I’m getting married at Threes Brewing in Gowanus next June (we’ll, hopefully). I think it’s definitely within your budget. However it’s an outdoor ceremony, indoor/outdoor reception situation.

Onderdonk House in Ridgewood/Bushwick. $4000 (unless this has changed post-covid) for the whole weekend. No catering but tent and chairs, place to get ready. Can bring your own alcohol which is an enormous money saver.

Got married at City Vineyard 2 weeks ago and it was awesome! No venue fee just a minimum spend depending on the space you want

Aurora. We’re doing September 2021 (as of now - deciding if we’re postponing in Feb.). Max 95, ideal 85. Unlike Frankies, you can have dancing. Their food is incredible!!! It’s soooo pretty! Including tax and tip it’s around $19k.

Bergen is great too. My friend got married there!

That was one of our venues with 90 guests and it was wonderful.

This is our venue. Postponed till next year, but so perfect

I've been wanting to do our wedding here for literally years but when I inquired this summer they shared that they are indeed closed permanently.

Here's some helpful threads I found by searching NYC and limiting the search to this sub.

Seems that it is more doable when you have the ceremony in Central (or another) Park and a brunch reception.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Weddingsunder10k/comments/dut49t/we_did_the_thing_in_nyc_11919/

https://old.reddit.com/r/Weddingsunder10k/comments/daex60/i_cant_believe_were_doing_this_our_wedding_is_in/

https://old.reddit.com/r/Weddingsunder10k/comments/dh1nrf/nyc_wedding_between_10_15k/

https://old.reddit.com/r/Weddingsunder10k/comments/dj6s71/funky_and_fun_brooklyn_wedding_for_10k/

Brooklyn Botanical Gardens also has some good deals and beautiful spaces!

I die a little bit inside everytime I see a new venue proposal :(

I’m so sorry, $400 a PERSON?! That’s nuts. Have you looked into like public parks or anything like that

I'm a wedding planner who works mostly with couples having small and intimate weddings! If you have a few more details about what you're looking for, happy to send suggestions!

Most of the budget NYC weddings I've seen around the internet were fairly small affairs in restaurants. A lot of them look pretty cozy and fun, though! Maybe see if a restaurant you like has a banquet room or if you can do a buyout for the evening?

Check out Maman cafes - there are a bunch in the city, they are beautifully decorated, and they do private events for very reasonable fees. They have full catering menus as well, also very responsable.

How small is small? We just did it for 2.5k venue cost (all included, including food) but it depends on how many guests.

Get eloped. Have 10 people to dinner. And maybe it’ll be under 8k.

8k for just the venue space?

How small is small?

Hey, I live in NYC and am having my wedding in north Jersey. If you are open to upstate NY, look there first. Prices are much better than in NYC or in North Jersey, the two most expensive places in the country to get married! Also, if you are open to an outdoor more rustic wedding, Van Cortlandt park in Bronx has decently priced packages.

We considered Van Cortlandt Park Lake House and it was a really nice setup with flexible price/food options. There are some lower cost spaces where outside catering may be flexible but I didn't go too far down that road personally. But otherwise in the city the lowest I found was just under 30k for food/booze/space (quoted for 125 guests, for context) and most places were even higher for the food portion. Some places just outside the city are still really pricey, but if you're flexible on day/time there are some deals to be found. It's all over the place. Good luck!

If you're willing to scale down a little, you can do a DIY Central Park Wedding (the permit's a couple hundred bucks) or go to one of the companies that do picnic-weddings-in-a-box there. I figured out that a 50-person wedding through one of those companies would set me back about $7k. One of the big savings of doing a Central Park wedding is that you can't legally serve alcohol, so no one can expect an open bar. I'm getting married in the next year, and this is high on our list of options, because there are very few places in NYC where you can do a wedding on two civil servant's salaries.

How many guests? You might want to try The Sanctuary on Roosevelt Island. It has cute indoor and out door space. Is only $5k to rent out the entire place (tables, chairs, sound system, etc). Drink packages start at $20pp. You can bring in your own catering or they’ll do individual brick oven pizzas $1,000 for 50 guests.

