Hello All! I am newly engaged - 12/25/07. I have only been to Oheka and love it - it's amazing!!!.. ALthough, I always pictured myself having an NYC wedding. I have an appointment with Rainbow Room Cipriani's and Capitale on Satuday. Any opinions/reviews on these places?...
Posted by jeffamanda080808
Posted by LM Bride
Hello All! I am newly engaged - 12/25/07. I have only been to Oheka and love it - it's amazing!!!.. ALthough, I always pictured myself having an NYC wedding. I have an appointment with Rainbow Room Cipriani's and Capitale on Satuday. Any opinions/reviews on these places?...
IMO...Meet with all the places you mentioned in NYC and with Oheka. Which ever establishment suits your and FH's requests for you wedding is the right place.
You can always do a search in Brides Reviews...
Posted by Espo22
i LIKE nyc wedding venues but depends on what youre looking for
try gotham hall-AMAZINGand better location than capitale...capitale is beautiful too but some ppl i know complained about the area
cipriani's is real nice too
what about tribeca rooftop?
and believe it or some of the most amazing weddings are at the nyc library. Look at their site and see how its set up, youll be amazed
oheka is nice too but again depends what look and vibe you want. I personally wanted no princess associated things and a castle is one of them lol...but it is an amazing place. If you want more trendy unique type spaces then try NYC.
Either way it would be amazing so just go with what goes best with the look of your wedding
Posted by NapaValleyGirl
Capitale is amazing. I've been there twice for events.
Cipriani Wall Street is unbelievable and grand. The food was phenomenal.
You should also check out Gotham Hall which is incredible. I've been to two events there and they were awesome.
Also, Angel Oresanz is quite spectacular. Sarah jessica parker got married there.
Posted by gemmifer
It is your Day it is definitely up to you and what is most important. Go visit all places & price it out. My suggestion from my early post is based on what your getting for your money. If you don't care and it is that 'feel 'your going for than by all means choose the Castle. If You google it I believe it voted one of the leading Castles in the world.
I would chose a City wedding over LI but My DH did not want our Wedding so faras his friends and family live on the Island and he felt they would be unhappy.But then again I am more a NYC girl and him more a LI boy.
So my point being is it is all about preference. I am sure most Brides that had their wedding at the Castle will tell you it was great or why would they have had there wedding there ?!?
Half the time Brides don't even eat their food & the staff is kissing their butt! So as a guest and past Bride who checked out the Estate for our wedding , I found the food to be medicore and the service the same for the $$$.
Just my opinion - maybe others feel different and that is o.k too![]()
*Great photo opps there I have to say!
Posted by JayLi2007
As it has been said, it is totally a personal thing and depends on what you want in a hall. I loved the castle and would highly recommend it, but it is totally different from a NYC wedding. I think everyone has different experiences even at the same event - there are a lot of factors that go into whether or not your guests enjoy themselves. I know someone who went to an even at Cipriani and said that everything was horrible - especially the food, but then there are people who have been there and loved it. You really need to see them all and decide for yourself. People will always have opinions, but yours is the only one that matters in this situation.
And I ate the food at my wedding and it was very good. The bottom line is that no matter how much you pay per person, it is all mass produced food when you have a kitchen cooking for 200 people at once. How many weddings have you gone to that the food was worth the price per head? Do you know what kind of meal you can get for $100+ per person?!
Good luck!
I would go for whatever you & your Fh would be happiest with.
Posted by bluegreen08
Posted by JayLi2007
As it has been said, it is totally a personal thing and depends on what you want in a hall. I loved the castle and would highly recommend it, but it is totally different from a NYC wedding. I think everyone has different experiences even at the same event - there are a lot of factors that go into whether or not your guests enjoy themselves. I know someone who went to an even at Cipriani and said that everything was horrible - especially the food, but then there are people who have been there and loved it. You really need to see them all and decide for yourself. People will always have opinions, but yours is the only one that matters in this situation.
And I ate the food at my wedding and it was very good. The bottom line is that no matter how much you pay per person, it is all mass produced food when you have a kitchen cooking for 200 people at once. How many weddings have you gone to that the food was worth the price per head? Do you know what kind of meal you can get for $100+ per person?!
Good luck!
http://www.la-grenouille.com/
while they have amazing food, look what you get for $250/head (private party link)![]()
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that's like nothing!!!!
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Posted by JayLi2007
Posted by bluegreen08
Posted by JayLi2007
As it has been said, it is totally a personal thing and depends on what you want in a hall. I loved the castle and would highly recommend it, but it is totally different from a NYC wedding. I think everyone has different experiences even at the same event - there are a lot of factors that go into whether or not your guests enjoy themselves. I know someone who went to an even at Cipriani and said that everything was horrible - especially the food, but then there are people who have been there and loved it. You really need to see them all and decide for yourself. People will always have opinions, but yours is the only one that matters in this situation.
And I ate the food at my wedding and it was very good. The bottom line is that no matter how much you pay per person, it is all mass produced food when you have a kitchen cooking for 200 people at once. How many weddings have you gone to that the food was worth the price per head? Do you know what kind of meal you can get for $100+ per person?!
Good luck!
http://www.la-grenouille.com/
while they have amazing food, look what you get for $250/head (private party link)![]()
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that's like nothing!!!!
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What are you saying? That you can get good food? That $250 doesn't include open bar, cocktail hour or even a wedding cake!
Posted by bluegreen08
Noooo I was responding to the comment that the food is rarely worth the per-head price. I listed that menu to agree -- that restaurant has great food but their catering menu is SO SO SO limited for $250 a person! It barely includes a thing! You're always going to end up paying more per person for a fancy event than you would for a regular dinner, even at an expensive restaurant (la grenouille's price fix menu is $95 for dinner and it's better than their catering menu IMO for less than 1/2 the price) 'that's nothing' referred to what you get, not what you pay -- sorry![]()
Haha...ok...I really just didn't understand. Yeah, that seems crazy, but if you are a real foodie, you have a party there as oppo
Sed to a RH where the food is mass produced!
Posted by LM Bride
Ok.. I saw Capitale and Rainbow Room. I;m in love with Capitale!... MY expectations of the Rainbow Room were NOT met; yes, the view is spectacular but the place is not me. I also expected more of a 'WOW' from the actual Rainbow Room were the reception would take place. Capitale is amazinggggg and grand! I love the history and 65 foot ceilings... I could def. picture myself dancing with FH for the first dance!I have heard great things about the food at Capitale - it's very important due to the fact that both FH & I come from Italian backgrounds... (I don't really like the area, but as soon as I saw the Ballroom I was 'WOWED'!!)
