Rule of Thirds

Guest capacity

Up to 250 seated guests

About this venue

Rule of Thirds is a restaurant and event venue that operates out of Brooklyn, New York. Situated in a vibrant, urban setting not far from McCarren Park, there is a chic, design-orientated, and industrial ambience to enjoy here. An ideal place to host your wedding celebration, you are sure to be enthralled by the high quality of space, food, drink, and service within the venue.

Seated guest capacity

150-250

Venue type

Industrial Spaces
Museums, Galleries
Restaurants, Breweries
Urban Locations

Venue setting

Covered Outdoor
Indoor
Outdoor

171 Banker St, Brooklyn, NY 11222

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Rule of Thirds

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Rule of Thirds

Versatile and chic.

Featuring industrial notes with exposed brick, concrete floors and beautiful light-filled rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows. With three indoor private dining rooms, an expansive event space with its own private entrance/exit, and an outdoor courtyard that can be converted to allow for private gatherings, Rule of Thirds can host events ranging from 8 to 450 people.

Guest capacity

Up to 250 Seated

Up to 450 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Cocktail hour

Available services that can be provided by Rule of Thirds

Services & amenities

Bar services
Catering services
Clean up
Dance floor
Dressing room / Bridal Suite
Event coordinator
Event rentals
Event staff
Lighting/Sound
On-site accommodations
Service staff
Set up
Wheelchair accessible
Wifi

Reviews

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The BEST venue!!!
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•Brittany P.•Jun 3
Where to even begin! First off, my wife and I had a fairly large wedding for NYC, roughly 200 people, so when we started to look at venues, we were so nervous about what we would find. Rule of Thids was actually the first venue we saw, and we were blown away by the space. If you’re renting out the full venue, you get access to the entire restaurant, plus the event space, as well as the outdoor area. It makes the flow of the wedding so nice, so everyone wasn’t crammed into one space as they were trying to flip it for the ceremony, dinner, and dancing. We were also able to rent out the photo studio attached to the sake shop to get ready in, so we were on-site all day, which was AMAZING. We could easily discuss things with our day-of coordinator, florist, etc., and the space was so large and had impeccable light (our makeup artist and hair stylist were super happy with it!). We chose to use the venue coordinator, Julie, as our day of coordinator, and we cannot say enough good things about her. She was incredibly responsive, super organized, and comes from the wedding industry, so she brought up things that we didn’t even think to consider for the day of that were so helpful. Beyond that, she was so pleasant to work with and just had an amazing, chill vibe that everyone wants from their coordinator on the wedding day. It was also amazing that she works at the venue, so she knew all the ins and outs of the space and could easily coordinate with our other vendors. She helped ensure the bridal party was in the right places at the right time, moved people from room to room when needed, and helped us stay on track with the flow of the wedding, which was perfect and so seamless. She and the ROT team set up the entire space exactly as we envisioned, and everything looked beautiful! The venue is honestly perfect for a wedding. We were able to use private dining spaces in the venue for a photobooth and coat closet, plenty of bathrooms (not something you think about until you go to a wedding with too few!), an amazing outdoor space for guests to cool down/get away from the noise, a huge dance floor area, spacious dining room, and so many bars for our guests to go to. The staff were all amazing, endlessly refilling drinks and food, and everyone was incredibly nice. Even after all of the amazing things above, the best part about Rule of Thirds is the food. From the cocktail hour to the dessert, this food is amazing and well beyond typical wedding standards. We had so many guests tell us how good everything was, and we were told this was the first wedding at the venue where every single canape and raw bar item was eaten, so our guests were very happy! (if you can, splurge on the raw bar because it was so good!!) After the ceremony, they set up a spot for us to sample all the canapes and raw bar items, which we were super thankful for since we would never have eaten anything otherwise. We also had a very specific request for a mazeman noodle dish we had eaten when we toured the space a year prior, and the chef and team made it happen for us, which was AMAZING and so incredibly delicious. If you’re looking for a wedding venue and considering Rule of Thirds, DO IT! We wish we could relive the day all over again because it was so amazing, and we will forever be hoping someone else we know gets married here so we can experience something similar again.
Best wedding at Rule of Thirds!
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•Sarah•May 20, 2024
We had a fantastic experience getting married at Rule of Thirds. We were drawn to it for the beautiful space and the delicious food — both of those things delivered — but we were even more impressed with the service. From the beginning, they were super amenable, answering every question we had quickly, and being very available for us to drop by to be in the space multiple times. We used on of their in-house day-of coordinators, Paige, who was really friendly and on top of everything. The day ran smoothly — we had nothing to think or worry about, and were just able to have a good time. Many of our guests commented on how it was the best food they ever had at a wedding, and about how beautiful and unique the room was. Our vendors also mentioned that they were easy to work with. All in all, we couldn’t have asked for a better experience.
The best weekend of my life thanks to Thirds!!!
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•Phoebe P.•May 5, 2024
Wow, I cannot sing more praise for Rule of Thirds events team/food team/service team. Where to start? The food was the best wedding food. I had so many guests tell me after how much they ate and how much they loved the food. So many of our friends said it was the best reception they had ever been to! The space itself is so well designed and beautiful, in our Brooklyn way. It's not traditional, but still timeless. We did minimal DIY decor, and the space looked phenomenal (it's so flexible in how it can look - simple or maximal, it's well designed so it's stunning no matter what). The service staff and events staff were AMAZING and the biggest reason our night went above and beyond. Everyone had great attitudes and big smiles! In the NYC service industry, it's sooooo rare (and def not expected). ROT was also flexible with specific requests that were unconventional (lion dance, light sabers, no ceremony, cocktail style food for sit down dinner, etc). Ultimately, I felt so spoiled by ROT and enjoyed the whole planning process with them (did not have a planner until 2 months out). Have your wedding here, you won't regret it. I wish I could do it all over again!!!!!
Amazing wedding venue
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•Anna B.•Apr 11, 2024
Rule of Thirds was an excellent venue, we had our wedding in March and was perfect for a winter wedding. We worked with Julie, who was extremely organized leading up to the day and helped our day run smoothly. The space was great for the number of people we had (a smaller wedding about 70 people) the food and drinks were the best, and overall we were very pleased with the event. You can really do whatever you would like for the day and they are very accommodating, it was a pleasure working with them.