Reception venues

[figment]

All right, Twin Citians: what are some cool places to have a reception?

Any suggestion is welcome, but if more details help:
- 150 people, probably
- dancing is a must, band is not required
- must be legal to have alcohol there
- will be at night (8 PM or later)
- bonus points for artsy, off-beat, etc.

Comments

Will there be cake?

[lexinatrix.livejournal.com]

Do you want to bring in your own cake, or use the venue's caterer? I found that my desire to bring in my own cake limited my options.

If no cake or you're content with the venue's catering options, then you've more choices.

I'll look at the list I had in a MN Bride magazine from last year and see what they recommend when I get home. That list is where I got the idea of having our reception at The Local.

Re: Will there be cake?

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

The main food limitation is that it be possible to have vegan food. I think most caterers should be able to do that, but that does render some places rather inappropriate for the reception... y'know, like a steakhouse.

Also, thank you.

Re: Will there be cake?

[lexinatrix.livejournal.com]

This list is from Minnesota Bride's Best of 2007 list. I can't speak to the availability of vegan food from this list... which is even bigger than I remember.

I can try to pare it down based on my own judgement of arty/off-beat, and they have a price rating of $-$$$$, with one being economical, and four being posh.

Did you want me to just send you photocopies of the full list? I may be able to scan it to PDF here at work, too.

Re: Will there be cake?

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Whichever takes less time for you -- either looking through it yourself and picking off-beat ones, or sending me photocopies or scans of the full list. I'll email you my address in case you don't have it.

Thank you so much!