If you're booked at a hall on the expensive end

HSsweethearts Posted: Feb 09, 2010 05:24 PM

If you're booked at a hall on the expensive end

Do you feel the other vendors look at you and see $$$$$$?

I think I may be being paranoid about this.

But I am a person who likes to negotiate everything, and HAS to because we did go over budget on the hall so we need to cut everywhere else.

I'm not sure the other vendors will want to give us the best deal because they'll assume we can pay the higher price..

PS_ I'm not getting married at the Plaza, or Oheka or anything, but it's definitely above average in cost.

AwaitingAugust Posted: Feb 09, 2010 05:32 PM

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if you're paranoid, tell vendors that you're getting married elsewhere (somewhere cheap lol) ... then get price quotes ... then 'change' your RH after you
sign the contract lol

but honestly, i don't think they'd be any less likely to negotiate with you

JLWSJC Posted: Feb 09, 2010 05:37 PM

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I'm a a little paranoid about this... which is also why I never mention that FH is a lawyer b/c then they get dollar signs in their eyes and FH does NOT make what people think he makes. He works for the city. So I hear you.

I just do my budget shopping and negotiating like everyone else and hope for the best

Chelechel1 Posted: Feb 09, 2010 06:45 PM

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Posted by AwaitingAugust

if you're paranoid, tell vendors that you're getting married elsewhere (somewhere cheap lol) ... then get price quotes ... then 'change' your RH after you
sign the contract lol

but honestly, i don't think they'd be any less likely to negotiate with you

ITA

monkeemunk Posted: Feb 09, 2010 06:46 PM

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Our hall is a lil on the pricer side but it was our first choice so we cut costs and went for a day wedding...so far all the vendors have seemed average rate but if not I'd surely tell them we went big for the hall but had to then budget other things... Then they can take the offer or leave it!!

BellaFiore Posted: Feb 09, 2010 07:30 PM

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The thought has crossed my mind. Sometimes they try to show me something a little MORE than I asked for, because maybe they think we can afford it. (We cant, lol) Actuallyyy...a vendor on here FM'd me and told me NOT to tell vendors where my wedding was. I got a little wary of it though, because, how can i NOT tell the florist where my venue is, etc? However, all the vendors I have booked so far seem comprable to prices other girls have posted on here, so I'm not nervous. I also TELL them I heard about them from LI Wedddings, sometimes they write it down..

JessNicole7EM Posted: Feb 09, 2010 09:49 PM

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I was a little paranoid but most of the vendors I used had set prices - or I know of other brides who have used them, and they prices were more or less the same.

So I got over it now, but I totally understand what you're saying - some vendors could try and take advantage.

cc2011 Posted: Feb 09, 2010 10:08 PM

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YES!! Me and FH were talking about this the other day. I feel like some vendors were not willing to negotiate at all.
I actually would love to tell vendors I'm doing it in my back yard just to see whether there would be any difference.
I had one vendor express to us how much his guys love going to Russo's and what an excellent place it is, etc.. That doesn't mean I'm freaking rich!!!!!

SimHawk8 Posted: Feb 10, 2010 12:28 AM

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I think either way you have to negotiate the price. If they push things you don't want you have to stop them.

LauraluvsSean Posted: Feb 10, 2010 12:31 AM

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whoa this never occurred to me!! i think some vendors do think that with certain RH's! I will have to think twice about what I tell vendors now!

HSsweethearts Posted: Feb 10, 2010 01:41 AM

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Posted by cc2011

YES!! Me and FH were talking about this the other day. I feel like some vendors were not willing to negotiate at all.
I actually would love to tell vendors I'm doing it in my back yard just to see whether there would be any difference.
I had one vendor express to us how much his guys love going to Russo's and what an excellent place it is, etc.. That doesn't mean I'm freaking rich!!!!!

I know, it's weird, right?

Sometimes I get the like big eyes from them.. 'ooohhhh that's a really nice place'

ETA: It could just be me, kind of feeling self conscious for spending so much. I LOVE my place, but I question whether booking it was the smartest move, considering the price compared to our budget

HoosierCouple Posted: Mar 23, 2010 12:14 PM

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My parents were thinking the same problem with us. So until the date gets closer we are still telling places we are between two places so they do not know we signed with oheka. We mostly got quotes from all the main vendors prior to telling them about oheka.

cc2011 Posted: Mar 23, 2010 12:29 PM

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OHHHHH YEAH!!! I'm convinced that some vendors do see dollar signs.
Some of the crazy quotes I received were:10k for photo and video, and 6k for flowers!!

The Cassie Posted: Mar 23, 2010 12:41 PM

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More than likely they do! Just tell you have a very strict budget

CappyGirl Posted: Mar 23, 2010 02:50 PM

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I have actually felt the same way - and we have the same hall.

HoosierCouple Posted: Mar 23, 2010 02:52 PM

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Where are you getting married?

jwleewedding Posted: Mar 23, 2010 02:57 PM

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Posted by HoosierCouple

Where are you getting married?

wow, you're getting married at oheka castle? lucky girl!

HoosierCouple Posted: Mar 23, 2010 03:00 PM

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Yup. I never felt happier or more blessed. I was having a very hard time finding the 'perfect' place and my FH and I took our families there 'just to see it.' I think my parents feel in love even more than I did (if that is possible!) and we decided to give up some other things to make it possible. Although it is VERY expensive they are willing to work with you and they include almost anything you can think of, so when you compare the numbers to some other places it is not as much as it seems.

jwleewedding Posted: Mar 23, 2010 03:01 PM

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Posted by HoosierCouple

Yup. I never felt happier or more blessed. I was having a very hard time finding the 'perfect' place and my FH and I took our families there 'just to see it.' I think my parents feel in love even more than I did (if that is possible!) and we decided to give up some other things to make it possible. Although it is VERY expensive they are willing to work with you and they include almost anything you can think of, so when you compare the numbers to some other places it is not as much as it seems.

oh really? how much were the quotes?

a friend of mine was actually supposed to have her wedding there last year...but it end up getting called off... so i still haven't gotten the pleasure of witnessing the perfection that is oheka castle!

HoosierCouple Posted: Mar 23, 2010 03:06 PM

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We did alot of negotiating and would up with 200 ppl around 170/pp with 5K site fee on a friday night in the peak of the summer. In the winter there prices are better. But Sat night they do not negotiate!