How much is your wedding going to cost?

Original post by wendyz06

May 12, 2005 02:44 PM

I am really set on having a wedding in NYC where me and my fiancée currently live. His family is from NJ and my family is from LI. Anyway you look at it looks like the price per person for the reception is going to be about $300 per person (including tax and gratutity). Good news is I am having a small wedding about 175.

Out of curiosity, how much cheaper are the suburbs?

july06bride Posted: May 12, 2005 05:34 PM

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hmm8191 Posted: May 12, 2005 05:37 PM

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Posted by jandt2006

Nassau locations - pricing guide

Suffolk locations - pricing guide

Manhattan locations - pricing guide

thanks for that info it's really helpful!!

There is also a book you can get, actually it's more of a magazine and it has lots of information. I think it's called reception halls or something very basic like that. It have NYC, including the boroughs, LI, Upstate, and more I think.

Would you consider Brooklyn? The Palm House in the Botanical Gardens is gorgeous. It was too rich for our blood.
Palm House

CJStein Posted: May 12, 2005 05:45 PM

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Probably $50k...WAY over what we thought we'd spend.

jandt2006 Posted: May 12, 2005 05:49 PM

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Would you consider Brooklyn? The Palm House in the Botanical Gardens is gorgeous. It was too rich for our blood.

i can't even get my parents to go out east let alone brooklyn!

jandt2006 Posted: May 12, 2005 05:51 PM

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JCMsGirl05 Posted: May 12, 2005 05:52 PM

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Too much!

glinda_goodwitch Posted: May 12, 2005 06:09 PM

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Um, we have a budget of $40,000 but I'm hoping it doesn't come to that. Really depends on how many people show up. 170 on the list, but expecting about 140 since a lot are OOT. $118 pp for Sat night wedding with deluxe wedding menu. With tax I think that is $139. But, we got a free extra hour to the reception, and they also threw in dessert platters on every table. The cocktail hour is also very large, with carving stations, and a whole bunch of other stations I can't remember. I'm originally from Boston, and to have the same things in Boston would cost so much more. You pay for hors derves PER PERSON there, and open bar is always extra.

Backinneyork Posted: May 12, 2005 08:45 PM

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You can definitely find less expensive places in NYC. There are a bunch that start around $130.

djswedding2006 Posted: May 12, 2005 09:08 PM

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Posted by JCMsGirl05

Too much!

Exactly!

johnsae Posted: May 12, 2005 09:12 PM

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I'm getting married in NYC and it's going to be about $300/person for the reception. Minimum of 200 guests.

You can find places that are less than that in Manhattan, but it's still going to run you AT LEAST $200/person.

Backinneyork Posted: May 12, 2005 09:38 PM

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Essex House starts less than $200, Manhattan Penthouse, Roosevelt Hotel, Beekman Hotel, Yale Club also start less than $200.

Both FI and I live in NYC and in the beginning we thought we wanted to have the reception in NYC as well. We decided on LI, not because it was a lot cheaper, but because we thought we were getting more for our money. More space - indoor and outdoor, etc....

eliz808 Posted: Jul 18, 2005 05:36 PM

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I got married at the Essex house on a Sunday and it was way over $200, but you get a lot of extras and the service is incredible, unlike any other NYC weddings that I have been to.

Moosey911 Posted: Jul 18, 2005 05:46 PM

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Land's End--on the water--Sunday night in October-- $125/pp + tax and gratuity (works out to $153/pp)

Total cost with 260 people and all the goodies (photographer, florist, dress, etc.... etc.... etc...) = $78,000

OUT OF CONTROOOOOLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!

but, going to be beautiful when all is said and done.

MayBride06 Posted: Jul 18, 2005 05:48 PM

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Under $30,000!

May05Bride Posted: Jul 18, 2005 06:01 PM

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too much for one day!

i102bcute Posted: Jul 18, 2005 06:33 PM

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I am also having my reception at the Fox Hollow and I am paying $97 pp before tax and gratuity for a Friday night and I am going to have a cocktail hour, seafood bar, reception, full Viennese..In April. I only guaranteed 125 people. I think I got a pretty good deal!

Soon2BeMrs2006 Posted: Jul 18, 2005 06:34 PM

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after taxes and gratituies and we sprung for the seafood boat and bargained we got the price to 114 pp. fox hollow

JPbride Posted: Jul 18, 2005 06:58 PM

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around $25,000 HOPEFULLY

i102bcute Posted: Jul 18, 2005 07:00 PM

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I am also having my reception at the Fox Hollow and I am paying $97 pp before tax and gratuity for a Friday night and I am going to have a cocktail hour, seafood bar, reception, full Viennese..In April. I only guaranteed 125 people. I think I got a pretty good deal!

that's what I am getting the sea food boat...

SPITSBRIDE Posted: Jul 18, 2005 07:00 PM

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Our budget was $30,000.00 for 280 guests on a Saturday night, what were we thinking??

But....now were way over $50,000.00...I sure do hope the figures don't go any higher than they already have

My mom was nice enough to pay for my gown, head piece, veil, shoes, jewlery, shower and engagement party.