SKY Armory
About This Vendor
Your Venue. Your Way.
One of the few truly unique wedding venues in Syracuse, NY that can accommodate 50-400 guests. We've blended history with modernity with flexible spaces designed for versatility. Each ballroom has its own personality with large windows for city viewing, exposed steel beams, white walls, and brick elements. Our event team creates the right environment to fit your style; elegant, modern, romantic, glam, boho, vintage, rustic, industrial or any other vision you have. We love food and start with fresh, in-season ingredients that our culinary team then prepares from scratch, infused with their love of food, to create some of the best food in Central New York. All great food needs to be paired with exceptional beverages - we pride ourselves on the wines from around the glob, craft brews and your favorite spirits. We're planners first and believe that planning your wedding should be fun. We know you lead busy lives and planning a wedding can add stress to a relationship. When you choose SKY Armory you have an event planner dedicated to your details, the special touches and creating an experience your guests will rave about. For us the aesthetic is just as important as the food we serve and the cocktails we pour. We stay on top of the trends and continually bring new items into our our vast inventory of table top and room décor. Our creativity knows no bounds - we find inspiration from the world around us and mixed with our collective ingenuity, some props, flowers, candlelight and voila! Watch what happens. So, let's get married at SKY!
Amenities + Details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
On-Site Accommodations
Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Guest Capacity
300+
Settings
Ballroom, Industrial & Warehouse, Loft
Venue Service Offerings
Bar & Drinks, Cakes & Desserts, Other Desserts, Food & Catering, Planning, Wedding Design, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff
Pricing for SKY Armory
Browse SKY Armory's pricing PDF for sample services and estimates.
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SKY Armory Reviews
4.9 out of 5.0
27 reviews
5 Star
96%
4 Star
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1 Star
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Where do I even begin? SKY Armory staff has been the absolute best to work with throughout wedding planning. Our planner, Lisa, was so helpful and always communicating and working with me to make our wedding day absolutely perfect. We had multi...
ple meetings, she was always organized and eager to make whatever we wanted happen on our wedding day! The venue was absolutely stunning come wedding night. Everything was perfectly set up and decorated down to the last detail. The staff was exceptional to us and our guests making sure we had everything we needed. The food was absolutely delicious, I have gotten so many compliments from guests that it was the best wedding food they ever had! Overall, our experience with SKY Armory was absolutely exceptional. I can’t say enough good things. We are so thankful to everyone there for there hard work and making our wedding perfect. It truly was the most beautiful night.
Response from the Vendor on 11/19/2022
Thanks for the 5 stars Abby! We enjoyed working with you and proud of the team who works so hard to make every event special. - Nicole Samolis,
Wonderful from start to finish! The venue supports you through the entire process with check-in meetings to make sure you're on the same page and getting everything done in a timely manner. Lisa Gasque was our event coordinator and she was help...
ful, supportive, and vital to our big day being seamless! The food is delicious, from cocktail hour to dinner. The open bar allows you to customize special liquors you would like. The pastry chef is not only a wonderful baker but also creates exactly what you ask them to. I really cannot say enough great things about this venue or experience with SKY. They truly allow you to customize your wedding to how you want it, while providing invaluable insight into weddings as they have so much experience. I felt listened to and supported throughout the whole process. I'm recommending all of my friends and family to use SKY Armory!!
Response from the Vendor on 11/19/2022
Thanks for the 5 stars Maggie! We enjoyed working with you and proud of the team who works so hard to make every event special. - Nicole Samolis,
Would not return refund deposit of $5,000 when covid hit. We had to move our date in hopes that we would be able to have It in September instead of July. September approached and we still were unsure. Sky claimed we could still have the weddi...
ng but It was not at all the $50k wedding we were willing to pay or subject our guests to. We’ve asked numerous times for a portion of our deposit back. Hasn’t happened. I’ve been contacted by other couples in the same situation. This money came out of our pocket that we saved for. This wasn’t a wedding being put on by wealthy parents. I just don’t see how someone can justify holding on to a deposit of this magnitude knowing full well couples weren’t getting what they paid for and then It closed down again anyway ( great, the policy was pretty clear, but have some compassion with money that isn’t yours).
