Wedding at a restaurant

I don’t think you choose to have a restaurant wedding as much as a restaurant wedding chooses you. You have to be a laid-back couple who are after a relaxed affair. The type of wedding planners where “great food” is the most important item on the list of what you want for your big day, and second is “not really having to decorate.” If that sounds like you, there are some big pros to hosting your wedding reception at one of your city’s finest eateries.

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I don’t think you choose to have a restaurant wedding as much as a restaurant wedding chooses you. You have to be a laid-back couple who are after a relaxed affair. The type of wedding planners where “great food” is the most important item on the list of what you want for your big day, and second is “not really having to decorate.” If that sounds like you, there are some big pros to hosting your wedding reception at one of your city’s finest eateries.

No frills and no wedding party: just sweet downtown photo ops, a chic restaurant venue, and lots of love in this Barbuzzo wedding in Philadelphia.

Get our best tips for planning your wedding reception, including budgeting, planning your menu, hiring key vendors, choosing favors and guest books, and more. Follow these wedding reception tips and tricks and you'll plan a party everyone will love.

NYC wedding at Cathedrale Restaurant documented by NY wedding film photographer, Michelle Lange. Featuring The Privilege is Mine wedding planning, Carrie Wilcox floral design and Sarah Seven wedding gown. Bridal Prep took place at The James Hotel in Nomad. Ceremony took place at The Church of St. Fr

You’re engaged, congratulations! We’re so excited to hear that you’re starting your wedding journey. One of the first things that you’ll need to check off of your list is the venue for your Chicago wedding …

Are you a jazz aficionado? Or perhaps you’ve got a thing for all things French? Do you wish you could travel back to the 1920s? If any of those things are you, then you’re going to fall absolutely *head over heels* for today’s wedding, inspired by a ‘20s French bistro! Sienna + Jonathan decided to...

After the pandemic cancelled Nida and Thomas' original Mexico city wedding, the couple had their ceremony and cocktail hour at Nida’s family home, on Lake Minnetonka, in her mother’s garden. "We’ve had so many memories at this house and it is a truly special place for us and for our family. For our reception, we wanted a raw space that we could build out to feel like a fantastic dinner party at a restaurant."

Eat, drink, and be married at your favorite restaurant. Here, our complete guide to having a restaurant wedding reception.