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    Emma Z. Sent on 12/03/2022
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    The River Room was AMAZING

    The River Room was our perfect location for our wedding day. It was an amazing representation of my husband and I - the beautiful exposed brick, the white walls for countless design ideas, lots of natural light from the big windows, the cozy string lights, the river view and even the quaint deck space we used for pictures and cocktail hour. Paige was so charming and nice to work with. All of our guests couldn't stop complimenting the space. Our wedding was 64 people and it wasn't too big or too small. The tables fit perfectly throughout the room even with all of our food stations and DJ. My favorite part of the venue was the bridal suite - big enough for me and 4 of my bridesmaids/man to relax in before the start of the day. We are so happy we chose the River Room - it was the happiest day of our lives.
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    Ashley B. Sent on 10/30/2022
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    Gorgeous Customizable Waterfront Venue

    The River Room is a gorgeous events space in downtown Wilmington, right on the river in the heart of the action. It's a blank slate and really perfect for couples that want to make a space their own. The venue rental fee is affordable and includes tables & chairs and a few other essential items, plus the outdoor deck can be added on for a nominal fee. We were glad we added it because guests loved hanging out there, and it was the perfect place for the cocktail hour, giving the team time to flip the space between the ceremony and reception. The max is 100 people but it would be tight with 100, you'd have to break down 2 tables in order to make room for dancing. We had 82 people and it was perfect. The team is attentive and easy to work with. Highly recommend for smaller weddings!
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    Jenna Sent on 10/02/2021
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    Dream come TRUE!

    Words cannot describe how grateful we are for Brittanie and the River room team. It’s not easy to dream of your wedding day your whole life and put your trust in a stranger to help you made that day everything you’ve ever wanted. The River room team and Brittanie went above and beyond to make this day better than anything I could’ve have dreamed about. Our night went flawlessly and the stress of all the months of planning just rolled right off of us as soon as we arrived to the venue because we knew we were in the best hands. Their constant communication and help was more than I could’ve ever asked for. I am so beyond grateful for the River room team and Brittanie for making our big day so special. If you are looking for a wedding venue I would highly recommend the dreamy River room on the beautiful River front and to hire Brittanie for all of your planning needs. 🥰💕😍
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    Kirstie M. Sent on 11/24/2021
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    Gorgeous venue!

    The River Room is such a gorgeous venue! It has such a cozy feel and it was the perfect location for our wedding. The manager Brittanie is so easy to work with and made everything go so smooth for us!
    Cody and Kirstie Murray
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    Gwen B. Sent on 05/05/2020
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    Great venue!!

    Brittanie was wonderful to email, talk to & meet! She is very helpful and professional. We are excited to have our wedding at this beautiful venue next October! Thank you so much!

    The River Room's reply:

    Gwen and Josh- we are so thrilled to be hosting your wedding with us. Its going to one special day and we can not wait to help you celebrate. Cheers to 2021 being the best year!!
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    Brenda P. Sent on 11/04/2021
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    Just perfect

    The venue was just perfect. Plenty of space for everyone. Thank you for making sure that my daughters day was special. Beautifully decorated by awesome wedding planners. The water front at this time of the year was just beautiful. Thank you for allowing us to hold our event in your venue.
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    Amy K. Sent on 10/06/2021
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    Gorgeous River Views, Stunning Pictures.

    I was just married this past weekend here, and it was STUNNING. The place was absolutely gorgeous. George and Brittanie were phenomenal to work with through everything, including having to reschedule due to COVID. They have quite a bit of things that parties can use, and it saved us a good bit on rentals. Honestly, I really cannot come up with a bad thing to say. They worked with us through everything and our wedding was absolutely gorgeous. And you cant beat the location! Close to everything you would want. I would suggest ubering to parties there, but that's just a pro- tip! Definitely consider (and book) the River Room!
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    Stephanie K. Sent on 12/01/2020
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    Amazing venue, even better staff!

    The River Room stands alone when it comes to its beauty but its very rare to find a staff that exceeds all expectations! Whenever I had a question they were quick to respond and even down to the day of they helped me with WHATEVER I needed! Needless to say I will recommend The River Room to every bride!
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    Stephanie K. Sent on 12/01/2020
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    Amazing venue, even better staff!

