Hi there! Im recently engaged and trying to plan a wedding on Long Island from Washington, DC. Fun :P
My question for you very knowledgeable girls... I plan to have my ceremony at my location site. I am leaning towards the Hamlet Wind Watch. Their policy is that you pay $5 per person for the ceremony to be there. Is this standard? It seems awfully high. The other sites Ive called quote me a flat rate (usually about $350).
Please let me know if you have any input! Thanks!
October Bliss
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I visited 25 halls. The lowest flat rate I was quoted was $550. The majority quoted me $600, and I think one or two quoted me $700, and one quoted me $900.
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Not one hall quoted me a per person rate for the ceremony.
N.Y.bride
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most places made me add $600
Mrs. dleeny
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we paid $450 to have our ceremony at the hall. we then rented the ceremony flowers from them for an additional $300 which was a GREAT deal! it would have cost us a LOT more than that if we had to provide flowers for the ceremony.
JPand TT
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I have never heard of a per person rate for the ceremony. Every place I went charged one flat fee.
Mygmans
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I was quoted from $500 up to $1000.
PrincessConsuela
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Posted by Mygmans
I was quoted from $500 up to $1000.
ditto
lreigada
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I am paying $1000 for the ceremony so it sounds like you are getting a good deal.
JandJ1224
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It must be a hamlet thing. We were quoted the same thing to have a ceremony at the hall. It ended up being a similar amount that we are paying to get married at the church but we just decided to do the church. One other hall that we went to said $1000 for the ceremony, that seemed high
superkat
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Posted by Mygmans
I was quoted from $500 up to $1000.
Ditto. Mine is going to cost $500, not including a clergymen.
luvcats06
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Hello, I'm having my ceremony at the Three Village Inn. They charge $500 for the ceremony. (not including an officiant ).
bride2b24
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i would think a flat rate is customary bc who really responds to the ceremony?
akaMrsT
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We went to well over 20 halls and ceremony fees ranged from $500 - $1,000 at the places we checked - not including clergy but some do include flowers with the fee. None told us a per person fee
cherryj24
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Mine is $350 at the Old Field Club and I am on my own for an officiant.
pineapple-princess
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I am paying $750 but I would definitely ask them if they could provide you with a flat rate. As someone said, are you really going to have an exact head count of who will be attending the ceremony? To pay per person would be difficult.
laural2979
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A per person rate sounds a little strange. Do they just use the number that are attending the reception as the rate that you pay? I would probably try to negotiate a flat fee. My hall charges $700 to get married there.
ETA: BTW I'm planning from DC too! It kind of stinks planning from out of state, but there are quite a few women on this boards in the DC area.
natinwpb
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Mine's charging $500 and that includes set-up and all the chairs.
johnsae
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wow - my hall is charging nothing for me having my ceremony there....this is perhaps the ONLY thing that they AREN'T trying to charge us for!!!
