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Hi Everyone,

I'm curious to hear from anyone familiar with this place.  I saw the Carriage House at the Evergreen this past weekend and thought it was great.  I am concerned about capacity though.  They say 170 can have a seated dinner in the tented area.  I've been to places where they have a max capacity on paper, but in reality people are more comfortable, space-wise, with a lower number.

Has anyone had 170 in this space?  How was it set up?  Did they all fit in the tented area?

Thanks!

I booked the Evergreen in November for a summer wedding and I thought the same thing -- I don't know how 170 guests could fit comfortably for a seated dinner unless you split the tables between the tented portion and the building portion. We're having about 130 and I don't know that I would feel comfortable with more than 140. Especially because every vendor that I have contacted, caterers especially, stresses how great of a number 130 is for that space. It makes me think that too much more would be a crowd. But you could always ask Evergreen them for photographs of a set-up with enough round tops for 170. You might be able to do it with tables of 10 but I think that's too many at one table (I've been to weddings with 10 per table and you can barely move your chair). Good luck!