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I have seen some blogs of NYC budget brides.. they had their ceremonies in Central Park and then lunch at a nice restaurant. The pics were gorgeous!
have you looked at Queens County Farm Museum?
http://www.queensfarm.org/rent-private.html
Oh wow! That looks great! Thanks everlong and keep em comin bees! :) Thanks Thanks
I just looked up some places for another NYC bride, don't know if she got the info or what, but PM me and I will be glad to share. I like to do this for fun!!! Also, if you have anything in particular that you want or don't want let me know. I have a ton of ideas for low cost weddings!!!
What does your guest list look like? As for not charging per head, then you would probably want a space that you can rent and bring in your own food. What about The Foundry in LIC, Ramscale Studios, Alger House? Those are all smaller spaces though, so they might not work if you have a lot of guests. Also, New Leaf Cafe is supposed to be really good (in Fort Tryon Park). Check out NY Magazine's wedding issue--it has tons of good venue ideas.
one of our friends had their wedding catered by Boston Market. They rented a church with a reception space and had their friends put the food in rented chargers and nobody could tell the difference! They served it buffet style. I don't know if Boston Market offers a catering service. another one of my friends had a super casual picnic potluck wedding but I don't know what your budget is like.
have you thought about renting an art gallery. we had a 250 person e party at Sara Meltzer Gallery in Chelsea. only cost $2K to rent out for the whole day/evening. we brought in a caterer to serve heavy appetizers and our own liquor / bartenders.
not sure on your size and if you want a full blown ceremony and sit down dinner or more of a cocktailo partyt hing...
The Foundry is really expensive to rent, and you have to bring everything in. I think outside + restaurant would be a good bet for you! Think about places you like, and then see if you can have a wedding there...instead of thinking about places you've heard of that does weddings.
I would look into having the ceremony in one of the public parks and then going to a restaurant. That seems to be the most affordable.
Are you interested in the outer boroughs? There is a nice place called My Moon, it's a restaurant in Williamsburg that was pretty affordable for NYC prices. You can host the ceremony and reception there. Ici in Fort Green is also nice but I know they cannot host 100 folks. In Astoria, there's Cavo.
I am a Brooklynite so I only know places there really. But in Manhattan, I looked into Alger House and Desmond Tutu Center. Again, for NYC prices, not too bad.
Restaurants instead of traditional reception sites are the way to go! However it is a challenge to find a restaurant in NYC that holds 100 people. We did and are having it in my neighborhood in Brooklyn. They are providing set up, take down, linens, and service at no extra cost. A few keys to our price negotiation (they threw in a lot for free/discounted rates) were two things: we have guaranteed a minimum number and then we simply asked if they could give us a deal . . . And they did -- it was about $10 per head less than the deal I was hoping for.
Wow!!! You Bees are AWESOME!!! I'm so much more optimistic now.
I really want it to be beautiful and affordable.
I'm very open to Brooklyn, especially the williamsburg/greenpoint/bushwick area since both of us have lived there before.
What about bubby's? I feel like I've heard that that's a fairly budget friendly option (don't have person experience so don't know for sure).
Yesterday, I visited the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture. It was so charming and if we decide to have our cereomny in Brooklyn next year here, BSEC is now a front runner.
You can also see the Picnic House at Prospect park (which is few blocks from BSEC)
THE AURORA GALLERY THEY ARE 300/HOUR. WE DECIDED TO GET MARRIED AT VOELKER ORTH NUSEUM IN THEIR GARDEN FOR 200 THEN GO TO THE GALLERY. ITS A GREAT SPACE IF YOU ARE A DIY LIKE US
@bklynbridetobe: I went to an engagement party at the Ethical Culture society (on PPW, right?) and it was really pretty.
@jmc: yep. I think if I can chop my list down to 100 ish it would be a great venue, but currently the list is 150ish (granted all of those probably wont' come) so I'm ambivalent. Other than that I really liked it. Maybe I'll just have to throw myself a party in that space :)
Just wanted to update you all. I found my venue but to me the best deal aside from it was Office Ops in brooklyn. They have a sweet roof that was my 2nd choice and it ranges anywhere from 1800-4500 to rent.
I got a space for 3000 that's more than I wanted to spend bt so worth it.
several folks have asked me where we ended up so i figured i would post this for futures. We had a beautiful and affordable wedding here:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Attic-Studios/122651997758572
they have aa big indoor space surround by windows and an outdoor roof space for photos. it has a view of the chrystler and empire state. it's just over the bridge in queens. amazing!
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I'm a newly engaged gal and we are planning on getting married in the spring of 2011.
I need lots of help keeping costs down. Some good things I've already omitted:
Flowers
Invites (homemade)
Officiant (friend)
Music (ipod)
Sit down dinner (snacks and cupcakes)
Photog (friend for free/cost)
But venues is a hard one. Does anyone have any suggestions for an affordable venue that doesn't charge per head?