Peter Shields Inn & Restaurant


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The venue will provide the space, plus a few extras.

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Starting at $8,000 for off-peak dates, and $2,000 for peak dates

Guest capacity

Up to 100 seated guests


About this venue

The Peter Shields Inn & Restaurant offers a romantic, seaside getaway and a spectacular venue for your wedding celebration. Located right on Cape May's Beach Avenue, this beachfront Georgian Revival mansion provides the perfect combination of excellent accommodations, Zagat-recommended fine dining, and impeccable service. With the ocean as your endless backdrop, our dedicated onsite wedding coordinator and staff specialize in creating a celebration that is as unique and special as you are, for intimate affairs of 25 guests or larger parties up to 100.


Our event spaces

Peter Shields Inn & Restaurant

Seaside romance and impeccable service on Beach Avenue.

The Peter Shields Inn offers multiple charming and elegant spaces for your ceremony and reception: • Ceremony Sites: Choose a magnificent ceremony right on the beach across the street, on the picturesque front steps of the Inn with the iconic mansion as your backdrop, or for an indoor option, utilize the traditional grand staircase. • Reception Spaces: Your wedding package includes the exclusive reservation of all six of the restaurant's dining spaces. These rooms feature an elegant, traditional aesthetic with architectural details like coffered ceilings, fireplaces, large windows that fill the rooms with natural light, and classic furnishings. The versatile rooms allow for a comfortable flow for your guests to enjoy butlered hors d'oeuvres, a plated full-course dinner, and delicious desserts. • Outdoor Patio: For mingling, the outdoor patio area provides a charming space with comfortable seating and black-and-white striped umbrellas, surrounded by lush florals.

Guest capacity

25-100 Seated

Guests often feel this space is

“Elegant and cozy”

Included in this room:

White table linens, white napkins, and the Inn's existing dining room furniture.

Peter Shields Inn & Restaurant

Seaside romance and impeccable service on Beach Avenue.

The Peter Shields Inn offers multiple charming and elegant spaces for your ceremony and reception: • Ceremony Sites: Choose a magnificent ceremony right on the beach across the street, on the picturesque front steps of the Inn with the iconic mansion as your backdrop, or for an indoor option, utilize the traditional grand staircase. • Reception Spaces: Your wedding package includes the exclusive reservation of all six of the restaurant's dining spaces. These rooms feature an elegant, traditional aesthetic with architectural details like coffered ceilings, fireplaces, large windows that fill the rooms with natural light, and classic furnishings. The versatile rooms allow for a comfortable flow for your guests to enjoy butlered hors d'oeuvres, a plated full-course dinner, and delicious desserts. • Outdoor Patio: For mingling, the outdoor patio area provides a charming space with comfortable seating and black-and-white striped umbrellas, surrounded by lush florals.

Guest capacity

25-100 Seated

Guests often feel this space is

“Elegant and cozy”

Included in this room:

White table linens, white napkins, and the Inn's existing dining room furniture.


Available services that can be provided by Peter Shields Inn & Restaurant

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Catering services
  • Clean up
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event coordinator
  • Event rentals
  • On-site accommodations
  • Service staff
  • Set up

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  • Perfect for a small beach wedding venue

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    Christine T.Sep 29, 2024

    Every time I think of our wedding day, I’m in awe of how much Peter Shields Inn and their wedding coordinator (Amy) did to make our day easy and wonderful. This is the perfect venue if you have 20 to 30 guests. I handed them a box of my decorations and they took care of setting our room up. The food was AMAZING! Best wedding food I’ve ever had hands down. Amy even walked over to beach with me a cued me up for an entrance. Cocktails and hors doeurves were on their porch area was a perfect place for our guitarist to serenade guests as we snuck a few pictures in. Sm so happy we chose this venue!