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Granite Links Wedding Guide (2027)

Updated November 2026

Granite Links is a golf course and event venue high on the hills of Quincy, with the Boston skyline in view from the ballroom, the terrace and the Pavilion. It is a stunning place for a wedding and the Grand Ballroom is one of the most impressive rooms we play. We have played more than 60 weddings here and are on the venue's preferred vendor list for both the reception and the ceremony music. Here's everything you need to know before you book.

Where can you get married at Granite Links?

Granite Links offers the versatility of having the ceremony and the reception in different spaces. One option is an outdoor ceremony on the golf course and the reception in the Pavilion. Another is cocktail hour in the Rotunda and the reception in the Grand Ballroom. Both come with the Boston skyline.

The Pavilion. A tented reception space on a concrete pad with amazing views of the Boston skyline. The venue puts a white 24-by-24 dance floor in the middle, string lights run across the ceiling and the city glows through the windows after dark. It is open May through October.

The golf course. For a Pavilion wedding, the ceremony is right on the course, by one of the putting greens, about 100 to 150 feet from the tent. The rolling fairways make the backdrop.

The Rotunda. When the reception is in the ballroom, cocktail hour is always here. It is an eight-sided room, all white with tall ceilings and lots of light coming in, just inside the clubhouse entrance. There is a grand piano in the room. We use it often, since our musicians love having one on site.

The Grand Ballroom. The main ballroom is huge and absolutely stunning: really tall ceilings, beautiful white walls and a lot of glass, so natural light pours in. Outside is an amazing terrace where guests can step out and look at the city views.

How guests flow through a Pavilion wedding

A Pavilion wedding is all self-contained, with every part of the night within 100 to 150 feet. The ceremony is on the golf course and guests walk over to the tent. Cocktail hour is outside, right off the Pavilion, when the weather is nice. Then everyone makes their way inside the Pavilion for dinner and dancing.

How guests flow through a Grand Ballroom wedding

For a ballroom wedding, cocktail hour is in the Rotunda. From there it is four or five steps up to a landing and about 150 feet down a hallway into the ballroom.

If the ceremony is on site and indoors, the venue partitions the Grand Ballroom. The ceremony is on the left-hand side and the reception is set on the right. After the vows, guests go back out to the Rotunda for cocktails while the staff flip the room and open the partition. When everyone comes back in, the whole ballroom is on display. There's not a lot of herding of guests and it's an easy flow.

Here's one common layout for the ballroom, though it's certainly not the only option. The DJ sets up on one side and the sweetheart table sits directly across, along the back windows by the terrace. The couple sits with their backs to the city view. To the DJ's right is a wall of windows and the bar is at the other end. We have also played it the other way around, with the DJ against the skyline and the couple across the room.

Live music for cocktails in the Rotunda

The Rotunda's piano opens up a lot of options for cocktail hour. Some couples hire a solo pianist. Some add a sax with the piano, or book a trio with an upright bass. Others keep it simple with a DJ satellite sound system. If you book a pianist, ask the venue to check the tuning before your date.

Keep a wired microphone as a backup

Granite Links has one sound quirk to know about. A tall cell phone antenna nearby can interfere with wireless microphones. Most of the trouble DJs have had is outside on the golf course, during the ceremony, where a wireless mic can drop out.

The venue gives its vendors a document listing which wireless frequencies work best and which parts of the property are more troublesome. Since we started using it, we have not had issues, especially in the main ballroom. So you can use wireless mics here. We just keep a hard-wired microphone ready for every ceremony. The venue suggests the same if you want to take the worry off the table.

Ask your DJ about subwoofers

The Pavilion is outside and sound travels differently outdoors, so you always need some good low end. Inside, the Grand Ballroom is bigger than most ballrooms. Either way, the DJ should bring at least two 12-inch subwoofers with good tops. In the main ballroom, 15-inch subs are even better.

Most DJs now use line array systems instead of the typical speaker on a tripod beside a big black box. The sub sits on the floor with a pole and a very skinny column of speakers on top. It looks sleek and modern in a room like this.

Plan on 24 uplights

Uplighting in the Grand Ballroom needs 24 lights, hands down. There's no way around it. Anything less is going to look like an afterthought. The wall of windows beside the dance floor looks awesome lit up. In the Pavilion, you need at least 18 to cover the whole perimeter. Twenty-four is even better.

We light Granite Links weddings ourselves, so ask us about uplighting when you book.

A moment we still talk about

At one of the venue's annual wedding open houses, Greg met a father of the bride who was really into music. He loved horns: Earth, Wind & Fire, the Commodores, Average White Band, Chicago. He loved yacht rock and the blues. The two of them hit it off and talked for pretty much the entire open house. Our director of operations called it an instant bromance. The family booked us because of that connection.

He was incredibly nervous about the father-daughter dance. They had it all choreographed as a nod to the Blues Brothers, his favorite movie: at one point they both put on sunglasses at the same time, then came back together and finished with some smooth moves. Afterward he came over to Greg and said, "I know you've seen a lot of these, but did we nail that or did we nail that?" Greg told him they nailed it 110%.

That was at least four or five years ago and they are still friends. Every anniversary he checks in with Greg and they relive the father-daughter dance and how he nailed it. It's a connection that has lasted.

What a Granite Links wedding costs

Prices are as of November 2026 and subject to change. Granite Links publishes its packages in its wedding guide, so treat this as a planning range and confirm it with your sales manager. What the venue's guide shows:

• Classic package, peak Saturdays: $195 a guest in the Grand Ballroom, $185 in the Pavilion. A stationary display, four passed hors d'oeuvres, a one-hour open bar, a plated or stations dinner, the cake, a prosecco toast and coffee.
• Timeless package, peak Saturdays: $230 a guest in the Grand Ballroom, $210 in the Pavilion. Adds a five-hour open bar, a second display, six passed hors d'oeuvres, wine service and a passed dessert.
• Fridays, Sundays and off-season Saturdays: $155 to $200 a guest.
• Room rental: $2,000 to $7,000, depending on the date and the space.
• Ceremony on site: $1,800, with 30 minutes, coordination and chairs.
• Service and tax: 18% gratuity, a 6% administrative fee and 7% tax on all food and beverage.
• Overtime: $750 for 30 minutes or $1,500 an hour. It has to be planned ahead; the venue does not extend on the night.
• Extras: coat check $150 in the ballroom and $550 for the fire detail the city requires for real candles.

For 150 guests on a peak Saturday, the room, ceremony, food, bar and charges come to roughly $42,000 to $54,000 in the Grand Ballroom and $40,000 to $50,000 in the Pavilion. Entertainment, flowers, photography and attire are on top.