The Rockleigh hosts corporate galas, seminars, fundraisers, holiday parties, weddings and family celebrations for groups of about 125 up to 850 guests. The family-owned venue stands at 26 Paris Avenue in Rockleigh, a small borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, and has been running events for 25 years.
Seminars and company events
For business clients, the venue lists seminars, galas, fundraisers and holiday parties. The Bristol Room can be set up as a seminar space with auditorium seating, audio-visual equipment and Wi-Fi, which suits a training day or a product presentation for a few hundred people. The Grand Pavilion is the larger option and is presented as a room for corporate galas and award dinners. The venue points to ample parking and easy access to hotels in the area, useful for attendees coming from out of town. Valet parking, a lobby hostess and a coat check are part of the service.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings fill a large part of the calendar. Couples can marry outdoors in the gardens, with a Courtyard Garden and a Tuscan Garden set among fountains and a stone gazebo, or indoors in one of the chapels: the Georgian Chapel, the Pavilion Chapel, the Skylight, which takes parties of 250 or more, or the Bristol Room converted into a chapel. Indoor ceremonies can be arranged in the round, with a long or short aisle, or as a candlelit procession. The reception follows in one of the two ballrooms, with dressing suites for the wedding party. The team also has experience with Glatt Kosher, Indian, Russian, Persian and LGBTQ weddings, as well as bar and bat mitzvahs.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Pavilion holds 250 to 850 guests and is styled like the ballroom of a stately mansion, with a marble inlaid dance floor and crystal chandeliers. Guests arrive through the redesigned lobby and gather in a private cocktail area, or outdoors among the gardens and fountains in season. The Bristol Room seats up to 275 for dinner and also works for smaller parties of around 125. It has Palladian-style windows, a fireplace, a marble dance floor, chandeliers and its own cocktail area with outdoor access. For teen parties it can take a nightclub layout with lounge seating, bistro tables and lighting effects.
Catering
Food is prepared by the venue's culinary team, which designs each menu with the event manager. Continental and Kosher menus change with the seasons and include farm-to-table options, from buffet brunches to three-course dinners and cocktail parties. Cocktail hour can include a seafood bar or a sushi bar. A Viennese dessert table, a to-go station and an extra after-party hour are offered as add-ons. Glatt Kosher and Indian menus come from associate caterers the venue recommends. Each event has an event manager, a maitre d', two captains and white-glove waiters, plus a premium open bar with wine and champagne.
Getting there
Rockleigh lies in northern Bergen County, near the New York state line, and most guests arrive by car. The venue offers valet parking and wheelchair access, and hotels in the surrounding towns can take overnight guests.