Bonus: guests can take the super cute tramway over!

https://thesanctuaryri.com/gallery/

Perfect! Roosevelt island is one of those places that few New Yorkers go to, but I love it! It also has great views of the skyline (Manhattan and Brooklyn), and if you walk a bit (or take the red bus) up to the tip of the island, there’s a great park area that’s perfect for pics. (And the cool smallpox hospital ruins that I love) :)

And they just built an awesome hotel on the island for guests who are traveling in or want to be in stumbling distance of a bed :) https://www.graduatehotels.com/roosevelt-island/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-96G-fLT8gIVaCCtBh2L8AxxEAAYASAAEgJrjvD_BwE

You might want to check out Bacchus, a French restaurant in Boerum Hill in Brooklyn. The food is really good and they have an adorable back garden that can seat 80 (you would need to rent a tent for inclement weather). We almost booked it for a brunch wedding, and if I recall correctly, there was no venue rental fee and the per head fee for brunch was around $100, so it was super affordable.

Honeys in Brooklyn can do a full buyout for $10,000k! I’m a planner and have done several weddings there!

https://www.honeys.nyc/events?section=weddings

Peerspace, think your best bet to save money is on booze and food. Maybe something cocktail style with heavy apps and then beer and wine you purchase. I also saw a wedding hosted at the shuffleboard place in BK that didn’t break the bank - but that’s a very specific vibe, not sure if it appeal to you.

restaurant weddings tend to be cheap bc you don't need to spend on decor or rentals, and catering is built-in. most of these don't have an admin fee, but remember to account for tax and tip:

• Bacchus - French restaurant with outdoor patio space. could be within budget if you go for a time other than Sat dinner peak season, or shrink guest count. food & bev mins are $28,000 for a Sat in peak season (May-Oct) with >80 guests (full buyout) or $20,000 with <80 guests (partial buyout) - you're right on the edge of a full vs partial buyout. other days of the week are $16,000 for 70-90 guests. 3% credit card fee
• Aurora - Tuscan restaurant with outdoor patio space. Food & bev min for buyouts (max 90 guests) are $16-17k (weekday), $19k (Fri), $21-22k (Sat) for the evening, or $15-16k (Sun) or $14k (Sat) for brunch. They also go cheaper for a garden-only event but that maxes out at 50-55 guests. $500 ceremony fee.
• Radio Star or Glasserie - Mediterranean restaurant in Greenpoint. people mention not much space for dancing (but other redditors have mentioned booking Madeline's nearby for that). Glasserie quoted me $23.2k for 75 on a peak Sat in 2026 (before tax and suggested 5% gratuity).
• Maison May - rustic French restaurant in brownstone. maybe worth considering if you're flexible on guest count (even though they say they go up to 80 people, some people mentioned it felt tight with 75). the numbers might be out of date but I have that venue fee is $3.5k Sats, $2.5k Fri dinner, $1.5k Sun dinner, $500 M-Th dinner + $58-68pp food + $60-85pp alc ($9k food and bev min on Sats otherwise $7k min), plus 18% admin.

Have you looked into Bacchus? Their off season brunch is priced really affordably when I checked into them last year. Easiest way to save money is to minimize guest list

check out pan in Ridgewood! https://pan-nyc.com/ the space is awesome (includes a great dancing area), and would be perfect for about 80 people. we were quoted about $20k for food and open bar for 100+ people, so I think it would be within your budget.

Are you including food and alcohol in the 10K?

I can’t think of specific ones off the top of my head, but there’s a decent bit of venues that’s under 10k. Where the costs add up is the catering and food and beverage but I’ve seen a number of different venue fees that are under 10k

What’s your budget for venue + food and beverage? I think your best bet will be a restaurant if your budget can allow for that. Venue fees alone don’t really capture everything or bulk of budget

I’m getting married at Giando on the water and everything else besides what you ask (food, alcohol, cake) is a little under $21k for 100 people. Definitely the most reasonable for what I could find.

There are so many great spaces in NYC, and many would work well under your 10k budget. I coordinate weddings and most of my clients rent a space and bring in their own set up for tables, seating, linens, cutlery etc.

