New Park Event Venue & Suites

We selected New Park for the following reasons: size (we had 150+), proximity to Ithaca, natural elements (gorgeous ceremony spot and gardens), the ability to make it a late night, the ability for us and our siblings who have toddlers to stay on site, and price. Sara and her team delivered on all fronts. The ceremony spot was simply magical- it's hard to do it justice with pictures! The pavilion+tent combo was totally comfortable for the 170ish guests we had. And the lawn games were a total hit. Furthermore, the guest rooms are really beautiful and comfortable. We had a more modest budget for a big wedding, and New Park was affordable without feeling at all "cheap."

My only piece of advice if you're having a wedding here- on a nice summer evening, it can be tough to pull people inside to dance since the grounds are so lovely. We used the limbo and it worked like a charm to bring people in an start the dance party!

Also, we worked with Van Noble catering, NY Liquid Catering, DJ Tuggle, Mama Said Handpies, Rachel Philipson Photography, Hotel Ithaca for room blocks, and Coachmaster for shuttling from downtown Ithaca. Everything was coordinated very nicely.

Our New Park wedding was like a fairytale. We cannot say enough good things about the venue and staff at New Park. When we booked the venue in early March 2020, we signed our contract with Jamie. In early 2021, New Park sold to a new owner, Sara. We weren't sure what to expect with Sara but she soon reached out and set up a video call with us. We immediately felt at ease with Sara as she answered all of our questions and was so organized and thoughtful. She was also there to answer all of our questions about the changing rules and regulations with Covid and always kept us in the loop. Sara helped us plan everything for our big day and made sure we had a backup plan in case of rain.

New Park is such a magical and beautiful place with so many unique spots both inside and outside. We definitely took advantage of all that New Park has to offer. We had our rehearsal dinner in the amazing pavilion where Sara and her team set up a farmhouse style dinner table. We got ready in our wedding suite with hair and makeup on site. We got married at the beautiful ceremony spot in the woods and then the dancing pavilion and dinner tent kept us dry from the rain. After the reception, we had an after party in the Wish Room with a bonfire. Finally on Sunday, we had brunch in the Wish Room. All of our guests kept commenting on how magical and beautiful the venue was! We even had several people inquire about getting married there themselves. Sara and her team helped make any request we had a reality like having a ping pong table outside for our guests to play. They even offered to run errands for us throughout the weekend.

Sara and her team also totally updated the beautiful rooms at New Park and somehow made them even more magical and perfect than before. The rooms are so spacious, clean, and interesting! Everywhere you look there are special details and special touches like stained glass, hidden keys, and stonework. Every bathroom/ shower is incredible and unique! We had our whole wedding party and their significant others stayed with us on site all weekend which was perfect since we had guests arriving from across the country. They couldn’t stop talking about how beautiful the rooms and bathrooms were! We cannot wait to come back to New Park in the future to spend a weekend and even have plans to celebrate my parents 40th anniversary there in a few years. Thank you for everything, Sara!