By, Caitlyn Bradley, Director of Sales and Catering, Pleasantdale Château Let’s hear it for commitment! We’re seeing more married couples in the New York metro area having ceremonies to renew [...]
By Christopher Gellings, Banquet Manager, Highlawn Pavilion Here at the Knowles restaurants in the New Jersey, New York metro area, we’re seeing more interest in all things “eco friendly” and [...]
By Rolf Shick, Banquet Manager, The Manor We want everything to be perfect on our wedding day. But sometimes things out of your control go wrong – for example, a vendor messes something up. Maybe [...]
By Laura Madden, Senior Sales Manager, Pleasantdale Château The ceremonial “First Dance” at a wedding reception often looks uncomfortably like its name implies: The newlyweds are usually nervous [...]
By Rolf Shick, Banquet Manager, The Manor By now we’ve all seen the crazy freestyle dance on YouTube, and again during The Office’s season finale when Pam and Jim got married. But that style of [...]
By Laura Madden, Senior Sales Manager, Pleasantdale Château Remember playing the daydreaming game, “He loves me, he loves me not?” Well, if he’s marrying you, he obviously does love you, but some [...]
By Lars Johnson, General Manager, Pleasantdale Château The music selection for your wedding literally sets the tone for the ceremony. You’ve got a lot of options to consider – not only in [...]
By Laura Madden, Senior Sales Manager, Pleasantdale Chateau Move over, Mom! The bride and groom are taking center stage in making wedding plans. Mothers have traditionally taken a large hand in [...]
By Roman Bienkiewicz, Banquet Manager, The Manor Looking for a way to keep the cost of your wedding in check? Rethinking the plans for your reception dinner can provide some significant [...]
Welcome to The Art of Reception, a blog about everything to do with weddings. The Knowles properties (The Manor, Highlawn Pavilion, Pleasantdale Chateau and Ram’s Head Inn) have been hosting [...]
