New Park Event Venue & Suites Reviews
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Jennifer B. Sent on 07/07/2021Most Magical Wedding Venue Ever!
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!
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Caitlyn S. Sent on 08/18/2023
Wonderful experience from start to end!
New Park was so wonderful to us and all of our guests at our October 2022 wedding! We chose to get married on a Sunday, and they were super helpful letting us know when we could set things up, how different timelines for the day could work, etc. Communication was always great during the planning process! The day of went super smoothly, and they helped direct the arriving vendors so we didn't have to worry about anything while we were getting ready. Sara was amazing through the whole planning process, setup, takedown - all of it. All of the staff helped to make the day seamless!
Also, the venue itself is stunning and so unique. We got endless compliments on it - especially the ceremony site in the woods! Our friends and family raved about how beautiful the whole property was. We rented out the main suite as well, and everybody that came in there was in awe, too! I would recommend New Park to any couple, one thousand percent. -
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Shannon O. Sent on 09/11/2022A magical wedding!
This was the perfect venue for us, we wanted non traditional, funky, whimsical and that is exactly what we got at New Park. The space was ready for us to kick off our wedding weekend and gardens were lovely. Our wedding party was large and everyone was so obsessed with the suites - each suite is SO beautifully designed and decorated. We had the space from Friday 10:30/11am to unload our stuff, check into rooms early which was helpful. We stayed two nights with most of our bridal party there, we had the rehearsal dinner offsite and it was a great place to come back to and gather around the campfire. We set up quite a few details that evening to prepare for our busy wedding day.
The most popular feedback I received is “how did you find this place? This is so you guys” I don’t think I ever expected the wedding venue to match our personalities so well, but it sure did!
The staff was laid back, flexible and totally hands off which we appreciated. They were incredibly efficient - setting up chairs was a big job for the team and they were flexible when we asked for a few slight changes. They prioritized the couples requests over anyone else, exactly how it should be!
We were able to have an after party (100~ people) where we provided drinks once the caterer and bartender left! It saved us a lot of money.
This was the best venue for our people. The ultimate party spot … everything went better than I could have ever hoped! -
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Ryley P. Sent on 02/21/2023Excellent Wedding Venue!
I truly had such a great experience having my wedding at New Park. The staff were very professional, knowledgeable, helpful, and welcoming. The grounds are just GORGEOUS. It’s surrounded by woods, so depending on the time of year you can go exploring! The cabins on site are so intricately designed, kept very clean, and stocked with what you need (coffee, tea, toilet trees, ironing board). We rented all of the cabins for 3 days so our family could be with us. The large pavilion was the perfect size to have the reception for my wedding, and we chose to have the ceremony outside by the creek. It was August, 2022. It was such an amazing experience to be surrounded by the beautiful woods, and the staff made it feel so personal. I would chose New Park again and again. We plan on staying again soon! -
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Vera D. Sent on 11/08/2022
Beautiful property, awesome team!
New Park hosted our 110 person wedding in September 2022 and everything about our experience was amazing. From the dreamy ceremony site, to the packed dance floor, to the fire pit and the wish room- it can't get any better. Sara and the team at New Park assured that our day (and weekend) ran flawlessly. They were very responsive, attentive, and detailed oriented throughout the whole process. They even had a golf cart and was able to drive our grandparents to and from the ceremony site to the reception spot. We rented out the suites for the weekend, they are beautiful and updated luxury rooms.. we are talking automatic heated toilet seats! The property is stunning and has so much character to it- there are endless places to take photos! I cannot recommend New Park and Sara and her team enough. -
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Anne B. Sent on 07/03/2022Magical venue for a relaxed Finger Lakes wedding
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. -
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Alexandra B. Sent on 08/13/2021Beyond Magical
WOW. My 100-guest wedding at New Park was a wonderful experience. The property is a beautiful setting, especially the forested ceremony area alongside a babbling brook. We loved that we had access to the entire venue from Friday to Sunday - this made planning, setting up and coordinating so much easier. We stayed on site in the cabins with a bunch of our friends, and it was a magical experience. The cabins are so unique, so cozy and we really appreciated the updated linens and furniture within the original beautiful carpentry and stonework. We and our guests had so much fun, everyone raved about the scenery and the location. The venue is large and grassy, with an indoor pavilion as well as an outdoor tented patio and two decks off the pavilion, so guests have lots of space and areas to hang out throughout the event, which we liked. We loved the lighting in the tent and the pavilion, and we didn't bring in much extra decor because the natural beauty of the place was enough. There is a bar built into the pavilion as well. The venue is only about a 15 minute drive from downtown Ithaca where most of our guests stayed. Sara and the New Park staff were amazing throughout our planning process and over the weekend of our event, helping out with anything we needed or asked. Sara worked directly with some of our vendors which helped so much with coordinating, and made sure everything flowed smoothly with all of our guests and vendors and with each part of our event. We truly didn't want to leave this magical place the day after our wedding! -
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Lauren Sent on 08/23/2016New Park is the best kept secret for offbeat weddings in the Ithaca area. Jamie, the owner, is accommodating, enthusiastic, and will impress you with his sharp memory for details! He encouraged us to visit the venue as many times as we needed leading up to the wedding, and always made himself available for questions or to meet with vendors. The grounds are well-maintained, and ever-changing. Our wedding guests spent the evening meandering around NewPark, dancing and drinking in the pavilion, and cozying up around the bonfire with s'mores. A truly magical and unique experience for a Finger Lakes wedding weekend. Other perks: air conditioned lodging, parking attendants, housekeeping and landscape maintained beautifully, on-site ice and large fridge for hosting your guests for the whole weekend. The Wish Room is the perfect location for drop-off breakfast each morning, and we even had a private yoga session creekside prior to setup! -
User1304650 Sent on 08/27/2013New Park was the absolute IDEAL location for my large, yet intimate wedding. We had our ceremony and reception on site and the setting was out of a fairly tale. The gardens were perfect for photos and made it so we did not have to do much decorating. Jamie and Marie went above and beyond to make my wedding weekend absolutely perfect and I cannot begin to thank them enough. The space itself is gorgeous and words cannot do it justice. I felt like a movie star at my wedding and it was all thanks to such a perfect venue and the generous people that work there. -
User935739 Sent on 09/16/2012NewPark was the perfect place for our wedding. The space is amazing, with enough lodging for the bridal party to stay at the park in amazing, one of a kind rooms. We had the ceremony back in the chapel, which is set by a creek in a wooded area. The sculpture and art around the park are incredible, guests are still raving about it. The staff was incredible, both before and during the event. We even got to have a bonfire during the reception. A truly unique and amazing place!
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