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Posted by kikipenz

Saralyn,
First let me thank you for the nice things you said about my son and daughter-in-laws wedding.

I know you're very young, naive and totally inexperienced in designing weddings, but if you're going to critique something, please get your facts straight. The Starlight Room seats approximately 500 people. There are only 3 weddings at a time, and the brides never run into each other. After having an extensively lavish cocktail hour, there is no reason to have another appitizer and then a salad, (it is a total waste of money), and therefore it was combined. Yes, there was a long time between courses, as people were more interested in dancing than eating. Even though I'm very good friends with the owners, I couldn't even get a price of $55 a head.

I'm sorry you were not pleased with your meal. Actually yours was the only complaint I've ever heard about the food at Crest Hollow. I spoke with several people at the wedding and inquired about your complaints re: food and service, Again, you were the only one.

Truthfully Saralyn, my daughter-in-law is extremely upset with your lack of sensitivity, I feel you owe her an apology, and everyone else that's already planned an event there. It seems from the remarks that you upset quite a few people.
Barbara

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Re: Have You Been to a Wedding at? (Updated Today)

to barbara for stating this so eloquently.

Re: Have You Been to a Wedding at? (Updated Today)

i know you guys are gonna think im a ***** but i think you guys are just acting like girls with the drama. the 55 dollar comment was the only thing she said wrong. she didnt insult anything else and was being honest. she complimented in the the post as well.. and why would someone talk to the bride about this and their mil its just childish

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Posted by XFINALLYX

i know you guys are gonna think im a ***** but i think you guys are just acting like girls with the drama. the 55 dollar comment was the only thing she said wrong. she didnt insult anything else and was being honest. she complimented in the the post as well.. and why would someone talk to the bride about this and their mil its just childish

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The point is, is that's it rude to assume what the bride and groom paid for the wedding and to say you get what you paid for.

Like I said in a previous post, it's only the bride and grooms business how much they paid. And again having my wedding at the crest hollow recently, I can pretty much gaurantee that this bride and groom did not pay $55 per person, and even if they did, SO WHAT?

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Posted by XFINALLYX

i know you guys are gonna think im a ***** but i think you guys are just acting like girls with the drama. the 55 dollar comment was the only thing she said wrong. she didnt insult anything else and was being honest. she complimented in the the post as well.. and why would someone talk to the bride about this and their mil its just childish

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I will say it again, if people are rude, they should be called out on it...she was rude, and she ran like a little school girl instead of 'facing the music'.

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what im saying is, the only thing she said was the price per person. you guys made it seem like the whole post was rude itself. only the price issue was the rude thing

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Posted by XFINALLYX

i know you guys are gonna think im a ***** but i think you guys are just acting like girls with the drama. the 55 dollar comment was the only thing she said wrong. she didnt insult anything else and was being honest. she complimented in the the post as well.. and why would someone talk to the bride about this and their mil its just childish

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I think the 2nd biggest issue is that this person wrote all of those comments KNOWING that the bride and groom were going to see her post.

Would anyone have the audacity to tell a bride all of the things they didn't like about her wedding? That's basically what this person did.

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Posted by FallBride05


Like I said in a previous post, it's only the bride and grooms business how much they paid. And again having my wedding at the crest hollow recently, I can pretty much gaurantee that this bride and groom did not pay $55 per person, and even if they did, SO WHAT?

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exactly!

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Posted by XFINALLYX

what im saying is, the only thing she said was the price per person. you guys made it seem like the whole post was rude itself. only the price issue was the rude thing

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I agree that the whole post was not rude, but that part was rude !!

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OK. Here's another one...

Chateau La Mer A+

Went to a friend's reception there. So pretty and the food was excellent. I must say I was a bit envious of the complimentary seconds on dinner, even though I was too stuffed to partake. Now, I want that at my reception. I had to leave room for the chocolate fountain though! It was a really nice place though with great food and service. No complaints here.

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Posted by XFINALLYX

i know you guys are gonna think im a ***** but i think you guys are just acting like girls with the drama. the 55 dollar comment was the only thing she said wrong. she didnt insult anything else and was being honest. she complimented in the the post as well.. and why would someone talk to the bride about this and their mil its just childish

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no one talked to the bride and MIL... they saw the post and got made.. and rightfully so... there are certain things that as a guest at a wedding you shouldnt do, and going on these boards and being snotty and critical of every detail is just obnoxious... I admit this post is getting a little off the real subject of actual reception weddings, but as well all need to know you can state that you thought the room was too small, that the walls were too thin, and that you didnt care for the food at the cocktail hour, but you dont have to be a snob about it, and thats what she was and thats why we are all getting mad...

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Posted by XFINALLYX

what im saying is, the only thing she said was the price per person. you guys made it seem like the whole post was rude itself. only the price issue was the rude thing

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the rude comment she posted was unnecessary, should never have been posted on here when she knows that the bride is a registered LIW user and her sister/MOH is as well.

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs2006

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Posted by XFINALLYX

what im saying is, the only thing she said was the price per person. you guys made it seem like the whole post was rude itself. only the price issue was the rude thing

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The post itself and the rude things she posted were unnecessary, should never have been posted on here when she knows that the bride is a registered LIW user and her sister/MOH is as well.

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Ok devils advocate, how do you know that she knows that the MOH is a registeed here. Unless she is a future bride herself? Just curious, I still think she was rude....,.

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs2006

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Posted by XFINALLYX

what im saying is, the only thing she said was the price per person. you guys made it seem like the whole post was rude itself. only the price issue was the rude thing

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the rude comment she posted was unnecessary, should never have been posted on here when she knows that the bride is a registered LIW user and her sister/MOH is as well.

