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Posted by squeekietoy

Q for ladies already married:

For the Alphabetical Guest List, do they want to know the names of EVERYONE coming to the wedding? Or can I just put Mr. & Mrs. Smith Table 13 or Smith Family Table 13?
Because I have to admit that I don't know the names of everyone coming to the wedding. Especially on FH's side.

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They want each individual name.

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Posted by KSquared

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Posted by squeekietoy

Q for ladies already married:

For the Alphabetical Guest List, do they want to know the names of EVERYONE coming to the wedding? Or can I just put Mr. & Mrs. Smith Table 13 or Smith Family Table 13?
Because I have to admit that I don't know the names of everyone coming to the wedding. Especially on FH's side.

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They want each individual name.

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what if it just says and guest??? then what?

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Posted by VickiR510

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Posted by KSquared

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Posted by squeekietoy

Q for ladies already married:

For the Alphabetical Guest List, do they want to know the names of EVERYONE coming to the wedding? Or can I just put Mr. & Mrs. Smith Table 13 or Smith Family Table 13?
Because I have to admit that I don't know the names of everyone coming to the wedding. Especially on FH's side.

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They want each individual name.

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what if it just says and guest??? then what?

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Then I guess you're gonna have to find out the guest name. Oh man, this is gonna suck.

Re: FOX HOLLOW BRIDES - Question & Answer Thread

Hi girls, I have a cake question, does the fh make any cake you want or do you have to chose a design that they have?? Also, how are the cakes there???

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Posted by baba022

Hi girls, I have a cake question, does the fh make any cake you want or do you have to chose a design that they have?? Also, how are the cakes there???

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We recently were discussing this a few weeks ago...probably a few pages back. The bakery is Egra Bakery in Bethpage. Some girls have voiced concerns about them. Apparently you have to be incredibly clear with what you want. They will design whatever you want but make sure you have pictures. I bought a cake from the bakery about 2 months ago and it was excellent.

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Hi ladies I am back and wanted to say that Renee and Michael were awesome. Everyone loved the cake and it was from Erga so no worries. Everything was awesome and beautiful. It feels like forever since I have been on the boards!!!

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The cake looks beautiful.. Is that one from the book or did you pay extra to customize it?

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Posted by bubberflys

The cake looks beautiful.. Is that one from the book or did you pay extra to customize it?

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its from the book but I switched it up a bit with the staggered look- just give them a pic and they will do it for you no extra charge

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I LOVE YOUR CAKE - that is exactly what I want..( I saw a pic of a cake like that in a magazine) good to know they offer something I like. thanks for posting the pic!

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Posted by hismrs

Ladies-

I am freaking out….my job is killing me!!! I am too busy to even remember that I am getting married and traveling so much that I can’t get anything done. Why is this happening now when I want to be able to focus on my wedding? Why am I being challenged this way? I havent cried yet...but the tears are well on the way.


Anyway, after not sleeping all night I realized that I have a questions that are doing just that, keeping me up at night. They are not that big, I guess, but with everything else going on I …… I don’t know. I guess I will just ask my questions:

Here is some background: I am getting married at 7p on a Friday in July. The cocktail hour is in the 7:30 Winter Pavilion and reception in the 8:30 Briar Fox. I will have about 150 attending

1. What are your thoughts on the room selections? I keep flip flopping. I love the Winter Pavilion but am not sure how it would be for a reception….what do you guys think of my room selections.
2. If I changed my mind will it be much of an issue to change? Ken is my BM.
3. I do not want my FH to see be before the ceremony which starts at 7p. Will pictures be an issue? Do you guys think that I will be able to have a receiving line?
4. If I wanted to change the wedding start time from 7 to 6, do you think that will be an issue?
5. Is anyone having their rehearsal dinner at the Fox Hollow? Is that even possible. Some of you have mentioned that there is a brief rehearsal before the ceremony but again, I don’t want him to see me…..
6. DOC – is it really worth it?
7. Honeymoon night – we have booked the honeymoon suite at the FH Inn. I am guessing that will be ok….right?
8. Champagne choice – will we be able to select a champagne of our choice? We are not too fancy just regular folks but I am not sure what they will wan to serve.
9. Back to the reception, do you think they will move the pictures in the Briar Fox because I hate them. How about the curtains?
10. Bravo DJ’s – anyone using them?
11. Dresses – been to Klienfelds (hated it!) and found a great dress, Saks where they didn’t have many dresses to choose from…where should I be looking? I am trying to pick my dress in the next too weeks.
12. Travel agents - We want to goto Turks and Caicos....does anyone know any great travel agents?

