Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch, Tommy's Tunes, Possibilities Unlimited, Mya Creative Artistry

I will post pics once I get some...My day was perfect (even though it poured). I was extremely calm and tried to take it all in. It's so true- it goes too quickly.

Hyatt Wind Watch in Hauppaugue. A+ They threw an incredible affair. People were very impressed with everything. The food was abundant and VERY good. NOT catering hall at all- everything was what you would expect from a fine dining experience. We had some problems with our cake topper, which had not been boxed properly, but Hyatt replaced it.

We also had some difficulties with our morning-after breakfast. On our contract it says 9-1 breakfast, but things were getting cleared away at 11. We spoke to the BM Glenn who said we had the breakfast from 9-11, but the room until 1 (which seems a lttle ridiculous, why would I want a room for 2 hours without food?). They agreed to keep the food out until 1, but by the time this was hashed out, most of my late-waking guests had heard they missed the breakfast and either checked out or ordered room service. There was also nothing in the lobby directing my guests to the room where the breakfast was held, so some of my guests actually had the regular buffet breakfast in the upstairs restaurant, thinking it was our breakfast.

These are very MINOR glitches, overall, our experience at the Hyatt was wonderful, PERFECT. The hotel is gorgeous, the people there are so helpful and friendly. My guests (as well as myself) were SO impressed everything.

Royalty Limos: A+ LOVED them. They upgraded us to the stretch Escalade which was a pleasant surprise. Our driver was so relaxed, kept me laughing. He was early to the hotel and was wonderful about keeping an umbrella over my head during the downpour. My brother used them for his wedding and the experience was just as perfect. I HIGHLY recommend Royalty.

Hair/Makeup Mya from Cosmetic Artistry:A+
LOOOOOOOOVE Mya. She's a vendor on LIW. She did my hair, my make-up, 4 bridesmaids hair, my mom's hair and make-up. Everyone looked GORGEOUS. She is such a sweet lady, NOTHING ruffled her. We had such a great time in the suite getting ready- she was one of the girls. Even when I started getting stressed (a guest called to cancel 2 hours before the ceremony because she had jury duty ) she was so calming. It wasso nice having her come to me instead of going to a salon.

Flowers: A+ Chris Possibilities Unlimited in Bellmore. Chris did my very dear friend's wedding and blew everyone away. The experience was the same with me. She is truly an artist and really goes to the ends of the earth to make sure you are happy with your final product. I will post pics of my centerpieces ASAP so you can see for yourselves. www.gftsplusflowers.com

ETA:

Tommy's Tunes: A++++ Unbelieveable- truly. They were FANTASTIC!!! Kept the party going all night. I truly feel that this company is by far the best. I have never read a poor review of them- and now I know why....

Bon Bon's Chocolatiers in Huntington: A+ We had four truffles in little boxes as our favor. The boxes looked awesome, and the chocolates were divine. Bon Bon's has a HUGE selection of home-made chocolates to choose from. The only difficulty I had was deciding what flavors I wanted - it was all so good.

Gino's Restaurant in Islip for the rehearsal dinner: A+ Holy Jeezes was the food great! We paid 29.95 pp for 30 people. That included wine, soda, antepasta, salad, choice of three entrees, fruit, and a cake. We ran a tab for beer and mixed drinks. Including tips for all the waitresses, we spent about 1200.00. We had SO MUCH food. EVERYONE, including my picky parents were VERY impressed at not only the food, but the atmosphere of the place.
Now.....some pics......
Amy

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Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

Congrats!! I cant wait to see pictures!!

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

congratulations

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

Can't wait for pictures

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

congratulations

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

congrat and great review

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

Congratulations

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

Thanks so much! I'm getting married there next year and it was nice to read the wonderful review.

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

Can't wait to hear more (and see pictures, esp of your gorgeous dress!)

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch

Best of luck to you. Cannot wait to see pics !

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COngrats!-cant wait to see some Pics!

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Congrats!

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Congratulations! Can't wait for the pics!

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Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch, Tommy's Tunes, Possibilities Unlimited, Mya Creative Artistry

Congratulations! You looked so elegant!!!!!!!

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch, Tommy's Tunes, Possibilities Unlimited, Mya Creative Artistry

Congrats!!!! You guys look great and so- happy!

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch, Tommy's Tunes, Possibilities Unlimited, Mya Creative Artistry

You remind me of Audrey Hepburn with the gloves and your dress. Truly classic and elegant!

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch, Tommy's Tunes, Possibilities Unlimited, Mya Creative Artistry

Beautiful!

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You looked beautiful! So glad you liked Mya. She was one of my favorite vendors too. Congratulations Mrs!!

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch, Tommy's Tunes, Possibilities Unlimited, Mya Creative Artistry

Such a pretty bride! Congrats!

Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch, Tommy's Tunes, Possibilities Unlimited, Mya Creative Artistry

most beautiful bride.

EVAR

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Posted by carolinep24

most beautiful bride.

EVAR

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Re: Partial Wedding review for 10/08/05 Hyatt Wind Watch, Tommy's Tunes, Possibilities Unlimited, Mya Creative Artistry

Hi ..

I just received a copy of the contract from Doris. We want to book the Hyatt for our wedding on October 10, 2009, but I was taken aback as soon as I read the contract. Please see some stipulations from the contract that seem very unfair.

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DEPOSITS
A deposit of $3,000.00 is required on 10/20/08.
A deposit of $3,000.00 is required on 1/20/09.
A deposit of $3,000.00 is required on 5/20/09.
The balance is due 10 prior to the Wedding.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Either the Hotel or Group may cancel this contract without cause at any time prior to the event by paying to the other party liquidated damages (agreed not to constitute a penalty based on the following scale:

More than six (6) months from arrival date - 50%
Less than six (6) months to one (1) month from arrival date - 75%
Less than one (1) month up to arrival date -100%

Cancellations made under this provision shall be made by the canceling party to the non-canceling party by written notice and payment of the liquidated damages due at that time.


EVENT ROOM
The Hotel reserves the right to assign another room for the Customer's functions in the event the room originally designated for such function shall be unavailable or inappropriate, in the Hotel's sole opinion.
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As you can see, the payment schedule is very stiff. Lessing's schedule shows that a payment of 25% has to be provided 45 days before the event. Also, the cancellation policy says that the hotel can cancel the event without any cause. Payment for other vendors are not even enough to cover the damages this situation would cause. And on top of that, they can cancel 1 month before the event!

Can you possibly let me know if these stipulations appeared in your contract? They're not being fair and are not comparable with the other reception places?

Any help you can give is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!