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Why We Love Kimpton Clocktower Hotel for Manchester Jewish Weddings

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If you’re planning a Jewish wedding in Manchester, UK, there’s no better place to do it than the fabulous Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, an extraordinary luxury hotel where Victorian grandeur meets contemporary elegance. 

Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is such a breath of fresh air to have a venue option combining the chicest of surroundings with rich Jewish wedding expertise. Grounded in history matched with peerless contemporary style, Kimpton Clocktower Hotel’s events team has the knowledge and experience to ensure every aspect of your day runs flawlessly.

A JEWISH WEDDING AT KIMPTON CLOCKTOWER HOTEL

Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is truly the perfect venue for an urban glam Jewish wedding right in the heart of Manchester. Every inch of the property is steeped in 19th century history: Kimpton Clocktower Hotel is housed in a magnificent terracotta Grade ll-listed building, complete with oak panelling, dramatic chandeliers, and high ceilings.

I’m obsessed with Kimpton Clocktower Hotel’s array of swoonworthy spaces filled with character, with plenty of options for building your perfect day whatever the size and style of your big day. For a big bash (we’re talking up to 700 guests!), there’s no place better than the majestic ballroom, perfect for entertaining and dancing the night away.

Or for something a bit more intimate,  natural light pours through the stunning double-height windows of The Whitworth Rooms, creating magical moments for your wedding ceremony.

The intimate oak panelled Directors’ Suites offer a luxurious space for smaller celebration meals or your badeken, while the Post Room is the perfect location for a tisch.

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Win a Luxury Three Night Stay for Two in Kosher Paradise at Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, the Caribbean’s Ultimate Jewish Wedding Destination

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Alright, here it is: our biggest giveaway EVER! I’m so thrilled to offer you a chance to win three nights’ stay at the Caribbean’s hottest Jewish wedding destination, Grand Hyatt Baha Mar.

Grand Hyatt Baha Mar is not only one of the most stunning wedding venues in Nassau, it’s also the only luxury hotel in the Caribbean offering in-house kosher catering for your big day, kosher wedding specialists on hand to help you every step of the way, on-site kosher restaurants, and even the option to cater a kosher Shabbat dinner for your guests before or after the main event. 

The dreamiest destination in the Caribbean

Surrounded by gorgeous beaches, tranquil water, and warm sun, Grand Hyatt Baha Mar is the perfect place to throw a stunning wedding weekend where you and your loved ones can get away from it all to celebrate the big day distraction-free. And it’s just a few hours’ flight from the East Coast of the US, with nonstop flights available from many US cities. 

It’s a truly epic destination for an unforgettable Jewish wedding in tropical paradise, and I’m so excited that we’ve teamed up with Grand Hyatt Baha Mar to offer one lucky couple (and you can be single with a plus one, engaged or married to enter) an unbelievable prize to experience the luxuries of the hotel, including:

  • A three-night stay in a standard king room
  • A $200 gift certificate for one dinner at Cinko Asian Latino Grill, Grand Hyatt Baha Mar’s kosher restaurant
  • Site tour available upon request 
  • Total value = $2600

 

A Jewish Wedding at Grand Hyatt Baha Mar

Grand Hyatt Baha Mar is a truly one-of-a-kind venue for a Jewish wedding. There’s no place else in this kind of lush Caribbean setting that makes it SO easy to throw a kosher wedding. 

Grand Hyatt Bahar Mar perfectly combines local color with classic luxury, incorporating the culture and spirit of the Bahamas while attending to all the nuances that make Jewish weddings special. 

Spectacular Service every step of the way

Grand Hyatt Baha Mar’s kosher wedding specialist handles all the details to elevate your wedding, from helping you build Jewish and cultural traditions into your day to private Shabbat dinners overlooking the ocean. 

You’ll receive a full range of unparalleled services to help you personalize your Jewish wedding your way, and you’ll have help with all the details that will elevate your day, from helping you select decor and vendors to delivering gift bags and late-night snacks. 

The Perfect Spaces for Your Jewish Wedding

With flexible indoor and outdoor event spaces, Grand Hyatt Baha Mar’s got the perfect backdrop to suit your vision for your big day – whether it’s a tranquil beach setting, a ceremony in the waterside terraces, or an intimate poolside affair. Grand Hyatt Baha Mar has spaces for all of your wedding celebrations, from private yichud rooms to spaces for the groom’s tisch. 

Unforgettable Shabbat Dinners & exquisite Good Bye Brunches

One of the most special things about whisking your loved ones off to Grand Hyatt Baha Mar is the opportunity to craft a truly immersive wedding experience that goes beyond the day itself. And there’s no place better than one of Baha Mar’s elegant ocean view terraces or elegant dining rooms  for a beautiful private Shabbat dinner or goodbye brunch for your guests.

Unbeatable Kosher Catering at Grand Hyatt Baha Mar

Of course, one of the best things about Grand Hyatt Baha Mar is their unprecedented kosher dining options. It’s truly incredible to see a luxury property offering the range and quality of kosher options you can experience at Baha Mar.

