Canfield Casino Wedding: What to Know Before You Book
A Canfield Casino wedding puts you inside Congress Park for the whole day. The reception room is the reason to book it: classic wood floors, stained glass overhead, a building that photographs like it was built for weddings.
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What makes the Canfield worth booking
Congress Park is planted, maintained, and in full bloom by June. The garden beds and the old trees give you backdrops most venues would charge you to build.There's one tree in particular I keep coming back to. I made a bridal portrait in front of it that's still one of my favorite frames from that day — classic, elegant, nothing in it but her and the park. I'll walk you to it.
The park has incredible florals
Three things do the work here. The reception room, with those floors and the stained glass Richard Canfield put in when he added the room back in 1902. The park, because the venue sits inside it, which means your portraits are a walk and not a drive. And the exterior, where a pair of old doors and a stairwell give me some of the best photos on the property.
The main hall is the best room in the building
The stained glass sits high, so the color drops down onto the floor rather than across people's faces. As the sun moves, the room changes on its own.
Your first dance happens on a floor that's already doing something. That's rare, and it's why I push couples to keep the uplighting simple.
The red brick outside is half the appeal
The Adelphi Hotel — my first recommendation. Walkable to the park, and the getting-ready photos are worth the room rate on their own.
Any downtown hotel five minutes out works. Close beats fancy.
Getting ready at the Adelphi
You'll start your morning somewhere else. There's no getting-ready space in the building, so plan a hotel room and plan it close.
I recommend the Adelphi. It's minutes from Congress Park and the rooms actually photograph well, which matters more than couples expect. The first two hours of your day end up in your gallery, and you want them to look like they belong with the rest.
If it rains, you tent the park or move the ceremony into the hall and flip it during cocktail hour. Both work. Pick your preference early and the rest of the year gets easier.
You say your vows outside under the trees, then everyone walks a hundred feet to dinner. Guests love this day.
Congress Park is your ceremony
- Current rental rate for your date and day of the week
- Who caters, and whether you're choosing your own
- Whether chairs are included or rented
- Load-in and end times
What to Ask the Coordinator
Portraits in Congress Park
Ninety minutes before sunset. That's the window, and I build the day around it.
That's when the light comes through the park at the angle that makes it glow. In summer you've got blooming trees and flowers to put behind you. In fall the whole park turns orange and you barely have to do anything. My favorite frames from the wedding I shot there are the couple next to a blooming tree, and they happened in that window.
The reception room
This is the best part of the building. Wood floors with real character, stained glass catching the light as the evening goes, and a room that already looks finished before anyone hangs a thing.
Next door there's a full bar and a separate room for cocktail hour, which keeps the flow easy. Your guests have somewhere to be while the main room does its thing.
The exterior: the old doors and the stairwell
Two old doors and a stairwell on the outside of the building. They don't show up in the venue photos and most people walk past them.
They're the kind of spot that gives you a portrait no other venue in Saratoga can hand you. Five minutes, two setups, and you've got something nobody else has.
he building books one event a day and it goes through the Casino Coordinator, so your wedding is the only thing happening there. The ballroom seats up to 220. Rates come straight from the Coordinator, and that's the first call to make.
It's the right pick if you want your photos to look like Saratoga and not like a ballroom that could be anywhere. The room does that on its own. The park does the rest.
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Who books this venue and loves it
Blake was attentive, professional and blended in with our family. It was like having a very good friend there supporting us and capturing some very precious moments that we'll have always. Our experience with Blake was a highlight in our wedding!
We recommended Blake to anyone!! Blake is so passionate about his work and the clients he works for. He set aside time to not only discuss all the important things we envisioned for our wedding day, but also to get to know us personally. We are so thankful for Blake!
Blake made us comfortable throughout the day, capturing moments that perfectly highlight who we are as a couple. Thank you Blake for everything! You helped us to capture our special day and be able to have beautiful pictures to treasure for the rest of our lives.
Blake is AMAZING! He captured all the perfect moments from our wedding and then some! The most frequent compliment we get is how beautiful they are. His style of photography really lends itself to standing the test of time so you know you pictures will look amazing years and years down the road.
Blake is probably one of the best humans I have ever met. Not only is he kind, understanding, compassionate and tons of fun, but he is the most talented wedding photographer out there! If I had to do my big day all over again, Blake is definitely a huge part I would insist on including!
Every time I look at our photo's I cry, they are beautiful, unique and everyone agrees breathtaking! Brides to be this man is by far the best out there! I cannot praise this photographer enough!!I cannot praise this photographer enough!!
