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I've never been good at being concise so I'll just lay it all out for you. Feel free to let me know which, as a wedding guest, you'd find more interesting/memorable.
Option 1- Top of the Tower
Price per head- $120/head for Friday, $140/head for Saturday
Included in package:
-Cocktail hour with 6 passed apps and 2 stationary apps
-3 stations for dinner
-Viennese table
-Wedding cake
-Bar set-up (we bring in our own booze, whatever we want)
-Basic floor length linens in white or ivory
-chairs (nothing special, but totally acceptable)
-tables
-4 votive candles per table in square glass containers
-Parking (12 hours beneath the building)
The venue is in the 50th floor of a building in the center of Philadelphia. Its next to the Comcast Tower which is the tallest building in the city. The cocktail hour is in this long room/widehallway with floor to ceiling windows facing north. The flooring is a slate tile with a grey blue and off white walls. The dinner is in a room thats facing west with a view of one of the rivers in Philly and famous Philadephia Art Museum (the steps that Rocky trains on in the movies) and Boat House Row (looks like a row of gingerbread houses when lit up at night). We would catch the sunset at dinner here. Dessert and dancing will be in a room that faces east. There is another river in this direction and then you can see a bunch of the bridges connecting Philly to NJ. The views at night (at least what I can see from the website) are amazing. There is another story above this one that has a balcony that can be used if the weather is agreeable.
Pros:
-Views, views, views!!
-I like the concept of having two (or two and a half if you could the hallway/room the cocktail hour is in) separate rooms so people who won't want to listen to loud music can get away.
-I believe we could find a church within walking distance to this venue and parking is for 12 hours so people could park and walk to the church and then back. Also, anyone staying in a hotel could easily take public transport or a cab so they can drink later.
-Bringing in our own alcohol so we can choose exactly what we want. Hello, signature cocktails??
-We would have the venue to ourselves.
Cons:
-It is very "banquety" as my friend put it. This facility was built solely for private parties. We were originally envisioning something more unique but I think that the view can make me forget about the lack of originality in this venue.
Option 2 The Moshulu
Price per head: ~$125/head for Friday, $150/head for Saturday
On Friday the package includes:
-4 hour open bar. The brands are decent (Absolut, Smirnoff, Finlandia, Captain Morgan, Bacardi, Cuervo, etc.) and a house wine/beer.
-5 passed apps during cocktail hour
-Seated 3 course dinner with two entree options.
-Wedding cake (but this can be switched out for a dessert table which is what we want)
-China, linens, tables, chairs, etc. The chairs are real wood dark dark brown chivari chairs with a black on black damask pattern.
This venue is located on an 105 year old clipper ship docked on the DE River in Philly. (The DE river separates Philly and NJ). It is primarily a 4-star/4-diamond restaurant thats owned and operated by a group of guys who have also been involved in opening some of the bigger hotels in Philly. The guy we met with is one of them and he and his co-owners all opened the 4 Seasons in town. He told us that they started doing weddings and private parties a few years ago because people kept asking them about it. The dining/dancing room is in the bow of the boat. There is a deck above it that is open in good weather and closed off and heated in cold weather. Thats where the cocktail hour would be.
Pros:
-Top quality food. These guys know what they are doing and know the meaning of top notch hospitality (as least I hope so with their work history!)
- Very unique venue. People wouldn't be forgetting about a wedding on an old ship.
- Full open bar (though we could have that at the other place, just depends on how much we want to spend gathering booze for the Tower)
- They have a partnership with nearby hotels to get good rates. A Hyatt and a Sheraton or something.
Cons:
-The restaurant is open during our function. The dining room is right off of the host station and we would share bathrooms with the restaurant patrons. In the summer months there is another restaurant/bar open on the top deck of the boat. We will have access to another deck adjacent to the cocktail one and from there people from the bar could see our party. He assured me that there would be staff and signs to prohibit people from entering our event.
- Less food for the money. Though, we weren't set on having a wedding cake anyways.
- More challenging to get to. Not sure about a church within walking distance but it seems there might be one reasonably close.
- Low ceilings. Then again, its a boat. I'm not surprised.
Alright, thats it for now. That I can think of. The websites aren't great. Especially the Top of the Tower one.
Feel free to be open with your opinions. I'm really curious what everyone thinks. I'm not really leaning one way or another at the moment.
ETA: Apparently both of these locations are listed in the top 5 of The Knot's most stylish Philly wedding locations.
