Wedding in Bergen County or vicinity

[jpr54_]

My son will be getting married June 7, 2009-

We need suggestions for places for reception-Jewish style but not necessarily Kosher

[Cook456]

Westmont Country Club, The Venetian in Garfield, Crystal Plaza in Livingston.

The Manor is too large a venue to have that kind of special feeling that one expects on their wedding day.

[MJP]

My cousin's bat mitzvah was at Crystal Plaza. I don't remember the food, so it might not have been so great.

The Venetian was very, very not-intimate. It's good if you have a lot of people coming (Call it 250+) but the food was among the best I've had out there.

I'm planning my wedding right now and I'm booked at the Woman's Club of Ridgewood. It's a very nice space and the rate is reasonable, plus you can bring in a kosher caterer and have much more control over the food than at a catering hall. We're using Picnic and I'm sure they can do kosher-style if not OU-certified kosher.

[PicnicChef]

Great! Glad you like the Ridgewood Women's Club. Other ideas in the area for brides looking to bring in their own caterers:

Englewood Women's Club (if under 100)

Upper Montclair Women's Club - terrific but closed all summer since they have no air conditioning

Englewood Field Club - If you know somebody. They allow you to bring in your own.

Bishop House - Saddle River - If you are NOT doing sit down!

Hope those help!

[MJP]

Hey, I should probably book the Woman's Club and actually get started with you at some point, Christine. :-D

[Curlz]

Crystal Plaza's food and service are fantastic, imo; don't discount them just because they're Kosher! They used to cater a major annual event (400-600 attendees) for me, and until we told people who the caterer was, they had no idea it was a K meal.

[PicnicChef]

Hey, I should probably book the Woman's Club and actually get started with you at some point, Christine.  :-D

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Ha! Now I know who you are! Yes, indeedy you should. We're doing four bridal tastings this week!

[LauraSM]

Crystal Plaza's food and service are fantastic, imo; don't discount them just because they're Kosher!  They used to cater a major annual event (400-600 attendees) for me, and until we told people who the caterer was, they had no idea it was a K meal.

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It might not have been. They do both Kosher and non-Kosher catering.

That being said, I agree that their Kosher food is terrific. I was married there 15 years ago. It was a mixed marriage but the food was Kosher, and my husband's (non-Jewish) family didn't know that the food was Kosher, and raved!!

[BeckerEyes]

Try The Valley Regency in Clifton near Monclair University. We were very surprised and pleased how good they were for a catering hall. Wonderful people.

[Dana329]

Tell me more about the bridal tastings I'm planning my wedding tto,

Dana

[Meredith380]

Westmont Country Club, The Venetian in Garfield, Crystal Plaza in Livingston.

The  Manor is too large a venue to have that kind of special feeling that one expects on their wedding day.

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That's a surprising response. Given the amount of people who have had that special feeling they expected at the Manor on their wedding day in the past 4 plus decades.

Did you get married there?