Celebrate at Snug Harbor

What Celebrate at Snug Harbor does

Celebrate at Snug Harbor is a private, full-service wedding and event venue operating within the 83-acre Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens on Staten Island, New York. The venue offers access to multiple distinct event spaces including the Great Hall (a 40-foot-ceiling ballroom with Palladian windows accommodating up to 275 guests), the GH Gallery (150-200 guests), the newly renovated Tented Pavilion (up to 200 seated), and several themed botanical gardens: NYC's only authentic Ming-era Chinese Scholar Garden, the Tuscan Garden, the White Garden, the Secret Garden, and the Hornbeam Tree Allée. The campus pairs Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts, Italianate, and Victorian architecture with curated gardens, and is a Smithsonian Affiliate. The business is operated by Relish Catering + Hospitality (a certified minority- and women-owned business founded in 2001), which provides exclusive on-site catering, while Genadeen Caterers provides exclusive Glatt Kosher catering under Kof-K supervision for Kosher events.

The company serves three primary customer segments: wedding couples (including LGBTQ+, Jewish, Indian, and Chinese ceremonies), social event hosts (birthdays, showers, Sweet 16s, anniversaries, memorial receptions, galas), and corporate clients (cocktail parties, holiday parties, galas, team building). Revenue is generated through all-inclusive event packages priced per quote, bundling venue rental, exclusive catering, staffing, furniture, linens, a wedding coordinator, bridal attendant, and event assistant for a six-hour ceremony-reception flow. The go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct website/phone/email inquiries, on-site tours, an active Instagram/Facebook/Pinterest presence, a Google Business Profile with 96 reviews, and featured listings on The Knot (2025 Hall of Fame) and WeddingWire. A curated Preferred Wedding Vendors Network (florists, photographers, bakers, videographers) extends the offering.

Celebrate at Snug Harbor employs 11-50 people and is privately held with no public stock listing or disclosed funding. Its competitive positioning rests on a non-replicable 83-acre botanical setting, exclusivity of its Chinese Scholar Garden for traditional Chinese weddings, and bundled all-inclusive pricing that locks in long planning cycles (3-12 months) and full-service execution.

Name

Celebrate at Snug Harbor

Legal name

Celebrate at Snug Harbor

Website

https://celebrateatsnugharbor.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Celebrate at Snug Harbor is a private full-service wedding and event venue on an 83-acre historic botanical campus in Staten Island, NYC, serving wedding couples, social event hosts, and corporate clients with all-inclusive packages, exclusive catering, and multiple indoor and garden event spaces.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wedding and Event Venue Services

NAICS

Food Service Contractors (722310), Caterers (722320)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Venue & Banquet Hall Catering (THAFAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wedding & Social Event Catering (THAHAKAE), Wedding & Reception Catering (HSACAGAD)

Keywords

• Wedding venue rental
• Event catering services
• Corporate event hosting
• Botanical garden venue
• Kosher event catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Staten Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Event Venue Rental: Full-service venue rental for weddings, social events, and corporate functions. Packages include use of event spaces, catering, staffing, furniture, linens, wedding coordinator, bridal attendant, and assistant. Wedding packages include ceremony and reception for up to 6 hours, accommodating up to 275 guests.
2. Catering Services: Exclusive catering provided by Relish Catering + Hospitality, including full-service bar and beverage packages. Relish is a certified minority- and women-owned business founded in 2001, offering global culinary approach with farm-to-table experiences, specializing in Indian and Chinese cuisines.
3. Kosher Catering: Exclusive Glatt Kosher catering provided by Genadeen Caterers under Kof-K Rabbinical supervision for Kosher weddings and events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Celebrate at Snug Harbor is a full-service wedding, social, and corporate event venue that rents its 83-acre campus of botanical gardens and historic architecture within Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens on Staten Island. The venue delivers all-inclusive event packages combining exclusive on-site catering from Relish Catering + Hospitality, staffing, furniture, linens, wedding coordinators, bridal attendants, and event assistants across multiple indoor and outdoor event spaces. Service is sold through direct booking (website, phone, email, on-site tours) to individual couples, social event hosts, and corporate clients, with packages accommodating up to 275 guests in the Great Hall or up to 400 for cocktails in the Chinese Scholar Garden.