Response from the Vendor on 01/07/2022
Covid has caused disruptions in all of our lives and we drafted liberal covid policies as the pandemic went through its many phases. We allowed couples to move dates and continue to move dates. When our industry was shut down and not able to do...
any events, we gave back full refunds less any out of pocket expenses. Once we were able to do events and couples chose to cancel we waived the cancellation penalties for any payments beyond their initial $5,000 deposit. We were upfront about our covid policies including posting on our website and communicated that the deposit would be forfeit if the wedding was cancelled as in this case.
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My husband and I had a wonderful experience with SKY Armory! We live in Boston, so it was important that our venue back home was as inclusive as possible and flexible with long-distance planning. We'd been to a wedding at SKY years prior, and l...
oved the atmosphere. It ended up being the first and only venue we looked at. Rachael was our coordinator, and she was so, so helpful with planning and day-of. I always felt I could rely on and trust her! The same goes for Lindsey, their floral & decor designer. She is wildly talented and crafted the most gorgeous environment that worked with our vision and still exceeded our dreams. And the food is excellent! After going to a tasting event, we had our menu meetings over phone call (yay flexibility!) and had really positive experiences working with their chefs. We particularly had a lot of fun picking out the passed hors d'oeuvres because that was where we really got to showcase "us" even more. Overall, we had such a beautiful experience! Our guests did, too. We cannot thank ALL of the staff at SKY enough for how lovely and seamless the evening was!
I can honestly say that our wedding was the best day of my life hands down. It was two weeks ago today, and I keep reminiscing. Also many guests have been giving Tim and I compliments about the entire wedding since it happened, including the ...
venue and food. I huge part of its success is due to SKY. This venue is a one and done stop. We got married 9 months after getting engaged and probably booked the venue about two months after getting engaged. I knew I wanted the planning process to run smoothly and be los stress. SKY does the bar service, catering(including cake), and the decor (if you want), including the details and the flowers. This included the table numbers and welcome signs. Lindsey who did our decor is phenomenal. It was better than I imagined and the attention to detail is incredible. Rachael was our event coordinator, and she honestly was the best, easy going, informative and organized. She answered all out questions, and made sure the day ran smoothly. This was included in the cost of the venue. So we did not need to hire an actual planner. I cannot say enough how amazing that was and what a stress relief. The venue was right up our ally as far as the feel and style. It was very unique and we keep getting compliments on how cool the space was. If you want to have an upscale feeling wedding, at a non traditional venue downtown, this is the place to do it!!
Great location in Downtown Syracuse. It was the perfect spot with many out of town guests (easy to get to from the airport- walking distance from hotels/restaurants). They do everything from the food to the flowers!
We had our rehearsal dinner at Sky Armory and everything was so beautiful!! Thank you to the team!!
SKY Armory gave my husband Joe and I the wedding of our dreams. Everything was seamless. Follow their advice, and trust that your day is going to be the best ever... we did, and we couldn't be happier. Our wedding planner, Katie, was timely, pe...
rsonable, and truly helped make our day stress-free. The food was incredible, the decorations were awe-inspiring... everything, truly everything, left our guests raving --- no bad comment or criticism whatsoever. Bravo, and thank you SKY Armory, from the bottom of our hearts.
Smooth and stress free start to finish, they set you up with everything you could ever want on your big day! Perfect timelines to keep you in track, amazing list of vendors to help you choose from, always easy to contact if you have questions o...
r need advise along the way. Amazing food. Great location. We had so many guests tell us it was the best wedding they’d ever been to, and well, we tell everyone it was even better than we thought it would be!
SKY Armory made our day the perfect Fairy Tale. It was absolutely magical. From the very beginning the planning process was made easy with the help of Katie and the team. I cannot imagine a more perfect day. Our guests have not stopped talking ...
about how wonderful of a time they had and how gorgeous the venue was!
Response from the Vendor on 01/03/2019
We were so happy to be part of your special day! We wish you many years of happiness. - Katie
SKY Armory made our wedding day stress-free and an absolute dream!
From the initial meeting, the tasting event, the decor and food meetings, and the rehearsal, EVERY person we worked with showed incredible attention to detail. This attention ...
to detail made our day shine! The team took our vision and created a unique, warm, and beautiful atmosphere to celebrate our marriage.
Our day-of coordinator and point of contact - Rachael - was so helpful in the planning process and on the wedding day. She went above and beyond to respond to requests on the day of (including some tweaks to the reception!)
The food was out of this world delicious! The chef sat down with us to plan a menu that represented our tastes.
We couldn't recommend SKY more highly!!
