Lume West Village

Absolutely amazing venue for a wedding party!

My husband and I hosted our wedding celebration for 55 people at Lume West Village on a Sunday night in June and we had a wonderful experience. tldr; the staff are wonderful and organized, the food is amazing, and the decor is really fun and pretty. For context: I always wanted to do a restaurant buyout for our wedding reception. I knew that our format would be a little non-traditional, in that we wanted a cocktail hour, seated dinner, and speeches, but no dancing. I really cared a lot about (1) food and drink quality and (2) finding a venue that looked nice without us having to bring in flowers or a ton of extra decoration. I spent several months looking into NYC restaurants (focusing on Manhattan and Brooklyn) that could host this kind of event and ultimately got quotes/details from more than 30 potential venues. Lume West Village was by far and away the best in terms of price-to-value ratio, especially for Manhattan. We booked about 9 months in advance of our event. In the months leading up to the party, I was impressed by how nice they were about answering all of my questions (for example, I had a lot of questions related to accommodating some guests' food allergies). Huge shout-out to Bridget! Our day-of experience was also perfect. I actually had *not* visited the venue before the day-of and I was blown away by how stunning the space was (the globe light display does not disappoint; I also liked the photographic art on the walls). Truly everything with the restaurant went off without a hitch. The manager Naya was available all day to help with odds and ends (for example, to receive a catering delivery for food for a few guests who kept strictly kosher) and help set up place cards and table labels. She also helped make sure that I was kept supplied with drinks/etc. even though I spent the evening running around. And the food and cocktails were EXCELLENT: We are foodies, we did the premium buyout menu, and we were very happy. (Much happier than we were with our welcome party dinner venue, which my mother chose and which was at a different Manhattan restaurant.) I really could not be more grateful to Lume for giving us such a wonderful wedding party.