Product overview

Celebrate at Snug Harbor is a premier wedding and event venue operating within the Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens on Staten Island. The company offers access to multiple distinct event spaces including the Great Hall (luxury ballroom with 40-foot ceilings accommodating 275 guests), the GH Gallery (Lower Great Hall for 150-200 guests), the Tented Pavilion (outdoor space for 200 guests), and several themed gardens: Chinese Scholar Garden, Tuscan Garden, White Garden, Secret Garden, and Hornbeam Tree Allée. The venue provides full-service wedding packages and social/corporate event hosting. Catering is exclusively provided by Relish Catering + Hospitality (with Kosher catering via Genadeen Caterers). The 83-acre campus features Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts, Italianate, and Victorian architecture paired with botanical gardens.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Great Hall A luxury ballroom event space featuring 40-foot ceilings, Palladian windows, authentic woodwork, two decorative fireplaces, and twelve alcove seating areas, accommodating up to 275 guests for weddings, receptions, and corporate events.
• GH Gallery (Lower Great Hall) A stylish event space seating up to 150 guests or accommodating up to 200 for cocktails; usable in conjunction with the Great Hall for ceremony and cocktail hour or independently for smaller corporate and social events.
• Tented Pavilion A newly renovated outdoor event space with indoor comforts including restrooms and stone flooring, located at the edge of the Chinese Scholar's Garden and accommodating up to 200 seated guests, available April through the third weekend of October.
• Chinese Scholar Garden An authentic Ming-era Chinese Scholar's Garden featuring pavilions, handmade walkways, and architecturally stunning courtyards designed in the tradition of Chinese gardens from the Han Dynasty, accommodating up to 250 guests for ceremonies and seated dinners and up to 400 for cocktails.
• Tuscan Garden A garden modeled after Villa Gamberaia in Florence, featuring landscaped terraces, formal water elements, topiaries, and period plantings, accommodating up to 250 guests for ceremonies; open April through October.
• The White Garden A garden inspired by Sissinghurst, featuring plants with gray-green foliage or pure white blossoms (white roses, hellebores, snowdrops, lilies, irises) and surrounded by grey lattices reminiscent of European court gardens.
• Full-Service Wedding Packages All-inclusive wedding packages including ceremony and reception for up to 275 guests across a six-hour window (1 hour ceremony, 1 hour cocktail hour, 4 hours reception), bundling venue rental, Relish Catering, staffing, furniture, linens, a wedding coordinator, a bridal attendant, and an assistant.
• Social Events Service offering covering birthday parties, baby showers, bridal showers, Sweet 16s, anniversaries, memorial receptions, fundraisers, galas, and religious celebrations, delivered via the venue's indoor and outdoor spaces and bundled catering.
• Corporate Events Corporate event service offering covering cocktail parties, holiday parties, galas, seated dinners, and team-building exercises in the Great Hall and outdoor garden spaces.
• Relish Catering + Hospitality Exclusive on-site catering provided by Relish Catering + Hospitality, a certified minority- and women-owned business founded in 2001, offering a global culinary approach with farm-to-table experiences and specialization in Indian and Chinese cuisines.
• Kosher Catering Exclusive Glatt Kosher catering provided by Genadeen Caterers under Kof-K Rabbinical supervision for Kosher weddings and events at the venue.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96 Google reviews with consistent 5-star ratings
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Relish Catering + HospitalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive full-service catering partner since 2001. Relish is a certified minority- and women-owned business that operates Celebrate at Snug Harbor's culinary services. Relish takes a global approach to menu curation, specializing in Indian and Chinese cuisines and farm-to-table experiences. The partnership provides all food and beverage services, including menu customization for dietary needs.
• Genadeen CatererscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExclusive Glatt Kosher catering partner operating under Kof-K Rabbinical supervision. Genadeen provides exclusive Kosher catering services for all Kosher weddings and events at Celebrate at Snug Harbor.
• Preferred Wedding Vendors NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCurated list of highly recommended wedding vendors including florists, photographers, videographers, DJs, and other service providers who have successfully serviced many weddings at the venue. Available on the 2026 vendor list PDF.
• Flora and DeanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred florist and decorator partner for events, featured in Neptune Ball decorations and wedding styling.
• Palermos BakeryminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreferred wedding cake vendor featured in tasting events and wedding celebrations.
• Mike Joseph PhotographyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured photographer for weddings at Celebrate, known for capturing vegan and other wedding celebrations.
• Chace Yang Photography + VideominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFeatured photographer and videographer for traditional Chinese weddings at the Chinese Scholar Garden.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Shadowbrook at Shrewsbury: New Jersey estate wedding and event venue with historic mansion, gardens, and full-service packages. Comparable as a full-service historic venue with bundled catering and dedicated event planning, though serving a different NYC-adjacent regional market.

Broad incumbents

• Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Botanical garden venue offering event spaces including the Palm House and Atrium for weddings and corporate functions. Comparable as a NYC-area botanical venue with distinctive garden settings for premium events, though operated as part of a larger public institution.
• Tavern on the Green: Iconic Central Park wedding and event venue operated by major hospitality group, offering full-service event packages with high brand recognition. Comparable as a premier NYC historic venue with bundled catering, though at a much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• The Plaza Hotel: Iconic luxury hotel with multiple wedding and event spaces including the Grand Ballroom and Palm Court. Comparable as a NYC luxury wedding venue with full-service packages and exclusive catering, though operating at a much higher price point and broader scale.
• Cipriani: International luxury hospitality group operating multiple NYC event venues (Cipriani 42nd Street, Cipriani Wall Street, Cipriani South Street) with full-service catering. Comparable as a premium NYC event venue operator with bundled catering and dedicated event planning.

Direct peers

• Weylin: Williamsburg luxury wedding and event venue in a restored 19th-century bank building with ornate interiors. Directly comparable as a premium NYC historic event venue with full-service packages, comparable capacity, and a similar Knot/WeddingWire-driven wedding marketing approach.
• 620 Loft & Garden: Manhattan rooftop and garden event venue with views of St. Patrick's Cathedral, offering both indoor and outdoor event space. Comparable as a NYC venue combining historic architecture with outdoor garden settings for premium weddings and corporate events.
• The Foundry: Long Island City event space housed in a historic 19th-century building with industrial-chic aesthetic and multiple event spaces. Directly comparable as a NYC metro full-service event venue offering indoor and outdoor settings with exclusive catering partnerships.
• The Liberty Warehouse: Premier Brooklyn waterfront wedding and event venue offering full-service packages with on-site catering and dedicated event planning. Directly comparable as a NYC-area historic venue with bundled catering, comparable capacity, and a similar premium wedding positioning.
• Tribeca Rooftop: Lower Manhattan event venue with indoor ballroom and outdoor rooftop space, hosting weddings, corporate events, and social celebrations. Comparable as a NYC full-service venue with multi-space flexibility and bundled catering packages.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CelebrateAtSnugHarbor
• Instagraminstagram.com/celebrateatsnugharbor
• Pinterestpinterest.com/celebrateSI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/celebrate-at-snug-harbor

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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