The Reception Center

About The Reception Center

The Reception Center is a family-owned event venue in Matawan offering weddings, Sweet Sixteen celebrations, banquets and other special events. Its wedding packages include five-hour events, with Classic and Grande options and different open-bar tiers. Banquet rooms accommodate events for 30 to 300 guests, including birthdays, engagements, showers, christenings and anniversaries.

The facts

Guests

30–300 guests

Kind of place

Banquet hall

Last updated

November 2026

On the big wedding guides

• Listed on Zola (checked November 2026)

How to reach The Reception Center

• Website: thereceptioncenter.com
• Phone: (732) 591-8180
• Address: 172 Freneau Ave

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