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I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

paintbrush91 Posted: Sep 26, 2003 05:36 PM+

paintbrush91 MEMBER SINCE: 4/03 TOTAL POSTS : 650 WEDDING DATE: May 01, 2007

Posted: Sep 26, 2003 05:36 PM

I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

Hello,

I am looking for a reception site for about 150 people. However, we are looking do have a very simple party...not the tradtional large, fancy affair. I want it to be more on the casual side of things:
- About 3 to 4 hours time frame
-No large cocktail hour ...maybe just something simple as guests arrive- such as hordorves (sp?) passed ect.

-A buffet supper or sit down. I guess I am think of a cocktail hour as the dinner...with a few carving sations ect

-cake with a dessert and coffee hour

I have no idea where to look. If anyone has any ideas for me... I thank you in advance! I also posted on the vendors board..in hopes that a vendor on the site does this.

goldilocks Posted: Sep 26, 2003 05:53 PM+

goldilocks MEMBER SINCE: 5/03 TOTAL POSTS : 400 WEDDING DATE: May 30, 2004

Posted: Sep 26, 2003 05:53 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

You might want to try one of the smaller country clubs. They may be more flexible over big catering halls.
You could also look into renting a big house and bringing in your own caterer. That way you can customize your menu. There's a lot of that out east.

Xelindrya Posted: Sep 26, 2003 05:53 PM+

Xelindrya MEMBER SINCE: 7/03 TOTAL POSTS : 7855 WEDDING DATE: Oct 23, 2004

Posted: Sep 26, 2003 05:53 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

paintbrush, just sent you a forum mail.

paintbrush91 Posted: Sep 26, 2003 05:53 PM+

paintbrush91 MEMBER SINCE: 4/03 TOTAL POSTS : 650 WEDDING DATE: May 01, 2007

Posted: Sep 26, 2003 05:53 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

that is a good idea..thanks

jenny2penny Posted: Sep 26, 2003 06:41 PM+

jenny2penny MEMBER SINCE: 1/03 TOTAL POSTS : 11739 WEDDING DATE: Jan 01, 2012

Posted: Sep 26, 2003 06:41 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

how much are you looking to spend per person???

LIPrincess00 Posted: Sep 26, 2003 11:07 PM+

LIPrincess00 MEMBER SINCE: 7/03 TOTAL POSTS : 1590 WEDDING DATE: Oct 03, 2004

Posted: Sep 26, 2003 11:07 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

I dont know where you are looking (Nassau or Suffolk) but you should definately check out Irish Coffee Pub. Good Luck.

Eli Posted: Sep 26, 2003 11:16 PM+

Eli MEMBER SINCE: 2/03 TOTAL POSTS : 194 WEDDING DATE: Jun 27, 2004

Posted: Sep 26, 2003 11:16 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

i wanted the same thing-real simple but elegant. anyway, i found that my best bet was like the above post states, a country club etc. we decided to go with a nearby yacht club which is perfect for a simple affair like you mentioned
good luck!

yabbobay Posted: Sep 27, 2003 12:25 PM+

yabbobay MEMBER SINCE: 5/01 TOTAL POSTS : 14690 WEDDING DATE: Dec 28, 1992

Posted: Sep 27, 2003 12:25 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

you may want to look into the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport...its not a catering hall at all, but you can bring caterers in

pschica Posted: Sep 27, 2003 05:16 PM+

pschica MEMBER SINCE: 3/03 TOTAL POSTS : 5773 WEDDING DATE: Nov 16, 2003

Posted: Sep 27, 2003 05:16 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

what about the stewart manor country club??

BriBri529 Posted: Sep 27, 2003 05:18 PM+

BriBri529 MEMBER SINCE: 8/02 TOTAL POSTS : 7121 WEDDING DATE: Jul 10, 2005

Posted: Sep 27, 2003 05:18 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

I had a buffet style dinner with passed hors devours at Timberpoint Country Club for our engagement party- they did a nice job . . .

Meg9-20-02 Posted: Sep 27, 2003 10:56 PM+

Meg9-20-02 MEMBER SINCE: 2/02 TOTAL POSTS : 1261 WEDDING DATE: Sep 20, 2002

Posted: Sep 27, 2003 10:56 PM

Re: I am looking for a reception site for a more 'casual ' wedding

A lot of places offer what you are looking for but mostly on Sundays or some other day that wouldn't be too busy. You might want to check out the Sans Souci in Sea Cliff. I got married there last September and everything was fabulous - Totally not over-the-top. Feel free to FM me with any questions you might have -
Good luck!