A Regal Landmark Where Your Love Reigns
201 to 250 guests
Holds ceremonies and receptions
Located in New York City, Prince George Ballroom is a historic wedding venue within easy reach of Madison Square Park. Known for its Neo-Renaissance details, the locale has been a notable landmark in the area for more than 100 years. With a number of spaces available for events, the venue offers an unforgettable nuptial setting.
Prince George Ballroom was built in 1904 and was a part of the Prince George Hotel, which featured restaurants and was a common meeting place. It was designed by architect Howard Greenley in a Beaux-Arts style that blended classic and Neo-Renaissance touches. Instantly iconic, the building evoked the grandeur of buildings constructed in France during the 1800s. Throughout the first half of the 1900s, the hotel was a popular destination for tourists. After a decline in that industry, it then became a homeless shelter in the 1980s, until falling into disrepair. Breaking Ground, in partnership with other organizations, stepped in during the 1990s and renovated the ballroom. Now, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, while still providing permanent supportive housing for those in need. Proceeds from events go to supporting Breaking Ground’s causes.
Up to 300 guests can be seated in the Prince George Ballroom and smaller gatherings of up to 55 people can take place in the Tea Room. For a more contemporary backdrop for festivities, couples can book The Gallery for their event. A list of reputable vendors is provided to each couple, including photographers, event coordinators, and caterers. With gold Chiavari chairs, a hardwood dance floor, and a baby grand piano, couples and their guests can dance and dine surrounded by a sense of sophisticated splendor. The versatile spaces are suitable for both ceremonies and receptions, as well as other events. Featuring recent renovations, such as eco-friendly lighting, the elegant venue offers a stunning walk through time as couples dance into the future.
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Starting prices don't include service fees, taxes, gratuity, and rental fees. Guest count and seasonality may also affect prices. Peak season for this venue is Mar-Jun and Sept-Dec.
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Amenities
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
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Ballroom
Historic Venue
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4.7
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Julie H
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5.0
3/20/2022
We had our wedding ceremony at the Prince George Tea Room, and it was absolutely incredible. Karen was so lovely to work with and her team was accommodating and professional. I highly recommend them!
Name N
5.0
4/28/2022
Excellent
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Melissa L
5.0
6/06/2019
What we absolutely loved:
+ Beautiful interiors. We wanted a red and gold themed Chinese wedding, and the Ballroom was able to deliver plenty of the gold! The ornate columns made us feel like royals. As one of our guests pointed out, the Western style of the venue's interior blended well with our Chinese decorations, and we loved how the end result seemed to capture our personal identities. Also, the Ladies Tea Room is stunning, though unfortunately we weren't able to find a use for the space in our wedding.
+ Great cause. PGB is run by the non-profit Breaking Ground. Weddings are not cheap, so we loved knowing that our money was going to a good cause
+ Convenient location. Easily accessible by multiple subway lines and a short walk from Penn Station, this venue was easy for our guests to get to. We also loved that it was near Madison Square Park, which ended up being the perfect place to do our first look and take pre-ceremony photos with our wedding party. The day before our wedding, we had our wedding rehearsal at PGB and then walked to the Eataly rooftop for a very romantic rehearsal dinner.
+ Easy to work with. We had no problem scheduling multiple walk-throughs of the space with all our vendors (including the night before our wedding, even though there was a high school prom about to happen!). My husband and I both work late hours, but Serena especially was always available to meet with us on weekday evenings, and she was incredibly sweet and helpful every time. Karen and Serena were both very present the day of our wedding and into the evening to ensure everything went smoothly -- every time we needed either of them, they were there for us
Heads up / advice to other brides:
- A very raw production. What didn't register for us until we got deeper into wedding planning was that Prince George Ballroom really is just a space, and that's it. It has a small kitchen, but no tableware/cookware, limited staff, and no special lighting and sound equipment. Ultimately what we saved on venue fees we spent multiples on in audio/visual set up. We had to put all the nuts and bolts together ourselves, which made for more coordination work on our end than had we gone with a restaurant or hotel venue. On the plus side, this meant we were able to customize a lot more to our specific needs (and ultimately got more elaborate lighting options). And thankfully, the staff at Breaking Ground is great to work with.