    The River Room stands alone when it comes to its beauty but its very rare to find a staff that exceeds all expectations! Whenever I had a question they were quick to respond and even down to the day of they helped me with WHATEVER I needed! Needless to say I will recommend The River Room to every bride!
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    Jenny B. Sent on 08/06/2021
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    The perfect venue!

    Wonderful venue, helpful staff, great location!!
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    Hunter P. Sent on 07/21/2021
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    The Perfect Venue!

    The River Room is such a beautiful venue! It was the very first venue that I was very interested in and once we talked to Brittanie, we decided to choose it for the big day. This venue has so much character! The brick walls are absolutely beautiful and the string lights at the top brought such a beautiful vibe! The view of the river from the windows is also to die for! Since the first moment of contact, they made the venue booking process so easy and effortless! And may I say the pricing is amazing compared to other venues! We were incredibly pleased with this venue!
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    Karen W. Sent on 07/14/2021
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    Just lovely!!

    The River Room was an absolutely perfect venue for our rehearsal dinner!! The staff, the space & furnishings were great & the view of the water was a wonderful backdrop as well!
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    Ruthie P. Sent on 03/30/2021
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    Beautiful!

    This venue was absolutely beautiful with the edison lights and the bridal suite. It made everything as beautiful as it could be. Brittanie was super helpful and we couldn’t have asked for better management.
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    Caroline H. Sent on 08/07/2021
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    Wonderful Venue for Rehearsal Dinner

    In March of 2021 we rented the River Room for my son's rehearsal dinner. The venue was beautiful as we hosted a large gathering of approximately 60 people. We also had an acoustic guitar player and shared a slideshow we had complied of the bride and groom. It was a magical evening. Brittanie and her staff were wonderful in answering all of our questions and her staff stayed throughout the evening coordinating and helping with anything we needed. My husband and I would recommend the River Room for any kind of celebration! It was an evening we will cherish for years to come!
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    Krys M. Sent on 03/30/2021
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    The perfect wedding venue!

    We had our wedding at this beautiful venue right on the river earlier this month! The natural light that beams through the large windows of this venue is perfect for a sunset wedding. They have a gorgeous bridal suite, a large outdoor porch overlooking the river and offer a great space for a smaller and more intimate wedding experience. Their staff is a joy to work with as well, and Brittanie was very helpful through the whole process. This was the first venue we looked at and didn’t even bother looking at any others!
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    Megan W. Sent on 12/02/2020
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    Beautiful Riverfront Venue

    I started looking for wedding/reception venues as soon as my now husband and I got engaged. We toured a couple places before finding The River Room, and as soon as I walked through the doors there I knew I had found exactly what we were looking for. The character and charm of the building itself are captivating, but the views of the river are absolutely stunning. We chose to have our cocktail hour and reception at The River Room! The riverfront deck outside made the perfect place to setup our cocktail hour, and allowed our guests to enjoy the beautiful views of the sunset over the river. Not only is it a beautiful venue, but I knew we were in good hands from the start when we first contacted them about setting up a tour. Brittanie promptly responded to every email and made setting up a tour super easy, and kept in touch to answer any questions we had throughout our planning. We could not have chosen a more perfect venue for our big day!
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    Ashley T. Sent on 12/11/2020
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    Exceptional Venue

    We originally started planning a small intimate wedding with intentions to have and outdoor wedding ceremony and reception at my father in laws residence; however we quickly realized that entailed a lot of detail - not to mention the uncertainty of the weather! Our vision has always been to have an outdoor wedding with the option of an indoor/outdoor venue. We began exploring other options and had already booked Brittanie as our wedding planner who is conveniently the manager of the venue at the River Room. Without hesitation she informed us that it was available on our date after a recent cancellation. After viewing the venue in person we knew right away this was our dream venue! The river room is already beautiful without much decoration required to achieve a stunning wedding! Our wedding ceremony took place outside on the deck which was absolutely breathtaking with the river view as the backdrop! The reception took place inside the building with minimal decoration required with the natural exposed brick and white floors. In addition the tables and chairs were included as an added bonus. My husband and I are both over the moon with how our special day turned out and would 100% do it all over again. I highly recommend the River Room!!!
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    Juli B. Sent on 05/19/2020
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    Amazing Venue

    Everything about The River Room was outstanding! Planning a wedding during a pandemic should have been stressful. However, Brittanie was awesome to work with and VERY accommodating with our ever changing ceremony plans. If you are considering this venue, I would not hesitate to book it. You will NOT be sorry!!

