We had our July 12, 2014 wedding reception at the Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington, NY and it was absolutely beautiful and perfect!
We visited several wedding venues ...all over Long Island shortly after getting engaged in Jan. 2013. Once we visited the Harbor Links, we immediately knew it would be the reception venue for us! We met with Jeanine in Feb. 2013 and despite the cold winter weather, Jeanine gave us vision of what the grounds would look like for our summer wedding. Since the Harbor Links is part of the town of North Hempstead, the town landscapes the property. Jeanine was right, the grounds were absolutely beautiful for our July wedding.
Several factors prompted us to book the Harbor Links:
1. PRICE. Harbor Links offers brides and groom GREAT value for their money compared to other venues on Long Island. Our reception included five hours of TOP-SHELF open bar, one-hour cocktail hour under the outdoor tent (I'll get to that later), your typical New York/Long Island style cocktail hour with all the food you could possibly want (and more!), three course dinner, cake AND another dessert (we chose Banana Fosters...I'll get to that later too!), AND favors! What really makes the Harbor Links stand out, in my opinion, is including the top-shelf bar, cake (through Baked to Perfection in Port Washington) and the wedding favors. The wedding favors were two chocolate covered strawberries that come packaged in a box, as well as, a mini-bottle of champagne. All I had to do was order custom labels (from Evermine) for the boxes and champagne bottles and place them on. Overall, the cost per guest was $100. With tax and service charges it came out to $125 per guest. For a summer wedding on Long Island, with everything the package included, my husband and I felt this price was unbeatable.
2. COCKTAIL HOUR TENT. I always envisioned our wedding having some outdoor element, and the tent was absolutely gorgeous. First, we were nervous about having our guests outdoors for cocktail hour in the middle of July. The tent does not have air conditioning, but Jeanine assured us that the fans and patio stones do keep the inside of the tent cool. We even visited the Harbor Links exactly one-year prior to our wedding date to be sure, and she was right! On our wedding day we were blessed with beautiful, sunny, 72 degree weather. The tent's sides were rolled up giving a great cross breeze, and allowed guests to come and go out of the tent onto the green. Tables were set up both under the tent and on the green surrounding the tent. Our guests had a blast walking the property and taking pictures.
3. BALLROOM. The Harbor Links ballroom is simple yet stunning. The ballroom was the perfect size for our 160 guests. The floor plan was spacious with room to move between the 18 tables. Our guests had plenty of seating space at their tables with 6-12 people per table. As far as I know, no one felt crammed. The dance floor was also the perfect size for our guests. Music was very important to us, so we hired the incredible Dane Wright Band, which is part of Hank Lane. Our family and friends are all dancers, so we were nervous the dance floor may be crowded and that people may be dancing on or off the edge, but that was never the case. The ballroom also had two bars, one in each corner, which was perfect for our amount of guests. There were never any lines for the bars.
4. OUTSTANDING SERVICE. Thank you Jeanine, Dominic and the entire staff!