The Broadway Avenue

This view needs a permanent spot in the feed 🤤🤤

We at The Broadway Avenue, are so excited to provide the best possible experience to our clients and their guests as they celebrate some of the biggest events in life. Our business is the result of a lot of hard work and dedication and is a reflection of who we are, and the values and beliefs we hold from our faith in Jesus Christ. As a result, we would like our business to remain true to our Christian faith and this includes marriage.
We have love and respect for all, but it is possible for good people to disagree about strong religious beliefs. If for any reason we are not able to meet your expectations at The Broadway Avenue, we would be happy to help you find a venue that can.
Our Christian values and beliefs have no effect on how we treat people, how we welcome event guests, who we hire, our vendor relationships or other events booked at our venue.
We look forward to all of celebrating to come!
With love, Nick and Hannah

Jori and Eli! The first ever couple to marry at the newly renovated Broadway Avenue!

It’s so good to see that GREEN. Sod ✅ pretty landscaping tomorrow!

This is locked away as a core memory for me. One I will never forget and now we have a permanent visual reminder of it too.
I pray that this is a core memory for my children too. A good core memory. The mom guilt is real for me and it hits harder by the day. The busier we get, the more time I have to spend away from my babies. It brings me to tears just thinking about it. But I hope that when they come to The Broadway Avenue and put their growing hands inside their tiny prints, they will always be reminded of our family and what it took to get here. Not the time we had to spend apart to make it happen but the singing echos on the ole stage, the climbing on dirt piles during construction, the mitten pizza nights at the Broadway, the doughnut mornings in the car while we watch construction and eventually the many celebrations we will have as a family here too.
I pray those hand prints will eventually remind them of the hard work and sacrifice and growth and learning and joy and laughter and happiness and that dreams will always begin and end with our little family.

Such a beautiful sight and these are only the bathrooms 🖤🤍🖤🤍

PRIMED.

🖤

ONE MONTH AND COUNTING.

It was an hour to get an interview with Voyage Michigan Magazine! It was so fun to share a little glimpse into the last for years of getting The Broadway Avenue and some things Nick and I have gone through to get to this point. Would love for you to take the time to read the article!
As always, thank you for your love and support through it all!

Community Highlights: Meet Hannah Natale of The Broadway Avenue - Voyage Michigan Magazine Today we’d like to introduce you to Hannah Natale. Hi Hannah, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself. Hello! My name is Hannah Natale and my husband and I are opening a new wedding and event venue here in Grand Rapids, MI called The Broadway Avenue! I hav...

Friday’s on STILTS

I think we are far enough along, I’m going to start putting construction posts in the feed. Stories disappear and I want these days and memories to have a more official place here so we can look back at the journey and how far we have come.
Thankful for today, for windows, for light and for drywall, all things that are breathing so much life back into this old building. 🖤

NOW OFFICIALLY HIRING!
We are looking for a venue manager, event manager, venue coordinators, interns, social media/branding, lead bartenders, bartenders, waitstaff, lead cooks, line cooks and dishwashers
If you or someone you know is looking for part time or full time work and think you would enjoy the event industry in an up and coming wedding and event venue, we would love for you to apply!
The link to apply can be found below, in our profile or our website under “join our team”
We looking forward to meeting you!

https://www.thebroadwayavenue.com/join-the-team

Next week. The boards are coming off of that big beautiful window and we will see all of that beautiful light streaming into the venue. Excited is an understatement.

To my love on Valentine’s Day. We make each other better, we make each other stronger and together we can accomplish anything.
Honestly, these last few months have been really hard for us as we navigate how to work together. We work together seamlessly to raise our family but we have never worked together to start and build a business. We usually see the end the same but often have two very different ways of getting there. It’s hard, and it’s not without a fight. But the fight is where we grow. We challenge, we sacrifice, we compromise, we listen (I can always be better at this), we fight, we fill in where needed, we fall, we get back up, we try harder, we come together, we work on ourselves, we make it happen, no matter what.
The days are hard but the fight is worth it.
Thank you for always pushing me to be better and for loving me through the hard. We may sometimes be on different sides but we are forever on the same team. I LOVE doing life with you boo.
Happy Love day ❤️

Our first few lights arrived yesterday and it got me thinking, I don’t think I ever shared what chandeliers we went with for our main event space!

These beauties will definitely a statement piece throughout the space as they are 60 inches in diameter. SIXTY INCHES!!!
I cannot wait to see these hung in our space, simply cannot.

