Our reception and ceremony will be held on Long Island at The Mansion at Oyster Bay. We are looking forward to celebrating with you!

Formal: Tuxes and gowns are welcome, and so are suits and cocktail dresses.

5:30pm - Pre-Ceremony Champagne and Piano Music
6:00pm - Ceremony
6:30pm - Extended Cocktail Hour
8:00pm to 12:00am - Dinner and Dancing

We will be having an unplugged ceremony at our wedding. While we fully encourage everyone to bring their phones, cameras, and super8 recorders to document the day (plus your awesome outfit and fabulous dance moves), we politely request that all devices be turned off during the ceremony. Once we receive the professional images from our photographer after the wedding, we will be happy to send them to you!

The estate of The Mansion at Oyster Bay belongs to a glorious place and time in Long Islands history known as “The Gold Coast.” This was a time when the rich and famous chose the North Shore of Long Island as the site for their country home, and the estate and The Mansion at Oyster Bay is just such a place. 

Its storied history began in 1912 when Victor Morawetz, a well-known corporate attorney, purchased these 120 acres in Woodbury to build his estate. The property, originally two farms, became the nucleolus of what we refer to today as The Mansion at Oyster Bay. Mr. Morawetz commissioned the renowned architectural firm of Delano and Aldrich to create this country estate for him. This team of architects had designed most of the Gold Coast estates on Long Island for wealthy families such as the Vanderbilt’s, Whitney’s, Astor’s and Rockefellers’. Oheka Castle in Huntington, Long Island was built in 1919 and is a well known example of their work. Upon completion in 1918, it became Morawetzs beautiful home which blended gracefully into the surrounding landscape. The original name of the home was “The Three Ponds,” since three lovely ponds to this day grace the sides of the house. 

The Morawetz family lived at The Three Ponds until 1928 when the wealthy industrialist Andrew W. Mellon purchased the estate as a wedding present for his daughter Ailsa upon her marriage to David Bruce. Ailsa was a prominent socialite, philanthropist, and art collector like her father. She redesigned a good part of the interior of the mansion, importing many special elements after her various travels around the world. An example of this can be seen in the drawing room of the mansion which has a beautiful pecan paneling purchased from a castle in Ireland.

Today the estate is known as The Mansion at Oyster Bay. Now when arriving at The Mansion you will see the estate very much as it was back in the day. The magnificent entrance door with its patterned grillwork frame beckons you to enter a bit of history. The entrance hall, black and white marble flooring, winding side hall staircase and a lovely paneled drawing room are all very much as they were. While some new areas have been added to the estate in recent years as it became a venue, the heart and the history of the house remain alive.