Help on Venues...

tianamarie Posted: Sep 13, 2011 05:22 PM

Help on Venues...

FH and I have been to two venues so far... Chateau Le Mer, and Crestwood Manor. We aren't really feeling any of the two. We are planning to visit Coral House tomorrow. A few other places we plan on visiting are, Beach Club Estate, Cresthollow, and Riviera. If you guys have any valuable information about these venues please let know! Thanks!

b2b2013 Posted: Sep 13, 2011 05:47 PM

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The only one I saw was Chateu la Mer and I wasn't thrilled with it either. Good luck though!

Irishbride16 Posted: Sep 13, 2011 06:45 PM

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Posted by b2b2013

The only one I saw was Chateu la Mer and I wasn't thrilled with it either. Good luck though![/QUOTE

I never been to any but chateau la mer be careful bc my friend when there for a wedding and her car that was NEW the hit it into something and they never payed for it and she is still waiting for them too.. That's just crazy and the fact that they didn't even have the ?!$$ to do anything just be careful

Kris10nGerard Posted: Sep 13, 2011 08:45 PM

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Venetian Yacht Club is similar to Chateu la Mer they have the same view and are about 10 min away from each other. If you want to know why we picked one vs the other you can FM me. I have March prices for both also. Crestwood Manor is also Venetian sister hall (thats how they put it) Good Luck on your search!

jennybarbie Posted: Sep 13, 2011 11:25 PM

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The one we book is crest hollow we really love the place. The other place we look at were chateau briand and woodbury country club...

Royalgem21 Posted: Sep 14, 2011 08:49 AM

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All the places you mentioned are so different.

Beach Club Estate is on Lake Ronkonkoma, I don't believe it's super fancy.

Chateau La Mer was recently renovated and looks nice but there are several weddings and parties going on at a time and their view is overlooking the parking lot rather than the bay.

Crest Hollow throws a great party, food is good. They also have several parties at once. Floors are marble, with fancy (but a little dated) chandeliers. They are more of a traditional 'hall' and the price is very reasonable.

The Riviera is a unique place because inside is all wood (very rustic). It's also right on the bay which makes for a great view. The prices are reasonable.

Crestwood, I've never been to but looks very small and 'home' like from the website.

Coral House is not bad, It just reminds me of the 80's when it was more popular.

How big is your guestlist?

Try Lombardis on the Bay. It's not huge but it's very reasonably priced (like $70pp)

Venetian Yacht Club, it's got a much better view of the bay and RM bridge than Chateau La Mer.

Cresent Beach Club in Bayville is very nice, a little costly, but very elegant for a 'beach' type wedding.

Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park has great prices and their room is very elegant. It's not on the open bay but it is on the water.

tianamarie Posted: Sep 14, 2011 11:51 AM

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Posted by Royalgem21

All the places you mentioned are so different.

Beach Club Estate is on Lake Ronkonkoma, I don't believe it's super fancy.

Chateau La Mer was recently renovated and looks nice but there are several weddings and parties going on at a time and their view is overlooking the parking lot rather than the bay.

Crest Hollow throws a great party, food is good. They also have several parties at once. Floors are marble, with fancy (but a little dated) chandeliers. They are more of a traditional 'hall' and the price is very reasonable.

The Riviera is a unique place because inside is all wood (very rustic). It's also right on the bay which makes for a great view. The prices are reasonable.

Crestwood, I've never been to but looks very small and 'home' like from the website.

Coral House is not bad, It just reminds me of the 80's when it was more popular.

How big is your guestlist?

Try Lombardis on the Bay. It's not huge but it's very reasonably priced (like $70pp)

Venetian Yacht Club, it's got a much better view of the bay and RM bridge than Chateau La Mer.

Cresent Beach Club in Bayville is very nice, a little costly, but very elegant for a 'beach' type wedding.

Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park has great prices and their room is very elegant. It's not on the open bay but it is on the water.

Thank you so much! That was vey helpful! I'm trying to keep my options open, I don't want to stick to just one type of place and miss out on something I might really like.

jassy119 Posted: Sep 14, 2011 12:34 PM

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The only place out of those I have been to is Coral House. Linda was very nice. The cocktail hour and Nantucket rooms were nice. Also the lake view was pretty. The best part is the prices are GREAT and it included your centerpieces. I went for a food tasting.. was good but nothing amazing. I wasnt a fan of the bathrooms.

jassy119 Posted: Sep 14, 2011 12:37 PM

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If your looking for nice gardens and outdoor space for pix def check out Swan Club!

tianamarie Posted: Sep 14, 2011 07:01 PM

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I went to Cresthollow today and FH and I loved it!

Bearsgirl Posted: Sep 15, 2011 09:49 AM

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Crashing! Check out Fox Hollow, its so pretty.

sweetj0112 Posted: Sep 15, 2011 08:11 PM

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checked out all the places you mentioned. I ended up falling in love with Jericho Terrace and I have to say the prices are reasonable and they give you a S**t load of food at the CH and Reception. I couldn't say no. And there isn't any ugly place inside for pics or outside. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!

SummerBeauty Posted: Sep 15, 2011 09:37 PM

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Do you have anything in particular that you definitely want your wedding to have? Give us some MUSTS and maybe we can suggest a couple of nice places?

MnR311 Posted: Apr 14, 2012 11:47 PM

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Hi! I know u just posted about the Venetian and the chataeu la mer I just actually saw both today, Venetian was more money chataeu la med was cheaper I loved both any tips u can give about both locations. Any advice would be helpful :)
Thank u!

Jax1127 Posted: Apr 15, 2012 11:02 AM

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Posted by Royalgem21

All the places you mentioned are so different.

Beach Club Estate is on Lake Ronkonkoma, I don't believe it's super fancy.

Chateau La Mer was recently renovated and looks nice but there are several weddings and parties going on at a time and their view is overlooking the parking lot rather than the bay.

Crest Hollow throws a great party, food is good. They also have several parties at once. Floors are marble, with fancy (but a little dated) chandeliers. They are more of a traditional 'hall' and the price is very reasonable.

The Riviera is a unique place because inside is all wood (very rustic). It's also right on the bay which makes for a great view. The prices are reasonable.

Crestwood, I've never been to but looks very small and 'home' like from the website.

Coral House is not bad, It just reminds me of the 80's when it was more popular.

How big is your guestlist?

Try Lombardis on the Bay. It's not huge but it's very reasonably priced (like $70pp)

Venetian Yacht Club, it's got a much better view of the bay and RM bridge than Chateau La Mer.

Cresent Beach Club in Bayville is very nice, a little costly, but very elegant for a 'beach' type wedding.

Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park has great prices and their room is very elegant. It's not on the open bay but it is on the water.

I went to see Crescent Beach Club yesterday. I didn't really like but I'm not necessarily looking for beach theme...I wanted more elegance than they provide...but it is a nice spot if your heart is set on getting married on the beach. It's more informal then the others places mentioned previously.

Bridgeview Yacht Club has the unfortunate case of having probably the worst location ever! It's insides are gorgeous but it located kind of off the beaten path on the Barnum Island Wharf and if you are doing a weekend night wedding prepare for a ton of teens hanging out in the street and a ton of cops waiting to arrest someone. There are about 5 or 6 bars in that little area and it's all late teens early twenty somethings hanging out, hopping from bar to bar. Not something I would want to see as I am exiting or entering a wedding.

Crestwood Manor looks so pretty online but I hear it's small...too small for the amount of people I am having so I did not go see it.

I love Crest Hollow, but it's too many weddings at a time for what my preferences are.

Good luck with whatever you choose!