The Central Park Boathouse

Once my husband and I toured the Boathouse, we knew it was the perfect venue for us. Originally scheduled for 2020, we had to push our wedding due to the pandemic. James (our planner at the Boathouse) was able to move our wedding exactly one year from the original date. Leading up to the wedding, James was very easy to reach and answered any and all questions that we had. We met with him several times to go over the day-of schedule, and went over every single detail multiple times. We can’t speak more highly of our experience at the Boathouse - the location is magical, the food was excellent (at our tasting, we could not stop exclaiming how good it was), and James and Harold (the maitre d) made our night so fun and stress-free.

We got married less than a week ago and we’re still on cloud 9 after the wonderful event thrown at the most fabulous location in NYC! We booked our wedding at the Boathouse back in August 2019. We decided to postpone in May 2020, and Peter / the Boathouse couldn’t have been more empathetic, accommodating and kind to us during this difficult time. I was hearing horror stories of people being charged fees and higher prices to book the following year, but the Boathouse honored our rate, which we very much appreciated. Throughout 2020, we had many, many questions/concerns and Peter was always there to answer an email or hop on the phone. In fact, they held TWO dates for us while we decided which month in 2021 we wanted to have our wedding! Now to discuss the actual event. Leading up to the day, Peter answered about 5 million questions from me and eased all of my concerns. We had a walk through a couple of days before, and even decided to add the raw bar at the last moment (excellent decision, by the way). Our wedding at the Boathouse was the most special day of our entire lives and in the words of ALL of our family and friends, the best wedding they have EVER been to. The food is fantastic, the location is incredible, the staff is AMAZING (shoutout to Harold, you’re the man!), I literally can’t find a single bad thing to say. The food is really the highlight of the night. The passed apps are INCREDIBLE, as are the four courses. We opted for the pesto pasta to start, followed by mozzarella/tomato, and chose a fish/steak for our entree. Back story on my husband - he has been to every steakhouse in the city and is a total snob when it comes to his steaks. In his words “the steak holds its own against any other top restaurant in Manhattan - absolutely delicious, and especially impressive considering they’re preparing it for 140+ people at a huge event.” Also, please tell me when else you can arrive to your cocktail hour on a gondola?! Peter and the staff at the Boathouse, we just want to thank you for making our wedding the most perfect, picturesque night of our lives.

A wedding in Central Park is not only an amazing setting but the Boathouse made it an amazing experience. The food was superb, the service was outstanding and the setting is one you will always remember.