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Kosher Venue- Frustration CT/RI Border :(

sgessner1228sgessner1228 member
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FI and I are trying to get married up on the CT/RI border and it seems that NOBODY provides a kosher caterer or allows us to bring in our own :(

It's very frustrating-- especially when you call venues and ask "do you do kosher?" and they respond "uhm, yea!" and you ask "with certification? And a mashgiach?" And they reply "oh, not like that"

:(

Anyone know of any venues on or at least by the beach that allow you to bring in your own caterer or *gasp* provide kosher?
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Re: Kosher Venue- Frustration CT/RI Border :(

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    reebsreebsreebsreebs member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm not in your area, but here the vaad keeps an approved list of caterers and each caterer has a list of venues on their website.  That would be a good place to start.

    Good luck.  Finding a kosher venue is challenging (something I'm still working on).  I have found that the public places (parks, museums) are more likely to allow you to bring your own caterer than the private spaces.
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    RachiemooRachiemoo member
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    edited December 2011

    This is what you need to do imo:

    Find who the kosher caterers are who cater in that area, call them up and ask what venues they cater at.  That is how I found my venue.

    I stumbled across this place a few weeks ago while I was looking for venues for my SIL.  It is in CT but it isn't on the border of RI.  It is on two lakes though and it looks really pretty:

    http://isabellafreedman.org/rentals/weddings

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    sgessner1228sgessner1228 member
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    edited December 2011
    Rachiemoo- awesome advice!  I did it and it turned out that one of the venues that told me they did not do kosher-- actually does!  The events manager didn't know because she's new!

    Hopefully this will have a happy ending-- but living in NYC I'm spoiled that nearly all venues have a kosher option
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    jessmccabejessmccabe member
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    edited December 2011

    Look here--http://www.cityofnewport.com/departments/economic-development/ballroom/home.cfm

    They do allow outside caterers. :) Enjoy!

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