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    Juli,
    Thank you so much for your sweet words! COVID has been a challenge for so many couples this year but we appreciate you trusting us with your wedding. It was so amazing being able to host your sweet and intimate ceremony with us here at The River Room.
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    Jennifer H. Sent on 04/15/2020
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    Best Day Ever

    We can’t thank George and the rest of his team at The River Room for the most amazing wedding day!!!! From the moment we saw this venue we knew it was the ONE!!! The views were out of this world. We used the deck for our ceremony and the reception was inside. Take a look at the pictures to see just how beautiful it was!!!! We also loved that it was Downtown Wilmington which gave our guests freedom to explore during their stay as well.
    We planned our entire Wedding long distance which I was a little uneasy about at first. George made this extremely easy by giving us a list of preferred vendors. Each vendor we choose was AMAZING. We can’t thank the team at The River Room for their time and effort for making this truly the best day ever for us!!!! I would do it over in minute and wouldn’t change a thing about it.

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    Jennifer,
    You wedding was beautiful from start to finish. We loved the farm tables and tons of florals that your florist brought in. The Room looked beautiful and you looked absolutely stunning. What a sweet moment it was to do your first look overlooking the Cape Fear River- those were some amazing photos and I know such a special moment for you two. Thank you for trusting us with such an important day.
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    Nazario A. Sent on 01/04/2020
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    Couldn’t have chosen a better place!

    Everything turned out just the way I wanted. They did such an amazing job. The location was just beautiful. I would for sure recommend everyone to have their wedding here!

    The River Room's reply:

    Nazario- Your wedding was simply beautiful! We loved the farm tables and elegant touches you had throughout your wedding decor. The ceremony was so sweet and touching and it was amazing to see all your family and friends surrounding you both. Wishing you and Nathaniel all the happiness!
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    Heather Sent on 01/26/2020
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    Perfect venue

    Having our wedding at The River Room was amazing! George and his staff were very friendly and accommodating! The venue itself is beautifully located & made for some great pictures that we’ll cherish forever.
    Thank you George & staff!

    The River Room's reply:

    Heather,
    Thank you so much for your kind words! We loved being apart of your wedding and witnessing such a special day with you and your families.
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    Lindsey Sent on 01/21/2020
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    Awesome Venue

    We absolutely loved having our wedding and reception at the River room! We ended up being worried about rain the morning of and the staff were completely on top of it and got reception tables rearranged and the ceremony space set up inside for us. It was awesome that we were able to work with all of our favorite vendors cents the river room doesn’t restrict which vendors were allowed to work with. And on top of that, the space is absolutely beautiful. We actually booked before the remodel so we were a little bit nervous about how things it was awesome that we were able to work with all of our favorite vendors sense the river room doesn’t restrict which vendors were allowed to work with. On top of all that, the space is absolutely beautiful both inside and the amazing view! We actually booked before the remodel so we were a little bit nervous about how things would change, but it looked even better on our wedding day than when we booked. Booking/contracts/payment were all east to understand and super accessible and I never had an issue getting my (many) questions answered in the almost 16 months between booking and wedding day. I would recommend the River Room to anyone looking for a wedding ceremony or reception venue (or both)!
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    Haley Sent on 12/20/2019
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    Summer Wedding at The River Room

    We had our wedding at The River Room in downtown Wilmington and we would highly recommend and do it a million times over. We were looking for an affordable place to have our reception and the fact it was River front made it an easy pick, especially with the beautiful, recent remodel. They were easy to work with and had great recommendations for vendors, all who we were able to handpick. This is the only water front venue and worked perfect for us as we had our ceremony across the river at Battleship Park and had a ferry directly to The River Room for our reception. Perfect day for sure!

    The River Room's reply:

    Haley, Thank you so much for your sweet review! Your wedding was simply beautiful and we loved the fun family style dinner and stunning farm tables. Also a HUGE Congratulations to you and Ryan, with your sweet baby girl on the way!
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    Angela Sent on 01/26/2018
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    Thanks chandi you guys are the best.
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    Sadie Sent on 03/21/2017
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    It was the perfect space and they were super easy going. They helped me with a lot and gave great advice when I needed it. Responded quickly, had great tips and was wonderful throughout the entire process.
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