Weddingbee Blog

A wedding is no longer just one party; it’s now a whole series of events to plan - engagement parties, showers, rehearsal dinners, day after brunches…

Thankfully Jewish couples don’t have rehearsals before the wedding. No rehearsal = no mandatory rehearsal dinner (!) which means I can focus on tying bows, wrapping favors, doing sit-ups and other “important” pre-wedding tasks.

I’m not totally off the hook though since we are hosting a brunch for family and out-of-town guests the morning after the wedding. I’ve been on the hunt for a reasonably priced restaurant for an early (10:00am?) Sunday brunch. We are expecting to have 40 -50 people, so we don’t want to spend much over $20 per person.

The guests will be staying in a hotel in the financial district, so I’m looking for a restaurant within walking distance. I checked with the hotel and they would charge around $60 bucks per person - how many eggs do they expect people to eat??? One current contender is Smorgas Chef on Stone Street. Let me know if you have any other suggestions.

I don’t think any of these restaurants fit the bill for me, but here is a list of restaurants with good private dining options from Manhattan User’s Guide.