Ok, I think that’s it. I will post more if I have more….today is my wedding focus day so I am going to be all over the place.

Ladies, I appreciate your help and support. We are all going to be amazing brides and wives! Now, I am going to have a glass of wine…it is 5p somewhere in the world…right?

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I'll answer what I can.
I had 140 people in the WGP for our reception. We could ahve easily fit another 10 people and been comfortable. That room is why we chose Fox Hollow. it wont be a big deal to change unless they already booked it for that night. We did our photos beforehand. We didn't want to miss our cocktail hour. I don't see why you can't have a recieving line. I don't know if they let you chose a specific champagne without charging extra to bring it in for you. We stayed at the Inn that night and it was very nice! I am not sure they will take decor out of the ballroom. This is why its important to chose a room you already love as is. I do know a great travel agent in Mineola. His name is Fred and he is from la Petite Travel. FM if you want his number.

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Posted by sharivera

I LOVE YOUR CAKE - that is exactly what I want..( I saw a pic of a cake like that in a magazine) good to know they offer something I like. thanks for posting the pic!

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Thanks! I was very happy with the way it came out and everyone said it was delicious so you have nothing to worry about

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For all the ladies who have gotten ready at the Fox Hollow Inn-

What type of room did you have? A Studio King or 1 Bedroom? Did any of you stay in the new Royal Suite? I'd love to book the Royal Suite but I want to have my dog with us for getting ready photos and unfortunately, pets are not allowed in the royal suite

I'm having about 12 people in the room....will any of these options be big enough? Any advice is appreciated.

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I got ready at the inn. Not sure what the Royal Suite is but I had an entry way, a living area and french doors that separated the bedroom from the living area. The bathroom was also connected to the bedroom behind the french doors. you wouldnt believe how crowded it can get with only a few people in it. good luck with 12 at the same time!!!

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Thanks Alyssa. I figured 12 might be WAAAY pushing it. How many girls were in your room? Maybe we'll need 2 rooms.

I'm waiting to talk to Victor Scotto about a room block, I'll ask his opinion as well.

So much to do. Thanks!

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Question for Garden Terrace girls: With the long tables did anyone actually have 14 people on a table? If so, was it crowded?

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Posted by squeekietoy

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Posted by VickiR510

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Posted by KSquared

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Posted by squeekietoy

Q for ladies already married:

For the Alphabetical Guest List, do they want to know the names of EVERYONE coming to the wedding? Or can I just put Mr. & Mrs. Smith Table 13 or Smith Family Table 13?
Because I have to admit that I don't know the names of everyone coming to the wedding. Especially on FH's side.

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They want each individual name.

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what if it just says and guest??? then what?

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Then I guess you're gonna have to find out the guest name. Oh man, this is gonna suck.

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We put and guest or Mr. and Mrs. and had no problem.

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Posted by MrsCastanedain09

For all the ladies who have gotten ready at the Fox Hollow Inn-

What type of room did you have? A Studio King or 1 Bedroom? Did any of you stay in the new Royal Suite? I'd love to book the Royal Suite but I want to have my dog with us for getting ready photos and unfortunately, pets are not allowed in the royal suite

I'm having about 12 people in the room....will any of these options be big enough? Any advice is appreciated.

