830 Thacher Park Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186, (518) 872-1237
Pretty close to the wedding venue. This park has a great outlook and several hiking trails of various difficulty levels.
Howe Caverns
255 Discovery Drive, Howes Cave, NY 12092, (518) 296-8900
Peebles Island State Park
1 Delaware Avenue, Cohoes, NY 12047, (518) 268-2188
Easy hike and you can even go down to the river bank.
Hayner's Ice Cream & Food
148 New York 236, NY 12065(518) 664-2412
Great homemade ice cream next to a very nice park.
The Pine Hollow Arboretum
34 Pine Hollow Road, Slingerlands, NY 12159, (518) 992-2033
New York State Museum
222 Madison Avenue, Albany, NY 12230, (518) 474-5877
Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site
32 Catherine Street, Albany, NY 12202, (518) 434-0835
House of the Schuyler sisters. Elizabeth Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton got married here.
Prospect Mountain
NY 12846
Lake George Steamboat Company
57 Beach Road, Lake George, NY 12845, (518) 668-5777
Buck Mountain Trailhead
1750 Pilot Knob Road, Kattskill Bay, NY 12844, (518) 623-1200
If you really feel like burning those wedding buffet calories, this is the hike for you. The views at the summit are gorgeous, but be warned, it is a higher difficulty level hike. It took us 5.5 hrs round trip.
Saratoga Spa State Park
19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, (518) 584-2535
This is very close to downtown Saratoga Springs.
Grappa 72
818 Central Ave, Albany, NY 12206
Great italian food. I love their risotto.
Beijing House Restaurant
15 New York 236, NY 12065(518) 383-6437
If you are craving Chinese, their food is really good and they are cheap!
Wasabi Restaurant & Bar
63 Putnam Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, (518) 450-1092
Dan approved all-you-can-eat sushi place.
(Note: There is another Wasabi in Albany, don't go to that one)