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The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing
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"The Boathouse was the most perfect venue for our wedding! From meeting with Bonnie, to getting..."
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About this venue
Say "I Do!" at Richmond's only waterfront reception venue with a view of the city skyline. Host your reception on an entire floor of our historic waterfront building, centrally located near downtown Richmond. With a combined 85 years of experience, our professional and responsive coordinators will be there to assist you every step of the way, from your first visit until the last dance. Your guests will rave about the delicious food from the culinary team of The Boathouse, listed among the best local restaurants in Richmond Magazine's most recent roundup. Read our reviews to hear from our happy couples, then come visit and see for yourself!
Facilities and Capacity
The River View Room accommodates 150 seated guests and 230 for an hors d'oeuvres reception. The Harbourmaster Suite seats 24 and can accommodate up to 30 for an hors d'oeuvres reception. The Restaurant Main Floor seats up to 150 guests. Our historic brick structure dates to 1887, and formerly powered the city’s trolley system.
Services Offered
Our tailored wedding packages include tables, chairs, linens, china, glassware, and flatware. Our dedicated event coordinators assist with planning the room layout, the menu, and the timeline. If you are having your wedding ceremony at The Boathouse, your coordinator will be on-hand during the rehearsal and the ceremony to assist you and your officiant.
CuisineThe Boathouse's award-winning culinary team offers a wide variety of menu choices. Serving options include plated meals, buffets, and food stations. Bar packages are available to complement every dish with selections like signature cocktails, premium liquor, beer, and wine.
Other Services
The venue offers bar services and various wedding decor items upon request. Interested couples may choose from the following:
- All day access
- Cocktail reception
- Champagne toast
- Open bar
- Premium liquor
- Signature drink
- Specialty beer
- Specialty wine
- Barware
- China
- Flatware
- Glassware
- Linens
- Tables
- Chairs
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16 years in business
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We speak English
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Reviews of The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing
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The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing offers stunning waterfront and sunset views with an elegant indoor space. Guests praise the dedicated coordinator and professional staff for seamless planning and flawless day-of execution. The food, full-service amenities, and attentive team made the day stress-free and highly recommended.
Rehearsal Dinner and Welcome Party - River View Room
Alli and her team were helpful and very responsive throughout with us and our wedding planner Melissa Vine. We put together a playlist for the night using Spotify and the team made it easy for us to make use of that and provide other A/V needs.
The food was a hit as well! We did steak and lobster and branzino for the rehearsal dinner and an assortment of heavy apps for the welcome party. All very good. The staff on site were more than accommodating to our guests needs.
Amazing experience
A huge shoutout to Alli, our day-of coordinator, who made everything absolutely seamless. She handled everything so that we didn’t have a single worry the entire day. Even in our meetings leading up she was so helpful, patient and honest. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to work with.
The venue itself is stunning, and the team behind it made the entire process feel easy and enjoyable. We’re so grateful for the experience and would absolutely recommend The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing to anyone!
Amazing Venue!
The event team will hold your hand from beginning to end, answer all questions, and ensure to execute your vision.
Magical Day
5 Stars Plus!!!
We met Alli when we first visited The Boathouse to take a peek at the event space and she also worked with us during the planning phase. She was phenomenal. She was very prompt and responsive along the way as me bombarded her with questions throughout the process. She covered everything right down to the last detail. She offered suggestions and ideas that made everything perfect for them. The food was delicious, and everyone raved about the crab cakes and the beef that they chose as menu selections. They thoroughly enjoyed both the food and drinks. Jacob and Derek were amazing – from setup, to waiting on everyone throughout the night, to the wrap up stages, at the end of the evening and they also kept us abreast as the evening progressed. I highly recommend The Boathouse at Rocketts Landing for your Wedding Event! Thank you! You helped to make Reggie and Jess's dreams come true! Sincerely, Tara B "Proud Momma"
The Best Day Ever with The Best Staff Ever
All of the staff was amazing but we particularly want to highlight Alli, Laura, and Amy.
Alli, thank you for your patience as we planned our wedding. There were a lot of hiccups and back and forth and you handled it all like a champion.
Laura walked us through the rehearsal and then kept the actual wedding day running smoothly. She handled the decorations with ease (and there were a lot of them), and she also made sure to check in with us regularly on the day of. She handed us drinks right after we walked up the aisle, she came to get me when it was my turn to walk and told me to pause and enjoy it, she went through the buffet line for us and got our food, and she wrangled the boys who were there to help decorate the venue but were probably kind of in her way at some points.
Amy was a superstar! We had so many people mention Amy to us after the wedding. My mom in particular was in awe of her ability to be some personable while handling so many things at once. There was a point near the end of the night where I couldn't find my bouquet and I locked eyes with Amy and she stopped what she was doing to go get it for me. She was also so helpful with packing everything away and back into the large van we brought.
All in all, I don't have enough good things to say about Alli, Laura, Amy and the entire Boathouse team. You made the entire planning process so much easier than I expected and were all so kind. Thank you thank you thank you!!!
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Picture perfect river-side site. The Views and atmosphere are all Richmond!
If your looking for the true Richmond experience for an upscale wedding look no further. The service, food , and wedding coordination is impeccable. Not to mention the view of the city and River like none other in the area.
The Boathouse at Rockett's Landing is and will always be one of our favorite venues. They are easy to work with, have a great layout for their clients, have amazing food, and they have one great view of Downtown RVA. Book them while you can!
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