George Eastman House

My husband and I had a very special attachment to the George Eastman house back to the days when we started dating and lived just 2 blocks away in the Park Avenue section of Rochester. I also love taking pictures and photography is a huge hobby of mine. We also collect antique cameras and have quite a few old Kodak's in our collection. So the west gardens in the home of the founder of Kodak was the perfect setting to hold our ceremony. We didn't know if they allowed weddings to be held there, but we quickly called and found out that they will hold ceremonies in the gardens, but not receptions. So we planned our reception for afterwards nearby in Fairport at the Casa Larga Vineyards. We had our ceremony on a Saturday afternoon in July, and had the whole place to ourselves for the event (no other wedding couples were allowed in to take pictures in the gardens that day). Alan, Nancy, and his staff were great in getting everything ready for the arrival of our freinds and family. They also assisted and gave us access to the gardens the day before to hold our rehearsal. Our photographer was wonderful, and the backdrop of the eastman house gardens made our pictures even more beautiful. We received many compliments from our family and friends afterwards that the ceremony site was so special and captured our personalities perfectly including a bit of rochester history which we both enjoy. They usually only have 5-6 ceremonies in the gardens each year, so this is definitely a one of a kind & special place.