We almost booked our wedding at McCloone's in Long Branch...it is a beautiful place for a beach wedding. We had also looked at Breakers but the decor is very outdated. We also liked Avenue, but it will not fit 120 for a seated dinner...cocktail reception only.

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