I would be happy to connect with you to chat more, hear about the vibe/feeling you're hoping to create in the space, and share my advice pros/ cons etc.

I just checked, and one of my favorite spaces to work with is around 6k for venue rental (depending on time of year) and already includes lovely farm tables etc. that you wouldn't have to rent. In case you want to get in touch - https://www.jennealstudio.com/events

So I noticed our venue is offering micro wedding packages now - might be worth checking with them if theyll still do them on your date? Feast at round hill in washingtonville NY. About an hour from midtown. I can send you more details via dm if you want specifics.

Look at the website Wedding Packages NYC. I’m having a small ceremony in NY in December and this is who we’re using. They offer so many different outdoor options and packages in different price points.

Are you looking for an under $4k rental fee, or with food/bev etc? I'm an intimate planner so I can definitely make some suggestions based on what you're envisioning!

What was your original place?

Try peerspace!! I just searched for “party” in NYC and there are lots of options under $250 per hour, some with furniture. You may have to do something like drop catering, but this is the best way I’ve found to save money on a venue in a HCOL area

I'm not in New York, but what you're describing would be almost impossible for under 10K in Seattle. Also, and this may just be me, but 60 people is not a super small wedding. I would recommend considering having it further out from the city, trimming the guest list, or maybe joining some Facebook groups of other New York Brides and getting some advice from them! We have probably a lot of New York brides here, but those groups will be full of only New York brides who can all give you local recommendations. I feel like that'll be more helpful in finding some cheap gems, versus just googling which tends to favor who pays the most.

Hi! did you try the sanctuary on roosevelt island ? my quote for approx 100 people including tax was $12500! we are having a cocktail hour style reception with brick oven pizzas, passed appetizers and a grazing table + open bar!

I think 10k will be really really hard for 60 people in a HCOL city. We've got 40 guests coming and our cost is coming out to over 15k (probably closer to 20k when all is said and done) in Seattle, and that's with an extremely affordable venue that does its own catering, and doing lots of DIY elements ourselves. Unfortunately I think your choices are to cut your guest list in half, go outside the city and do a national/state park kind of wedding (or something similar), or increase your budget.

I would really recommend you check out Tuffet

I also just planned a wedding in NYC and I reached out to almost 20 places and the only ones that were affordable were two restaurants in brooklyn Tuffet and Palo Santo (i think they would be too small for you but another great budget option).

100%!! if youre ok with a restaurant vibe just google party room + neighborhood and/or type of food and youll find a lot of great options. just went to a great party at park place in new hyde park.

we almost pulled the trigger on crystal lake in BK — bar rent out with a space in the back to bring in whatever catering.

theyre out there!

We were going to go this route but decided to go bigger budget simply bc we wanted more full service. However, if you DIYed like crazy and did cheap food, you might be able to swing it. We found some venues on Peerspace that were super cute!

Restaurant buy out is what we did and we were at $14k for 40 people, for only the restaurant. Granted we had an open bar and top shelf for guests, half of it was the liquor alone. We did a ceremony in Central Park with a friend as the officiant

I have no advice, I’m literally in the exact same boat. If you’ve already toyed with the idea of a city hall ceremony and a nice dinner for the folx closest to you, that’s what I would do. The under10k sub just didn’t resonate with what life looks like when you live in the boroughs. I am envious of those folx with so much time and space on their hands, plus hobby skills that can be used / are gifted by friends and family. My hobby is working multiple jobs :: cries in native NYer ::

It’s absolutely possible, and you should check out r/weddingsunder10k for ideas. But you are likely looking at things that are just not in your budget. First I would stop looking at anything in Manhattan unless it’s at a community center or Harlem. Then I would stop looking at places that call themselves “wedding venues,” and look into just getting a space and bringing everything else in yourself.

There are a ton of event halls in Brooklyn in the Crown Heights area where locals do parties ALL the time. You also could look into houses of worship, community centers, empty warehouses, co working spaces, etc.

The actual venues on Long Island can be in budget for you. 50p for 10k all in at some places in New Hyde Park, for example.

I did mine at a community club kind of like the elks. See if anyone you know is a member in one of those and can get you into the space.