I can’t say enough good things about Sky Armory as a wedding venue. They made the process so stress free I felt like I was forgetting something, but they nailed every detail! The whole room was perfect, the food was amazing, and the desserts we...
re to die for. They are accommodating to any request, and go above and beyond to be sensitive to food allergies. The chef made picking out our food an experience in itself! He makes everything so fun! I also can’t say enough about our wedding planner Katie. She came in Halfway through but picked up like she was there the whole time! She makes you feel so relaxed and she’s so easy to trust with her judgement, she made a huge impact on my experience with SKY! I would recommend this venue every time!
Response from the Vendor on 12/13/2018
We were so happy to be part of your special day! Very happy for you both :)
-Katie
I recently had my wedding at SKY Armory on October 27, 2018 and it was an absolute fairytale! The entire team at SKY made sure every idea and vision I had came true. Katie was our wedding planner and she made everything so simple! The day could...
n’t have happened without her or the rest of the amazing team who works there. The food, drinks and desserts were all delicious, the photo booth was so much fun, and the decorations were exactly what we pictured! The ceremony room was so elegant and we loved the hanging treatment we decided to place above us. All the planning leading up to the wedding was also a breeze thanks to Katie! Communicating with SKY was simple via their online portal and they are very flexible when setting up your meetings. My wedding was a dream come true and this gorgeous venue made it all happen!
Response from the Vendor on 12/13/2018
Thank you for your kind words. No one had any idea of the incident the night before or that Kevin was feeling under the weather. Very happy for both of you!
-Katie
My husband and I couldn’t have chosen a better venue to host our wedding ceremony and reception. From being an LGBTQ friendly venue, to the amazing planning process with our event planner, Katie, to our actual event, everything was as smooth as...
promised. Our day was truly special. It is amazing how they can turn the space into whatever your hearts desire, our guests are still raving. Highly recommend! ❤️
Response from the Vendor on 12/13/2018
We were so happy to be part of your special day! I am definitely thinking of warmer weather and Cape Cod on these cold winter days. We wish you many years of happiness.
-Katie
I had my wedding reception at Sky in October and it really surpassed all of my expectations. When we first came to look at the venue, I immediately knew it was the one. The elegant atmosphere and quality of everything was what stood out most, a...
nd my heart leaped when I first walked into a staged reception of some other fortunate couple. The planning was honestly seamless and relatively stress free. Our wedding planner Katie Sipple was fantastic and took care of every single little detail which made it “our wedding”. Although I know how wonderful they made events look- the night of our wedding surpassed my imagination!! Sky exuded class, sophistication and world-class customer service. Everything went off without a hitch (except for the photo booth being over looked). From the food, to the decor, to the amenities, and our wonderful team of dedicated staff- I would highly recommend Sky Armory for any event! They elevate event planning and execution in Syracuse. It was a one-of-a kind experience and we are elated with the outcome: which was a wonderful time had by all!!!
Response from the Vendor on 12/13/2018
Thank you for your kind words. We were so happy to be part of your special day! We wish you many years of happiness.
- Katie
Our July 2018 wedding ceremony and reception with Sky Armory was Amazing! It was much better than I had planned... from the decor, to the food, to the service, everything was done with perfection for us. There were no worries and no problems! W...
e were so grateful to have Sky Armory make our wedding day one of the best days of our lives!
The first time we saw SKY Armory we knew we wanted to have our wedding reception there. It has such a cool vibe and so many opportunities for personalization. Working with their event planning team was so helpful. They were all so flexible with...
meeting with us since we are out of town. And gave us a timeline where we should be throughout our planning process (not just with the reception but for invites, honeymoon planning etc) The entire team is so thorough and really made us feel like they wanted our wedding to be best suited for us. They were very accommodating with special food allergies, and the many items I brought in to have at the reception (favors, center pieces etc.). They also had so many options of decor, food, drinks and desserts. All our guests raved about the food and especially the late night snack and desserts!! I can’t thank the entire team at SKY for making our wedding day so special and feel like us!!
