For those having a 1pm-6pm wedding....UPDATE!!!

FutureMrsPD Posted: Jan 20, 2008 06:29 PM

For those having a 1pm-6pm wedding....UPDATE!!!

what are you doing afterwards? All the hotels in our area that have bars in them are totally booked for my date!!! So im looking for some ideas...TIA

hyphenbride Posted: Jan 20, 2008 06:30 PM

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We're either doing the hotel bar or having a party in a conference room....

FutureMrsPD Posted: Jan 20, 2008 06:31 PM

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all the hotels with bars are booked though and i dont want people to have to drive drunk...so im really confused as to what to do now

MAY24BRIDE Posted: Jan 20, 2008 07:51 PM

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are they all booked or will they just not let you block rooms? We're having that problem, but there are rooms available....we just can't block them...so we're spreading the word on which hotel we're using and people are paying standard rate for the rooms

GinaBambina08 Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:07 PM

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I think FH and I were just going to have a little get together at a friends house, something low key..

soon2BMrsMcD Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:08 PM

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FH's godmother is throwing us an after-party in her backyard! It's the 4th of July so we have to have a BBQ!!!

hyphenbride Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:29 PM

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Posted by soon2BMrsMcD

FH's godmother is throwing us an after-party in her backyard! It's the 4th of July so we have to have a BBQ!!!

That sounds like so much fun!

We kind of want our after-party to be an 'our friends' get together. I know that if we have it at the hotel some relatives might show up! Maybe we'll be doing shots with grandma!

FutureMrsPD Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:32 PM

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the hotels are actually sold out for that day!!!! i cant believe it. i tried booking one room and they said sorry there are none available.

hyphenbride Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:40 PM

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Posted by FutureMrsPD

the hotels are actually sold out for that day!!!! i cant believe it. i tried booking one room and they said sorry there are none available.

That is NUTS!

Katie&Chris2006 Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:43 PM

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we booked a conference room type thing in a hotel that didn't have a bar - this way, they let us bring in whatever we wanted (places with a bar would make us buy the food and alcohol from them). about 100 people came (of our 200 guests) - it wound up working out great!

FutureMrsPD Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:43 PM

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we tried the wingate (la quinta) in garden city, and the marriot in uniondale. i called garden city hotel and they have 30 rooms left but they are $290 which is way too much. what other hotels have bars in them?

FutureMrsPD Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:44 PM

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Posted by Katie&Chris2006

we booked a conference room type thing in a hotel that didn't have a bar - this way, they let us bring in whatever we wanted (places with a bar would make us buy the food and alcohol from them). about 100 people came (of our 200 guests) - it wound up working out great!

how much is a conference room?

ligirlz Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:50 PM

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I had a 2PM - 7PM wedding and had an after party in the lounge of our hotel (where our wedding was). My DH friend's sis when she had her wedding booked a conference room in the hotel where all her guests were staying. How about a restaurant or the only other thing would be at a house as the other posters had.

MAY24BRIDE Posted: Jan 20, 2008 09:51 PM

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how about booking something at a bowling alley or dave & busters or something like that?

jenlen Posted: Jan 20, 2008 10:09 PM

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Posted by MAY24BRIDE

how about booking something at a bowling alley or dave & busters or something like that?

We went bowling!!!

Jamnike Posted: Jan 20, 2008 10:21 PM

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we are having and after party at my moms house, swimming and just hanging out :) should be a ton of fun!

Ayne11 Posted: Jan 20, 2008 10:23 PM

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We're in the same exact boat. We're getting married at Fox Hollow in Woodbury on July 5th, and we have no idea where to go afterwards. FH & I would really like to find a really cool karaoke bar, and sing it up. The only place we found (no karaoke :( is called 'The Inn Between' it's a divey bar, but sometime's those are the best.

I'd also love some ideas too!

Annoulak Posted: Jan 21, 2008 12:53 AM

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Posted by jenlen

Posted by MAY24BRIDE

how about booking something at a bowling alley or dave & busters or something like that?

We went bowling!!!

If I had the bowiling scenario as a guest, it would be, by far, the most fun thing I could think of doing after an early wedding reception...just my opinion though

MrsK2008 Posted: Jan 21, 2008 11:37 PM

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Posted by FutureMrsPD

what are you doing afterwards? All the hotels in our area that have bars in them are totally booked for my date!!! So im looking for some ideas...TIA

FH and I have booked a limo bus with royalty limo and we are taking 48 of our closest friends and family into Manhattan where we will continue to take photos with our photographer. We are then going to come back to LI and end our night at Mirage in Westbury............this is going to be my favorite part, I can't wait!!!!!

FutureMrsPD Posted: Jan 22, 2008 07:59 AM

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Sooo....I finally got some good news!!! The Marriott in Melville had plenty of rooms left!!! They have a really cute bar and they serve breakfast in the morning! I got the rooms for $155 which is amazing for a Marriott! I am SO relieved that its going to work out. I feel so much better!