Basically, my wedding night was ruined thanks to the bouncers at the oh-so-pretentious Le Club Avenue. This place operates as if they are a celebrity ridden club in South Beach Miami that only the rich and famous attend. First, I requested a new event coordinator because the first guy, Neil, acted as if I was bothering him when asking him to do his job. My day finally comes, I get to the bridal suite which is a room with a huge TV and a 1'x2' mirror that is just sitting on the floor. They wouldn't let my husband upstairs to take photos before the ceremony because they were still getting things ready and then they realized that he was the groom and finally let him up.
During the party, just about all of my guests were interrupted by bouncers for one reason or another. Yes, bouncers were at my wedding that I did not request. My 16 year old cousin was threatened with being kicked out because he was drinking soda that they insisted had alcohol in it. Even when he would get new soda from the bartender, they were still up his butt threatening him. My friends and I were taking a picture by the pool and they kicked us out of that area.
The place turns into a club @ 10pm and they rushed all of the guests that werent staying out of the building as if there was a fire. Those of us who did stay to party longer got locked out on the deck while they had a staff meeting by the bar. Then they kicked us out of the seats by the fireplace because someone reserved those seats, yet we didnt see anyone there for hours. Thats not even the half of it.
Here's the worst part...my husband was feeling sick, so his cousin took him to the bathroom. The door was then kicked open, and 4 bouncers rush in, 2 on each of them. Both of them were in a choke-hold, and had another guy holding their feet. They were carried downstairs, all while losing consciousness thanks to the strangulation, and literally thrown out onto the boardwalk. The bouncers' reasoning was that they were in the bathroom for too long. Both my husband and his cousin have bumps, bruises, and abrasions all over, especially on their necks. I can't even imagine what would have happened if they actually did something wrong.
So today we went and filed a police report where we were told this is a frequent problem that the Long Branch PD has heard of. They advised us to contact the detective bureau and give them the names of the bouncers. I'm trying to post my experience everywhere possible as I would hate for this to happen again. My friends and family are good people and do not deserve this type of treatment. No one deserves to be assaulted when they're not hurting anyone or a threat to anyone. Please do not book your event with Avenue! I would hate for another bride to feel the way I did that night. Everything would have been perfect if it wasn't for their pretentious atmosphere and violent "security"