Bridal suite inspo! That chandelier from our antique store shopping trip this past weekend would look reeeeally beautiful hanging in a room like this 🤍

Photo from Pinterest

Let’s talk about the bridal suite this week! Anything special you want in your room as you prepare for your big day?

The button detail on this dress is everything. 🤍

FIVE years of dreaming big with you. And to think we are just getting started. Cheers to those big dreams coming true, THIS YEAR.
You have my whole heart, forever and always 🤍

Checkers floors. That’s all. 👏🏼

We are placing a hat order by the end of the week. Let us know if you want in!
Also, how about my handsome hat model 🤍

THIS IS OUR YEAR. 🥂✨🎉
Happy New Year!! We are SO ready for you 2022!!!

This is one of our renderings that includes our main floor bar! This used to be the choir loft and we are turning it into this gorgeous bar. I’m ready to have a drink to celebrate!

Who is thinking about having a NYE wedding?!? 🥂✨
It’s so perfectly falls on a Saturday next year, a year from today! What could be more perfect than ringing in the new year with your closest friends and family??

Photo from Pinterest

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

God sent the Savior of the world to us in the form of a little babe, laying in a manger. Laying in a feeding trough. I pray that we have a hunger for the Lord like we have never had before. May we feed off of HIM, His Word and His promises of hope and life everlasting in this Christmas season and in the year to come.

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This gorgeous room design by has me SO excited to decorate for Christmas at The Broadway Avenue next year! 🌲🤍

Also, don’t forget, last day to enter for the giveaways! Winners will be announced on Christmas Day 🎁

Big GIVEAWAY happening!! Come enter to win and help us share!!

All entries must be in by Christmas Eve and the winners will be announced on Christmas Day!!

2K GIVEAWAYS!!!!!
We are so thankful that you are here and following along on this journey with us. The love, support and encouragement is beyond what we imagined it to be and we are just so thankful.
To celebrate and show our appreciation, we are giving one lucky bride and groom $2000 off of their venue rental at The Broadway Avenue!!
Where are all the engaged (or about to be engaged) couples at?!? This is for you!!

We understand that not all of our followers are engaged and planning a wedding so we have small giveaway for the rest of you too!
Enter for a chance to win a Broadway Avenue hat & canvas tote!!

Details on how to enter both giveaways below:

WEDDING RENTAL GIVEAWAY:

1. FOLLOW our page and LIKE this post

2. TAG at least 3 friends, extra friends tagged will count as additional entries. (Only tag each friend once, duplicates will not be counted)

3. SHARE this post and TAG us in your Instagram stories. (If your page is private, take a screenshot of your story and send it to us in a DM)

TBA HAT & TOTE GIVEAWAY:

1. FOLLOW and LIKE this post

2. TAG three friends

3. SHARE this post to your stories, TAG and put somewhere on the IG story.

Details:
The winners wedding must be held at The Broadway Avenue during the year 2022.
Giveaways closes on Friday, December 24 at 5pm EST. and the winners will be announced on CHRISTMAS DAY!!

Thank you and congratulations in advance to our special winners!!!

2K GIVEAWAYS!!!!!
We are so thankful that you are here and following along on this journey with us. The love, support and encouragement is beyond what we imagined it to be and we are just so thankful.
To celebrate and show our appreciation, we are giving one lucky bride and groom $2000 off of their venue rental at The Broadway Avenue!!
Where are all the engaged (or about to be engaged) couples at?!? This is for you!!

We understand that not all of our followers are engaged and planning a wedding so we have small giveaway for the rest of you too!
Enter for a chance to win a Broadway Avenue hat & canvas tote!!

Details on how to enter both giveaways below:

WEDDING RENTAL GIVEAWAY:

1. FOLLOW our page and LIKE this post

2. TAG at least 3 friends, extra friends tagged will count as additional entries. (Only tag each friend once, duplicates will not be counted)

3. SHARE this post and TAG us in your Instagram stories. (If your page is private, take a screenshot of your story and send it to us in a DM)

TBA HAT & TOTE GIVEAWAY:

1. FOLLOW and LIKE this post

2. TAG three friends

3. SHARE this post to your stories, TAG and put somewhere on the IG story.

Details:
The winners wedding must be held at The Broadway Avenue during the year 2022.
Giveaways closes on Friday, December 24 at 5pm EST. and the winners will be announced on CHRISTMAS DAY!!

Thank you and congratulations in advance to our special winners!!!

