Chateau Briand

Original post by mzmahagony

Apr 10, 2009 07:53 PM

Where are the Chateau Briand Brides?

Trose Posted: Apr 12, 2009 12:35 AM

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Jeff is mine too - he said we do everything 6 weeks before so I guess he was just postponing instead of outright saying no? - in any case - i dont think it will be a problem if we make a request

Liv123 Posted: Apr 12, 2009 12:35 AM

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Chateau Briand was our second choice (it was a hard decision at first between Sand Castle and Chateau Briand so it could have been first) - but the sales manager at CB flipped out on me when I asked if kids under 5 could eat free since SC offered me that. He said that no one eats for free, that they are running a business and that kids do not belong at weddings.
He also did not offer us anything to drink, and on my second visit- he still did not. Instead he MOVED the drinks from the last visitors in his office and still didn't offer US a drink.
It sounds like he was not the accomodating bm, and that had we met TOM maybe we would have chosen differently.

We are happy with our choice, but its too bad....

mzmahagony Posted: Apr 12, 2009 12:36 AM

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Posted by Trose

Jeff is mine too - he said we do everything 6 weeks before so I guess he was just postponing instead of outright saying no? - in any case - i dont think it will be a problem if we make a request

I hope not even though he plain out told us that they dont do that. I am going to keep asking until I get what U want..lol

Trose Posted: Apr 12, 2009 12:37 AM

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;) haha - GO FOR IT!
Let us know what the conversation is like.

mzmahagony Posted: Apr 12, 2009 12:37 AM

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Posted by Liv123

Chateau Briand was our second choice (it was a hard decision at first between Sand Castle and Chateau Briand so it could have been first) - but the sales manager at CB flipped out on me when I asked if kids under 5 could eat free since SC offered me that. He said that no one eats for free, that they are running a business and that kids do not belong at weddings.
He also did not offer us anything to drink, and on my second visit- he still did not. Instead he MOVED the drinks from the last visitors in his office and still didn't offer US a drink.
It sounds like he was not the accomodating bm, and that had we met TOM maybe we would have chosen differently.

We are happy with our choice, but its too bad....

I'm sorry you had that experience. Was it Jeff?

mzmahagony Posted: Apr 12, 2009 12:38 AM

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Posted by Trose

;) haha - GO FOR IT!
Let us know what the conversation is like.

I am going to make a big deal of it even though it isn't ..lol

Drues_Girl Posted: Apr 12, 2009 12:42 AM

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Yeah... you should.... every other reception hall offered us a food tasting when we were looking... we told him it concerned us that we couldnt get one and we really like the RH but we wanted a food tasting...
AMAZINGLY he worked something out....

llgap511 Posted: Apr 12, 2009 01:36 AM

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I am a CB bride also. I was told by my BM that there were no tastings. He said that twice a year they hold a bridal showcase and at that time I can sample some of the food and drinks.

mcbride62009 Posted: Apr 12, 2009 08:45 AM

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Posted by bride2b57

Do you guys really come out of the floor or was that a rumor???

Yeah we are! I saw a picture of it and it looks like alot of fun!

mcbride62009 Posted: Apr 12, 2009 08:47 AM

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Posted by mzmahagony

Posted by Drues_Girl

Hi i'm a CB bride.... love that place... went for my food tasting last week....

Who is your BM because I was because I was told that you couldnt have a tasting.

When I first booked they gave us a food tasting... then they stopped but now they are allowing it again.

mcbride62009 Posted: Apr 12, 2009 08:51 AM

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IrishBrideASmiling Posted: Apr 12, 2009 10:33 AM

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Posted by Trose

Posted by IrishBrideASmiling

Has anyone seen the menus that they print? Do they look ok??

I have not seen them but I think they are generic and just add our names to the top

Thats what I assumed. I was kinda hoping a recent bride or guest at a wedding at CB may have seen them or taken a pic. I want menus but I have so many other DIY projects to do so I was hoping the menus were decent.

kimmaymb20 Posted: Apr 12, 2009 11:18 AM

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I'm a chateau briand bride! I have Tom and he is freckin amazing. He said whenever ee wanted a tasting to call him up and he would arange one during a time there was an event. Tom also said it was possible to have an inbdoor\outdoor ch.

Jen84 Posted: Apr 12, 2009 11:39 AM

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i didn't get a tasting either! i was assuming that it would have been when we finalized the menu but now that i see you guys had a tasting a week or so after you booked i'm going to call and ask for one...

and i def want the indoor/outdoor cocktail hour and jeff was kinda like oh its gonna be great outside, we dont do it inside and out... then i heard that someone had it inside and out so im going to bring that up with him too... i dont need the food that im paying good money for melting outside

mcbride62009 Posted: Apr 16, 2009 09:47 PM

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Well you will see when you go for a tasting the food is amazing!

Jen84 Posted: Apr 17, 2009 12:22 AM

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so i just started my photographer appts and i was wondering who everyone is having for photos??

MeaganAndJoeC Posted: Apr 17, 2009 12:56 AM

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Posted by Jen84

so i just started my photographer appts and i was wondering who everyone is having for photos??

I used Proline I was very happy with them and ust got back my proofs for album and it came out really well. There are also pics of DH and I in the CB. Proline asked permission to allow them to put us in the hall !

HTH