Isn't this suppose to be fun!?

Original post by Hellosailor11

Nov 11, 2009 06:04 PM

Im picking places to look at based on price and not on what i love. It's no surprise, I am not excited to go to my appointments.

Any advice

Kristie Lee

dCa51899 Posted: Nov 11, 2009 08:02 PM

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Posted by jlbass01

I changed my time of year to get married because I fell in love with the place!

Find a place that you love and you can make it work. A lot of places will work with you and Negotiate with them!

Good Luck

i changed my time of year too bc it was more impt to me and my fiance that we had the place we loved rather than the month we love. Your budget will def allow you to get an awesome RH, esp since you said Fri nights are OK...what kind of RH are you looking for? what do you like?

Hellosailor11 Posted: Nov 11, 2009 08:12 PM

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I havent visited but looking at pics via internet
i love.. .

-Coindre Hall (how do we feel about the three rooms?)
-Woodlands (is the dance floor on the small side?)
-Royalton
-Vanderbilt ( i think i have too many ppl)
-De Seversky

I also am going to check out
Bridgeview
Thatched Cottage

I would be willing to get married May thru November! I cant really see myself at a venue with no outdoor area. I loveee the trees and such. lol

I feel better already ladies! thank you!

Tessie728 Posted: Nov 11, 2009 08:34 PM

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you can probably get a deal in November

Melvin1297 Posted: Nov 11, 2009 08:55 PM

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congrats............u can def get a great deal. We got a steal on Westbury Manor for a Thursday night in July. They have a great outdoor area and they will work with you. Its definitely worth a look. Meet with Felicia is u do.... Good luck. Fm me if u want info.

Tromsugar2b Posted: Nov 11, 2009 09:01 PM

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you may be suprised how negotiable some of those places are...except for the worst deal in my opinion was deseversky, they didnt even include the cake in their package, there was a few thousand $ site fee and their cheapest package was like 145 or so...and they did not negotiate at all....lots of the other places the girls mentioned were very accomadating, I told my RH what i wanted that wasnt included on the menu and they gave us VERY good prices for the extras....if people see your willing to pay the extra 5 bucks a person means little to them. espically if you have a lot of guests which it sounds like you do! good luck, dont stress youll find something, i think we all felt the same way through our search!

GinaMike24 Posted: Nov 11, 2009 09:23 PM

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Try the North Ritz club!!

merryNmatt Posted: Nov 11, 2009 09:27 PM

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i am getting married at cold spring country club. it is on the same property as oheka. they recently rennovated - everything is brand new, huge reception room with a huge dance floor.

they are working with me on the price (below 135) and they dont charge differently for any day of the week or month of the year... so i am doing a saturday in september.

not sure whether that is the type of place you are looking for but i recommend it!

JessNicole7EM Posted: Nov 11, 2009 09:44 PM

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I found a place I loved and picked an afternoon wedding instead of a night to make it work..

I wanted a winter wedding and it worked out that it's the off season anyway so that helped too.

I'm paying a little bit more than your budget but I did look at a bunch of other great places that were under your budget.

If you're looking for Suffolk try:
East Wind
Watermill
Majestic Gardens

Roccosgirl Posted: Nov 11, 2009 10:25 PM

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Jericho Terrace will give you a great deal for Saturday afternoon!!

CappyGirl Posted: Nov 11, 2009 11:03 PM

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The Royalton is gorgeous and different and the food is amazing!! Check out the 09 boards for recent Royalton brides (allegracristina and Kerri . . . ). FH and I really liked Coindre Hall and Lessings was REALLY willing to work on the price. We really liked the 3 room set-up, and I recently went to a wedding with this set-up, but our problem with Coindre was that the dinner room overlooked a parking lot - this may have changed, so I would say its definitely worth a look!

GL!!!

ellie424 Posted: Nov 11, 2009 11:17 PM

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Posted by MikesBride2B

Old Field Club is $141pp (thats including tax/gratuity) for a Friday or Sunday (day or night).

I definitely find it to be a 'different' venu than many other RHs on the island.

ITA! OFC is absolutely gorgeous! I have a bunch of pics in my album.

FutureCap Posted: Nov 12, 2009 09:25 AM

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Posted by KristieLeeV

I havent visited but looking at pics via internet
i love.. .

-Coindre Hall (how do we feel about the three rooms?)
-Woodlands (is the dance floor on the small side?)
-Royalton
-Vanderbilt ( i think i have too many ppl)
-De Seversky

I also am going to check out
Bridgeview
Thatched Cottage

I would be willing to get married May thru November! I cant really see myself at a venue with no outdoor area. I loveee the trees and such. lol

I feel better already ladies! thank you!

i have some november prices for some of these places. that is when we were planning for at first! FM me if you want any info!

RGEC47 Posted: Nov 12, 2009 09:43 AM

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Because you are right in the middle of wedding season the prices are higher. If you pick an off-day between Oct-March the prices will drop dramatically. We originally wanted our anniversary date (4/22) but the price was to much. So our BM advised taht the closer we get to early march the cheaper it is. When comparing the diference between Sat 4/24 and Sat 3/20 was about $20 per person. Good luck and enjoy!!!!

belvedere Posted: Nov 12, 2009 11:13 AM

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Posted by KristieLeeV

I havent visited but looking at pics via internet
i love.. .

-Coindre Hall (how do we feel about the three rooms?)
-Woodlands (is the dance floor on the small side?)
-Royalton
-Vanderbilt ( i think i have too many ppl)
-De Seversky

I also am going to check out
Bridgeview
Thatched Cottage

I would be willing to get married May thru November! I cant really see myself at a venue with no outdoor area. I loveee the trees and such. lol

I feel better already ladies! thank you!

How many people are you planning on having? I am a Woodlands bride... and will be having at least 200 people and a 10 person band. I am probably going to end up bringing in a dance floor (or somehow enlarging the current one) to accommodate the number of people. It is an extra expense, but definitely a do-able one. (I am not sure how much it is going to cost.)

Susan2010 Posted: Nov 12, 2009 11:19 AM

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Check out The Metropolitan in Glen Cove.
It doesnt look like much from the outside, but inside is really nice.
Sat night is doable for 130 with service charge and tax.
Also they will let you do a food tasting BEFORE you book- there was not one thing I tasted that I didnt love.

Im_My_Own_Princess Posted: Nov 12, 2009 02:39 PM

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for that budget, you do have a lot of options!

I wish FH and I could have afforded that price/pp... we would have booked my #1 hall in a heartbeat!

RA8153 Posted: Nov 12, 2009 02:42 PM

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Posted by merryNmatt

i am getting married at cold spring country club. it is on the same property as oheka. they recently rennovated - everything is brand new, huge reception room with a huge dance floor.

they are working with me on the price (below 135) and they dont charge differently for any day of the week or month of the year... so i am doing a saturday in september.

not sure whether that is the type of place you are looking for but i recommend it!

Do you have any pics??

JayBee216 Posted: Nov 12, 2009 02:50 PM

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NEGOTIATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we were able to drop our price by $15/pp by taking a few things off of cocktail hour and removing one entree option (that they were going to upgrade for free).

They would rather book you now and be set for your date than try to hope someone else will come in.

Good luck!!