It’s been a bit since I have posted this pretty rendering of our reception space and with our new followers, we wanted to share it again! To say we are excited to see the current space turn into this gorgeous view is a huge understatement!

Chandeliers have been ordered, the final shade of white paint has been picked and this week we are trying to make final decisions on what chairs we will purchase for the venue. As you can see in the rendering, (especially in an all white space), chairs really stand out and make a big difference in creating the look and vibe that you want for your big day.
Come on over to our stories to cast a vote on what chairs you think we should pick!!

NOW BOOKING!
We are officially booking weddings and events for 2022 & 2023.
We have been booking for several months but I don’t think I ever officially announced it here. So here it is!
We only have few Saturday dates left for 2022 but have several Friday and Sunday dates still available.
Help us spread the word and we hope to schedule a tour with you soon!

Pop the champagne, The Broadway Avenue is HAPPENING!!!🥂

After countless “no’s” over the last three years, we got the call Wednesday morning and finally heard the YES we have been hoping and praying for for so long.

I honestly have dreamt of this picture and this very post for so long. It seems silly to dream of an Instagram post but it’s one of those little things that helped push us through the valley’s of fear, doubt and waiting so that we could remain hopeful and not give up on our dream.
And now, here we are. The post is posted, the waiting is over and our biggest dream will become reality. Surreal. Overwhelmed. Thankful.

There are still some items and paperwork that need to be finalized over the next several weeks. We would love continued prayers for no hiccups during the finalization process so that we can begin construction, hopefully no later then June!

Our deepest thank you to all of you who continue to pray, support and encourage us along the way. We hope you pop your own bottle of champagne to help us celebrate from afar. We can hardly wait to be hosting you all at a real, live, in person celebration at The Broadway Avenue when construction is complete!! We love you!

And to my lover,
We did it. We fought, we cried, we held each other up, we didn’t give up and we kept our faith in Jesus and in our dream. There is no one else in this world could I imagine going through this with. Cheers to a long three years, to our biggest dream coming true, and to getting to do it all with you. I love you with all that I am, .

Photo:

It’s been so long since we have posted and it’s time for an update.
We are in a new year and have to make new decisions. 2021 will be THE year either way. Nick and I have decided that this THIRD year of trying to make this dream come true, will be our last. Covid-19 has brought many challenges on top of the challenges we were already facing before it hit. We have continued to push forward and even more, continued to give it to God. Every time we give it to God, he gives it right back to us. I will share more on this in the next several months but for now, we would love your encouragement and prayers as we actually make FINAL decisions. Decisions to move forward (IF we get the chance) or decisions to devastatingly let this dream go and move on.

Photo by Laura Ann Miller Photography, taken from Pinterest

Getting vulnerable and real with you guys tonight. It’s a long waiting game over here. I wish I had a big exciting news to share but I don’t. Not yet. More waiting. Waiting is hard but to be honest, after 2+ years, we are getting good at it.
Big dreams cost big money. We are in communication with banks and investors and it’s just a slow process. Adding covid on top of it all has slowed things down even more. We are on the final step to making our dreams come true but it’s by far the biggest, the make or break step for sure. We are making positive progress but it’s just slow. All in Gods timing, right?!?
Just know that although posts are few, we are still going hard behind the scenes. Tours are in full swing and we are pre-booking weddings and events starting summer 2021.

Keeping my hopes up by reminiscing on this gorgeous set up at our micro weddings back in May!! and outdid themselves with the design and it all turned out perfect.

Our first EVER couple married at The Broadway Avenue (pre-construction)!
Excited to get a few blog posts up on our website of these beautiful Micro weddings we had last month 🤍

Honestly, we don’t care what color you are. Our only requirement is that you are madly in love and want to spend the rest of forever with your best friend. That’s it.

Officially had our first two weddings at The Broadway Avenue and they were perfect. Huge shout out to our vendor team for putting this together and making it happen. So much hard work went into today and I am so thankful!! And congratulations to our couples! I hope you felt so loved and celebrated on your biggest day!
Florals:
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Rentals:

This picture gets me so excited for the two, 12 ft tall arched white windows we will have at our venue 😍🤍

Bar goals.

To all the mothers, past present and future, that have or will help their daughter into her wedding dress. Happy Mother’s Day!
We can’t wait for all the memories made with mothers here at The Broadway Avenue 🤍

Something pretty for your Monday evening.
Nick and I are making big moves over here! Excited to share in the next couple of weeks!