Everything About Planning A Wedding In Newark

Anyone that wants to learn about planning a wedding in Newark has come to the right place. Everything we can think of will be covered right here in one post to hopefully save you some time and maybe even a little money.

Our first section will try to assist with planning this on your own by sharing a list of local wedding and reception venues. Some may want to get married in the church they went to as a kid, others will prefer to rent a different venue that can be a great place to host the ceremony or the reception.

Contents

1 Newark Wedding & Reception Venues
2 Bridal Shops
3 Where To Get Your Invitations
4 Choosing The Right Florist
5 Wedding Photographers & Videographers
6 Bands & DJ’s
7 Hair & Makeup Stylists
8 Tuxedo Rentals
9 Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake
10 Caterers
11 Your Rehearsal Dinner
12 Newark Wedding Planners
13 Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Newark

Up next we will discuss the best bridal shops near you to buy a dress and many of the other things you will need. Shops that sell wedding invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, and DJ’s will garner our next few sections.

Then we will get into some of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists and shops to rent a tuxedo so you can make sure everyone involved is looking their best. Our last few lists will be all about the food as we mention where to buy wedding cakes, caterers, and some great restaurants to host your rehearsal dinner at.

The final section will share the best wedding planners in Newark for anyone who wants to hand all of this work off to someone else. Most wedding planners in your area will have different packages available ranging from a little bit of assistance all the way up to doing it all for you.

You can also expect to find a map towards the end that has all of these various venues pinned on it so that you can figure out which is closest to your current area. And if you wanted to compare what is available here to some other cities in the Northeast you can check out that link.

Newark Wedding & Reception Venues

Choosing the right location for a wedding and reception in Newark is a huge key to the whole process:

Loft Life Venue at 47 Edison Pl
Nanina’s In the Park at 540 Mill St
The Heart Ballroom at 37-39 Bloomfield Ave
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at 128 Frontage Rd
Palacio Europa at 278 New York Ave

The Loft Life Venue can accommodate 150 people standing and 100 people seated for a wedding or reception near you.

You can hold a local bridal ceremony at Nanina’s In the Park either inside the elegant ballroom or outside in the well-known cherry gardens.

The ballroom at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Newark Airport can handle 750 guests for weddings in your area.

Bridal Shops

Buy your dress and all of the other important items you need at one of the best bridal shops near you:

Arlene’s Bridal Salon at 606 Bloomfield Ave, Bloomfield
Vesa Brides at 408 Bloomfield Ave #G/H, Montclair
David’s Bridal Totowa at 562 US-46, Totowa

Where To Get Your Invitations

You can get envelopes and invitations in your area by contacting:

Custom Invitations by JoAnn at 150 Ridge Rd, North Arlington
Perfectly Invited at 100 Hudson St Floor 2, Hoboken
Katherine Elizabeth Events at 855 Bloomfield Ave #205, Glen Ridge

Choosing The Right Florist

The venue will look stunning when it gets filled with flowers by one of these florists:

International Florist at 283-87 Lafayette St
Santos Florist at 29 Niagara St
Washington Florist at 565 Broad St
Jardin Records at 2 Bloomfield Ave
Garden Of Edith Floral Design at 1611 Springfield Ave, Maplewood
Fresh & Pretty Florist at 1552 Maple Ave, Hillside

Wedding Photographers & Videographers

Having one of these local wedding photographers and videographers on the scene will make sure that nothing is forgotten:

Bands & DJ’s

The reception will be the party of the year if you book the right band or DJ:

Hair & Makeup Stylists

One of the top wedding hair and makeup stylists near you will have you looking better than ever on your big day:

BellasBeautySuite at 20 Bloomfield Pl
By Douglas Barbosa at 170 Adams St
Get Beauty Pro Studio at 1405 McCarter Hwy
Makeup & Hair by Joy

Tuxedo Rentals

The groom needs to look good too and he will if you rent a tuxedo in your area at:

Tuxedos By Santos at 194 Ferry St
Ideal Tuxedos at 432 Kearny Ave, Kearny
Starlight Tuxedos at 606 Bloomfield Ave, Bloomfield

Where To Buy Your Wedding Cake

These bakeries are known to make some of the best wedding cakes in Newark:

Calandra’s Bakery at 204 1st Ave
Tonnie’s Minis at 228 Halsey St
Ashley’s Delicious Treats at 37 Commerce St
Keytlym Bakery at 806 Summer Ave
Génesis 15 Bakery at 236 Park Ave

Caterers

Everyone will rave about the food when you book one of these caterers:

Your Rehearsal Dinner

Any of these restaurants will make for a great option for your rehearsal dinner:

Mompou Tapas Bar & Restaurant at 77 Ferry St
PortuCale Restaurant & Bar at 129 Elm St
Adega Grill at 130 Ferry St
Tops Diner at 500 Passaic Ave
Bucco Restaurant Bloomfield at 61 Washington St, Bloomfield

Newark Wedding Planners

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Good Luck Planning Your Wedding In Newark

Hopefully after reading about all of the above you feel a lot more confident about planning your wedding in Newark. You got linked to some of the best planners near you if you want to go that route, or you can save some money and do a lot of this on your own.

We tried to cover it all from local wedding and reception venues, bridal shops, invitations, florists, photographers, videographers, bands, DJ’s, hair and makeup stylists, tuxedo rentals, caterers, the cake, and of course some good restaurants for a rehearsal dinner in your area.

At this point you should be fully informed and ready to plan a great wedding in Newark and we wish you all the luck in the world!