Rockleigh, New Jersey

Weddings at The Rockleigh

The Rockleigh is a ballroom and gardens in Bergen County, across the Hudson from Manhattan. It suits a large wedding that wants room: room for a ceremony, for a long dinner, for a design that fills the ceiling. We have planned more than one wedding here, including one with a floral installation suspended over the whole ballroom. Two weddings in the same house looked nothing alike, which is the highest praise we can give a venue.

The couple on the white marble staircase at The Rockleigh, its wrought iron balustrade curving above them. — The Rockleigh. Portraits on the staircase.

Scale. The ballroom can take a design that would overwhelm a Manhattan room, and the gardens give a ceremony daylight and air. A marble staircase, a courtyard with a fountain and a ballroom beneath crystal chandeliers give a large wedding three settings without leaving the house.

The ballroomDinner and dancing: High enough for an installation overhead. At one of our weddings, a ceiling of hanging white flowers and crystal ran above every table, with white, blue and blush arrangements below. At the other, tall pink and red arrangements rose above the tables in violet light, and the first dance was in a low cloud across the floor.
The marble staircaseArrivals and portraits: White marble with a wrought iron balustrade. It is where the wedding party gathers for portraits, where a cathedral veil can fall the length of the steps, and where the couple can make an entrance the whole room sees.
The courtyard and gardensPortraits, a ceremony in daylight: A stone courtyard with a fountain and tall evergreens, for the wedding party’s portraits and for a ceremony in the open air when the season allows. At our royal wedding, the ceremony took place beneath a canopy of white flowers and crystal.

Installing overhead

A ceiling installation is built by a crew, not by the florist alone. We plan the rigging with the venue, the load-in hours and the order of work, so the flowers go up last and fresh, and the room is lit and checked before the first guest arrives.

Two settings in one day

Not every Rockleigh wedding holds its ceremony here. One of our couples married in a church painted with icons and came to The Rockleigh for the reception, which gave the day a sacred setting and a grand one, with the drive between them built into the timeline.

Guests from Manhattan

The Rockleigh is in Bergen County, across the George Washington Bridge. We plan coaches from Manhattan hotels timed around bridge traffic, and transport home at the end of the night so no one has to drive.

The house’s own kitchen

The Rockleigh is known for its own catering, so the menu is planned with the house. We work alongside its team on the tasting, the timing of each course and the service around the design.

Our weddings at The Rockleigh

Erica & Wilson’s Rockleigh wedding

A ceremony beneath white flowers and crystal, emerald bridesmaids, and a ballroom in bloom.

Read the story: Erica & Wilson's Rockleigh wedding

The bride and groom on the marble staircase, her train spread down the steps. Black and white.

The wedding gown hangs from an ornate silver mirror in a white room, its tiered skirt falling to the floor. — The gown, waiting.

A makeup artist's brush at the bride's cheek as she looks toward the window, a hand at her collar. Black and white. — Getting ready.

In a room of tall arched windows, bridesmaids in emerald gowns clasp their hands as the bride turns to face them. — The bridesmaids, and the gown.

The couple on a white marble staircase with a wrought iron balustrade, the groom a step above, the bride's train across the stairs. — Portraits on the staircase.

From behind, the bride walks toward the ceremony beneath an arch of white flowers and crystal. Black and white. — Walking in.

The couple stand with their families beneath a canopy of white flowers and crystal. Black and white. — The ceremony, beneath the flowers.

The ballroom set for dinner beneath crystal chandeliers, tall pink and red arrangements above every table. — The ballroom, before the guests come in.

The couple dance in a low cloud that covers the floor, the ballroom glowing violet around them. — The first dance, in the clouds.

A white aisle runs to a floral arch around the fireplace, a crystal chandelier above and gold chairs on either side. — The aisle, set.

The bride's white shoes with jewelled buckles, laid on white with silk ribbon and a ring box. — The shoes.

A black bow tie, cufflinks, a watch, cologne and a white boutonniere laid out on white. — The groom’s details.

Nicole & Sam’s Rockleigh wedding

A Greek Orthodox church ceremony, then a blush and blue ballroom. The Rockleigh, New Jersey.

Read the story: Nicole & Sam's Rockleigh wedding

The bride and groom embrace in the ballroom before an arch of cherry blossom and blush roses, candles glowing on the marble floor.

At the family home, a musician plays bagpipes and another a drum as the groom arrives through the door. — Music, before the ceremony.

The couple stand before a gilded wall of painted icons at the altar of the church, candles and flowers around them. — The ceremony, before the icons.

Outside the church, the couple raise their arms beneath an arch of blush and blue flowers as the wedding party cheers and throws petals. — Married, beneath the petals.

The couple kiss beside a white Rolls-Royce at the entrance of The Rockleigh. — Arriving at The Rockleigh.

The bride and groom stand on the white marble staircase at The Rockleigh, her cathedral veil cascading down the steps. — On the grand staircase.

The ballroom at The Rockleigh beneath a ceiling of hanging white flowers and crystal chandeliers, tables dressed in white, blue and blush. — The ballroom, beneath hanging flowers.

The groom is lifted high above a cheering crowd on the dance floor beneath chandeliers and hanging white flowers. — The groom, lifted.

The couple dance as tall fountains of sparks rise behind them in the ballroom. — The last dance.

The bride, in a white robe and a crystal tiara, stands by a window beside her gown. — The morning, beside the gown.

A friend fastens the groom's bow tie by a window. — The bow tie.

At the family home, a man with white hair kisses the bride on the cheek as she holds her bouquet of white roses. — Before the church.

Do you plan weddings at The Rockleigh?

Yes. We have planned weddings at The Rockleigh, told on our pages for the royal wedding and the wedding in white and blue.

Can The Rockleigh hold a large installation?

Yes. We have suspended flowers and crystal above the whole ballroom. It needs a rigging plan agreed with the venue, a crew and time in the load-in, so we plan it months ahead.

How far is The Rockleigh from Manhattan?

It is in Bergen County, New Jersey, just across the Hudson. The drive from Midtown depends on the traffic over the George Washington Bridge, so we time the coaches for the hour of the day.

How many guests does The Rockleigh suit?

It suits a large wedding with room to spare. The venue confirms current capacities for each room, and we plan the floor around your guest list.

Planning a wedding at The Rockleigh? Tell us about it.

Tell us about your wedding, and we will take it from there.