Unique venue to hold 40 people for Bridal Shower

We did a pavilion in a park and it turned out wonderful!

*Edit: Should've read the outside part. Sorry! Maybe a firehall?

We have 54 people at our rehearsal dinner. i ended up looking up banquet halls. they offer small rooms for that and some dont charge the rental fee for the banquet hall. i was lucky that our venue where well have the ceremony then flip to reception was free for our rehearsal dinner.

Check local American legions, VFW's and Knight's of Columbus. What area of northern nj? I'm central but might have some other ideas (or FH might) if we knew what's closer to you. I'd also add paging Celia to your post headline as she's in nj and knows lots of great places

Don't self cater this, okay? It may not even be possible since most venues require certificates of insurance, workman"s comp and health dept certification. I might suggest that instead of buying and cooking all the food, maybe your dad comes in as a fourth contributor? It's a little unconventional, but it could work.

You can try the Wyckoff Women's Club, the Englewood Women's Club and the Glen Rock Ambulance Corps. These are stand alone venues that welcome off premise caterers, (the disclaimers above....)

This is my list of little restaurants and/or places that have private rooms that welcome our smaller groups;

- Bibiz Lounge in Westwood Ask for Ida

-St. Eve's in Hohokus

-The Wooden Duck Inn in Newton (talk to Marianne)

-The Madison Hotel, in Morristown (talk to Chris or Joe)

-The Ho Ho Kus Inn

-Pig and Prince in Montclair

-McLoone's Boathouse in West Orange

-Solar Di Minho in Newark

-Osseys, in Hawthorne

-The Grain House at the Old Mille Inn

-Bottagra, in Hawthorne (Ask for Dan)

-The Brickhouse, in Wyckoff (Ask for Michael)

-Mohawk House, in Sparta (Ask for Rachel)

-Michael's Riverside, in Lyndhurst

-Pintxo Y Tapas in Englewood

-The Charthouse, in Weehawken (Also dog friendly)

-Ninety Acres at Natirar. Peapack/Gladstone (ask for Meghan)

-Amandas, in Hoboken

-Sofia, in Englewood

-Roots Steakhouse in Ridgewood

-Le Jardin, Edgewater

-Highlawn Pavilion (ask for Chris)

-Ramapo College Spiritual Center (Linda Kavan, Coordinator 201-684-7094)

-San Cubano in West New York

-Fitzgerald's 1928 in Glen Ridge

-The Charthouse in Weehawken

-The Stone House at Sterling Ridge

-Park West, Ridgewood

-Desperate Soles Brewery, Jersey City

-Gladstone Tavern, Gladstone, NJ

-Bella Fig in Hawthorne, NJ (talk to Franco)

-Barnyard and Carriage House in Totowa

-Pines Manor in Edison (ask for Camille)

-Cypress in Kinnelon Ask for Theo

^ this is why I love Celia lol

I'm not sure where in Northern jersey you are looking, but also you can try Victor's Chateau in Little Falls or Grillestone in Scotch Plains. We had my 2 sisters' bridal showers at Victor's Chateau. My bridal shower was recently held at Grillestone and everything was great.