Featured Venues
City Winery Hudson Valley partners with EMG as their recommended entertainment provider, offering consistent quality and memorable events.
Featured Venues
City Winery Hudson Valley partners with EMG as their recommended entertainment provider, offering consistent quality and memorable events.
City Winery Hudson Valley
A venue’s recommendation reflects the trust they place in EMG’s professionalism, value, and exceptional service. Montgomery, NY's City Winery named us as their recommended entertainment partner, which highlights a shared commitment to quality and confidence in the experience we bring to every event.
What Entertainment Works Best at City Winery Hudson Valley?
At City Winery Hudson Valley, any entertainment format works well, thanks to professional in-house audio and on-site AV technicians. Uplighting is the enhancement we recommend most, since it brings out the restored mill’s brick and rustic industrial character. EMG has performed here, and the conversation about what fits your day is always free.
Summary
- Recommended format: DJ, hybrid, or band all work, supported by the in-house audio system
- Lighting: uplighting recommended to accentuate the brick and rustic industrial character
- Summer outdoor cocktail hour: electric guitar and saxophone
- Setting: a restored 130-year-old mill on 22 acres in Montgomery, NY, with working vineyards, a waterfall, the Wallkill River, and multiple indoor and outdoor spaces
- EMG has personally performed at City Winery Hudson Valley
Why We Love City Winery Hudson Valley
City Winery Hudson Valley is a restored 130-year-old mill on 22 acres in Montgomery, with working vineyards, a waterfall, and the Wallkill River running alongside brick buildings that still look the part. A wedding here can move from a lawn ceremony to a courtyard, a tasting room, a speakeasy bar built into the mill’s original boiler room, and an outdoor amphitheater, so the day has real variety. What most couples don’t expect is how well supported entertainment is. The winery runs its own concert-venue audio and visual equipment with technicians on site, so any format plugs into a system built for live performance.
What Entertainment Works Best at City Winery Hudson Valley
A DJ, hybrid, or full band all work here, so the choice comes down to the energy you want rather than any limit in the room. The decision worth spending time on is lighting. The exposed brick, steel, and industrial details of the mill buildings look best under warm uplighting, which draws out their texture in a way flat overhead light can’t. It is a small addition with a large visual payoff, especially after sunset.
Ceremony Music at City Winery Hudson Valley
The Riverside Lawn along the Wallkill River and the Courtyard tucked among the brick buildings are both natural settings for a string trio, a string quartet, or acoustic guitar.
Cocktail Hour Music at City Winery Hudson Valley
For a summer cocktail hour outside, we recommend electric guitar and saxophone. The pairing brings energy and a little edge that suits the vineyard, the water, and the brick. When cocktail hour moves indoors to the Tasting Room, the Speakeasy Boiler Bar, or the Gallery, a jazz trio is a strong fit for the warm brick surroundings.
Reception Entertainment Options
DJ: A flexible choice for the Main Falls Venue, with an event host who reads the room and uplighting adding warmth to the brick.
Hybrid: Live saxophone, guitar, or percussion layered into the DJ set adds texture in a room with this much character.
Band: A full band suits the venue’s stage and larger spaces for couples who want a fully live night.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a band or DJ better at City Winery Hudson Valley?
Both work well, along with hybrid setups. The right choice comes down to the energy you want in the room, since the on-site audio supports any format.
Why is uplighting recommended at City Winery Hudson Valley?
The restored mill’s brick walls, steel, and industrial details respond to warm light. Uplighting draws out that texture and keeps the room from looking flat after dark.
What entertainment works for a summer outdoor cocktail hour?
Electric guitar and saxophone. Together they carry well outdoors and bring energy that matches the vineyard and waterfront setting.
What are the different event spaces at City Winery Hudson Valley?
Indoors, the Main Falls Venue and Barrel Room host larger gatherings, while the Tasting Room, Speakeasy Boiler Bar, and Gallery work well for cocktail hour. Outdoors, couples can use the Riverside Lawn, the Courtyard, and the amphitheater stage.
Where does the ceremony take place?
Couples can choose the Riverside Lawn overlooking the Wallkill River, the intimate Courtyard among the brick buildings, or a lawn overlooking the vineyards.
What does a typical entertainment package look like here?
A common setup is a string trio or acoustic guitar for the ceremony, electric guitar and saxophone for an outdoor summer cocktail hour, and a DJ, hybrid, or band for the reception with uplighting throughout.
Plan Your Wedding at City Winery Hudson Valley
Every couple’s vision is different. Tell us about your wedding at City Winery Hudson Valley and we’ll help you figure out what makes sense.
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"If you're considering EMG, book them. They absolutely made our day. We went with their hybrid band package with a DJ, live violin and keys for our ceremony, keys and saxophone during cocktail hour, and their photo booth, and every single part exceeded our expectations!"
"We had such an amazing experience with EMG for our wedding and it was all because of our DJ Adam!. Couldn’t be happier with how the evening went and it is all thanks to the EMG team! "
City Winery Hudson Valley
23 Factory Street
A venue’s recommendation reflects the trust they place in EMG’s professionalism, value, and exceptional service. Montgomery, NY's City Winery named us as their recommended entertainment partner, which highlights a shared commitment to quality and confidence in the experience we bring to every event., NY 12549
845-424-0222
https://citywinery.com/pages/hudson-valley-weddings
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