BY MICHAEL HOWARD SAUL
Bride-to-be Jenn Jarvis thought she had found the perfect venue for her wedding this year: Brooklyn Bridge Park, a waterfront expanse with emerald lawns and sweeping views of Manhattan, all for just $25.
“Our awesome caterers, event planners, said, ‘It will be gorgeous and lovely, and it’s only a $25 permit fee,’ ” she said.
She soon learned, however, that on Dec. 1, the nonrefundable fee quietly jumped to $425. While the increase wasn’t the last straw that prodded Ms. Jarvis and her fiancé to hold the wedding elsewhere, it was a “pretty big straw,” she said.
“It’s not like …
