The Green Building - anyone had a wedding here?

LauraDora12 · March 2011

Has anyone had their wedding at the Green Bulding in Brooklyn?

Would love to hear your opinions/pros/cons!

Justinesilver · March 2011

I am thinking of having my wedding there too! I love the space but still working on some of the logistics (where people will go after the ceremony, while they switch the room over for the reception). We're thinking of doing a tent off the side. How many people are you thinking of having?

LauraDora12 · March 2011

I ended up going with the Green Building, am all booked in for 6/9/12

I just had a good feeling about the venue!

It's going to be a small wedding 80-100 people.... i am thinking the caterer will help with the logistics of turning it from ceremony to reception!

EXCITING!!!!

afiala21 · September 2011

I also am getting married there on 3/16/12. I am excited but nervous to see how it all ties together - finding the right tables/ cocktail vs sit down dinner... all those logistics. if anyone wants to brainstorm together I'm all for it. I was hoping to find an outdoor spot in Redhook. My wedding actually turned into an event of 150 people. I could get married in the building but then I would have to rent the outdoor space. I have not seen it personally but I'm not sure it is worth the money... Anyways thoughts? Ideas?
Exciting!!!

Kanyessa · October 2011

There are a few reasons why I would not suggest anyone entrust one of their most precious days in the hand of the Green Building Team of Brooke, Max and Akiva. They truly treated my wedding day and my husband in a way that was not only horrible but frankly not anyway I would ever want others to feel.

I got married in August and it has taken me this long to write because I was and still am in shock by how much they not only screwed up my wedding BUT MORE SHOCKINGLY how they were not gracious afterwards.

First things first. Lets discuss what went wrong and what 12k of services at the Green Building gets you.

1. We hired their in house day of coordinator Brooke Morris Rasheed to help with the wedding. Wedding started at 6pm she didn't arrive until after 9pm. YES SHE SHOWED UP AFTER THE WEDDING STARTED and well intentioned but not prepared intern (who had recently been renamed coordinator, although earlier emails she was introduced as an intern).

2. Paid for the space to be set up by their team. While Quin attempted to do it. Most of the set up had to be done by my bridesmaids, thank goodness we got there early.

3. Paid for the outdoor space that just so you know isn't secured to the ground and when it gets windy the wall seem like they are going to fly away. Also was told that in case of rain they would have tenting and thus the outdoor space would always be usable. THAT WAS A LIE. They didn't have a tent, they had a tarp BUT were unable to figure out how to secure it so on the day of the wedding, they didn't have anything up despite weather reports and when it did start to rain outdoor space was unusable and also the 1 of 2 bars they had set up. Which leads me to issue #4

4. We paid for the bar services and were told all the way until the day before our wedding that we would have 3 bars set up. On the evening before Max Gustashaw decided to explain that they were only going to staff and set up 2 bars and it would be fine. Implying that it would spread the staff too thin to have 3. I was upset and didn't want to agree but what can you do its the day before the wedding. Needless to say when the rain looked like it was coming, instead of pulling the bar from outside inside and putting in original place where 3rd bar should have been or next to the other. They never set it up so we only had 1 bar for 200 people. Needless to say AWFUL.

5. They broke my cake topper and decided to put it on my cake despite that fact. The topper was a unicorn and bunny and the unicorn looked like it had flesh eating disease cause they tried to glue it together and the face was crushed. I didn't find this out until I went up to cut my cake.

6. It was raining and HUGE HUGE puddles were all over the space and since they were under staffed the space was extemely unsafe.

7. Truck drivers from parking lot behind the space were having violent fight and one of my guests had to go break it up. I wasn't aware when booking the space that the neighborhood could be unsafe but it certainly felt that way when the truck drivers behind the space were laying on their horns and fighting and causing a scene.

8. Understaffed.

9. Once wedding was over we did get our money for the coordinator and the outdoor space back obviously but when it came to having 1/3 of promised bar service provided Max et al gave us the run around for weeks and then offered us $250 back of the 9k we paid despite their huge failures. We are now proceeding to court, which is annoying because I would have loved to have this over by now. A little bit of respect would have gone a long way with us but now I am pissed and want to make sure they know not to treat people horrificly in the future.

Most importantly I have said the saving grace of my wedding were the other vendors and the fact that my friends kept me having fun. The photographs were a reminder of the fact that I did have fun despite the horrendous job of the building. I really dislike the fact that they do not treat weddings with the respect they deserve and would hate for any other bride to have the experience I had.

The space is cheap and truthfully having planned and designed everything I am really proud of how beautiful everything looked BUT I wouldn't suggest anyone do more then rent the space and frankly I wouldn't suggest giving them your money because there is a big chance since they are making so much money and are booked up they won't treat you well because they don't have to.

I wish you the best and a beautiful wedding and let me know if you have any other questions. Don't hesitate to email me kanya@suddenlythere.com

Best,
Kanyessa McMahon

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