SKY Armory shined in all aspects of hosting our wedding reception - from the early stages of planning through the very end of the night. The standouts were the decor and food, both of which were customized with helpful guidance by the staff who...
did an excellent job respecting our budget and tastes. They truly brought our vision for the evening to life, and provided a seamless reception experience for our guests. Most importantly during the planning stages, they made suggestions as to how we could shape the menu, bar offerings, cocktail hour, decor, etc. down to every last detail if we wanted to, without any pressure to add any costs we didn't think necessary. There we no inflexible "packages" or "tiers" as we encountered at other potential venues, and we were welcome to incorporate our own decor pieces, etc. The featuring of local food and beverage was a highlight for us and our guests as well. Our planner, Chelsea, was with us every step of the way with quick responses and resolutions even as we planned the entire wedding from out of town. We couldn't think of anything that SKY could have done better after the reception was over!
SKY made a confused bride feel like a re-born wedding planner! Everyone raved about our day, and we couldn't have been happier!
Our dream was to have a gorgeous, sunny, outdoor reception with breezes blowing through the flowers. It turns out with that kind of reception costs spiral out of control, it's a lot of work, and in CNY you never know if it will rain (which it d...
id). None of those things were concerns at SKY. Once you pay the space rental, you are in total control of the cost and their staff help guide you through the process. If you want to DIY, you can. If you want them to take care of everything, they have pros on staff who can do it. In our case, we made our own centerpieces and SKY set them up for us. Their chef is excellent. He could easily have his own downtown Syracuse restaurant. We went with an upstate NY themed menu, and he delivered food that actually impressed guests, didn't just feed them. It was great to sit down with our families and taste the menu beforehand too. Seriously, can't say enough about the chef. The rest of the staff on the day of was also awesome. There is one lady whose whole job is to run around and do things/get things that you want. The venue, as an organization values local CNY stuff so that means a lot too. Our only complaint would be that there were some changes in their structure throughout the process so we weren't always 100% sure on the price and some details but it all ended up being exactly what we asked for and more than we expected on the day of. If you want planning your wedding not to consume your whole life (and savings) but still have a distinctive, delicious reception, we recommend SKY.
Sky Armory was an easy choice for us when selecting our wedding venue. Everything was amazing from start to finish. From design meetings to tastings to the big day, our event planner Chelsea was there every step of the way. Every request I had ...
was granted and the entire team made every aspect of our wedding seamless and unforgettable. Food was fantastic and drinks were even better. I would recommend Sky Armory to anyone wanting their wedding to turn out exactly how they envision it!
They make everything so easy and stress free and anything that you could possibly want, they will make happen for you. They are the nicest people and the venue is amazing!!
My husband and I got married at Sky Armory in October 2016. We had an amazing experience. We have been to a number of weddings and we were thrilled to find a venue that was completely different from every other wedding. Everyone on the staff...
was fantastic. The design team created the exact vision we had in mind for our reception as well as the chef creating the perfect menu. Our wedding planner, Chelsea, was fantastic. She kept up on track throughout the whole planning process and really stress free when it came to the reception. We loved that the only additional vendors we needed for our reception was the band. Sky takes care of everything and it was amazing. I would recommend this venue to everyone for any type of event.
We were just married at SKY in September. It was the most perfect event we could have ever imagined. This past year of planning was so much work, but walking in to the space on our wedding day, it was all of that work, and then taken to an enti...
rely new level. It came to life before our eyes.
We also had a day-after brunch at SKY for our out of town guests, and that was also amazing. They repurposed much of our decor beautifully.
Chelsea Brodhead was the perfect coordinator. She was level-headed, straightforward, and competent in all areas. Apparently my officiant was late to the point that they feared he wasn't coming, and I had no idea until the next day! That alone shows the amount of control and execution Chelsea can do. She is quick to respond to emails throughout the year, and is always up to date on your event. She encouraged me to relax and have fun when the day actually came, and seemed to genuinely care that I did. She was attentive to EVERY request we made. She is exceptional.
Jennifer Christopher, who manages decor and floral, was immediately a great participant in our planning. She knew very early on that my goal was to use live hops for our beer-themed wedding, not artificial, in our decor/floral. Not only was she not daunted by this, the experience seemed to interest her. She went above and beyond to help us keep these giant plants alive for 4 days at SKY so that we could have them- that is commitment!
Esther, the pastry chef, who we only met personally once, I am so impressed by. When we saw our cake that evening, it was one of the times I almost cried. It was the most elegant wedding cake I have ever seen. (And it was DELICIOUS).