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exactly..she even refrenced that it was probably a liw bride....it was rude at biotchy....

karma...karma...

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Posted by stephanief

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs2006

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Posted by XFINALLYX

what im saying is, the only thing she said was the price per person. you guys made it seem like the whole post was rude itself. only the price issue was the rude thing

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The post itself and the rude things she posted were unnecessary, should never have been posted on here when she knows that the bride is a registered LIW user and her sister/MOH is as well.

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Ok devils advocate, how do you know that she knows that the MOH is a registeed here. Unless she is a future bride herself? Just curious, I still think she was rude....,.

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I guess thats true, but if shes been on here long enough I'm sure she has seen one or the other post.

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the strangest part of her post was that she came out and said that the bride would probably see the post, but she still went ahead and posted it. and the LOL doesn't take away the rudeness of the post. if she knew the bride would read it, why post it?

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Posted by woodstock529

i went to a very unique wedding on monday july 3rd at crest hollow.

the ceremony was a very unique ceremony on the beach in long beach! there were chairs and an aisle set up right on the beach, and all of the locals on the beach and boardwalk were watching and cheering. it was SO cute!! although it was like 90 degrees and sunny and humid so there were A LOT of people on the beach.

the reception was at crest hollow. CH food was great. i love the atmosphere around the pool and its too bad they cant have the whole reception there cause its so gorgeous and ambiant.
im not sure what room the reception was in, but it wasnt huge although it was well sized for the amount of people there ( i think about 180-200).
food at reception was good. interesting thing was that they only had a salad then main course and viennese. no appetizer in the middle. i thought that was kind of weak but in the long run youre already full so it doesnt matter all that much. it just seems like a rather long wait between salad and entree since salad is already on the table when you walk in. the entrees werent spectacular, the choices were between chicken, salmon, and prime rib. i had the chicken which was good. fried white meat breast with some bruschetta-like topping. tasty but not amazing. viennese was nice with a banana flambe station, cakes, ice cream bar, cannolis, zeppolis and what not.
as far as service, our waiter was really young, but he did a good enough job. service not spectacular, but nothing really to complain about. they dont go above and beyond, but by no means are they rude or innadequate either. basically you get what you pay for at $55 a person lol. but no complaints at all on that end.
actually my only complaint about crest hollow is that because there are so many affairs at one time, you can hear them all. for example, when the MOH was giving her toast you heard thumping in the background coming from the DJ in the room next door...basically if you are a bride thats worried about running into another bride in the bathroom..Crest Hollow IS NOT the place for you..but other than that there were really no complaints.
i was on the grooms side but i wouldnt be surprised if that bride is a LIW gal. it was so cute, since they got married on the beach they did a whole turquoise and khaki beach theme. it looked great! all little touches like the camera scavenger hunt, sand dollar place cards, even a faux palm trees. really cute overall.

when i was about 16 i visited crest hollow for a conference. always thought id get married there cause i love the ambiance around the pool. luckily i found that somewhere else cause i am NOT a 6 weddings at a time bride. but if you dont mind that, and you dont have a huge amount of $$ to spend per person, DEFINITELY check it out.

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wow....lol at $55 per plate? Even if it were true why is that something you feel the need to laugh at? Not everyone is willing to pay (even if they are able) $200+ per plate. Sometimes it is about the marriage and not the single day of a wedding. Not everyone needs to get married in a mansion to*prove* their marriage is worthy. And I love how you even alluded to the fact that you though the bride might be an LIW bride, but you were there with the groom's side - and it sure did not stop you from posting some really snobby comments about getting what you paid for. Nice to assume what they paid.

So unnecessary, really.

ETA: I have been to several affairs at the CHCC & I have never EVER had a complaint about the service or the food. Nor have I ever run into another party. I am a very tough critic, especially when it comes to service having been in restaurant management for 13 prior to my being married. I would tell CH brides that you have nothing to worry about.

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Posted by XFINALLYX

i know you guys are gonna think im a ***** but i think you guys are just acting like girls with the drama. the 55 dollar comment was the only thing she said wrong. she didnt insult anything else and was being honest. she complimented in the the post as well.. and why would someone talk to the bride about this and their mil its just childish

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Um, excuse me but my sister is a LIW BRIDE! She reads the posts every day. There's no need to start with name calling (childish). How do you know she didn't come on to post pictures of her wedding and found the post?? In addition to trying to guess how much my sister paid, the insinuation was that if you don't have a lot of money to spend then check out Crest Hollow- that insinuation is RUDE! She posted this KNOWING that my sister is a bride. Rather than say it to her face, she posted it on a WEB BOARD.

You are entitled to your opinion, but the majority of people feel this is rude. AGAIN, I don't care that she didn't like her food or felt the service was slow. What I don't like is that she posted this KNOWING my sister would see it and insinuated my sister's wedding was cheap.

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Maybe that is just how she is, extremely honest, possibly to a fault. She should not have mentioned the money part but who knows, maybe someone incorrectly told her that and she went with it. If she knew that the bride and relatives would see it, I dont think she meant to hurt anyone.

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I agree that the post was very rude-but for you guys-her family to tell her about the comments made-I think that is even RUDER!!! You are supposed to be her family and protect her from unnecessary harm-and you actually put her in it. It's very sad.
My brother is getting married at Crest Hollow-next year and I would NEVER tell him the comments that were made-I would not want to upset him or my FSIL.-I'm sure their wedding will be beautiful because of all the wonderful people who will be there.