Hamptons Services on the South Fork of Eastern Long Island

Hamptons Apparel
Hamptons Bakers & Wedding Cakes
Hamptons Florists
Hamptons Gifts
Hamptons Home Furnishings
Hamptons Invitations, Calligraphers, Printers
Hamptons Jewelers
Hamptons Music: Bands, DJs, Orchestras
Hamptons Photographers
Hamptons Videography
Hamptons Real Estate
Hamptons Rentals
Hamptons Salons
Hamptons Wait Staff & Staff Services

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Apparel

The North Fork and the Hamptons are dotted with fabulous shops and boutiques offering clothing and accessories, but for bridal and special occasion fashions the locals know it often requires a trip "up-west" as we like to say to the major shopping centers of Long Island.

However, we do have members offering their services here. Please see below for the current providers.

Other than Tanger Outlet Center in Calverton (see below for details), we recommend you explore the shopping districts of Patchogue, Sayville, Bay Shore, Rocky Point, Selden, Lake Grove, Port Jefferson, and other business districts on in Suffolk County and Nassau County. Quite frankly, that's where we would go!

When a bride walks down the aisle to meet her groom all eyes will be on her, and it will be the details that make the difference-from head to toe. How you adorn your head makes a personal statement about you, so you want to make sure you have right the veil, headpiece or tiara. Veils by Eileen offers a large selection of wedding veils, headpieces, tiaras and gloves in quality that rivals-exceeds-the big department stores, but at a price that doesn't break the bank. Eileen sells handcrafted, one of a kind items that will become a family heirloom, worthy of passing on to the next bride in the family. You can also find hair and headpiece accessories for your flower girl and bridesmaids. So, when you are ready to find the veil or headpiece to complement and complete your wedding day ensemble, make sure you visit Veils by Eileen. Her storefront is completely online-how convenient!

Tanger Outlet in Riverhead is the largest outlet mall on the east coast with over 165 designer, specialty and chain stores. Shoppers flock to this premier center to purchase items at outlet prices in a comfortable and well laid out shoppers' paradise. It is right off Exit 72 on Long Island Expressway.

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Hamptons Bakers & Wedding Cake Makers

The dessert you serve will be the finale to your celebration, be it a wedding, birthday party, or other occasion. A memorable finish will leave a lasting impression, so please consider hiring your baker independently so you can have control over this rather important part of your special day.

Marneycakes
By Appointment
Huntington, NY
(917) 499-2724
www.marneycakes.com

When you have put so much into planning every last detail of your celebration, why would you finish with an ordinary cake? Yes, we know how tricky it can be to strike the right balance of visual appeal and good to eat. But the cake is the part of the banquet that will be freshest in your guests' mind when they make their way home. A Marneycakes wedding or celebration cake will definitely leave them with a taste of sweetness! With the bold motto "Our Standard is Perfection," you know the wedding and celebration cakes from Marneycakes will be beautiful, delicious and memorable. Marneycakes are custom prepared with the finest ingredients, sustainably sourced whenever possible, and available with special diets in mind. Yes, even your guests with gluten-free, lactose-free or vegan needs can enjoy a slice of heaven. The taste is divine and the cake is truly a work of art. A celebration cake from Marneycakes is the perfect finale for your special day. Contact her now to arrange a tasting!

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Hamptons Florists, Flower Shops, & Garden Centers

Karen Lenahan is a highly experienced and exceptionally creative designer. Her intuitiveness and sensitivity to her clients' personalities and needs help to ensure that the end results are perfectly in tune with the hoped for appearance. Most often using flowers and greenery in season, Karen designs center pieces, decorates interiors, tented affairs, and churches. (Many of her clients ask her to provide fresh flowers weekly at their Hampton homes.) What she gets really excited about are bouquets. "That's the thing that will be in the pictures forever. A bride may forget what the tables looked like, but she will never forget her bouquet," she told me when we met. She showed me photos of work and I was particularly impressed with her ability to use inexpensive as well as exotic flowers. Whatever your event, and whatever size your guest list, Karen is enthusiastic and you will benefit from her attention and creativity. All these things combine to put Karen Lenahan among the most talented designers around and I recommend her highly. She listens!

Owners Kim Solomito and Jon Malkmes have been designing together in the Hamptons and on the North Fork of Long Island since 1985. Their passion for creating a natural look and feel in their work is recognized by the trendy Hamptons caterers, the "rich and famous" and the bride that has grown up on the east end of Long Island. Whether rustic informality or simple elegance is the environment sought for your wedding, Kim Jon Designs will create the mood and enhance the setting to achieve the desired effect. An outdoor ceremony under a custom designed natural twig chuppa with climbing roses woven through it combined with centerpieces of Autumn toned roses, hydrangea, berries and local foliage atop twisted mountain laurel branches create a very natural yet elegant look. A fabric draped ceiling with hanging lanterns above candelabra centerpieces of soft cream, ivory and green floral evoke a formal and soft atmosphere for the evening wedding. Kim Jon Designs is the perfect selection for your special event.

