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My fiance and I are planning a wedding for May and would love to have it on a beach on/near Long Island. My family lives near Islip. We live in Virginia, where the cost of living is extremely lower, so we are sticking to a very tight, low budget. Therefore, we don't have the money to spend on beautiful wedding resorts like Lands End.
We were thinking a public beach would be best, because all you will need is a permit (plus the chairs and decorations). Here's my question. What are the best public beaches on Long Island for a wedding? Please give me your top 5 or 10. I really appreciate your help.
Answer
the cost to reserve space at most of long island's public parks is about 250 on the weekends. you must also have a permit for alcohol such as wine or beer (no kegs) in cans or bottles. that costs 25. there is also a fee of 25 for a permit for the use of music of any kind.
you must apply for your permits at least 10 days in advance of the date and you will be on a first come, first served basis, so apply early to get the date you want.
you can not use any tents but many of the public beach parks have shelters or pavilions which you can apply to use. you can only have food at certain parks and then only in designated areas. they do not even allow food to be eaten in your car in an no food area, but there are plenty of nice areas where you can have food.
food for any groups must be prepared by the parks approved caterers. there are a couple of places that say you need to call the park office, so if you want to bring in your own food, either have the wedding for less than 50 people or use one of those sites that allowe you to bring your own.
most of the parks close at sunset, but there are a couple of them that stay open past dark. for the ones that do not, you must have all your stuff out before dark.
here is a list of the parks which have nice beaches on long island.
Gov. alfred e smith/sunken meadow park (this is my favorite. very lovely stretch of beach)
jones beach (busy and popular so you will have crowds to contend with)
robert moses (also busy)
wildwood (more rustic and less busy)
orient beach (another busy spot)
hither hills (more quiet)
mantauk point (wilder spot)
belmont lake (this is not really a beach spot, but there are some lovely places for a wedding along it's shores and they have pretty white swans in the water)
here is the site for more information about all of these spots. after you get into the site, click on the list of parks on the left side of the page and each one will come up with a photo of it. http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/regions/long-island/permits.aspx
the cost to reserve space at most of long island's public parks is about 250 on the weekends. you must also have a permit for alcohol such as wine or beer (no kegs) in cans or bottles. that costs 25. there is also a fee of 25 for a permit for the use of music of any kind.
you must apply for your permits at least 10 days in advance of the date and you will be on a first come, first served basis, so apply early to get the date you want.
you can not use any tents but many of the public beach parks have shelters or pavilions which you can apply to use. you can only have food at certain parks and then only in designated areas. they do not even allow food to be eaten in your car in an no food area, but there are plenty of nice areas where you can have food.
food for any groups must be prepared by the parks approved caterers. there are a couple of places that say you need to call the park office, so if you want to bring in your own food, either have the wedding for less than 50 people or use one of those sites that allowe you to bring your own.
most of the parks close at sunset, but there are a couple of them that stay open past dark. for the ones that do not, you must have all your stuff out before dark.
here is a list of the parks which have nice beaches on long island.
Gov. alfred e smith/sunken meadow park (this is my favorite. very lovely stretch of beach)
jones beach (busy and popular so you will have crowds to contend with)
robert moses (also busy)
wildwood (more rustic and less busy)
orient beach (another busy spot)
hither hills (more quiet)
mantauk point (wilder spot)
belmont lake (this is not really a beach spot, but there are some lovely places for a wedding along it's shores and they have pretty white swans in the water)
here is the site for more information about all of these spots. after you get into the site, click on the list of parks on the left side of the page and each one will come up with a photo of it. http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/regions/long-island/permits.aspx
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