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The New England Air Museum is a historic wedding venue in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, conveniently located near Bradley International Airport.

As the largest aviation museum in New England, the museum is committed to preserving, restoring, and presenting over 100 world class aircraft. Our collection tells the stories of the men and women who made history building and flying these aircraft.

Our three stunning hangars transform into the perfect backdrop for a progressive evening, with three separate spaces that provide distinctive settings for your ceremony, cocktail hour and dinner event.

Named by The Connecticut Bride and Hartford Courant as a top historic venue in Connecticut, The New England Air Museum makes a unique and memorable setting for your special day.

Facilities and Capacity

The New England Air Museum has three heated and air-conditioned hangers, two mezzanines, two meeting rooms and an outdoor display area.

Military Hangar- Our largest hangar, featuring military aircraft. This hangar is most often used for dinner and dancing and can seat 250 people comfortably, with plenty of space for dancing.

Civilian Hangar- This hangar is most often used for cocktail hour, with a spacious mezzanine that looks over the entire hangar. This hangar is dedicated to unique, civilian aircraft.

B-29 Hangar- Make a statement with our B-29 Superfortress as an impressive backdrop for your ceremony. Guests can either sit alongside you as you say your vows, or can watch from our second mezzanine.

Bridal Suite- Our meeting rooms can be transformed into a bridal suite to get ready in, or as a private room for your bridal party to retreat to.

Services Offered

Tours and interactive activities are available to make your cocktail hour fun and exciting for guests of all ages. The New England Air Museum allows guests to get into the aircraft cockpits, creating unique photo opportunities for your guests. Other services include:

  • Wedding coordinator services
  • Museum professional staff
  • Complimentary access to the museum for your guests
  • Complimentary parking for your guests
  • Complimentary wi-fi access

Catering

The museum is proud to partner with Longitude Catering for all food and beverage needs for private events. Longitude is part of Lattitude Restaurant in West Springfield, MA and provides superior service. They create a unique event experience with incredible food and are great to work with.

Accommodations

There are a number of hotels in the local area. The New England Air Museum has worked with:

  • Sheraton Hartford Hotel at Bradley Airport
  • DoubleTree by Hilton
  • Hampton Inn
  • La Quinta Inn

Accessibility

A wheelchair-accessible parking area is available close to the museum entrance. Wheelchairs are also available for your guests.

Location

The New England Air Museum is easy to reach for all your guests, no matter how they plan on getting here. Conveniently located just 10 minutes from Bradley International Airport and local train stations, we are also easily accessible by car from locations such as:

  • Springfield, Massachusetts (25 minutes)
  • Hartford, Connecticut (30 minutes)
  • Boston, Massachusetts (1 hour 50 minutes)

Other Events

Activities including scavenger hunts, flight simulators, and flight science demonstrations are all available to incorporate into your event. Besides weddings, The New England Air Museum is available for other events, including:

  • Bridal showers, baby showers & rehearsal dinners
  • Corporate meetings & team building events
  • Fundraisers and galas
  • Bar & Bat Mitzvahs
  • Children’s birthday parties

History

The Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Society, the parent organization of The New England Air Museum, was founded in 1959. The museum’s original location along Route 75 was destroyed by a tornado in 1979. The Museum has been at its present location since 1981.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during peak season?

$4,000

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

Yes

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

7

Describe your venue:

Historic Building
Museum

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Elopements
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Liability Insurance
Outside Vendors
Wifi

What event items are available?

Chairs
Dance Floor
Tables

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Wheelchair Access
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New England Air Museum (NEAM) is a unique and non-traditional wedding venue that offers a one-of-a-kind experience for couples and their guests. The venue, filled with life-sized aircraft, creates a stunning backdrop for ceremonies and receptions. The special events coordinator, Michelle, is highly praised for her professionalism and helpfulness throughout the planning process. Guests appreciate the opportunity to explore the museum, take pictures with the exhibits, and interact with knowledgeable volunteers. Overall, NEAM is described as an extraordinary and unforgettable wedding venue.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

New England Air Museum (NEAM) is a unique and non-traditional wedding venue that offers a one-of-a-kind experience for couples and their guests. The venue, filled with life-sized aircraft, creates a stunning backdrop for ceremonies and receptions. The special events coordinator, Michelle, is highly praised for her professionalism and helpfulness throughout the planning process. Guests appreciate the opportunity to explore the museum, take pictures with the exhibits, and interact with knowledgeable volunteers. Overall, NEAM is described as an extraordinary and unforgettable wedding venue.

