Bespoke Events rents a single open room in Winthrop, Massachusetts, for up to 120 guests standing or 80 seated. It is used for meetings, seminars, local business events, fundraisers, small weddings, rehearsal dinners, bridal and baby showers, and birthday parties. The space measures 2,000 square feet at 8 Michaels Mall, a short distance from Boston, and its owners present it as a blank canvas that each client sets up for the occasion.
Seminars and company events
For a meeting, a seminar or a local business evening, the room has a professional sound system with a microphone, a video projector and a screen, Wi-Fi throughout and fully dimmable lighting. The team helps plan the layout in advance, and an event manager is on site during the event. The venue also accepts public events, musical performances, outreach programs, kids' events and fundraisers, which gives small companies and community groups a flexible room outside the city center. Scheduling is described as flexible, which helps for a weekday meeting or an evening session.
Weddings and receptions
The venue presents itself as a room for intimate weddings, with a flexible layout for 80 guests, and as a setting for rehearsal dinners when the wedding itself takes place elsewhere. Bridal showers are also hosted. Couples can add planning services offered by the same company, including wedding planning, or work with their own planner and suppliers. Tours can be scheduled before booking.
Rooms and capacities
The open floor plan of 2,000 square feet takes 120 guests standing or 80 seated. Furniture on site includes six 5-foot and four 6-foot round tables, four 6-foot and four 8-foot banquet tables, 83 white resin chairs and 10 black resin barstools, enough to set rows for a talk or round tables for a dinner without renting extra pieces. The room has an in-house bar, a prep kitchen and two unisex restrooms, and it is ADA accessible. Its plain, unfinished interior leaves the choice of decoration, lighting and theme to the client.
Catering
There is no house caterer. An open vendor policy lets clients bring caterers and other suppliers from the greater Boston area, provided they are licensed and insured. The team keeps a list of suggested vendors and also works with suppliers the client chooses. The prep kitchen helps caterers stage and plate food, and the bar is run in-house.
Getting there
Winthrop is a small coastal town on a peninsula northeast of Boston, next to Boston Logan International Airport, which makes the room practical for guests flying in on the day. The venue has ample parking on site.
