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Original post by OctoberPrincess2006

Jan 26, 2006 03:46 PM

Hello, I just saw a Leonard's of Greatneck Thread but it has a lot of older posts on it (not that I mind, I love to read any post on Leonard's ) I know someone else had a more recent post with up to date posted wedding dates but I can't seem to find it, so.... I decided to start a new one. I will start it off

OctoberPrincess2006
^v^ 10/28/2006 ^v^

OctoberPrincess2006 Posted: Jun 23, 2006 11:05 AM

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I hope all goes well with the issue.

I wanted to ask you, did you speak to them about having an outside baker provide the cake??

milerose Posted: Jun 23, 2006 11:22 AM

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No I am so sorry I fogot to ask that but I am waiting for them to call me back by this weekend so when he does I will ask him b/c that is actually a good idea and maybe something I would be interested in as well.

pebbles Posted: Jun 23, 2006 11:37 AM

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what issue are you dealing with if you dont mind me asking. I got married there so maybe I can help you out.
Lisa

milerose Posted: Jun 23, 2006 12:44 PM

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Posted by smara

Posted by milerose

Thanks for the info. I am going for my walk through on June 22nd I believe. I am not too conerned with the cake either since I am also having a vh but now i am just curious as to what they look like.

The free one is butter cream.. I just wasnt crazy about the designs on it. I also told hom that I didnt want the columns, or the swan decorations on it. I told him just to stack the circles and use the simpl design. They charged extra for square stacked. So round it was for me.

Smara that is exactly what I told them to do with my cake.

OctoberPrincess2006 Posted: Jul 06, 2006 03:14 PM

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Hello all, I went to meet with Ian yesterday also, it went really well and smoothly. He was a very friendly person. As for the cakes, I did not care for any of them, so I showed him a pic of something I found online, in which he will show the bakers to see if they can do it and also the pricing. They did not have as many cake choice selections as I would have thought, but we decided on one. I will let everyone know how much the cake is going to cost to upgrade. Hmm other than that, be careful, because there are soooo many wonderful upgrades. We did a few more xtras, BUT I am still undecided about whether or not to add the viennise hour. We decided on the parisian dessert platters instead.

If any of you have any advice on whether we should upgrade or not, please let me know. Ohh one other question, we had to pay extra to have 3 votive candles on the dinner tables and 1 on the cocktail hour tables? has anyone ever requested more??? I forgot to ask, Thanks..

By the way, i will be attending a wedding there this saturday, so i will take lots of pics, and let you all know how it went! Hope everyones planning is going well!

BklynItaliana Posted: Jul 06, 2006 04:14 PM

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wait you have to pay for them to provide the votives or you are providing them and still paying them???

OctoberPrincess2006 Posted: Jul 06, 2006 07:43 PM

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I think if you have candles, you have to get the votives through them. I had called a few months back and that's what they told me (since I had asked because my florist was going to provide them for me). I am going to call again to double check to see if this is our only option. I was so consumed by the food part of it, that I really did not think twice about the candles .

xcalystax Posted: Jul 06, 2006 08:09 PM

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No freakin way!!! I am doing votive placecards and when I asked if I could bring candles they never mentioned I had to buy it from them....that was be crazy!

OctoberPrincess2006 Posted: Jul 06, 2006 08:20 PM

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hmm.. well that is good to know then, I am going to give them a call tomorrow to see what the deal is. 1st it was the mystery of the cake now it's this

Maybe for the votive placecards it is different?? I don't know.

xcalystax Posted: Jul 06, 2006 08:32 PM

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Posted by OctoberPrincess2006

hmm.. well that is good to know then, I am going to give them a call tomorrow to see what the deal is. 1st it was the mystery of the cake now it's this

Maybe for the votive placecards it is different?? I don't know.

Thank you so much anyway, though I would never have known....BTW did you schedule your walkthrough or did they call u? I am getting married a month after you so should I have my walkthrough next month?

OctoberPrincess2006 Posted: Jul 07, 2006 01:27 AM

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Ian called me on July 1st to schedule the appointment to go over everything, from what I know it is done 3 months (12 weeks before the wedding). So I am sure you will be getting a call soon or at the beginning of august.

bride2b24 Posted: Jul 07, 2006 11:55 AM

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my one year mark is comin up soon ladies!!!!!! time sure is flyin!!!! what have all of you been up to?

OctoberPrincess2006 Posted: Jul 07, 2006 12:21 PM

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Posted by bride2b24

my one year mark is comin up soon ladies!!!!!! time sure is flyin!!!! what have all of you been up to?

yey for you!! I can't believe that we are at the 3 month mark and there is still A LOT to do! At the moment we just ordered out invitations last week and also we met with the florist again. Now we are onto favors, music choices and just a few of the little things. My veil came in last week, I am waiting for my gown and bridesmaids dresses to come in next month. I can't believe it! The time is just flying by!! Good luck with the rest of the planning and have fun! A year goes by sooooo quickly!!

pebbles Posted: Jul 07, 2006 12:53 PM

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You can buy your candles from the outside. I bought 100 pillars from Michaels and left them instructions on how to set everything up

mavirella Posted: Jul 07, 2006 01:13 PM

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Iffy issues?
Does anyone get the impression that there are too many “up in the air” issues with Leonard’s-ie- cakes, votive candles, tipping, banquet managers, liability insurance etc.. I keep hearing different things from different people about their policies. And I’m not talking about the people on these boards- I mean within the company. I’m far from a stickler but I just want things to be right. I’m just a wee bit nervous.

SIBride06 Posted: Jul 07, 2006 01:31 PM

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Hey guys... Just checking in.. 49 days to go for me & smara..

suven Posted: Jul 07, 2006 06:01 PM

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Posted by mavirella

Iffy issues?
Does anyone get the impression that there are too many “up in the air” issues with Leonard’s-ie- cakes, votive candles, tipping, banquet managers, liability insurance etc.. I keep hearing different things from different people about their policies. And I’m not talking about the people on these boards- I mean within the company. I’m far from a stickler but I just want things to be right. I’m just a wee bit nervous.

Just stick with your banquet manager and you'll be fine. The cakes have been the same cake choices since I was planning back in 2002. I had my florist do my votives and no one said anything about it. Leonard's could do them, but they wanted more money than Laurie, so I had Laurie do them. Tipping is up to you. No one at Leonard's even gave me a figure. They just said that the Maitre D typically gets a tip from the host at the end of the night. Also, the liability insurance has always been required. This is not only for Leonards' protection, but also yours. If your vendor is not insured and injures someone at your wedding, you could be held responsible. (either way, you could be held responsible, but if they have insurance, it's a lot less likely that anything would happen to you)

HTH

xcalystax Posted: Jul 07, 2006 06:54 PM

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Posted by SIBride06

Hey guys... Just checking in.. 49 days to go for me & smara..

I am SOOO excited for you, Janie and Sasha!!! I am going to be thinking about both of you that day!! Both your weddings will rock '06 style I'm sure!

bride2b24 Posted: Jul 07, 2006 07:18 PM

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Thanks for the info.....im sure all vendors have this insurance.....im not worried since mine have all done weddings at Leonards before

domincan37 Posted: Jul 07, 2006 08:04 PM

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well i have a long way to go but i got almost got everything down, the only thing i need is Officiants , a dj, and limos
does anyone know of an Officiants uthat will marry us at leonards for a good price