Bay Breezes and Boardwalk Views: 18 Jersey Shore Waterfront Wedding Venues
The Jersey Shore, with its long history as the East Coast's favorite playground, is home to a wealth of fantastic places to celebrate...especially if you're looking to wed on the waterfront. Choices include both quaint, historic spots that highlight the area's serene natural landscapes, and modern spaces that tap the Shore's vibrant culture and nightlife. Here's a selection of some of the region’s best venues.
Wave Resort - High Crest
Long Branch, NJ
Style: Elegant and expansive rooftop event space and terrace with exquisite Atlantic views, set atop the luxe Wave Resort, which offers plenty of plush accommodations and amenities for your guests.
Catering: In-housePrice: $$

The Breakers on the Ocean
Spring Lake, NJ
Style: 1880s waterfront treasure with period details, a classic wraparound covered porch, and elegant events with dramatic Atlantic views from the Terrace and ballrooms.
Price: $$ • $$$

Clarks Landing Yacht Club, Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant, NJ
Style: Elegant seaside mansion boasting impeccable white glove service and offering majestic views of the Manasquan River from both the lovely al fresco Riverside ceremony site and the luxurious, Italianate-inspired ballroom.
Catering: In-housePrice: $$ • $$$

The Mill Lakeside Manor
Spring Lake, NJ
Style: Stunning private estate bursting with natural beauty, from the lush waterfront ceremony site to the elegant ballroom, outfitted with crystal chandeliers, a coffered ceiling, gold leaf accents, and an open-air Infinity Deck.
Catering: In-housePrice: $$ • $$$

The Deauville Inn
Strathmere, NJ
Style: Charming historic inn tucked on the shores of Strathmore Bay, offering toes-in-the-sand ceremonies and tented lawn receptions, plus complimentary in-house Wedding Design and Planning Services.
Catering: In-housePrice: $$ • $$$

McLoone's Pier House
Long Branch, NJ
Style: Lovely waterfront venue offering breathtaking Atlantic views, fantastic cuisine, and generous white-glove packages, which can include everything from a personal maître d’ to a custom-made wedding cake.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$

Yacht Club of Stone Harbor
Stone Harbor, NJ
Fab Features: This stylish yacht club is known for its incredible sunset views, which are particularly stunning from the expansive waterfront patio, and its detailed-oriented, thoughtful service.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$

Tim McLoone's Supper Club
Asbury Park, NJ
Style: Elegant, vintage-style supper club exudes classic glamour, with gorgeous floor-to-ceiling windows framing panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and Asbury Park's historic boardwalk.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$

The River Queen
Brielle, NJ
Style: Exchange vows and enjoy exceptional cuisine while cruising the calm waters along the picturesque shorelines of the Manasquan and Metedeconk Rivers and the Barnegat Bay.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$

Atlantis Ballroom at the Days Hotel Toms River Jersey Shore
Toms River, NJ
Style: Beloved Tom's River ballroom boasting three fabulous menu options (each with delectable displays, amuse bouches, a premium open bar, and much more) and white glove service to ensure your wedding is truly spectacular.
Catering: In-housePrice: $$

Bonnet Island Estate
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Style: Private island estate at the water’s edge includes Nantucket-style buildings and a rustic Boathouse Chapel surrounded by dunes and wetlands.
Price: $$ • $$$

Mallard Island Yacht Club
Manahawkin, New Jersey
Style: Bayside club featuring gardens, white picket fences, and manicured landscaping, not to mention fabulous water views on 3 sides.
Price: $$ • $$$

Ocean City Yacht Club
Ocean City, NJ
Style: Historic beach club set on the picturesque Green Egg Harbor Bay, with ceremonies on a dreamy waterfront deck and receptions featuring delectable coastal cuisine in a spacious dining room with gleaming hardwood floors and grand bay windows.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$

ICONA Windrift
Avalon, NJ
Style: Casually elegant beachfront hotel has a welcoming, beachy vibe, tons of alluring diversions for wedding weekend fun, and spectacular event spaces, including a ballroom with a soaring coffered ceiling, dazzling lighting fixtures, and two-story views of the ocean.
Catering: In-housePrice: $$ • $$$

ICONA Avalon
Avalon, NJ
Style: Stunning beachfront venue with classic coastal-inspired architecture and décor, luxurious accommodations (all the rooms have balconies!), and endless views of the sweeping sand dunes and sparkling ocean.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$

ICONA Diamond Beach
Wildwood Crest, NJ
Style: Fabulous full-service resort on a peaceful private beach, offering toes-in-the-sand ceremonies followed by beachside receptions in the Bespoke Tent or the Ocean View Ballroom, a chic sixth-floor venue with walls of windows framing spectacular views of Diamond Beach and the sparkling Atlantic.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$

The Grand Hotel of Cape May
Cape May, New Jersey
Style: An oceanfront Wedding Veranda and 5th-floor ballrooms ensure panoramic views of the beach, Atlantic Ocean, and Cape May.
Price: $ • $$

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