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Weddings at Haven’s Kitchen Haven’s Kitchen is a gracious and welcoming venue for weddings. Designed by Founder Alison Cayne, our Chelsea carriage house features three event spaces, available individually or combined. Our culinary and service teams work closely with each couple to create an event that reflects the story of their relationship and their vision of how to celebrate their life together.

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Page 1: Weddings at Haven's Kitchen

Weddings at Haven’s KitchenHaven’s Kitchen is a gracious and welcoming venue

for weddings. Designed by Founder Alison Cayne, our Chelsea carriage house features three event spaces, available individually or combined. Our culinary and service teams

work closely with each couple to create an event that reflects the story of their relationship and their vision of how to

celebrate their life together.

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Our HouseOur carriage house balances the warmth of a home and the unadorned openness of a city loft. Original flooring, contemporary art, mid-century fixtures, and farmhouse tables offer a distinctive setting to host your wedding. Guests can use the space as is, or as a canvas for their own creative vision. Floors can be rented individually or combined to accommodate your guest list. Due to the age of the building, there is no elevator access.

Second FloorA winding marble and steel staircase, framed by a gallery wall of art by Ellsworth Kelly, Richard Serra, and Tracey Emin leads to the second floor, comprised of two spaces: a living room with a bar and a dining room. There is one restroom on this floor.

Features: Original wood floors, lounge and dining seating, farm tables, full bar, mid-century lighting, original art, and marble mantle.

Best Uses: Seated dinners for up to 40 in the Dining Room and 12 in the Living Room. Small, standing room ceremony by the mantle in the living room.

Photo: Brookelyn (left), JC Lemon PhotographyCover photo: Blue Jar Photography

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Third Floor The third floor is 2,200 square feet of open space with southern-facing light reminiscent of a Soho-style loft with a black marble bar, and niche shelving. There are two bathrooms.

Features: Large south facing windows, white brick walls, a black marble bar, lounge seating, and 11-foot ceilings.

Best Uses: Seated dinners for up to 80 guests. A standing room cocktail party for up to 125. Dancing!

Photo: Michael Photography (left),Vik Photography

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Ceremonies & CelebrationsWe are a full-service venue. Our staff is comprised of fine dining professionals who have committed their careers to hospitality. Culinary Director David Mawhinney writes each menu specifically for our couples to reflect what they love to eat and want to share with their guests. Events Director Halle Heyman supports couples in every step of their process from creative ideas to logistical details. Service Director Bryn Clarke, a veteran of Per Se and Brooklyn Fare, guides our guests in selecting wines and cocktails, and executing their vision the day of their celebration.

We also have a recommended list of incredibly talented photographers, florists, wedding cake bakers, and event designers.

Photo: Blue Jar Photography

Traditional Weddings Haven’s Kitchen accommodates 80 guests for wedding celebrations with a seated ceremony followed by a cocktail hour, meal and dancing, using both the second and third floors.

Cocktail CelebrationsFor couples who prefer a non-traditional format, we accommodate up to 150 guests for a cocktail party with passed and stationary food with plenty of room for dancing and socializing.

MenuWe believe that the food served at your wedding is one of the most important parts of the celebration. It is an opportunity to tell the story of your relationship, and create a meaningful experience for your guests.

Culinary Director David Mawhiney worked at Per Se under Chef Jonathan Benno, and followed him as part of the opening team of Lincoln Ristorante. His cooking is grounded in classical French techniques while his flavors and dishes explore global influences. His repertoire of dishes runs the gamut from uni with dashi broth and white chocolate mousse with black pepper sable to buttermilk fried chicken and creamsicle doughnut holes.

In line with our mission, our menus are written with a commitment to using seasonal produce and sourcing sustainably raised meats and fish. Seasonal produce not only makes for better flavor, it also raises your event into an act of support for local growers.

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Photos: Sarah Bode Clark Photography, Sandy Soohoo (bottom left)

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Proposals & PricingHaven’s Kitchen works closely with each couple to execute their vision for their wedding. Start the conversation by contacting us via email at [email protected].

Photo: Photography by Susie Sefick

Space Rental Pricing ranges from $4,000 to $15,000, which includes our in-house furnishing, serviceware, standard menu printing, access to in-house decorative pieces, and sound system

Seated DinnersMulti-course plated dinners begin at $95 per person. Pricing does not include cocktail hour canapés. Additional costs apply for different types of meal service.

Cocktail ReceptionCocktail-style receptions begin at $140 per person with a menu of savory and sweet passed canapés and stationary boards.

BeverageAlcoholic beverage offerings begin at $50 per person, or guests may opt to pay for beverages based on consumption. Both options require a minimum spend.

Staffing Labor pricing is based on the total number of guests, event space usage, and the length of the event. We are a non-gratuity house.

