Wedding and Personal Use Photography on the Grounds
Include the elegant ambiance of the Newport Mansions in your special day by arranging to capture your wedding photos or another significant personal moment on our beautifully landscaped grounds.
Photography is available on the grounds only. No indoor photography is available at our museums.
NEW! The Breakers
The grandest of Newport’s summer “cottages.” Located on Ochre Point Avenue, the 13-acre grounds offer a prime waterfront location with magnificent ocean views.
Marble House
The most opulent of the Newport Mansions with the elegant Chinese Tea House on the estate grounds overlooking the Cliff Walk.
Green Animals Topiary Garden
A seven-acre estate on the shores of Narragansett Bay in Portsmouth, featuring more than 80 sculpted trees and shrubs, flower beds, and fruit and vegetable gardens.
The Elms
Grand in scale and richly decorated with formal sunken gardens and statuary-adorned terraces.
Chateau-sur-Mer
An imposing Victorian home, carefully landscaped with exotic trees, shrubs and plants.
| Fees | |
|---|---|
| The Breakers – One Hour | $1,000 |
| All Other Properties – One Hour | $1,000 |
Scheduling
Reservations are limited to one hour between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.
A minimum two-week advance notice is required to reserve the grounds at any of the available museum properties.
The Society is unable to accept requests or confirm the availability of a property more than three months in advance of the date requested.
Inquiry Form
When your Inquiry Form has been received, our office will confirm the availability of your requested date, time, and location. Confirmation of date and location availability may take up to 5 days.
Pending confirmation, a credit card authorization form will be emailed to you and is required to be completed before accepting payment via telephone.
Please do not send payment with your initial inquiry or via email.
Guidelines for Photography on the Grounds
- Please arrive at your scheduled time.
- During peak summer visitation months, there may be limited car parking available in our lots. For larger groups, we recommend arriving at the location via hired bus or trolley to ensure access to nearby parking via our bus parking areas.
- Drones are not permitted to be used at any Newport Mansions property.
- No alcoholic beverages or other refreshments are permitted on the Society’s properties at any time.
- No vehicles are permitted to park in front of the museum for photographs as this impedes our tour visitor arrivals.
- Restrooms and/or interior spaces are not available while your photo session is taking place on the grounds.
- Only certified service animals are permitted on any of the Preservation Society properties. No other pets are permitted on the grounds. We also request that pets not be left in your vehicle while you take your photographs, as temperatures inside a locked car will quickly become unsafe and even deadly.
- Photographs may not be taken on the front steps of any property where the wedding party will block the entrance or exit to the building. The museum and grounds will be open to our tour visitors. Be respectful of other tour visitors also on the property.
- Our properties are museums and may be undergoing restoration work on the day of your photos.
- All scheduled photo reservations are non-refundable after the time of payment. In the event of inclement weather and you are unable to take your photos on the grounds, a refund may be issued, if requested, within 7 days after your scheduled photo date. Refund requests can be made by contacting the Special Events Office at events@newportmansions.org.
