Metropolitan Club
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The Metropolitan Club, located on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is one of New York City’s most prestigious private venues. With its rich history, grand architecture, and timeless elegance, it offers the perfect backdrop for luxury weddings and editorial-style photography and videography.
Capturing Your Wedding Day at The Metropolitan Club with Emma Cleary Photo and Video
With its opulent interiors, marble staircases, gilded ceilings, and ornate architectural details, The Metropolitan Club offers a luxurious and timeless setting for wedding photography and videography. Located on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 60th Street in Manhattan, this landmark venue embodies old New York grandeur—a dream backdrop for couples seeking sophisticated, editorial-style wedding imagery.
Historical Elegance in the heart of New York City
Founded in 1891 by J.P. Morgan and a group of influential New Yorkers, The Metropolitan Club is a private social club steeped in history and tradition. Its grand Renaissance Revival-style building, designed by renowned architect Stanford White, is one of the most iconic structures on the Upper East Side. This historic setting adds a sense of gravitas and sophistication to any wedding celebration, making it ideal for couples who appreciate both legacy and luxury.
Venue Features and Photographic Highlights
From the sweeping entrance hall to the dramatic staircase and richly adorned ballrooms, The Metropolitan Club is filled with opportunities to capture striking, high-end wedding portraits. The club’s rooms are adorned with crystal chandeliers, rich paneling, and classic artwork—perfect for indoor photography that feels as regal as it does timeless. Large windows and warm lighting provide a flattering ambiance throughout the space, enhancing the elegance of every captured moment.
The courtyard and facade offer a beautifully symmetrical exterior that provides a stately backdrop for couple portraits, while the interiors transport you to another era—ideal for editorial shoots, detail shots of bridal fashion, and atmospheric video clips. The versatility of this venue allows us to move between refined posed portraits and spontaneous, documentary-style moments with ease.
Why We Love Capturing Weddings at Metropolitan Club
At Emma Cleary Photo and Video, we specialize in crafting visual stories that blend editorial elegance with candid emotion. The Metropolitan Club offers the perfect canvas for our signature style. We are drawn to its architectural drama, refined aesthetic, and the timeless beauty it lends to every image.
Working in such a historic and visually rich environment allows us to push our creativity—framing our couples with sweeping angles, capturing intricate interior details, and using soft lighting and shadow to evoke emotion. Whether we’re photographing a couple framed by the grand staircase or filming heartfelt vows in one of the lavish salons, The Metropolitan Club elevates every moment into art.
Why Choose The Metropolitan Club for Your Wedding
If you’re planning a luxury wedding in New York City, The Metropolitan Club offers unmatched elegance, privacy, and charm. Its prime location, breathtaking interiors, and storied past make it an extraordinary choice for couples who want their wedding day to be as timeless and iconic as their love story.
As one of New York’s most prestigious venues, it’s the ideal setting for wedding photography and videography that feels refined, artistic, and editorial. At Emma Cleary Photo and Video, we’re proud to capture weddings at The Metropolitan Club and to preserve the beauty, emotion, and grandeur of your celebration for generations to come.
Capturing Your Wedding Day at The Metropolitan Club
For couples seeking a wedding venue that combines historic elegance with New York City nostalgia, The Metropolitan Club of New York City is the perfect choice. Our team at Emma Cleary Photography and Videography is experienced in capturing the unique charm of private club weddings. We use off camera lighting techniques to highlight the venue’s stunning features and create breathtaking images and videos.
Contact us today to learn more about our wedding photography and videography services at The Metropolitan Club. Let us help you create timeless memories at this beautiful Hudson Valley wedding venue.
Reach out to us today to learn more about our services and discover why we are the preferred choice for couples seeking the best wedding photographers and videographers at The Metropolitan Club.
Real Weddings
Testimonial
Emma and her team not only took breathtaking photos, but the photographers, Dimitri and Massimo became my rocks throughout a stressful day. These photographers were there through every bump the day could throw and handled it with grace and experience.
- gabrielle and peter
We just got our photos back and there are almost 1,000 edited, beautiful photos that we are thrilled with! Emma is an amazing photo editor, and it was a selling point for us that she gives you all fully edited photos. I would highly recommend using Emma Cleary Photo & Video!
- Michelle and ali
Gabriel, Michael and George were all very professional and kind to our guests as well as helpful in providing instructions on how to pose, and we are really happy with how our wedding videos and photos turned out. We are glad to have the happiest day of our lives captured so beautifully and are going to cherish these memories forever.
- Marika and Arthur
As a couple, we're not comfortable being in the spotlight and had never had a formal photoshoot before, but all of those feelings immediately melted away thanks to their kind and wonderful personalities. I'm SO thrilled that they were available to work with us on our special day and they captured everything in such a gorgeous way.
- shannon and quy