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Hamptons Gifts

Tanger Outlet in Riverhead is the largest outlet mall on the east coast with over 165 designer, specialty and chain stores. Shoppers flock to this premier center to purchase items at outlet prices in a comfortable and well laid out shoppers' paradise. It is right off Exit 72 on Long Island Expressway.

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Home Furnishings

Tanger Outlet in Riverhead is the largest outlet mall on the east coast with over 165 designer, specialty and chain stores. Shoppers flock to this premier center to purchase items at outlet prices in a comfortable and well laid out shoppers' paradise. It is right off Exit 72 on Long Island Expressway.

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Hamptons Invitations, Calligraphers, Printers

Linda Pasca's designs and lettering are as beautiful as they are varied. In addition to envelopes, programs, menus, invitations, and place cards, Linda has shown me some of the personalized gifts she has made for clients. One was for a father to give to his daughter on her wedding day; it was the words to a song he sang her as a child. I cried when I saw it! Between your emotions and Linda's talents, you are bound to come up with some wonderful ideas.

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Jewelers & Jewelry

Tanger Outlet in Riverhead is the largest outlet mall on the east coast with over 165 designer, specialty and chain stores. Shoppers flock to this premier center to purchase items at outlet prices in a comfortable and well laid out shoppers' paradise. It is right off Exit 72 on Long Island Expressway.

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Hamptons Music, Bands, DJs, & Orchestras

Mr. DJ Entertainment could just as appropriately be named Mr. Entertainment. They have just what it takes to get your guests out of their seats and on to the dance floor. This premiere DJ entertainment company is well known throughout Long Island, and will be just what your North Fork or Hamptons party needs, whether it is a wedding or other celebration. Mr. DJ boasts a music library of over 30 THOUSAND songs and delivers your musical selections using the finest equipment. Owners Mike and Darrell are wedding specialists with a combined 20 years of experience in the industry, and they offer packages to suit any budget and style. From a simple soundtrack to a dance party with the works-video screens, montages, snapshots, up-lighting and a staff photographer. Mr. DJ Entertainment quite simply is entertainment. Visit the website now to book your preferred date.

It's not a party without music, and the Trevor Davison Orchestras and Musical Entertainment have been recommended as a preferred vendor by New York Magazine's Prestigious "Weddings" Edition for 10 years. Their full service music office features the Trevor Davison Orchestras with strong female and male vocals, a swinging rhythm section and popping 2-19 piece horn section. The band alone is sure to keep your guests dancing the night away, but for added dimension, consider pairing the band with a live DJ. For your wedding ceremony, Trevor Davison Orchestras offer a selection of professional harpists and violinists as soloists or paired with a string trio or quartet. Your cocktail hour might feature an elegant pianist alone or paired with an upright bass or saxophone. Add a live DJ or MC to any combination to create just the right blend of elegance and fun! Trevor Davison Orchestras are conveniently located on Long Island's North Fork-they specialize in parties at vineyard and winery locations. In fact they are regular performers at most of the East End vineyards.

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Photography, Portraits, & Albums

Beyond the obvious considerations of talent and fees in choosing a wedding photographer lie the overriding importance of honesty and dependability. All the photographers presented to you on this site have provided samples of their work and their contracts for review and all are personally known to the owner of this website. While their personalities differ and each has his or her own approach, all are what they represent themselves to be. Whether you are having a small wedding on the North Fork or on the beach in the Hamptons, or a large sit down event at a North Fork Winery or Hampton estate, you will find someone here that will answer all your needs. We recommend that you carefully read each write up presented alphabetically below, and visit the websites of those that interest you. Set up appointments to meet a few to find out if your personalities and schedules work together.

Sherry Pickerell's passion for her photography shows in her work. She creates images of her clients' treasured moments that reflect the love, intimacy and individual beauty of each. But just as importantly, she does this without being intrusive, quietly observing until the right moment presents itself. Then she captures images that become lasting memories to share with generations to come. Sherry's friendly, easy-going demeanor puts everyone at ease, an important trait in a wedding photographer. Her style blends photojournalistic candids with posed formals, assuring that the most important people and the most important moments of your special day are captured in photographs that you will enjoy every time you view them.

The success of your wedding photography depends on the melding together of two seemingly diverse abilities: technical skills and creative intuitions. The photographer has to employ both sides of the brain! The degree to which this succeeds can be likened to the success of an architect. A building must stand, but if it stands beautifully, ah, then we really have something! Toni Robertson was an artist first and that is clear in her work. She brings to her photographs the passion, sensitivity and eye of a truly creative mind. Her desire to afford her artistic sensibilities concrete expression led her to the camera and she has been equally successful in mastering the technical requirements of her career. Perhaps most importantly, she truly loves her work and feels honored to be the photographer on what may be the most important day ever: the wedding day. Toni is a "people" person and a quick look at her work in the area of children's photography (www.smallfryphoto.com) bears this truth. She knows how to get the most out of a person in a very gentle and unobtrusive manner. Toni is located in Mattituck, center of the North Fork, and can easily meet you in either the Hamptons or Wine Country!