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Kelsey H. Sent on 11/03/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous and unique venue with amazing staff!

My husband and I are both aerospace engineers, so when we realized that the New England Air Museum could be rented for weddings, it was a pretty easy decision for us to make. The museum itself is amazing, and a totally unique backdrop for a wedding reception. The planes make for incredible pictures and reflections, and the huge space can accommodate a large group without feeling crowded. We were lucky enough to book the museum shortly after they hired a new event coordinator, who is amazing and was willing to work with us on every little detail from hangar lighting to table placement to having the flight simulator running for our guests ( SO AWESOME!). Michelle is incredible and responsive and so kind; she was so easy to work with and really made the venue exactly what we wanted for the day. And the volunteers: the volunteers at the air museum are amazing on any given day, but when they saw that we had a crowd full of engineers and plane nerds, they went above and beyond to make the experience incredible for everyone. They gave guests background and stories on the planes, they opened cockpits so people could take pictures, and they gave advice to people trying out the simulator. They really helped the museum shine and we are so grateful that they gave up their Saturday nights to make our wedding amazing! Overall, I would wholeheartedly recommend the air museum as a wedding venue to anyone, but especially to those looking for something a little out of the box and extremely memorable!
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Teresa B. Sent on 02/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The coolest wedding your guest will ever attend

If you are looking for a non-traditional, definitely not run of the mill wedding venue you HAVE GOT to check out New England Air Museum (NEAM). I attend a ball every year for an organization I volunteer with. The ball is always fun and the food is always good, but it's at one of those "wedding factories" where it's always the same dance floor, same photo booth, same salmon regardless of which one you're at. When it came to wedding planning my biggest thing was to be someplace that wasn't the standard. I dragged my then fiance for tours one Saturday. We met with Michelle, the special events coordinator at NEAM. An absolute professional, from the moment we started the tour she made the entire process feel so easy. She is laid back but informative, has great suggestions (when she suggests getting the extra hour - DO IT! it is my one regret about our wedding day that I didn't take her advice on that one...the day just goes by too fast), is incredibly easy to work with and more than happy to do an extra walk through and talk things out for an anxious bride. Simply put, she's amazing! She was never pushy, but then again once you see it you'll understand she doesn't have to be. Whether you're a history buff, an aviation enthusiast, a video game junkie like my husband (there's flight simulators ladies and gentlemen), or just looking for something unique NEAM will be the ideal place for you to get wed. It's massive but feels intimate at the same time, there's so much for you and your guests to look at and experience (because yes, you get to get in some of the planes), and during your wedding you get to have some of the museum volunteers there to share their knowledge and enthusiasm, tell you the best spots to snag an awesome picture, or just guide you through parts of the different exhibit. You can make your reception entrance from inside an antique plane and dance the night away under 2 different airplane wings. All made possible with the help of an incredible staff and volunteers. You won't regret it, and if your guests are like mine, it will be "the coolest wedding" they've ever been to.
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Kait Sent on 11/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exciting Venue with Amazing Support

NEAM was an amazing venue for our wedding. We went there several times during the planning phases and every time it still took our breath away walking in to the incredible planes and other exhibits. The event coordinator Michelle was incredibly knowledgeable; she answered all our questions (we had lots!) and had several suggestions that we implemented & helped make our day super-memorable. Our guests loved experiencing the museum, taking pictures with the exhibits, using the flight simulators, & talking to the museum volunteers who were enthusiastic about sharing their experiences flying and details about the planes. Best of all, there was so much for our guests to do, that we actually got some time to enjoy ourselves, instead of just having that blur of talking to guests that so many people say is all they remember from their wedding :) We would absolutely recommend NEAM for a wedding, and we plan to come back just as visitors!
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Team

Michelle S.
Michelle S.
Director of Sales & Marketing, Events

Michelle joined The New England Air Museum team in 2021 with an extensive events background. Prior to coming to the museum, she ran the events department at MGM Springfield and various Starwood and Marriott properties across the country. Michelle's passion for events truly shines when working with couples and she enjoys bringing their visions to life for their special day.

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