hi all, my fianace and i have just started wedding planning after getting engaged last year. we want to have our wedding in NYC either manhattan, brooklyn or queens but noticing that a full sit down wedding is really expensive and not within our budget.

We were considering doing a cocktail/horderves wesding with open bar, and maybe a dj for some dancing but havent really been able to easily find a spot that can hold about 100-120 people. i was wondering if any of you have either been to a wedding party like this, and if you might have suggestions of some places that we can maybe consider. Also, thoughts on hiring a party planner?

thank you all and very excited to get planning started!!