Do not underestimate what the good folks at Aviator Sports and Event Center can do: we just held our wedding there, and everyone had an absolute blast! I wanted a different kind of wedding, fun, memorable, kid-friendly -- but more low key/less fancy than a typical wedding, because black tie just isn't my style. I had attended nearly all the Riveters games at Aviator and was really impressed with the concessions, the beer selections, the atmosphere, and all the things there are to do. The parking is ample; the staff is friendly and helpful. They were open to our ideas/questions and were able to help us create an event that reflected who we are. We had guests with mobility concerns – but with the elevator and ramps and everyone could get around easily. Downstairs we had ice skating, basketball, an arcade, rock climbing, a sky jump, a flight simulator; along with a lovely bar and amazing buffet meal in a large private party space upstairs. The hospitality coordinator, Jenna Jones, is a dream to work with. She is a super smart, capable, on-point professional who handled with aplomb every single thing thrown her way. Jenna was on top of everything, anticipating problems or snags, answering questions, handling issues. She is an honest, straight forward, kind, always responsive, always considerate and thoughtful, respectful person who worked with us intimately to make sure the wedding went off without a hitch. Jenna's staff are amazing. All our guests raved about how nice, friendly, and sociable the employees were in every respect, whether it was servers during the cocktail hour upstairs or playing basketball with our guests or taking the kids down to the indoor soccer court to let them play and run around. Whether it was attending to a relative who needed help getting around or rounding up guests so everyone was there for the toast, they handled it nicely. We had our ceremony on the ice, and Jenna was excellent at helping us figure out just how to make it work, where everyone would sit, how the music would go off. We incorporated the scoreboard too which was a total hoot. We had ample time to set up our space the day before so everything was ready to go. Before we committed to Aviator as our venue, we needed to know if they could handle the food. Their concessions are great but this is a different type of thing, so we had questions about whether they could pull it off. We went for two tastings and were absolutely blown away by the quality and variety of what they have to offer. We had vegetarian/non veg options and could accommodate kosher guests; they were even able to get sushi in, along with sparkling cider and champagne for the toast. Everyone loved the food – it was exceptionally good. We got a meal much better than your typical wedding day rubber chicken/steak/fish/veg (make sure to sample the braised ribs and the risotto!). Our dinner was very tasty, filling, and high quality. Everyone asked if we'd had an outside caterer come in. Nope! The bar was great. It's so much more than your typical four or five beers; you can get 22 different kinds of beer, including multiple craft beers. To be clear: we did a lot of our event as a do it yourself thing to keep overall costs down, so we kept our décor simple and didn't have a dj or a band, but it didn't matter because the music was awesome too. One of the things I hate about weddings is when the music is so loud it makes you deaf. We were able to use our ipod/laptop and make a playlist, and they had it on at a great volume so that everyone could hear it but nobody's ear drums got blown out. Another thing to keep in mind, the facility was open to the public during our event but we didn't have a single problem. At the end, we walked outside and got lovely shots against a clear blue sky. Ours was a daytime wedding but I could easily see a fancier event working quite well, maybe a winter wedding with ice skating, or low lighting upstairs with string lights making it intimate and luxe. You could also hit the beach for pictures. In short: don't underestimate Aviator!