Additional Fees Events are subject to an 12% administration fee, which is based on the full cost of the event. The administrative fee is not a gratuity and serves to offset ancillary expenses associated with the planning and administration of this event. All event charges are subject to 8.875% New York State sales tax.

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Photo: Tory Williams

CAROLINE + ESTHERCaroline and Esther planned their New York wedding from Australia by phone and email. The first time the couple visited Haven’s Kitchen was the day of their wedding for an intimate

celebration with thirty of their closest friends.

The Vision“More than anything, we wanted an intimate wedding, where our guests could enjoy themselves and feel part of the occasion. It was important to us to have excellent food and drinks. Haven’s Kitchen fit with our vision of our perfect wedding venue: small, New York-y, intimate, funky, classy — a quintessential New York wedding!”

Planning“It was so easy to plan our wedding from afar. Halle answered all of our questions and really put us at ease. We probably talked to her five or six times in six months, and emailed back and forth quite a lot. She explained things clearly, and was flexible. The team on our wedding day were so on top of everything, and this allowed us to focus on having a good time.”

The Space“It seemed like a classic New York loft space to us, which is what we wanted. We loved the windows on the third floor. And we loved that it could be as dressed up or down as we wanted.”

The Personality“We’re pretty easy going and love having a good time, so it was very important that we had a relaxed wedding, where people could eat good food, drink good booze, and dance and have a good time. We didn’t want too many formalities, and Haven’s Kitchen allowed us to have a wedding where these things happened.”

They really went above and beyond to make our wedding a success. Esther spilled a cocktail on her shirt right before the ceremony and the team miraculously got the stain out within five minutes. Out came the Tide pen and the steamer and the stain was gone. We still laugh about it.

MenuCanapesCrab Cakes with Red Peppers Lamb Meatballs Salmon Rillettes Wild Mushroom TartBeef Short Rib Dumplings

Dinner Cauliflower Salad – Almonds, Parsley, Lemon-Caper Vinaigrette

Whole Roasted Chicken – Charred Onions, Roasted Garlic Polenta

Rib Eye – Tuscan Kale, Turnips, Bordelaise

Mushroom and Swiss Chard Galette – Gruyere, Caramelized onions

DessertApple Tarte Tatin

Assorted Doughnut Holes

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JEN + MATTIt was important to Jennifer and Matt that they work together to find the perfect balance between Jennifer’s imaginative ideas and Matt’s realistic ones. After months of planning, they created a celebration that included a seated dinner and ceremony, which was followed by a dance party for the ages, a festive ending to a day that they worked hard on to make a reality

and one they will never forget.

Planning“The most important part of our wedding planning was to make sure everything felt like us. As soon as we stepped foot inside Haven’s Kitchen, our first thought was, “Can we live here?” and our second—most obvious thought—was, “We have to get married here.”

The team at Haven’s Kitchen made us feel like they were our friends. It was fun, personal, calm, and they blew away all of our wildest dreams when we saw the pieces put together on our wedding day. They helped us embrace our crazy ideas and find alternate solutions for the ones that were too crazy. It’s great to work with a team that has the experience and know-how of what is important, what is doable and what they’ve never

seen but can still be done.”

The Menu“We love to cook and entertain at home so we wanted to make the evening feel like an intimate dinner, followed by an epic dance party. We wanted the food to be an experience for our friends and family, but it was also important to feel cozy and enjoyed by all, even the pickiest of eaters! Halle and David went through a few rounds of menu revisions with us until we found the perfect three-course meal, while Bryn was able to take some of our favorite cocktails and keep them classic with unique and delicious twists.”

The Details“It can be difficult to imagine how the timeline, tables, decor, food and service will all come together. Then to show up before your ceremony and see that the reality was even greater than any vision you ever had is every bride and groom’s dream. And then there is the end of the night, when everything settles down, the guests have pretty much all left, and we looked at each other and said, “I wouldn’t have changed a single thing.” It was perfect.”

Vendor ListEvent Management and Menu: Haven’s KitchenDress: Victor & Rolf (Kleinfeld’s)Tux: J. CrewDécor & Flowers: Designs by AhnCalligraphy: RaeChildPhotographer: Susie Sefick DJ: The Big PA & Spins

“The biggest highlight of the entire wedding process was planning with the team at Haven’s Kitchen. They made us feel like they were our friends. It was fun, personal, calm, and they blew away all of our wildest dreams when we saw the pieces put together on our wedding day.”

Photo: Susie Sefick

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Off-Site EventsWe now do off-site events from planning to execution to food and service.

Rehearsals, Showers, EngagementsOur events team develops and executes all types of parties leading up to the big day including:

• private classes • bridal showers • engagement celebrations• rehearsal dinners

For more information about our offerings at Haven’s Kitchen, contact:Halle Heyman

212.929.7900 x4 [email protected]

Photo: Sandy Soohoo; (right) Blue Jar Photogrpahy