The Bank of EA

This venue is truly beautiful and the original owner really put his heart into all the little pieces that make it what it is. It was an old closed doen First Niagara Bank and the original owner Todd purchased it and restored it as his retirement hobby. It's got a 1920's/gatsby vibe to it and we ran with that idea. We encouraged all of our guests to dress for the part and it made it so much fun! This is a DIY venue, so for the price, you're getting the the ceremony (outside courtyard available) and reception hall all in one and you get to pick your own vendors and also design all of your own decorations. I found this was the best way to save money even though it took a lot more work on our end. We did purchase the photo booth in the original bank vault (which is also a secret door for your grand entrance) and the "Below the Bank" hotel rooms for our bridal party the night of the wedding. All for different price packages. You'll have to look at photos online, but it was such a wonderful experience! Midway through, Todd did sell to Carner Development Group which is a property investment company and through the transition, communication wasn't the best as Todd was very on top of answering. However, up until the wedding with the day of with the coordinator, Sophia, everything turned out perfect and I have zero complaints.

The Bank was the absolutely perfect venue for our day and I’m so grateful for the experience that Todd Stine and his team provide. We got married on October 4th, 2024, after booking the venue in November 2022. Todd was exceptionally communicative and accommodating throughout the entire process, answering any questions I had very quickly and clearly outlining everything. We rented spent out entire wedding day at the Bank: I got ready with my bridesmaids onsite, we got married in the courtyard, we hosted cocktail hour and the reception in the venue, and our bridal party stayed overnight Beneath the Bank. I was really looking for a venue that was beautiful and unique (the Bank is gorgeous) but also that allowed me to do everything onsite. This was super important to me because every wedding I had been to in the past several years that required an additional transportation vendor had issues. Once we were almost left overnight in a barn, another time we were told the shuttle would be making multiple trips but it never came back for us so we were late to the wedding (and my now husband was a groomsmen for that one!), and another time a group of us were ushered into the bride and groom’s smaller transportation by the company so they didn’t have any special exit. Additionally, transportation is an additional cost (we were quoted almost $5000 for school busses when we were considering a different venue). We looked at several venues before deciding on the Bank but ultimately the ability to stay in one location from getting ready to after party was just so incredibly enticing for us and ended up being the best decision we could make. In addition to that, the Bank had some wonderful features that set it apart from other one-stop-shop venues such as the customized lighting scheme (literally changed the whole vibe of the venue and was SUPER cool), the vintage car for photos (literally most of our wedding photos featured it- again SUPER cool), the secret vault surprise entrance option (I lived for the drama), the two way gates to the courtyard (again I live for the drama), the original bank safety deposit box (didn’t have to waste money on useless card boxes to get resold later- and it was very secure), and the bank directory screen which saved us on a lot of signage by allowing us to display everything from our seating chart to photos. Beneath the Bank had a wonderful space for us to congregate after the reception while people waited for their rides. The rooms are all beautiful and the amenities are lovely. The Bank lists these features on their website, but what they don’t fully capture on the site is how fully committed Todd and his staff are to making your day perfect. Todd was there to ensure that the venue temperature was comfortable, that everything from chairs to vendors were set up correctly, and literally helped us move boxes to our cars. He even helped my dad load in everything the day before (I couldn’t believe how kind that way). Overall the PERFECT venue for the absolute best day of my life, I can’t recommend the Bank enough.