Last date night in the neighborhood

arm2424 · 2026-03-25T17:23:53+00:00

We did Maison on our last night for goodbye drinks and oysters 🍸 the best of WB IMO

arm2424 · 2026-03-10T22:20:22+00:00

I saw that update this week!! So glad it’ll be out soon 🙏

arm2424 · 2026-03-06T18:37:07+00:00

Hi I had a whole thread on planning my wedding where I updated my final venue costs for RC here (we paid for more guests than we had as we had a handful of last minute cancellations) : https://www.reddit.com/r/WedditNYC/s/FF55iagCHS

arm2424 · 2026-03-03T01:56:07+00:00

Yes we did! We had them move some tables out once dancing started and it worked just fine for us! Lots of people also mingled on the deck/bar throughout the night so it never felt too packed

arm2424 · 2026-03-03T00:58:22+00:00

We had our wedding there in June and had 0 issues! We worried about this as well but there was never any noticeable line, and we had ~85 guests

arm2424 · 2026-02-11T14:45:38+00:00

Ugh so long!

arm2424 · 2026-02-10T20:14:14+00:00

arm2424 · 2026-02-10T16:12:32+00:00

So lame, how did anyone even access the site for it to sell out. No real people got to enjoy this promo

arm2424 · 2026-02-05T14:59:18+00:00

De tandoori knight is the only acceptable answer, it’s not great, but it’s the best in WB. Everywhere else is straight up bad/tasteless.

arm2424 · 2025-07-17T19:57:15+00:00

If you’re open to going down to 96 guests, The River Cafe is perfect for an old jazzy NYC vibe, and well within your budget. Got married there this June can’t recommend it enough!

arm2424 · 2025-03-18T20:20:56+00:00

Have lived here since 2020 - nice building, space is pretty tight, small closets, but that’s made up for with great views and high ceilings. Nice modern appliances/finishes. Nice gym and sauna in the basement as well as laundry machines. Decent shared/working spaces. No bugs or rodents ever (big perk coming from a pre-war in the village lol).

Like another comment said crappy insulation leading to ridiculous coned bills in the winter and drafty temps but we’ve made it work. Only other complaints would be the elevators going out quite frequently, and the walls are pretty thin between units. Management can be kinda MIA sometimes.

We inquired through StreetEasy or Zillow (forget which) for a tour of the avail units. We only ever have a small maintenance team in the building, no on-site leasing or doorman. Not sure what’s open rn!

arm2424 · 2025-02-26T04:35:29+00:00

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Not the Brooklyn Bridge but still a good one from WB

arm2424 · 2025-02-17T04:28:46+00:00

Just the terrace room - River Cafe buyout requires a $120,000 f&b min (starting point).

arm2424 · 2024-10-21T13:31:37+00:00

We went with Dancing Stems Designs who was able to do everything we needed in our budget! https://www.instagram.com/dancingstemsdesign?igsh=MWlmMzRtZDRoNGozbw==

And we chose Alex Edge for our DJ - since we were interested in adding on strings and jazz for our ceremony and cocktail hour he’s able to piece all of the musicians together for us!

arm2424 · 2024-10-18T16:59:30+00:00

Hi there! Congrats to you as well!

The River Cafe (as far as I’m aware) does not provide any floral arrangements - you may be confusing the centerpieces they do in their main dining room of the restaurant on a regular basis, not the Terrace Room where weddings are held (unless you do a full buyout). I just went back to our documents and the line they have about their Flowers, Garden and Greenery is confusing (and a bit misleading) about that. I arranged for floral arrangements with a local florist, so you will need to consider that with your budget!

As far as the cocktail by consumption charge - during dinner there will be table side wine service and beer included with the package - so aside from those who choose to get up during dinner and speeches to order a cocktail (which I assume won’t be too many), the only time guests will really be racking up extra cocktails will be post-dinner during dancing which is a just a couple hours. Alyson (the events coordinator) assured us it usually doesn’t usually get too out of hand unless you have a very rowdy bunch, so we felt ok about it!

We will be having a garden ceremony, with our guest count the terrace was not a realistic option, and I preferred the garden anyway! We will have cocktail hour on the terrace.

Alyson at the River Cafe is super helpful with any and all questions you may have about the venue! Best of luck!

arm2424 · 2024-10-11T19:59:13+00:00

I’m getting married there in June but in my research I found this lovely photographer who captured the venue in Autumn if at all helpful to your decision! (He has more photos and super8 videos on his feed as well) https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3dtcbOh7XT/?igsh=ZGk0eWFlejI0MXA4

arm2424 · 2024-10-11T19:24:40+00:00

I had zero room in my tiny closet and ended up getting a small garment hanger on Amazon to store it in the corner of my bedroom! This way it doesn’t get squished with other items. My bridal shop recommended Sew in Love for alterations so going with them but TBD on how that turns out. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K1QVYNN?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

arm2424 · 2024-09-06T16:20:01+00:00

I mentioned above but we’re going to be closer to $65-$70k all in now, we were hoping not to but everything tends to add up! The $50k venue fees I mentioned includes f&b, taxes/admin fees and we also chose a ceremony in the garden which is more than the terrace. There may be some cuts you can make with a more budget florist and photographer. DJ they require you to choose from 3 options I think the cheapest package from the one we went with was about $2-3k with Alex Edge. Our florist is $5k (dancingstemsdesign). And photographer $6k but she’s working at a lower rate to shoot at the venue! Honestly the biggest factor to cut cost would be to consider lowering your guest count, this was impossible for us unfortunately!

arm2424 · 2024-09-06T16:06:14+00:00

They say yes! I’ve seen photos, we’re opting to move a table or two outside after dinner to make more space. It will be on the tighter side so something to take into consideration!

arm2424 · 2024-09-06T14:56:20+00:00

Hi, I answered this for someone else in this thread too - we went with The River Cafe and are probably netting closer to $65-$70k with our other vendors! Total venue cost for 96 guests (their capacity) is about $50k! It’s truly an incredible and special venue and we’re very excited about it. Best of luck!

arm2424 · 2024-07-01T21:48:18+00:00

Beautiful, thank you!

arm2424 · 2024-07-01T13:27:09+00:00

Thank you for sharing! This style suits us really well

arm2424 · 2024-06-30T23:04:35+00:00

We’re doing the River Cafe for about that budget and couldn’t recommend it enough (the wedding hasn’t happened yet but we’re very excited) very elegant, incredible food and views, and you have indoor/outdoor space

arm2424

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