Option 1- Top of the Tower
Price per head- $120/head for Friday, $140/head for Saturday
Included in package:
-Cocktail hour with 6 passed apps and 2 stationary apps
-3 stations for dinner
-Viennese table
-Wedding cake
-Bar set-up (we bring in our own booze, whatever we want)
-Basic floor length linens in white or ivory
-chairs (nothing special, but totally acceptable)
-tables
-4 votive candles per table in square glass containers
-Parking (12 hours beneath the building)
The venue is in the 50th floor of a building in the center of Philadelphia. Its next to the Comcast Tower which is the tallest building in the city. The cocktail hour is in this long room/widehallway with floor to ceiling windows facing north. The flooring is a slate tile with a grey blue and off white walls. The dinner is in a room thats facing west with a view of one of the rivers in Philly and famous Philadephia Art Museum (the steps that Rocky trains on in the movies) and Boat House Row (looks like a row of gingerbread houses when lit up at night). We would catch the sunset at dinner here. Dessert and dancing will be in a room that faces east. There is another river in this direction and then you can see a bunch of the bridges connecting Philly to NJ. The views at night (at least what I can see from the website) are amazing. There is another story above this one that has a balcony that can be used if the weather is agreeable.
Pros:
-Views, views, views!!
-I like the concept of having two (or two and a half if you could the hallway/room the cocktail hour is in) separate rooms so people who won't want to listen to loud music can get away.
-I believe we could find a church within walking distance to this venue and parking is for 12 hours so people could park and walk to the church and then back. Also, anyone staying in a hotel could easily take public transport or a cab so they can drink later.
-Bringing in our own alcohol so we can choose exactly what we want. Hello, signature cocktails??
-We would have the venue to ourselves.
Cons:
-It is very "banquety" as my friend put it. This facility was built solely for private parties. We were originally envisioning something more unique but I think that the view can make me forget about the lack of originality in this venue.
Option 2 The Moshulu
Price per head: ~$125/head for Friday, $150/head for Saturday
On Friday the package includes:
-4 hour open bar. The brands are decent (Absolut, Smirnoff, Finlandia, Captain Morgan, Bacardi, Cuervo, etc.) and a house wine/beer.
-5 passed apps during cocktail hour
-Seated 3 course dinner with two entree options.
-Wedding cake (but this can be switched out for a dessert table which is what we want)
-China, linens, tables, chairs, etc. The chairs are real wood dark dark brown chivari chairs with a black on black damask pattern.
This venue is located on an 105 year old clipper ship docked on the DE River in Philly. (The DE river separates Philly and NJ). It is primarily a 4-star/4-diamond restaurant thats owned and operated by a group of guys who have also been involved in opening some of the bigger hotels in Philly. The guy we met with is one of them and he and his co-owners all opened the 4 Seasons in town. He told us that they started doing weddings and private parties a few years ago because people kept asking them about it. The dining/dancing room is in the bow of the boat. There is a deck above it that is open in good weather and closed off and heated in cold weather. Thats where the cocktail hour would be.
Pros:
-Top quality food. These guys know what they are doing and know the meaning of top notch hospitality (as least I hope so with their work history!)
- Very unique venue. People wouldn't be forgetting about a wedding on an old ship.
- Full open bar (though we could have that at the other place, just depends on how much we want to spend gathering booze for the Tower)
- They have a partnership with nearby hotels to get good rates. A Hyatt and a Sheraton or something.
Cons:
-The restaurant is open during our function. The dining room is right off of the host station and we would share bathrooms with the restaurant patrons. In the summer months there is another restaurant/bar open on the top deck of the boat. We will have access to another deck adjacent to the cocktail one and from there people from the bar could see our party. He assured me that there would be staff and signs to prohibit people from entering our event.
- Less food for the money. Though, we weren't set on having a wedding cake anyways.
- More challenging to get to. Not sure about a church within walking distance but it seems there might be one reasonably close.
- Low ceilings. Then again, its a boat. I'm not surprised.
Alright, thats it for now. That I can think of. The websites aren't great. Especially the Top of the Tower one.
Feel free to be open with your opinions. I'm really curious what everyone thinks. I'm not really leaning one way or another at the moment.
ETA: Apparently both of these locations are listed in the top 5 of The Knot's most stylish Philly wedding locations.
I think Top of the Tower sounds really nice. They both do, but it seems like the view is a great selling point and it would be more private, which sounds like something you are looking for. I agree with Aimee that you sound a tad more excited about that one. I completely understand being drawn to something more unique like the Moshulu, but imo the Top of the Tower sounds like it''d be pretty darn memorable, "banquet" style or not. I''d definitely be impressed as a guest either way! As an aside, is the boat floating on the water in such a way that might cause sea sickness? Maybe I''m projecting other experiences with boats in the past that were more extreme, but I get really, really seasick, so if the boat rocks at all that might be something to consider for both you and your guests. Then again, I am terrified of heights, so I wouldn''t exactly be smushing my face up against the floor to ceiling 50th story windows...
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