Jason Jessmore, the chef, received so many compliments from our guests. As the couple planning, what is really unique about SKY is that they don't give you a list of menus to choose from- they custom make the menu to your likes! You have a meeting with Jason where you discuss your favorite foods (for example, my husband mentioned that I love potatoes- and so they were featured during each portion of the night, but not overkill).
We were so impressed by SKY. And it is so nice to have most of your vendors (food, cake, decor, most floral, and a wedding planner) all in one place. And it is in the heart of Syracuse.
We wish SKY all the best, and thank you for a perfect wedding.
SKY was absolutely amazing for my husband and I. We planned our wedding from Pittsburgh and SKY made everything so simple and straightforward. They worked with us and around our schedule to complete all necessary prep steps when we were availab...
le. Our wedding night was stunning. The staff of SKY went above and beyond. They always checked on me (the bride) and made sure there was nothing else I needed. I highly recommend them to everyone!
There are very limited venues for wedding in Central New York, and we wanted to make sure it was a unique venue and a venue in which we didn't need added vendors. They do it all and make it easy to have a wedding or any function there. We had o...
ur wedding rehearsal dinner and our reception there. Our wedding coordinator made it a stress free wedding day, food was amazing, the smallest details weren't overlooked, and they accommodated all requests! High recommend!
We selected SKY for several reasons: space to accommodate 200+ guests, had a place we could have the ceremony, great food, willingness to work within our budget, and location near hotels and bars for after the wedding. Overall, our experience ...
was incredible, and our wedding was amazing. We are so glad we choose SKY.
Venue:
We decided to rent the whole building (which comes at a cost as they are capable of having two weddings at once). The team assured us that we wouldn't hear any other weddings going on, but we spent the money to rent everything. We ended up having the ceremony on 1, the cocktail hour on 2, and the reception on 3. We also had our brunch the next day on the 2nd floor. A note on the bathrooms- so clean. The bridal bathroom was locked and big enough for 10 of us to wait for the ceremony to start. They also provided the emergency kits in the women's room. It is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator, also accessible to the parking garage next door. The interior of SKY varies by floor, however the staff can make the room look any way you want.
Decor:
Jennifer was excellent with the decor and worked with our Pinterest board and made the real thing so much better. We did not want to spend a lot on decor and they were not only able to accommodate our requests (and we changed our minds several times) but also offered their expert opinion on what we needed and could live without. We were hesitant on the hanging bubble candles, however they looked amazing the day of the wedding and flowed with the whole room. They know what they are talking about, even though we second guessed a lot.
Food:
OMG, so good - amazing. Not only was the tasting delicious (and they let us have 6 people there), the food on the wedding day was hot, tasty, and memorable. It is hard to pull off 200+ dinners for a wedding and they did it. Chef Jason was wonderful throughout the process. We switched up the cocktail hour food a few times and he totally understood our concerns. The catering staff worked their butts off to pull of the cocktail hour, dinner, and turn everything around for our brunch the next morning. We requested a lot of food for a cocktail hour and had nothing left when everyone moved to dinner. People were raving about the taste and variety of the food and thought the market table was beautiful. We wish we could go back and taste everything that was served (our photos went long). Desserts were spectacular. The pastry chef outdid herself. Every time we glanced to the dessert table (and we also had cake from Biscotti's) people were crowded around taking more. For brunch the next day, Chef stood for hours making on-demand omelettes. Still dreaming of all the food...
Staff:
The staff at SKY is very professional and accommodating. The day of, they pulled everything off- if there was a problem, we didn't know about it! Nicole helped organize our very large bridal party and get everyone down the aisle. She had the entire night timed out so we stayed on track (we all miscalculated the length of the best man speech which delayed salads). One opportunity to work on was that we were passed on to multiple people in the beginning and there wasn't one point person to deal with until Nicole took over. It would have been nice to deal with one person throughout, but we understand the turnover.
Overall:
Excellent and would do it all over again.
Contact Info for SKY Armory
351 South Clinton Street, Syracuse, NY
Meet the Team
Nicole Samolis
Owner
Nicole has been involved with weddings since she was the age of the bridal couple (now she's the age of the bridal couple's parents).
She's the creator behind SKY Armory and is a bit of a perfectionist. She likes to say in creating SKY Armory she fixed all her pet peeves from all the other venues - and the list is lengthy. She's a believer in great food, great booze (especially wine), great service and the aesthetic is just as important as the food, booze and service.
Together with her hubby, Kevin (he's the CFO) they truly have created something magical in SKY Armory.
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