Manhattan, from 42nd Street to the Financial District
Weddings at Cipriani
Cipriani holds some of the most dramatic rooms in New York: banking halls built when banks wanted to look like cathedrals. Cipriani 42nd Street is the former Bowery Savings Bank across from Grand Central; Cipriani Wall Street fills the colonnaded Merchants’ Exchange at 55 Wall Street; Cipriani 25 Broadway is the domed Great Hall of the Cunard Building; and Cipriani South Street sits in the Battery Maritime Building on the water. Each is a wedding for hundreds, with the Cipriani kitchen and service that come with the name.
What makes Cipriani special
Scale, and the confidence of the architecture. Ceilings five and six storeys high, marble columns and painted domes do what a lesser room would need a great deal of décor to attempt. The design work here is not to fill the room but to bring it down to the height of the people in it: light, tables and flowers that make a hall for a thousand feel like a dinner for one family.
- Cipriani 42nd StreetCeremony, dinner, dancing
The Romanesque banking hall of the former Bowery Savings Bank, 110 East 42nd Street, opposite Grand Central.
- Cipriani Wall StreetDinner, dancing
The Merchants’ Exchange at 55 Wall Street, with its colonnade on Wall Street and a vast domed hall within. Club 55 sits within the same building.
- Cipriani 25 BroadwayCeremony, dinner, dancing
The Great Hall of the Cunard Building, with its painted dome and murals of voyages.
- Cipriani South StreetDinner, dancing
The Battery Maritime Building at the tip of Manhattan, on the water by the Governors Island ferry.
A planner’s notes on Cipriani
Choosing between the halls
The four halls differ more than their name suggests. 42nd Street is the warmest and most Romanesque, Wall Street the most classical, 25 Broadway the most ornate, South Street the only one on the water. The right one follows from the guest count and the feeling of the evening, not the address.
The house has its own way
Cipriani brings its own kitchen and service, and much of the evening follows the house’s rhythm. Knowing it before the contract is signed is what keeps the design free.
Light is the design
In rooms this tall, lighting decides whether a hall feels grand or empty. We design the light first, and the flowers and tables with it.
Questions about Cipriani
Can you plan our wedding at Cipriani?
Yes. We plan and design weddings across Manhattan, including the city’s largest halls.
Which Cipriani hall suits our wedding?
It depends on the guest count and the feeling you want. We walk each hall with you before you choose.
How many guests does Cipriani hold?
Each hall suits a large wedding, and they differ in scale. Cipriani confirms current capacities for each, and we plan the floor around your guest list.
Planning a wedding at Cipriani? Tell us about it.
Tell us about your wedding, and we will take it from there.