The Lit GR

This is a stunning location. As wedding photographers, we love the historic nature of this building, so much of the original details are still present. The big front windows, Tiffany stained glass and the front stair well are beautiful settings for photographing portraits. We look forward to being able to capture a wedding here again.

I'm writing this review because The Lit is owned by Rye Venue Management. When we looked at venues for our wedding, we were deciding between The Lit and the GRAM. Unfortunately, Tye Venue Management does not have a Google Business page, so I wanted to share my experience with Rye here. Ultimately, we decided to book the GRAM. One of the main reasons we chose them and not The Lit is because we loved and immediately trusted their team. Little did we know, the GRAM underwent a transition period about three months after we signed our contract and they let go of their entire events staff. Ironically, events at the GRAM are now being managed by Rye Venue Management and this is the same team that manages The Lit, and what made is ultimately decide no on that venue. Rye Venue Management is now a reflection of the GRAM and our experience leading up to our wedding day was awful. At our 90-day meeting (our first in person meeting), our contact, Madison, did not show up. We waited outside the GRAM unable to get a hold of anyone from Rye. After a bunch of back and forth, the meeting was rescheduled with Madison, her supervisor Samantha, and the owner Rob. Samantha was very professional and understanding and we appreciated that. We then found out that Madison, our main contact, would not actually be our day-of person and how that person isn't assigned until 2 weeks prior to the wedding day. Unreal. When Rob got involved, he was extremely unprofessional. The example he was setting for his team is unbelievable. We asked that we know who our day-of person is going to be now because that is what we agreed on and signed in our original contract. He then threatened us by saying, "Or what? Or what are you going to do?". Long story short, our wedding day was perfect. We were blessed with a day-of coordinator (not affiliated with the GRAM or Rye) who we trusted and made us feel at ease. I did not speak with any of the Rye team that was there on our wedding day, but my mom did say that the manager on duty from Rye was not helpful. I am extremely unhappy with the Rye Venue Management team. I will never work with any venue affiliated with Rye again and have already informed my friends to stay away.