Hi Ladies,I don't usually post in this board bc at first we were going to do a Hudson Valley Wedding. But after our first venue(s) visits we were not too excited about the region....Regardless, I grew up my whole life in NYC and my whole family is there so we've kinda decided to have the wedding there instead of Upstate (which is where we are now). Since our engagement in February we have come down twice to visit venues and both times have been flops. Trust me, it's not for lack of trying bc I've done TONS of research online. First time in HV the venues were not what we thought they were (vineyards). Second time we visited a beautiful old Manor in Yonkers....but the caterer (after three weeks & me relentlessly contacting him) never got back to me.We are hoping for a August 2010 wedding and won't be back in NYC till Thanksgiving. So as you can tell I'm starting to get real antsy that we do not have a venue booked yet....feels like everything else is on hold until then. Which utterly sucks.Anyway, that was way more background info than you needed!The point. Any unqiue venue suggestions for roughly 125 guests in NYC or surrounding area (30-60mins max). I'm hoping to keep it under $150pp including site fees, liquor & food. Yes, it's possible!
Loft spaces that are bare are not really for us because we would prefer a place that has character all on it's own already. Something with beautiful/unique architecture would be preferable. Just to give you an idea....we've looked at vineyards, B&Bs, art spaces, old historic mansions...so we are very open except for the atypical reception halls.Thanks SO much!!