Second Crown Heights Wedding Package Offered at Albany Manor

By COLlive reporter

Congregation Anshei Lubavitch of Crown Heights has announced a new all-inclusive wedding package at the Albany Manor hall, with the goal of making elegant weddings more accessible without added financial pressure.

The initiative builds on the success of the shul’s Bar Mitzvah and L’Chaim packages and addresses the rising wedding costs that many Jewish families in the community face.

Albany Manor, located at 641 Rutland Rd and owned by real estate developer Rabbi Dovid Fischer, offers a hall that comfortably accommodates 150 guests with space for dancing.

For larger weddings, the space can seat up to 250 guests by adjusting the flow of the evening, with the first dance beginning after the main course once many tables have been cleared. This format is commonly used in wedding halls and allows for a higher guest count while maintaining a smooth program.

The package includes full-service coordination with vendors. Event management and catering are led by Yitzy Silver of Silverline Events, with food options by Mayer Kohan, Mendy’s, or Dovid Malka. Photography is provided by Levi Liberow or Zalman Chyrek, with music by Yanki Horowitz or Ashi Sapir. Floral arrangements are handled by One of a Kind, and videography includes a professionally edited highlight reel.

The base package is priced at $16,900 for 150 guests, with a minimum of 100 guests required. Additional guests can be added at $45 per person. Organizers note that additional vendor options are expected to be added.

More information is available at ansheilubavitch.info/weddings

The First Initiative

This marks the second major wedding-focused affordability initiative in recent months, following a program launched in Crown Heights earlier this year. That effort, led by Keren Hachomesh in partnership with Oholei Torah, introduced a fully curated wedding package priced at $29,500 for approximately 275 guests—roughly half the cost of a typical wedding of that size, which often reaches $50,000 to $60,000.

The first initiative was developed after months of planning and was structured around exclusive agreements with selected vendors to ensure consistent quality while reducing costs through scale.

The package included the elegant Oholei Torah hall, catering by Table One, floral design, photography by Meir Pliskin Photography or Shalom Burkis Photography, a choice of established musicians Chony Milecki, Yossi Cohen; Fitche Benshimon; Mendy Kraus; or Shimon Brod, and full event coordination, with an optional wedding planner to manage the program.

It was launched under the direction of Keren Hachomesh, a fund established by the Rebbe and administered by Machne Israel, with the broader goal of helping families avoid debt and keep weddings within Crown Heights.