The day the river
remembers for you.
A wedding on the water, in a candlelit glass pavilion framed by the only AAA Four Diamond waterfront Italian kitchen in the tri-county region.
Dear couple,
If you have found your way to this page, you are doing the unhurried work of choosing the room where the rest of your life begins. We know how that feels — Giulia and Marco opened this restaurant in 2009 with a riverside wedding of their own, and seventeen seasons later we still meet every couple as though yours were the first and the only.
Tell us a little about the two of you — the date you are imagining, the size of the gathering, whether the ceremony will be on the water or in the pavilion — and we will write back within two business days with availability, a first proposal, and the name of the coordinator who will hold your hand from this email to the last dance.
— The Taverna Events Team, Phoenixville
A photographic look at the space — ceremony, reception, and the river between.
The four chapters of a Riverside Pavilion wedding, in order.
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The ceremony
Choose the open river deck for an alfresco exchange framed by water and sky, or the pavilion itself with the glass walls fully retracted so the room and the river become one. Both setups accommodate up to 140 seated guests, with a separate quiet room for the wedding party to gather beforehand.
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02
Cocktail hour on the deck
While the pavilion is reset, guests drift to the deck for a Negroni or a glass of Franciacorta and a procession of passed antipasti — house-cured bresaola, focaccia from the wood-fired hearth, and the chef's selection of three crostini. Sommelier Elena Rossi circulates with the prosecco.
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Dinner in the pavilion
A four-course Italian menu built around your preferences: hand-rolled pastas from the marble counter in the open cucina, a choice of three entrées, and a wine flight curated from our 240-label all-Italian cellar. Plated, family-style, or a long Italian table of shared primi — you decide the rhythm.
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Dancing & late-night river
The pavilion opens fully to the deck for dancing under bistro lights, with our pastry chef's Italian wedding cake and a late-night cart of biscotti, espresso, and limoncello. Couples who book both the ceremony and the reception have the river deck until 11:00 PM on Fridays and Saturdays.
The questions a coordinator asks in the first email, answered here.
since 2009
1,847 Google reviews
Riverside Pavilion
waterfront ceremonies
AAA Four Diamond designation, 7 consecutive years · Wine Spectator Award of Excellence every year since 2014 · Chef-owned and family-run since 2009.
We toured eleven venues in two weekends. We walked into the pavilion at dusk and Giulia had quietly lit the long table and put a single glass of wine at each setting, just so we could see what dinner would feel like. We cancelled the other tours on the drive home. Eight months later, that is exactly what dinner felt like — only with our people in the chairs.
Plan your wedding.
Share a few details and a coordinator will write back within two business days with availability and a first proposal.