Featured Venues
Florentine Gardens partners with EMG as their recommended entertainment provider for remarkable events.
Featured Venues
Florentine Gardens partners with EMG as their recommended entertainment provider for remarkable events.
The Estate at Florentine Gardens
A venue’s recommendation reflects the trust they place in EMG’s professionalism, value, and exceptional service. The Estate At Florentine Gardens 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 The Estate at Florentine Gardens?
The Estate at Florentine Gardens in River Vale, NJ is one of the most self-sufficient wedding venues in the area, with options for any type of entertainment: DJ, hybrid, or full dance band. The venue offers some in-house ceremony and cocktail hour music, but couples are welcome to book their own. One detail worth knowing: during daytime weddings, the venue has the ability to lower the shades to create a nighttime atmosphere, which opens the door to meaningful lighting options even during the day. Couples can either use the venue’s in-house lighting system or book dance floor lighting through their entertainment provider. Elegant Music Group has performed at The Estate at Florentine Gardens, and the conversation about what fits your day is always free.
Summary
- Recommended format: DJ, hybrid, or full dance band all work here
- Lighting: for daytime weddings, the venue can lower shades to create a night feel; couples can use the in-house lighting system or book dance floor lighting through their entertainment provider
- Setting: a beautifully landscaped River Vale, NJ estate with a grand ceremony room, renovated ballroom, outdoor veranda, and brick pathways through blooming gardens
- EMG has personally performed at The Estate at Florentine Gardens
Why We Love The Estate at Florentine Gardens
The Estate at Florentine Gardens has been one of the most trusted wedding destinations in Northern NJ for over three decades, and the recent ballroom renovation has brought the space up to a level that matches the best venues in the region. The Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 360 guests under 25-foot ceilings, 10-foot crystal chandeliers, and floor-to-ceiling windows. The detail that stands out most from an entertainment perspective is the venue’s ability to lower shades during daytime weddings, which is not something most venues offer. For couples who want a full lighting experience regardless of when their wedding happens, this is genuinely useful.
What Entertainment Works Best at The Estate at Florentine Gardens
Any type of entertainment works at The Estate at Florentine Gardens. The venue offers some in-house ceremony and cocktail hour music, but couples are welcome to bring their own. The shading detail for daytime weddings is worth thinking through during planning: with shades lowered, the ballroom can feel like a nighttime reception even during the day, which makes uplighting and dance floor lighting a meaningful investment rather than something that competes with natural light.
Ceremony Music at The Estate at Florentine Gardens
A string trio or string quartet is a beautiful choice for a ceremony in the grand two-story ceremony room with its mezzanine balcony, stone fireplace, and floor-to-ceiling windows. A violin and cello duo also works well for a more intimate ceremony moment.
Cocktail Hour Music at The Estate at Florentine Gardens
A jazz trio suits the lush, garden-estate character of Florentine Gardens well for cocktail hour on the outdoor veranda. An acoustic duo is a good option for couples who want something a little more relaxed while guests enjoy the brick pathways and blooming gardens.
Reception Entertainment Options
DJ: Works well in the Grand Ballroom, with dance floor lighting adding energy once the shades are lowered for evening or daytime events.
Hybrid: A strong option, with the Grand Ballroom’s scale giving a saxophone or percussionist real room to add live energy alongside the DJ.
Band: A great fit for the 25-foot ceiling Grand Ballroom, where a full live sound fills the room comfortably.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a band or DJ better at The Estate at Florentine Gardens?
All three formats work well given the scale of the Grand Ballroom. The right choice comes down to preference.
What is the daytime shade option at The Estate at Florentine Gardens?
For daytime weddings, The Estate at Florentine Gardens has the ability to lower shades to make the ballroom feel like a nighttime event. This gives couples the option to invest in lighting, including uplighting and dance floor lighting, that makes a meaningful impact regardless of the time of day. Couples can use the venue’s in-house lighting system or book additional dance floor lighting through their entertainment provider.
Where does the ceremony take place at The Estate at Florentine Gardens?
Ceremonies can take place in the grand two-story ceremony room with a mezzanine balcony, stone fireplace, and floor-to-ceiling windows, or outdoors on the beautifully landscaped grounds.
What is the most popular entertainment package for The Estate at Florentine Gardens weddings?
Many couples pair a string trio or quartet for the ceremony, a jazz trio for veranda cocktail hour, and a band, hybrid, or DJ for the Grand Ballroom reception, with dance floor lighting complementing the venue’s in-house lighting system.
Plan Your Estate at Florentine Gardens Wedding
Every couple’s vision is different. Tell us about your wedding at The Estate at Florentine Gardens and we’ll help you figure out what makes sense.
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"Jon @ EMG is fantastic! A pleasure to work with and an amazing DJ. Our dance floor was packed all night long and guests are still raving about all the fun they had! Definitely recommend this group of very talented people!"
"Phenomenal doesn’t even begin to describe EMG! Frank was our DJ for our wedding day. Hands down the best decision we made was number one going with EMG and number two having Frank as our Emcee! He’s absolutely incredible! From the very beginning of this process to the end he was professional, helpful and excited right along with us. It feels great when you can see and feel a vendor that you picked for your wedding day genuinely excited to be celebrating your wedding day along with you! That’s how we felt about Frank. He has so much joy and passion for what he does and that shows in everything he does."
The Estate at Florentine Gardens
97 Rivervale Road
A venue’s recommendation reflects the trust they place in EMG’s professionalism, value, and exceptional service. The Estate At Florentine Gardens named us as their recommended entertainment partner, which highlights a shared commitment to quality and confidence in the experience we bring to every event., NJ 07675
(201) 666-0444
https://florentinegardens.com
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