Peconic Yacht Club Wedding Photography & Film
Peconic Bay Yacht Club sits right on the water in Southold, at the western edge of Long Island’s North Fork wine country. The property is a 10,000-square-foot waterfront building with a 50-slip marina, an open lawn for ceremonies, a ballroom, and a terrace that looks out over Peconic Bay. It hosts one wedding at a time, so the whole place is yours for the day. We photograph and film weddings here and across the North Fork — this page collects work from the venue and what we’ve learned shooting on the bay.
What Peconic Yacht Club Wedding Photos Actually Look Like
Peconic Bay Yacht Club photographs best in the late afternoon, when the low sun comes off the water and fills the lawn and terrace with soft light. We shoot editorial and documentary side by side: posed portraits by the marina and dock, plus candid coverage through the day. The bay, the boats, and the open sky give every frame depth without staging.
The Point — the outdoor ceremony spot under the arbor — and the dock both work well for couple portraits at golden hour. Because there’s no travel between getting-ready, ceremony, and reception spaces, we stay close to the day instead of chasing a timeline across locations.
Filming a North Fork Waterfront Wedding
Video at Peconic Bay Yacht Club has two things going for it: clean sound and open light. The lawn carries vows and toasts without echo, the ballroom holds music well, and the water gives movement behind static shots. We build a short film from the day rather than a fast highlight reel — real audio, full scenes, and the pacing of the actual celebration.
We shoot video on Sony FX3 and cut everything in-house, so the film matches the photos in tone. Super 8 is our signature add-on and suits the North Fork especially — the grain and warmth read like the place.
What to budget for a Peconic Bay Yacht Club wedding
A Peconic Bay Yacht Club wedding budget breaks into venue and catering first, then everything around it — photography and film, florals, music, planning, and travel out east. It’s an all-in waterfront property for up to 300 guests, so most couples treat photo and video as a core line item rather than an afterthought.
For pricing specific to the venue, ask Peconic Bay Yacht Club directly, since rates change by season and date. On our side, we cover North Fork and Long Island weddings with full-day photo and film packages — reach out with your date and we’ll send current options.
ABOUT ARRAKIS FILMSTwo Founders Who Came
to Weddings from Cinema
Andrew
Founder, award-winning film directorBuilds every wedding film on dramaturgy and the director's eye
Roma
co-founder, film producer.Brings fashion storytelling and the discipline of the stage into every shoot.
Arrakis Films is led by two founders who came to weddings from cinema. Andrew is a director with a painter's eye for the frame. Roma is a producer who spent more than ten years on the stage of the Bolshoi Theatre before moving into film.
Together they have shot festival-awarded short films, commercials for Adidas, Nutella and Mercedes, and music videos, and they bring that same cinematic language to every wedding film they make in New York City.
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Peconic Yacht Club wedding photos & video
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We take a limited number of weddings each year. Tell us your date and we will check availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Peconic Bay Yacht Club is an all-inclusive waterfront venue, so the largest parts of the budget are the site and catering, which the venue prices by date and guest count — contact them for a current quote. Around that, couples budget for photography and film, florals, music, and planning. For our photo and film coverage on the North Fork, get in touch with your date and guest count.
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Peconic Bay Yacht Club is in Southold, New York, on the North Fork of Long Island, about 90 miles east of Manhattan. It sits directly on Peconic Bay in Long Island’s wine country, with a private marina and waterfront ceremony and reception spaces. Despite the name, it’s a private events venue rather than a members’ club.
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The venue holds up to 300 guests across its indoor and outdoor spaces — the waterfront lawn, ballroom, lounge, terrace, and The Point ceremony area by the marina. It runs one wedding at a time, so the full property is reserved for a single celebration on your date.
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Late spring through early fall gives the best light and weather on the North Fork. Golden hour over Peconic Bay — the last hour before sunset — is the strongest window for couple portraits on the dock and lawn. We usually build 15–20 minutes into the timeline then, when the light off the water is warmest.
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Yes. We cover weddings across the North Fork and Long Island, from waterfront venues like Peconic Bay Yacht Club to Gold Coast estates such as Oheka Castle. Our approach pairs editorial photography with documentary film, edited in-house. If you’re planning a wedding in the area, contact us to check availability for your date.