- Because there is so much color and detail in the space already, you may feel there are more limited color options for flowers / dresses / tables / other decor. It was hard for us to envision whether things would clash with the room -- we really didn't know until we saw it all come together day of.
- Limited catering options. Breaking Ground requires you to select a caterer from their list of 6 or so exclusive vendors. While they ultimately made an exception for us because we requested ethnic catering, they still required us to use Breaking Ground's bartenders (so our caterer's waitstaff couldn't pour alcohol).
- No natural lighting. There are only two small windows but the way they are situated, you get very little to no natural lighting in this space. That was fine for us for the purposes of dinner and dancing, but it would've been nice to have a more sunlit ceremony.
Overall we're thrilled with how our wedding turned out and so grateful to Serena and Karen for all their help!!
response 06/12/2019
Thank you Melissa for the kind words! Everyone here at Prince George Ballroom was so honor...
ed to be a part of your and Brian's special day. We wish you the very best in your future together!
- The Prince George Ballroom Team
Pepe P
3.0
7/25/2018
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Kiki H
5.0
11/12/2017
The staff was so helpful. The place was absolutely gorgeous!
Jennifer G
5.0
10/16/2017
yay
fdg
5.0
11/17/2015
excellent
Michelle R
5.0
10/13/2015
I am planning for my wedding next year so I stopped by to check this place out. The place looks gorgeous, the price is really affordable, and it is huge! Definitely on the top of my list so far.
Lucy L
5.0
9/03/2015
Lovethe renaissance ballroom it looks so elegant!
Paul G
5.0
8/27/2015
This was the perfect Wedding venue! It was gorgeous and the staff were incredibly helpful and professional. Your contribution to the venue goes in total to Common Ground, a non-profit that works with the homeless population. They have a great list of trusted vendors and we were more than happy with all of them.
5.0
3/21/2015
We had our wedding at Northampton VCC on March 14th . Everything was absolutely amazing . We worked with Matt, and he was an absolute pleasure to work with! He exceeded all of our expectations. We had a great wedding, and all of our guests had fun.
Neha S
5.0
9/27/2012
I just got married at this venue, and it is a hidden gem. It worked amazingly well with my colorful Indian wedding. The site fee goes to a non-profit called Common Ground, which helps homeless in New York. We had our ceremony in the tea room (tiffany blue with mirrors), the cocktail hour in the gallery space which is very modern with art pieces, and our reception in the ornate colorful ballroom. It is an absolutely stunning venue - all our guests were blown away. Also, Vicky and Jonathan were incredibly helpful and accommodating! Can't say enough about this amazing space - go check it out!
Stephanie B
4.0
8/13/2010
We had a place for the ceremony, but we needed a site for the reception. I'd checked out quite a few places and they either just weren't aesthetically pleasing, or we needed to guarantee numbers in order to book. That wasn't the case here. Downside is that you do have to get rentals, but they have some on-hand, which we were able to use and kept our rental costs low.
The space itself is amazing. It can fit up to 299, but you can do so many things to make a smaller room if that's needed (we had about 100). The cocktail space was slick and modern in that NYC sort of way, and the ballroom left folks speechless. We got nothing but compliments on the space and the facilities were up to par. And, the money on the space goes to support homelessness - so you can have your party and be charitable at the same time. On site manager, Jonathan, always answered my emails and he went above and beyond to make sure I could get into the space when needed and that the day would run smoothly.
Only hiccup - if there will be another event the day before yours precluding early delivery of tables, chairs, etc. (particularly on the weekend), then your rental place will likely have to set up the same day, which may in extra fees for set-up (it did for us).
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