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Venue: Martha Clara Vineyard

I love this location because it is so gorgeous. It's a vineyard in the Hamptons but you really get a backyard feeling looking at the photos. Very casual yet chic.

Location: Riverhead, NY
Distance from NYC: About 1.5 - 2 hours

Plus: Venue is relatively cheap for a Saturday night (5,000 for the Gallery but only $4,000 for the Pavilion which is the better-looking one anyways). Plenty of outdoor space for guests to roam through the vineyards and even pick apples. Ceremony can move indoors to a barn in case of rain.

Minus: Bringing in catering and rentals is very expensive. Also all liquor has to be arranged through the vineyard which sounds convenient but they don't make it cheap.`

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Aurora Brooklyn

This is a restaurant with meaning to us. It's where we had our first real romantic date, and ever since it's been our favorite place to celebrate or just have a nice night out. Always just the two of us. We'd love to get married here but there are just too many complications.

For one, Aurora is small. There is no way that even 100 people could fit for dinner and dancing. It would be the perfect place for an intimate wedding of 50...

The most beautiful part of the restaurant is the ivy-covered back patio. But Brooklyn summers are so temperamental it's difficult to say what the weather might be like on the date we choose. If it's too hot our guests would hate us, but if it's too cold or rainy everyone would have to squeeze inside for shelter.

But the food here is spectacular Italian, and they serve family style which adds that bit of casualness that we are looking for. Also the price is perfect for our budget!

Venue Nightmare!

Finding the perfect venue in Manhattan has been impossible! Here are some we've looked into.. and ruled out:


Gramercy Park Hotel

Plus: Use of the gorgeous private roof club for ceremony and reception. Perfect indoor-outdoor, club casual environment.

Minus: Can only fit 75 people for the ceremony and the minimum for food spending is $40K!








The Lighthouse at Pier 60

Plus: Riverside venue with splendid views of the Hudson River. Interior has floor-to-cieling windows for constant exposure to the city views.

Minus: While the venue boasts a full package and an on-site coordinator to handle all details of the wedding day, the price is way out of our league. Also is located right next to Pier 59, a studio I've spent most of my career working in.


Public

Plus: Reasonable price and restaurant is so minimal but beautiful we wouldn't need to bring in many decorations. Maximum guest count is 120 which is doable. Can host the ceremony outside in a small patio.

Minus: Guests would need to be split between several different rooms within the restaurant so the night wouldn't feel like one cohesive party.

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