Reception Place Ideas

Hi everyone. I am new to this board and I need a little help.

I am trying to have my dream wedding on a not so dream budget. We would have about 100 - 125 people. My extended family is big so a wedding with less than 100 is not doable unless i tell some people they cant come and that just wont work. His famly is small (thank god) since most live out of the country and would not be able to afford to come for the wedding.

So my question is does anyone know of anywere that will work with under $60 a head if it includes some sort of alchol? We DONT want a Saturday night wedding. Friday would actually be better and we would consider a Sunday afternoon since we are not heavy drinkers.

Time of the year does not matter either since 'off-season is always cheaper.

I looked at the Swan club already but my cousin is getting married there next year so we are not sure if we want to use them.

Any help is great

coral house
brentwood country club
larkfield manor

are just a few... great prices!!

try crest hollow country club
fox hollow
chaetu briand
jericho terrace

Try The Riviera (so pretty there)
Thatched Cottage

if you dont mind having a sunday afternoon you can get A LOT more for your money. also december-march is generally cheaper because its the off-season. we paid less money per person b/c we are getting married on a friday night in december.

good luck!

doing a friday night will def save you some money- and its still a great time to do a wedding!

Go pick up a magazine that is a Long Island edition- they have ones that list practically every venue and the price range.

Try looking into the coral house. I hear they have excellent prices and it includes as much as most other places. When we were looking for a place, they all told us that the best prices are in February and january. Im not sure if this is true for all places though.

Welcome and congrats.

A sunday afternoon in Nov.-March you will save you a ton of money and give you more options then you think.

If you like the Swan Club then go for it. My cousin got married at our RH this past June. We weren't going to consider it because of that reason, but they had everything that we needed for a price we could afford so we did it. My family is so excited to go back there and my cousin and his wife are so happy to be able to go back and just enjoy it!

Good Luck!

Verdi's in Westbury on a Saturday night during high season is about $61 a head, so you deifnitely should give them a call. The room that I saw was the first one of the left and the room was just renovated and it was really nice. I also did a taste testing and the food was good.

Good Luck in your decision making.

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Posted by Cami-girl

Verdi's in Westbury on a Saturday night during high season is about $61 a head, so you deifnitely should give them a call. The room that I saw was the first one of the left and the room was just renovated and it was really nice. I also did a taste testing and the food was good.

Good Luck in your decision making.

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Verdi's in Westbury is good and the one in Whitestone is even cheaper. Westbury is prettier, but IMO the food at whitestone is better.

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Posted by Annoulak

You should definitely look into Leonard's of Great Neck...if you don't get a lot of the extras but keep the alcohol, it'll probably be around that amount.

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I second that. My friend got married there on a Friday night for $55 per head.

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Posted by soonT0beMrsD

try chateau la mer for an off season wedding or coral house in baldwin

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I second the Coral House too. My friend had a Saturday Day wedding for $60 per head.

i am going to bump my review for you... . go under the bride's review and it should be close to the top, depending on the activity on the baord.

PLEASE look at Stewart Manor Country CLub... i LOVED them. I paid $57.00 a head (with an extra hour, orignially it was $52.00 a head) for a Saturday afternoon. It included a full cocktail hour, choice of 3 entrees, salad, soup, dessert (in addition to wedding cake) and open bar all day.

they were wonderful to work with!