Opinions on halls and any info if you have

The only one I've visited out of the halls you listed is Chateau La Mer. FH and I went to a wedding there in 2008. When we arrived, the party in the main ballroom was just ending so they had everyone go outside on the deck. It was July so it was extremely hot and humid and they didn't pass drinks while we were waiting outside. The bride and groom arrived via boat and I thought that was a cute entry. When we went inside for CH, there was plenty of food to choose from and I remember it being good. There wasn't enough seating for everyone in the CH (maybe a point you should address if you go to meet with them). Our table was a little tight (I think they sat 14 at ours) so we didn't have space. The ballroom was pretty though especially with all of the windows. Main entrees were good. We weren't impressed with the servers though - many were younger (probably home from college for the summer and working summer jobs) and they actually forgot to serve our table with cake, tea and coffee. When the party was over, they had 1 valet working and it took over 30mins before FH decided to just go into the valet box and grab his car keys so we could leave. Def. make sure you have enough valets to guests.


NOTE: This isn't an attack on the hall itself, it was just our experience. A few of our friends have gone to weddings there since and raved about the place. Plus, things def. could have changed in 3yrs.

My sister had her wedding at coral house it was very nice. Wonderful attendant, outdoor ceremony, overall good experience. She spent less than 15K on her whole wedding. She's a 09 liw bride. Feel free to look at her pics or message her. Dreemer107

HTH

Chateau La Mer is gorgeous outside.

Fox Hollow just recently redid their outdoor area. I think they put on a good outdoor ceremony.

We are booked at The North Ritz Club which can have an outdoor ceremony & CH.


Good Luck in your search!

Crashing...

I've been a guest at weddings at each of the venues you asked about except for Chateau La Mer.

IMO, Coral House doesn't belong in the same category with the others. The area outside Coral House is not pleasant. It felt like someone just plopped a catering hall on a random street. The whole place just looks like it needs to be remodeled and we hated the food.

As for the others: they're all really nice. My personal favorite out of those is Fox Hollow. Food at FH is fantastic. Then again, food at any Scotto venue is pretty delish! We're not booked at FH, so I'm not biased towards it. Food at Chateau Briand is wonderful and it's very pretty inside. It definitely has a different feel to it though. It's a bit more 'done up' than Fox Hollow and Swan Club.

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Posted by Kara2323

The only RH halls I looked out that would allow ceremony AND CH outside were Chateau la Mer and Riviera! Thats why I chose CLM because I wanted it outside as much as possible..and if it rains I'll prob freak!! and the Palm trees sold me..its one of the biggest reasons I chose there..am I nuts??

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The palm trees were part of the reason for us! That and the food is absolutely amazing!

Congrats fellow Fox Hollow bride! I'm also in the WGP room and we're a week apart