There is a dark horse wedding venue candidate: The Montauk Club in Park Slope. According to their website, it's "inspired by a palace on Venice’s Grand Canal" (to which Jana would like to inquire "What is this, Vegas or somethin'?") It also says the place was built in 1891 and has a "Gatsby feel" to it. Nice. And hopefully not Vegas-esque. The MC is a private club near Prospect Park (which is superior to Central Park because there are fewer people there and, well, it's fairly close to our apt) that has nice old wood interiors without feeling too stiff. We could do the ceremony and reception there and the food is good according to what we find on the internets.http://www.montaukclub.com/home.cfm
The thing with wedding venues is that they don't always write you back. Even after you fill out their "Tell Us About Your Event" form. Twice. Within 2 or 3 months. Then found the manager's email on their site, wrote last night and cut out the middleman. Got an email reply within hours.
Going this afternoon to scout it out, then hit a Chinese New Year party in the same neighborhood.
The engraved pilgrims and Indians scenes (friezes? is that what they're called?) on the outside of the building alone make me want to go to a wedding there.
ReplyDeleteYou walk inside and it looks like there ought to be a DuPont heir speaking with Lord Hammenboldt over cigars & single malt in the study. Cravats and ascots and whatnot. Or Col. Mustard in the library with a candle stick. The place is nice like that.
ReplyDeleteAnd--somewhat counterintuitively to the decor and wainscoting--not stuffy.
The staff there was some of the friendliest we've met thus far. Which is super-double bonus points.