I absolutely loved having my wedding at the Garner Arts Center! The venue is truly one-of-a-kind—unique, stunning, and full of character. It was the perfect backdrop for our special day. Kris was incredibly helpful throughout the entire planning process. I visited the space multiple times, and she was always accommodating and supportive. When unexpected weather forced us to move the event indoors, she went above and beyond to help us create a beautiful indoor setup that still captured the outdoor feel I had envisioned

As wedding photographers ourselves, we knew we wanted to hold our own wedding in an alternative and creative venue that we hadn’t worked at before, which was hard to find! One of our own couples told us about Garner Historic District and we immediately drove up from NJ for a visit (an easy 40 min ride from the North Jersey area). Even in the middle of January in snow, Miles gave us a tour and we were instantly in love and had a gut reaction immediately.

The interior of the reception space of the Dye Works building at Garner Historic District has wooden beams and exposed, weathered brick with string lighting. A river runs through the entire place. We love the mix of nature and "industrial" at the Garner Arts Center complex. If you’re unfamiliar, Garner Historic District is an old textile mill located in Rockland County, New York. It used to be a Civil War/World War II uniform factory. There’s so much history and character to the architecture. On site, you’ll now find other various businesses including our fantastic caterers Hudson’s Mill NY and Round Table Brewery (formerly Industrial Arts Brewing, where we sourced our beer kegs for reception!) Additionally, the fact there are artists’ lofts and the Frank Welles Gallery space meant so much to us and our mutual love of art.

Miles was always super accommodating and communicative (especially when we postponed our big day due to covid). It was awesome to have the entire place to use for the weekend to aid in the set-up and break-down. We hardly felt stressed because we had so much time to do everything! We utilized Hudson's Mill NY (located in the complex) as our caterers, they went above and beyond and blew us away! We also sourced our beer kegs for reception from Industrial Arts Brewery, (Now Round Table Brewery) also on site! Holding a wedding here actually made things super convenient. Lots of hotels and Airbnbs are located in the area for guests and there are lots of other things to check out in nearby Stony Point, along with some nice hiking trails!

We prepped in the Frank Welles space, which has BEAUTIFUL lighting and you're surrounded by impressive paintings as your backdrop as you get ready. We did our first look in the Brick Alley. It was private, secluded and having the string lights on made it extra special. Our ceremony was against the brick wall overlooking the creekside trail. Guests moved to the Brick Alley for Cocktail Hour and everyone told us how impressed they were! Then we heard lots of "oohs and ahhs" as guests entered the reception and were blown away by the Dye Works space! The room is incredibly spacious. We only had about 125 guests, and with covid still on everyone's minds it felt like a very safe environment. The tables were able to be spread out, we opened the windows and doorways and the ceiling fans were running for plenty of ventilation. Everything went smoothly and our guests thoroughly enjoyed themselves!

We had such a vision for our wedding day and Garner Historic District helped us bring it all to life! This will always be a special place in our hearts and we plan to come back frequently for dinner at Hudson's Mill or a drink at Round Table Brewery and we'll always reminisce about how special our day was here!

We had a wonderful masquerade wedding here. The staff was very helpful and the whole event went smoothly from planning, to day of, and afterwards. My wife and I would highly recommend this venue.