In addition to a fully glatt kosher banquet kitchen to prepare a delectable menu for your wedding, Grand Hyatt Baha Mar is home to two sublime kosher eateries – including a kosher food truck! 

Cinkō, Baha Mar’s sit down meat restaurant, pairs the rich culinary diversity of Latin cuisine with bold Asian flavors. 

Then there’s Knosh, Baha Mar’s kosher dairy food truck. The first dining venue at Baha Mar featuring a fully vegetarian and pescatarian menu, Knosh’s menu includes vegetarian and pescatarian flatbreads, bowls, sandwiches, patties and a variety of savory cheese fry creations.

Both Cinkō and Knosh are kosher certified under the strict supervision of Chabad of The Bahamas.

Seven Reasons Why We Love Grand Hyatt Baha Mar for Your Jewish Wedding

♥Full glatt kosher banquet kitchen

♥Kosher dairy food truck, Knosh, on property

♥Kosher meat restaurant, Cinkō Asian Latino Grill, on property

♥Private Shabbat dinners available for your guests 

♥Private spaces available for ketubah signing, tisch, aufruf, and more

♥Designated kosher wedding specialist to guide you every step of the way as you plan the day of your dreams 

♥Kosher certified under the strict supervision of Chabad of The Bahamas

For the full story about weddings at Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, email  kosherevents@hyatt.com or call 242-788-7339.

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Win the Ultimate NYC Wedding at Carnegie Hall

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Photography by Andre Maier / Planning by Andrea Adelstein, NYLUX Events

Are you looking to plan the ultimate New York City wedding? Something at an iconic venue in the heart of the city, with killer views of the magnificent skyline? Perhaps you’d even like to wed at a legendary cultural hotspot? 

Photography by Andre Maier / Planning by Andrea Adelstein, NYLUX Events 

All that and more is possible at one of our very favourite NYC Jewish wedding venues, Carnegie Hall. One of the world’s most iconic performance spaces, Carnegie Hall also happens to be home to a variety of fantastic event spaces, from a killer rooftop terrace to a private dining room with historic fixtures to rooms with dramatic windows showcasing Central Park.

Photography by Andre Maier / Planning by Andrea Adelstein, NYLUX Events

And right now, our friends at Carnegie Hall are running a competition for one lucky couple to win their dream wedding at this amazing venue!

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10 Affordable Jewish Wedding Venues in New York City

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Jewish Wedding Manhattan New York City the rooftop of Ramscale Studios USA_0004

Image by Hales Studio from Aliza and Nate’s Jewish Wedding

Back in May, I wrote a piece on some of NYC’s most jaw-dropping Jewish wedding venues. They were cool, they were unique, they were fabulous. But one thing they were not, for the most part, is affordable for the average couple getting married.

According to CNN, the average cost of Manhattan wedding is nearly $80,000 (!!!!!!!!!), and even outside Manhattan averages hover around $60,000. Obviously that’s driven up by the small-ish number of ultra- mega- super-luxe weddings the city sees each year, but still. That’s more than a lot of us make in a year. Yikes. 

The good news is that you don’t have to break the bank if you want (or need) to get married within the confines of the Big Apple. Especially if you’re willing to have a smaller wedding and/or to compromise on time of year or day of week, there are a surprising number of appealing options for brides and grooms on a budget. From industrial chic to urban glam to how-are-we-not-out-in-the-country, you can still have the wedding style you want. 

As with all things in the city, affordability is relative, and many of these venues might still leave those of you from less expensive parts of the country (or world!) with some serious sticker shock. A wedding – anywhere, but especially in a city like New York – is a big investment; there’s no way around that (well, short of eloping!). A few of these are truly mindblowingly cheap by city standards, while others are more, shall we say, mid-tier in price. Let’s get started.

Green Building Brooklyn wedding

The Green Building | Image by Weddings by Two from Danya and Andrew’s Jew-ish Wedding

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13 of the Best New York City Venues for Jewish Weddings

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book-themed wedding at the New York Public Library

Image by Dave Robbins from Jessie and Craig’s wedding

Hey all, Emily here! As Smashing The Glass’s resident New Yorker, I’m constantly on the lookout for great venues for Jewish (and Jew-ish) weddings here in NYC.

One of the best things about living in the city is the variety, and wedding venues are no exception. But there’s such a wealth of options to suit any style of wedding, from classic to quirky, that it can be overwhelming to sort through them to find the one that’s right for you.

So today, I want to highlight some options beyond your standard hotels and wedding halls (though we’ve got plenty of those, too!). In NYC, you can get married anywhere from a bookshop to a zoo to a historic synagogue to a working winery — and that’s just for starters.

I hope you New York-area readers find some quality inspo here — and even if you’re getting married on another continent, there’s still some quality eye candy to be found below. I know I’ll be bookmarking some of these gems for my own (potential, someday) wedding!

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