From a catered waterside picnic on the grass to dinner at the Boathouse or Tavern on the Green. Inside the park or out of it — our planners arrange a reception that fits the ceremony you’ve just had, and the budget you actually have.
Choosing where everyone eats afterwards comes down to four things — transportation, convenience, price and style — and they pull against each other. A picnic on the grass fifty yards from where you married is unbeatable for convenience and cost. A room at the Boathouse or Tavern on the Green is unbeatable for weather and formality. We’ll tell you honestly which suits your day, then arrange it either way.
Every site has its own guest cap, its own light and its own set of rules — and a reception nearby saves your guests a journey. Pick one and we’ll tell you the truth about it.
Take the catered picnic and everything comes to you on the grass. Take the coordination package and we run a reception at any venue you like, in the park or anywhere in the city. Or take both.
The picnic reception is priced per person and fully catered, including set-up and clean-up. The coordination package is day-of only and can be added to a ceremony package whether you’re marrying in Central Park or somewhere else entirely. Venue hire at the Boathouse, Tavern on the Green or elsewhere is quoted separately.
Not at all. We arrange receptions both inside and outside the park — from catered waterside picnics on the grass to iconic NYC venues like the Central Park Boathouse and Tavern on the Green. The coordination package works wherever you’re holding it.
A family-style catered reception at $65 per person, including a gourmet variety of food and beverages, serving platters, coolers with ice, blankets, pillows and parasol umbrellas — plus full set-up before you arrive and clean-up afterwards.
Day-of coordination for your reception, from $3,500, and it can be added to a ceremony package whether you’re marrying in Central Park or somewhere else. It covers help getting organised and reviewing details in the weeks beforehand, and a designated point person on the day to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Four things decide it: transportation, convenience, price and style. A picnic wins on the first three — your guests walk fifty yards from the ceremony and it costs a fraction of a venue. A room wins on weather and formality. Tell us the guest count and the ceremony location and we’ll give you a straight answer rather than a sales pitch.
For a picnic we agree a weather fallback in advance rather than deciding on the morning — usually a nearby indoor venue held provisionally, or moving the date. Parasols handle sun and light drizzle. For a booked venue it makes no difference at all.
Yes — most couples book both together, and it works better that way. One planner covers the permit, the ceremony and the reception, so the timings join up and there’s a single person responsible for the whole day rather than a handover halfway through.
No obligation and no deposit to check. A planner replies within 24 hours with the reception options open on your date, in and out of the park, and what each one would cost.
Prefer to talk? Call the local team on (212) 555-0184, weekdays 9–6 ET.
