Wentworth By The Sea Country Club in Rye, New Hampshire, hosts seaside weddings on the harbor. From late May to mid-October, couples exchange vows on the seaside ceremony lawn and celebrate in a Sperry sailcloth tent for up to 185 seated guests, with an upgrade to 250; from November through April, the Wentworth Pavilion seats up to 150. Facility fees run $6,500 off season and $20,000 to $30,000 in tent season, with a $20,000 food and beverage minimum, and include a dance floor, china and stemware, a wedding suite, a private menu tasting and a professional event manager for planning and day-of management. Plated and buffet dinners, five-hour open bar packages and late-night bites are prepared by the club.
Pricing
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Guests
Menu tier
Bar package
Your estimate · Venue Fee + Catering
$32,400
100 guests · Buffet - Little Harbor · The Basics · Off-Season Pavilion Wedding · taxes & fees included
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Assumes 100 guests until you change it.
$20,000 food & beverage minimum
Your food & beverage comes to $7,500. The minimum adds $12,500, so the estimate uses $20,000.
Taxes & fees: All food and beverage is subject to a 21% service charge and 8.5% New Hampshire meals tax. A $50 bartender fee applies per bartender at every reception; bar set-up is complimentary.
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The property
A private country club and golf course on the seacoast, with a seasonal sailcloth tent and a year-round event pavilion for weddings.
The setting
The seaside ceremony lawn overlooks the harbor, with moored sailboats and wooded shoreline across the water, and the club's golf course surrounds the event lawns.
Numbers are the capacity the venue states for that part of the day. Tap a space to read about it.
Planning details
Vendor policies, timing and house rules to plan around.
Music curfew
Music until 8:45pm
Local ordinance requires music to stop by 8:45pm and events to end by 9pm, with a 90 decibel limit for music vendors.
Rain plan
Backup plan in place
For tent-season weddings, the Wentworth Pavilion is held as the ceremony rain location.
Drinks served
Beer, Wine, Spirits & Signature Cocktails
If that's a dealbreaker
Alcohol has to come through the venue. Amplified music ends at 8:45pm.
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On the property
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