We love the Mystic Aquarium!! We worked with Ariana to plan our wedding who was incredibly kind, responsive, and accommodating! We had our ceremony (in front of the beluga tanks) and our cocktail hour and reception (in the main gallery) at the aquarium. Planning was easy with so much being taken care of when you book with them such as catering, tables, chairs, and linens! Guests LOVED the environment and food, and with so many hotel accommodations and the Mystic Village right across the street for an after party and brunch, no one had to worry about transportation! We also feel very lucky to have chosen a venue we can return to each anniversary and share with our future children and family. We absolutely recommend the Mystic Aquarium for your wedding!

A fantastic place inside the aquarium for our wedding rehearsal dinner! Great atmosphere by the fish tanks, great food, staff, affordability, and tv's for slide shows. Recommend, it is unique!! And cocktails to start by the beluga whales announced it as a special evening from the get-go. Wonderful team to work with!

I seldom write reviews, but I really need to share how wonderful the Aquarium was for our son’s rehearsal dinner. Really—the bride and her family kept referring to the evening as “magical”. And it was. The dinner was held at the indoor exhibit gallery with literally thousands of colorful and amazing fish: tangs, pufferfish, sharks, rays, the giant octopus, not to mention the very special beluga whales! The gallery was beautiful with soft lighting, round tables with white chairs, light blue and white table linens, and room for the guests to walk around and mingle. And, the food was great--we chose chicken Florentine, prime rib, smashed red potatoes, asparagus, and fresh strawberry shortcake. In addition, the Aquarium assisted with showing a slideshow that we had prepared for the bride and groom. In summary, the event was beautiful, but it was beautiful because Danielle, the catering manager for the Aquarium, made it happen. I really cannot say enough about how important and helpful she was--always responsive, patient, and professional. Throughout the planning of the event, she gave advice and made suggestions about the menu, table decorations, the slide show, table linens, and more, all of which were helpful, all of which I followed. Thank you, Danielle!

Got married here May 3rd. I couldn’t be happier with how everything went. The only critiques I have are of the cement in front of the beluga tank. There was many a hole for my heels to slip into. Luckily I didn’t fall at all. But it was crazy to navigate haha. Otherwise, Juno was the star of the wedding ceremony and I cannot complain about that whatsoever. The reception was gorgeous set up on the main aquarium floor. Surrounded by fish and jellies and turtles, it was amazing.

Everyone had a blast. A fantastic wedding venue! The staff are all wonderful and the food is fantastic!

Ocean Blue Catering catered our wedding at The Branford House. Their staff, food and beverage package was heads above any catered event I have experienced. As a former Wedding Caterer, my expectations were high. Ocean Blue delivered the wedding of my dreams.

We are so happy we chose the Mystic Aquarium for our wedding. They are in the wedding business and truly know what they are doing. I am so happy they made our wedding perfect. We chose to do a rehearsal the day before and it made all the difference! David Hunter, our wedding day coordinator is so awesome. He moved everything along. The day went by so fast bug it helped knowing the team I selected is so knowledgeable and experienced. I selected DJ Neil Roma as the DJ and he did a great job. I highly recommend this venue as the food served and venue itself are incomparable. It is a one of a kind location.

The entire staff at Mystic Aquarium and Ocean Blue Catering made our big day at Mystic Aquarium unforgettable. We worked with Kathy to nail down all of the details, from the start time of the ceremony to the reception, to arranging for us (the bride and groom) to see the penguins we arranged for before the rest of the guests. Kathy even noticed an oversight on our part in choosing the food for our buffet, and helped us correct it a few weeks before our wedding. Ashley was amazing to work with for the event itself. She met us to drop off our decorations and made sure everything was setup perfectly. Her team that night worked so smoothly they were undetectable! We decided to have the ceremony inside at the last minute, and they were able to turn the location over in no time to make sure everything was ready to go. Our guests raved about the food on our buffet, and many people even went up for seconds. The OCB team accommodated me with a special plated vegetarian meal, which was amazing as well. So tasty! Our liaison for the night, Dave, was also a rockstar. He helped us get outside right away to take photos before the sun went down in front of the Belugas. He also communicated with Ashley and our DJ that the ceremony would take place inside. Dave helped make sure the bridal party was gathered before they let guests in so we wouldn't be seen, and also made sure details like the cake cutting took place and ran smoothly. The venue was beautiful, and we are still receiving compliments about how cool and unique it was. We would highly recommend having your wedding at Mystic Aquarium with Ocean Blue Catering!

Ocean Blue Catering was hands down one of the best decisions I made when planning my October wedding. The Mystic Yachting Center is a stunning venue, right on the water, and the food was unreal. Our guests are still talking about their meal months later. The meal tasting was one of the most fun parts of the planning process. The staff was beyond accommodating, and even let us come in days early to start setting up our centerpieces and decor (since there were no events leading up to ours). We comfortably fit 120 guests - you probably couldn't fit too many more without sacrificing dance floor space. Two things to be aware of - there is no elevator, although it's a two-floor venue; we didn't have many older guests but we did have one in a wheelchair. Secondly, the parking is in the marina lot, which isn't huge; we just bused our guests in from their hotels, not an inconvenience overall and was safer for our guests. You'll be the only event at the venue, and you'll be treated to five-star service and food. I can't recommend Ocean Blue enough!

Very professional and upscale experience. The director, Kathy, was amazing to work with and helped us so much in determining which vendors to use. This venue is no more pricey than any other of its caliber, however keep in mind that vendors, plates, appetizers, etc etc are all separately priced. The food portions are very generous, and delicious. Our guests could not get over how good the food was and how fun the atmosphere was at Mystic. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a memorable and unique experience.