Capturing the moment is what photographers do. Capturing the moment so it remains vivid in your heart is what Judy Baker McCleery does. She is the owner and principal photographer for Vivid Visions Photo-Graphics, a wedding photography studio serving the North Fork, Hamptons and all of Suffolk County. Judy is a hopeless romantic and a passionately talented photographer with an eye for detail. Her work shows how she is naturally drawn to the excitement and enthusiasm of the day, but also finds a unique way to include the details that every couple so carefully plans. More importantly, she captures those oh so fleeting instances that truly tell the story of your day. Judy has told me that she considers the couples she works with to be new- found friends, and I know she takes the time to get to know them. Her photos convey an ease and intimacy that can't be captured by just anyone. Vivid Visions will provide photo-journalistic, candid coverage of all aspects of your wedding along with posed portraits of the bride and groom and their families and special guests. Whether your special day is set in a church, backyard, beach or vineyard, you can count on Vivid Visions Photo to capture the moments and details you will cherish forever.

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Videographers

Ted Gamble is the owner and videographer for VideoImage Productions. Although I had heard of his work, I only met him recently when he invited me to see him record a wedding. He is such a gentleman. Mr. Gamble recognizes that the bride wants the wedding videos for the future; not the videographer as the most visible wedding guest! There are no flashes, no flood lights, and no tripods, as all work is performed using digital TV quality cameras. You can relive your entire event, or perhaps even your entire courtship and honeymoon, by purchasing Mr. Gamble's talents. I urge you to visit his website for specifics.

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Tents/Equipment Rental

Though certainly not the most exciting element in planning any special event, bathrooms and garbage removal are arguably up there when it comes to critical need! Almost all vineyards, and tented events, as well as many private homes and estates require additional restrooms to handle a large guest list, and the build up of lines. Fortunately, Norsic has a whole division dedicated to just these needs. In the 75 years Norsic has been in business, it has handled the most prestigious events on the East End. They offer Freshwater Flush Portable Toilets, and Luxury Restroom Trailers that are as elegant as you will find in any hotel or catering establishment. They also come in a variety of styles and capacities, so that you can find just the right unit to suite your specific needs. For events that require more complete sanitation services, they also offer dumpsters that are specially maintained for upscale events. If you are using an event planner, ask what company is being employed for sanitation and be sure to know what sort of facilities you are getting.

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Salons, Massage Therapy, & Spas

This talent at this salon is so spectacular that it has truly created 'Oprah Moments" for many a woman! Although located in Manhattan's upper east side, the salon has strong connections to the East End and will happily send out a team for weddings and special events. If you are a NYC resident, you can do your "practice" sessions in the city too! What impresses me almost as much as Gil's talent, is the genuine kindness of all the people at his salon. While the salon offers the most superior skills, it treats each woman as if she were its most important client. Every person on staff at Gil Ferrer is extraordinary in ever way. Read more details on EastEndCelebrations.com, visit its website, and then make an appointment.

Clients of Gil Ferrer Salon in Manhattan who summer in the Hamptons are thrilled at the opening of his new salon in Bridghampton. Vincent DeSilva the stylist extraordinaire so many met in NYC, is now coming to the East End to share his exceptional talents. The Hamptons are not strangers to style but the presence of this salon adds a whole new dimension to the Hampton style. The most up to the minute styling techniques, including coloring, cuts and hair treatments are available. If you truly want a Hampton Experience, visit this new salon!

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Staff Services

An exquisite event needs service that measures up, so when you plan your next celebration, no matter the size, be sure to call Silver Platter Service. From servers to bartenders, grillers to cooks and chefs, butlers to housekeepers, kitchen prep to clean-up crew, Silver Platter Service’s staff are punctual, professional, courteous and discreet. Their resume is indeed impressive, supplying staff to upscale events such as the Hampton Classic, Presidential Debates, exclusive celebrity parties as well as private homes in the Hamptons, Gold Coast, Manhattan and Montauk. You can rely on Silver Platter to provide impeccable service for any sized occasion-small private parties, graduations and birthday celebrations, sporting events, and of course engagement parties and wedding receptions. They are the company you will trust to be as conscientious as you are. Owner Therese told me, “We set-up, we serve, we clean-up.” And just added in 2011 - personal and errand assistants. With this kind of dedication and professionalism, you’ll be free to relax and enjoy your celebration from the planning to the clean-up. Contact them now to book your preferred date!

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