Hey guys!
So, I already have a ceremony venue. It's paid for in full and ready to go! However, my new issue is trying to find a place for the reception.
My fiancé I are technically having 2 weddings -- one in NYC (where all my family is and all my fiancé's friends live). The NYC one is larger with about 50 people. The one in IL (where his disabled parents live as well as all his siblings) will only have about 20 people. Because of having no choice but to split them up, we have to spread the budget a bit thin.
I'm looking to host my wedding reception at least close to my wedding ceremony location in Fort Tryon Park, which is where my grandma lives (and where I'll be getting ready). I'm considering Yonkers, The Bronx, Harlem, and Fort Lee (NJ). However, my issue is I'm not finding much within my budget of $5k. I've looked into restaurants, but not many allow for dancing. I've also found 2 within this budget about 12 minutes from my ceremony site, but they stopped randomly contacting me and this is the second time this has happened (I've contacted them in 2019, too.)
All I want is some light music (no DJ) so we can dance once in a while and food. About 14 of my guests aren't even old enough to drink, so some places straight up don't allow us.
If anyone could help me, I'd very much appreciate it 
