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Ill Villagio vs Royal Manor vs Waterside Restaurant

Hello Everyone,

My Fiancé and I have visited several wedding venues in Northern NJ and have narrowed our search down to three places.  Each of the venues have there positives and negatives.  Please post any comments or suggestions you have on the three.  We are planning to get married in the Fall of 2012.  Below you will find what our take on each place was.

Il Villagio:  Pro's: Extensive food menu, beautiful ballroom, Only wedding, good food reviews, Bob the banquet manager was very personable.  Con's: Price was over our budget, doesn't seem to be anything on the outside for quality pictures, not sure about the flow of the cocktail room.

Royal Manor: Pro's: Price was in our budget.  Offered plenty of food.  Had a nice outside area for cocktail hour.  Good flow of cocktail hour to ballroom.  Park across street for Pictures.  Con's: watching the online video the presentation looks a little sloppy in the cocktail hour, no windows in the ball room, entrance room looked very plain, questions about quality of food.

Waterside Restaurant: Pro's View of NYC is amazing, outside bar area looked nice, good reviews of food quality.  Con's: Price is over our budget, ballroom seems a bit small, food selection was much smaller then other venues (Viennese table wasn’t included in our price).

Thanks for all your help.

Re: Ill Villagio vs Royal Manor vs Waterside Restaurant

  • Look to your left.  Go to the link to Local Wedding Boards.  Then find the No. Jersey board and ask your question there.  This board is international, and people from Spokane won't be able to help with specifics like this.  A local board might be able to help.

    But my advice:  choose the place that's in your budget and that will hold your entire guest list.  There's nothing like stressing about money and/or not having enough room for all of your guests to ruin an engagement.

    Good luck.
    "Trix, it's what they/our parents wanted. Why so judgemental? And why is your wedding date over a year and a half ago? And why do you not have a groom's name? And why have you posted over 12,000 posts? And why do you always say mean things to brides?" palegirl146
  • LGaff1LGaff1 member
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    Thank you for the suggestion.  I have reposted on the New Jersey Forum
  • The Manor employee's are rude and stuffy and difficult to work with, it's a wedding shop...they didn't even do a generic "congrats" when I went for the tour...I think it's just good business to atleast acknowledge it's a wedding and not a dinner ya know? They also aren't very handicap accessible.

  • olgaxx3olgaxx3 member
    First Comment

    NicShev43, who did you speak to? Wow, when my fiance and I went they were nothing but nice??

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