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Oheka Castle Brides!

MrsLaT2be Posted: Jan 28, 2011 03:30 PM+

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Posted: Jan 28, 2011 03:30 PM

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Not sure if you booked the hotel already, but Laurie at the Hilton Garden Inn in Melville was really helpful. The hotel is right on Round Swamp Road and is about 10 min away from the castle. We got some pretty good rates from her (and there is a shuttle if you book a certain number of rooms). FM me if you need details!

HoosierCouple Posted: Jan 28, 2011 03:32 PM+

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Posted: Jan 28, 2011 03:32 PM

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Posted by MrsLaT2be

Not sure if you booked the hotel already, but Laurie at the Hilton Garden Inn in Melville was really helpful. The hotel is right on Round Swamp Road and is about 10 min away from the castle. We got some pretty good rates from her (and there is a shuttle if you book a certain number of rooms). FM me if you need details!

HA i booked with her as well! Although i did not book the shuttle yet bc I do not want to pay unless a good amount of people are going to use it or if the minimum is met.

Anyway- she is stalking me a little bit now to book the shuttle. Oh well. I will see when it gets closer.

Did you reserve the shuttle already?

BellaRegina Posted: Jan 28, 2011 04:27 PM+

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Posted: Jan 28, 2011 04:27 PM

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Just outta curiousity, can someone FM the per person rate for the castle? I'm looking at a oct sat evening wedding.

Bride in 2012 Posted: Jan 28, 2011 04:33 PM+

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Posted: Jan 28, 2011 04:33 PM

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Posted by BellaRegina

Just outta curiousity, can someone FM the per person rate for the castle? I'm looking at a oct sat evening wedding.

I've always been curious about this as well. Someone told me $500/pp but I am having a hard time believing it.

TeAmoChris Posted: Jan 28, 2011 04:36 PM+

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Posted: Jan 28, 2011 04:36 PM

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I have never been to a wedding there but heard it is absolutly breahtaking!!

Good Luck All!

MrsLaT2be Posted: Mar 16, 2011 04:41 PM+

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Posted: Mar 16, 2011 04:41 PM

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Hi girls! When did everyone do their food and cake tasting?!

HoosierCouple Posted: Mar 16, 2011 08:44 PM+

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Posted: Mar 16, 2011 08:44 PM

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i was wondering the same thing? I am going to the bridal showcase and was going to ask rick and the baker (i forgot his name) when I am there.

also do we know if oheka provides basic menus on the tables or one menu per table? just wondering.

FutureMrsBuk Posted: Mar 16, 2011 09:21 PM+

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Posted: Mar 16, 2011 09:21 PM

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Hi Guys....I haven't really written but I love the oheka thread...anyways im going in two weeks to a tasting and im getting married in 3 months.. ill let u all know how it went!

FutureMrsCat050412 Posted: Mar 16, 2011 11:15 PM+

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Posted: Mar 16, 2011 11:15 PM

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I want to be a part of this thread

lucky girls!!

HSsweethearts Posted: Mar 17, 2011 02:27 AM+

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Posted: Mar 17, 2011 02:27 AM

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Posted by BellaRegina

Just outta curiousity, can someone FM the per person rate for the castle? I'm looking at a oct sat evening wedding.

My cousin was married there. Depending on the date, the site fee is I think $10,000-20,000 and the pp was actually pretty reasonable after that, it was under $150 I think, but you have to figure it's like $100 extra pp for the site fee along. It's a beautiful place though!

I would say it's closer to $250-300 pp once you factor in the site fee than the $500 quoted above based on what I heard

MrsLaT2be Posted: Mar 17, 2011 10:49 AM+

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Posted: Mar 17, 2011 10:49 AM

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Posted by HoosierCouple

i was wondering the same thing? I am going to the bridal showcase and was going to ask rick and the baker (i forgot his name) when I am there.

also do we know if oheka provides basic menus on the tables or one menu per table? just wondering.

