Wedding DJ at The Avenue in Long Branch, NJ

The Space

Avenue sits on the site of the old Long Branch Pier, which burned down on June 8, 1987, and reopened in 2005 as part of the Pier Village rebuild, designed by David Collins, the architect behind Nobu Berkeley Street and the Blue Bar in London. The result reads as a Parisian brasserie set down on the Jersey Shore: a 5,000-square-foot dining room with floor-to-ceiling windows facing the ocean and a 25-foot bar shaped like the hull of a ship.

Beyond the main dining room, the property adds a rooftop lounge, a members-only beach club called Le Club, and an outdoor fireplace that lights up the beach and surf after dark. A couple choosing Avenue is really choosing among several connected spaces rather than one room, which gives real flexibility for splitting ceremony, cocktail hour and reception across different parts of the property.

Capacity & Layout

The venue holds 250 guests seated or 300 standing, sized for a full wedding rather than a small gathering. Ceremonies can take place on the beach itself or on the roof deck overlooking the Atlantic, and the reception can move indoors to the brasserie dining room, out to the rooftop lounge, or stay on the sand, depending on season and how many of the connected spaces a couple wants to use.

The brasserie banquettes and the 25-foot bar give the indoor room a defined shape, with the fireplace lounge acting as a natural gathering point away from the main tables. A private get-ready room is available on site, so the wedding party can prepare in the building instead of arriving already dressed, which keeps the timeline tighter on the day itself.

Amenities

Catering is handled in-house, with customized menus and tasting sessions built into the planning process, and full bar service is available throughout the space. Le Club, the 25,000-square-foot beach club, adds a rooftop pool, a sun deck and a private beach area with cabanas and palm trees, an option worth asking about for a couple who wants a separate space for a welcome event or an after-party.

Covered garage parking is available in Pier Village itself, so guests are not left hunting for street spots along the oceanfront on a Saturday night. The get-ready room, the fireplace lounge, and the beach club together give a couple more separate zones to work with than a typical single-room reception venue, useful for spreading a large wedding across the day rather than confining it to one seating.

Location & Getting There

Avenue sits directly inside Pier Village, the mixed-use oceanfront development built on the footprint of the historic Long Branch Pier and the Kid’s World amusement park, both destroyed in the June 1987 fire that cleared the way for the neighborhood as it stands today. That location puts the venue within walking distance of the rest of Pier Village’s shops and restaurants for guests staying in the area for the weekend.

We have worked this room, and the difference between the indoor dining room and the beach or roof deck matters for sound: indoors the windows and hard floors keep music tight and controlled, while an outdoor ceremony on the sand needs speakers positioned to cut through the wind off the Atlantic.