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we were in a regualr room. it had a sitting area though. But DH and I stayed in a bridal suite and the sitting area was more sectioned off into its own room and was a bit bigger. But really we had plenty of room in the regular room to get ready.

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Posted by BklynBride2Be

Question for Garden Terrace girls: With the long tables did anyone actually have 14 people on a table? If so, was it crowded?

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The most I had at a table was 13 and would not recommend going higher than that. It definitely looked a little tight!! 11 or 12 is my recommendation.

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Hey Fox Hollow girls.....

Just popping in to say......... WE'RE MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I can't believe that we're married!!!! Our wedding was absolutely perfect!!!!!!! I'll be posting pictures that my mom, sister & brother-in-law took.... if I can't resize them, they'll be in my album.

And I have to say that Fox Hollow did an AMAZING job!!!!!!! The food, the service, our Maitre'd Megan, our Bridal Attendant Jen, the waitstaff, Jose who met with us for final arrangements and then sprinkled all my rose petals over all the tables, and everyone over at the Inn next door...... just absolutely phenomenal!!!! I could barely eat anything that day, and they boxed up food for us and brought it back to our room next door. I'm actually snacking on some chicken francaise from our cocktail hour right now! They sent us home with leftover cake and cookies from the Viennese hour, and I'm so grateful for that, because I barely ate anything!! We went to our CH, and I saw my sisters and DH's brother (my new BIL!) sitting at a corner table.... so I whispered, 'how's the food?' because I KNOW they'd be totally honest, and they were completely impressed with how delicious everything was!! We got the cake that was included in our contract, and not only did they copy the design pics I gave them, the chocolate cake with cannoli filling was delicious!!!

All evening, Megan and Jen were very attentive, kept getting us drinks based on what we had been drinking earlier, got my husband his mudslides that he had requested. They took good care of my dad and my DH's mom, both of whom couldn't stand too long.

The ceremony was so beautiful!!! They did a quick rehearsal about 1/2 hour before, and since we had a small BP, it went quickly. The weather was sunny, so the Lantern Garden room was lit beautifully with sunlight streaks. I had asked for 4 chairs to be placed under the chuppah for our parents so they wouldn't have to stand the whole time, and not only did they do that, they arranged the chairs in a way that included our parents and made for great pictures of everyone there.

We signed the ketubah in the photo studio, and they had some food set up for everyone there too. When DH and I escaped up to the bridal suite after our ceremony for the 'yichud' (a Jewish tradition where bride & groom spend a few minutes alone after the ceremony), our MD and BA brought up food for us to enjoy. I was really afraid to eat and have stomach issues, so I just took a taste, but mmmmmmmmm!!!

Thanks to some previous Fox Hollow brides, I was inspired to recreate some of my favorite photos of theirs, and our photographer was wonderful about helping us to do that! I've always loved 'fainting couches' and when I saw that chaise lounge in the Photo Studio, I kept thinking of the past bride who did that, plus I saw in the Vogue spread of the 'Sex & the City' movie that Carrie did that..... so we used that as a backdrop. We also recreated Davenjess's photo kissing in between the double doors to the entrance (I think Frank wasn't happy about us holding the doors open for a few minutes!!) but we got the shot!! And we also did the shot from above near the stairs in the Inn next door. That was so much fun!!!!

DH and I keep saying to each other that we had the best of both worlds, getting married on the same day as daylight savings, because we had sunlight streaking through the Winter Garden pavillion, and then it turned to dusk, and when darkness came, they lit up the room in an amber glow from the chandeliers and the candles we had on each table. It was just spectacular!!

I'm going to write a mini-review of Fox Hollow and all vendors and post it later tonight. Both DH and I took off Monday and were back to work today, so I barely got to see the photos my family took... I'm going to go through some of them now. My BIL burned a CD for me, but the pics are slow to copy to my hard drive. I'll be posting some more later tonight....... for now, here's a preview......

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You looked beautiful!! Can't wait to see more pics!