Wedding Reception Venues in Smithfield

A reception at Candelori's is an Italian family feast rather than a ballroom affair. The main dining room at 685 The Horsley Drive, built around an open kitchen clad in marble, is where the restaurant holds weddings, engagements and christenings, and the Candelori family has traded from this address for more than twenty years.

Menus are served as shared platters, with pasta made on site and pizzas from the wood-fired oven, so guests eat the way a big Italian family would.

What couples should know before booking:

• Where it happens: weddings use the main dining room, while the private rooms are kept for smaller family dinners
• Length: bookings run for four hours, so plan speeches, cake and farewells inside that window
• Menu shape: starters, entrées, pasta, alternating mains, sides, dessert and coffee, with vegan dishes swapped in on request
• Styling: decorations are yours to arrange, but confetti and table scatter aren't permitted
• Drinks: billed on top of the food, as a timed package of wine, beer and soft drinks (minimum 30 adults) or a bar tab

Pricing starts from $90 per person for the shorter corporate menu, Monday to Thursday; the full set menus cost more, and the listing doesn't give a guest capacity, so send Candelori's your numbers early to confirm the main floor fits everyone.