7 reasons to marry small and party big
Dinner for the ones you love. A party for everyone else.
- A Georgian townhouse on St Stephen's Green
- Cocktail-style
Both are free. Get the Playbook in minutes, or book a no-obligation call.
"Choosing The Grayson for our wedding reception was the best decision we made. Rachel, our coordinator, went above and beyond, the most memorable and joy-filled wedding day."
The 7 reasons
Small wedding, big night. Here is the case.
Share the important moments with your favourite people. Then invite everyone else to celebrate.
Keep the ceremony and dinner for the people closest to you. Intimate, personal and properly yours.
Twenty for dinner. Everyone for the party. The best of both weddings, in one night.
Share the important moments with your favourite people. Then invite everyone else to celebrate.
Keep the ceremony and dinner for the people closest to you. Intimate, personal and properly yours.
Twenty for dinner. Everyone for the party. The best of both weddings, in one night.
Fewer covers means more freedom for the food, drinks, flowers, music or honeymoon you actually want.
Fewer tables. Longer conversations. More of your wedding spent with the people you invited.
Bring in the wider crowd, turn up the music and let the after-party become the main event.
Our experienced team keeps the night flowing, the glasses full and the details taken care of.
The Playbook is the plan.
The Afters & Party Playbook: how to marry small and party big in Dublin, worked out page by page. Free.
- What a party for 100 really costs, set beside a seated dinner for the same guest list.
- Marrying in one place, partying in another, without losing anyone in between.
- The full evening and late-night menus, plus a one-page worksheet your coordinator prices with you live.
A 1745 townhouse on the Green
The Grayson has stood on St Stephen's Green since 1745. Restaurant Venue of the Year 2026, Weddings Online. It knows how to hold a party.
The Atrium & Terrace
A glass roof by day, the stars by night. The room every review raves about.
Wolfe Tone Bar & Delaney Suite
Brass, low light, the late bar your guests will
talk about.
Bloom Dining Room and Bar
Fireplaces and sash windows over the Green. Speeches that actually get heard.
Together, the connecting Delaney Suite and Wolfe Tone Bar & Bloom Dining Room and Bar for up to 220. The whole house hosts 6 to 350.
Nights that came before yours
"Saturday was absolutely phenomenal. It was honestly just perfect. The food was amazing, and our guests were blown away by the standard. The late night finger food exceeded our expectations! We weren't sure what to expect, it was just fantastic."
"As soon as we arrived at The Grayson I knew we didn't have to worry about a single thing. We could not have been happier with how the day went!"
"The staff were amazing and so accommodating, the food was lovely, even the kids loved it. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to be married in Dublin City."
Questions couples ask
Yes. An intimate dinner with your closest, then a bigger party after. The Grayson hosts the whole day, or just the afters if you are marrying elsewhere. The Playbook covers both routes.
Ceremonies can be held in the house, on the Terrace, with dinner and dancing following in the Indigo Suite. A ceremony fee applies. Plenty of couples also marry at a church or the registry office and bring everyone to the Green afterwards. Tell us which you are planning and we will tell you exactly what is possible on your date.
The Atrium and Terrace take up to 100 cocktail-style. With the connecting Delaney Suite and Wolfe Tone Bar, up to 220. The whole house hosts 6 to 350.
Yes late night finger food options are available.
The hour-by-hour running order, the cost comparison with a seated wedding, the late-night menus, and a worksheet your coordinator prices with you on your free call. Free, by email. Get it here.
Two ways in. Take the Playbook and read it with your feet up, or book a free 45 minute planning call with a dedicated Grayson wedding coordinator, who plans the night with you: rooms, running order, one transparent quote. A 25% deposit secures your date.
Yes. Allergens are noted on every menu and all dietary requirements are catered for with advance notice.
We'd rather you saw the numbers up front than had to ask. Our price is in the
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