I'm pretty sure Rick told me that they don't do the basic menus on the table. The server can just tell the guests what the choices are. Let me know if you hear something different!

MrsLaT2be Posted: Mar 17, 2011 10:51 AM+

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Posted: Mar 17, 2011 10:51 AM

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Posted by FutureMrsBuk

Hi Guys....I haven't really written but I love the oheka thread...anyways im going in two weeks to a tasting and im getting married in 3 months.. ill let u all know how it went!

So exciting!! Yes, please let us know how the food was and what options you are going to choose for the reception!!!

monamiestephanie Posted: Apr 19, 2011 08:24 AM+

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Posted: Apr 19, 2011 08:24 AM

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I did a food tasting last month, and called Oheka to do my menu selection yesterday. I haven't heard back yet, but I think I should be doing the selection soon! I didn't hear anything about the menus, but I think we'll have to provide our own. I'll probably order them from Vistaprint, along with the programs and place cards. Let me know if you hear anything different.

I was supposed to do my cake tasting this Friday, but the cake baker, Daniel, is filming a special for the royal wedding that morning, so we pushed it back to early May.

Posted by HoosierCouple

i was wondering the same thing? I am going to the bridal showcase and was going to ask rick and the baker (i forgot his name) when I am there.

also do we know if oheka provides basic menus on the tables or one menu per table? just wondering.

MrsLaT2be Posted: Apr 19, 2011 12:33 PM+

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Posted: Apr 19, 2011 12:33 PM

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Posted by monamiestephanie

I did a food tasting last month, and called Oheka to do my menu selection yesterday. I haven't heard back yet, but I think I should be doing the selection soon! I didn't hear anything about the menus, but I think we'll have to provide our own. I'll probably order them from Vistaprint, along with the programs and place cards. Let me know if you hear anything different.

I was supposed to do my cake tasting this Friday, but the cake baker, Daniel, is filming a special for the royal wedding that morning, so we pushed it back to early May.

Thanks so much for the info! Let us know what you decide to put on the menu!

MrsLaT2be Posted: May 13, 2011 02:46 PM+

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Posted: May 13, 2011 02:46 PM

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Posted by FutureMrsBuk

Hi Guys....I haven't really written but I love the oheka thread...anyways im going in two weeks to a tasting and im getting married in 3 months.. ill let u all know how it went!

FutureMrsBuk, how did the tasting go? Your day is getting close!! What do you still have left to do (any advice for what not to forget to ask about?)?

FutureMrsBuk Posted: May 13, 2011 03:39 PM+

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Posted: May 13, 2011 03:39 PM

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Hey girls.....the tasting went absolutely great, everything we had was amazing. Everything was so well presented also. We had our first meeting with the BM kathy last night and all I can is that she is amazing. They really take care of everything last detail. We all have nothing to worry about. We walked out of there so relaxed and calm about everything. Next week we are meeting with the baker so that should be a lot of fun, other then that we are pretty much set with everything. cant believe I am getting married in a month. Hope you guys are enjoying planning!!

HoosierCouple Posted: May 13, 2011 03:57 PM+

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Posted: May 13, 2011 03:57 PM

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is the tasting and menu selection 2 seperate things?

FutureMrsBuk Posted: May 13, 2011 07:56 PM+

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Posted: May 13, 2011 07:56 PM

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Yes, basically the tasting you go with 3 other people(that is what is included) basically for a dinner in the ballroom. They give u an idea of what will be served. They give you one plate of each entree and i think 2 different salads. Then your menu selection is when you have your first meeting with your BM. Def when you go in for your first meeting with the BM have an idea of what you want to choose.

MrsLaT2be Posted: May 15, 2011 09:39 PM+

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Posted: May 15, 2011 09:39 PM

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so great to hear the tasting went well! do you plan on changing any of the menu items? i heard some girls have done a 'duet' appetizer like half salad/half soup or pasta/salad? what choices are you going to have for the main entree?