All of my guest (about 150 ppl) are from out of town but I want to have a small, private rehearsal dinner for about 30-35ppl then have a cocktail hour after at which everyone is invited to stop by for a drink. We would like to rent a space that has space for a private meal for 30-35 ppl and a space for the potential 100ish people that may stop by for drinks. We would also love it if the cocktail space is a courtyard AND we want to be able to BYOB for the cocktail hour to cut down on cost.
Does anyone know of a spot near the French Quarter or CBD (our wedding is at the board of trade) that we can either rent and have food catered in OR a restaraunt that would maybe let us BYOB for the cocktail portion and just pay a fee to use the space or something along those lines.
Thanks for the help!