Preakness Hills Country Club

st every guest has commented on how great it was to us. The venue is also beautiful so it makes for a gorgeous ceremony and pictures if you chose to get married there. Overall it is a 5 star venue. We even had guests go up to the staff and tell them they wanted to use them when it was their turn or their kids turn. I am so happy with Preakness!!

don't say this just because it was my wedding, I still (over a month later) have my guests telling me how amazing the food was, how pretty the venue was and how attentive the staff was to the smallest of requests. My husband and I were searching for the perfect location, someplace not overused yet someplace experienced with weddings. On a referral from a friend we visited Preakness to appease them and after walking through the club and speaking with the General Manager, James, I knew that everything I wanted was coming true, I had found my elegant and quaint venue! From the platinum color accents throughout, the cocktail hour room(s) overlooking the lighted pond on the golf course, the terrace with a firepit, and the gorgeous chandeliers in the ballroom all of our guests were overly impressed with the venue. Not to mention, besides one avid golfer in the group of 150, no one had ever visited Preakness (it's a private, members only club) which was all the more perfect for us! North Jersey is known for catering hall after catering hall so it was a breath of fresh air for everyone! The General Manager, James, is a true class-act and he will quickly put you at ease with your wedding planning. Although he tells you 'yes' to mostly everything - he really will stand behind and deliver everything he says! :) Lastly and by no means least, the food. Chef Chris and his culinary team will completely blow you away, no other way to describe it! Multiple guests after the wedding came up to me and commented on it was the 'best food at a wedding they have ever experienced and can we come here for dinner?!' Chris even came out during cocktail hour to serve and speak with the guests just to ensure their satisfaction. Preakness Hills Country Club truly delivers a remarkable wedding experience and will leave wishing you could do it all over again! Thank you to Chris, James, Danielle, and the entire staff!!

that matters. The grounds of the country club are breathtaking, the main dining room and clubhouse are beautiful and comfortable, and the serving staff goes above and beyond any venue I have ever been at in my life. Guests are STILL talking about the amount and quality of the food served during cocktail hour, dinner and dessert, and have asked me specifics so they can tell all of their friends and family about Preakness. You won't find these kind of unique and delectable food choices (and the absurdly generous amounts served) in any other kind of "wedding venue." For a place that doesn't do too many weddings, every single person that attended was absolutely blown away. My husband and I were told numerous times that the mix of the picture perfect location, good food and happy, carefree atmosphere made for the best wedding they have ever been to. If you picture a wedding filled with amazing food, non-stop cocktails, a gorgeous setting, and perfect event flow, Preakness is the place for you.

ut NJ and were really looking for something a bit different than the typical "NJ wedding." We saw Preakness in the winter, and even then we could see it had beautiful grounds. It doesn't have the typical Country Club feel, and I loved the raised ceiling over the dance floor. For a May wedding we were also excited about having the outdoor patio area for cocktail hour. Several months after booking we had a tasting with our parents. The food is really superb and a huge shout out to Chef Chris for delivering amazing food and making it look good! People could not stop raving about cocktail hour, the stations, the hors d'oeuvres, everything. We had a filet and a fish option for our dinner and we trusted Chef Chris so much we let him decide the fish based on the best options he could get the week of the wedding. Everything involved in the planning with Preakness was easy and I really can't stress enough how wonderful that is. It is not easy to plan an event for 165 people, from another state, but once we talked over a certain details, I no longer worried about them. And so many of the details were handled by Preakness including food, drinks, chairs, linens, menu cards, and setup. They even handled a rental for our favors and provided a signature drink station (which was a huge hit). The day was seamless, the venue was perfect, and we had the best time possible. We'll say it again, but we cannot thank the entire Preakness team enough. I could go on and on, but do yourself a favor and hold your wedding here.

g for all of the details. We went to look at Preakness (knowing that the ballroom was beautiful and the food is AMAZING) and met with James, the General Manager. We had the best experience working with both James and Angie. Preakness Hills was the only venue in NJ that we even considered looking at. Everyone at Preakness was so easy to work with, and the service provided was phenomenal! During the planning we mainly worked with James, who was always available to talk when we had questions, and really listened to what we wanted. James was open to do what we wanted. When we first started planning we threw ideas around from a fancy bbq to a cocktail hour style wedding. James was open to all, and we felt confident that what ever we decided on, James would make it happen. We ultimately decided to have a traditional black tie affair, it made the most sense for the amount of people at our wedding. We knew the food at Preakness was great, but we were blown away during our tasting. We told Chef Chris to do what ever he wanted during the cocktail hour... we trusted that Chris would not only deliver quantity, but quality too. Our guests haven't stopped talking about how wonderful the cocktail hour was. So many of our guests told us they've never seen so much food, with such great taste and quality during a wedding cocktail hour. The food during the reception was also amazing, with great fish and meat options. We could not have asked for anything more. Our wedding at Preakness was exactly what we wanted. Thank you James, Angie, Chris, and everyone else who made our wedding day so special!

verything-no limitations! The food was out of this world, I have never seen a cocktail hour such as the one Chris (chef) put together. It completely wow-ed all of guests. From beginning to end the club made me feel so special and prioritized our event. I am one picky person and trust me when I say you will not be let down by this venue and I've been to a lot of weddings!!!!!