royalton ladies

I visited the Royalton Mansion today and really liked it. It was very different than what I had expected. Very small and homey. It is only the first hall (of 7) that ive visited, but I definately got a good feeling.
The ballroom was set up for a wedding, there were seat covers on the chairs - it looked beautiful. Mike T told me that i would rent the covers from the florist and i MUST use their florist, so im sure it costs a small fortune.
Heres some info:
ceremony fee- 700
cocktail hour _ 5 hot stations and 10-12 passed hors de voures
all the food is customized towhat you want
valet- 125 per valet
cake - included
free stay there
vienese table- included

I have some questions-
they quoted me a fair price- how much will they work w me on that price?
how extensive is the ccoktail hour? we want a huge ch
how large is the outside are ? i wasnt abble to see it but it looked kinda small
how big is the vienese table?
has anyone ever done the farewell table? any pictures?
has anyone ever done the after hour party? what foods were there?
any pictures of that/?
could you get any of that thrown in?

I went to a wedding at the Royalton and it was amazing. The food is so good. I really didn't eat any of the hot stations during cocktail hour, but I loved what they passed around.

The outside is on the small side.

I don't think you need the chair covers. My friends didn't get them and the room still looked amazing.

My friend paid a lot for flowers.

My friend had an after party. She had band during the main party and for the after party had a DJ. The after party was fun and got a little crazy. I know they had sliders and a chocolate fountain.

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Posted by SSteph903


I went to a wedding at the Royalton and it was amazing. The food is so good. I really didn't eat any of the hot stations during cocktail hour, but I loved what they passed around.

The outside is on the small side.

I don't think you need the chair covers. My friends didn't get them and the room still looked amazing.

My friend paid a lot for flowers.

My friend had an after party. She had band during the main party and for the after party had a DJ. The after party was fun and got a little crazy. I know they had sliders and a chocolate fountain.

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This is great to hear!!
Any other royalton brides able to share some info?

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Posted by LMEL1223

I looked into getting married there but I ended up planing a smaller wedding. I have been to a wedding there and the food is amazing. Def a big cocktail hour. Also the chairs look great with or without the covers.

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Did the people have the farewell table?
How was the vienesse?

I'm getting married there in October so can only answer some of your questions...

They'll work with you on price a bit, depending on what your minimum is. I think they came down $5-10 per person when I increased my minimum.

I'm doing the after-party, and because of this they threw in the farewell table. I'm not too sure about the food at the after-party, but my fiance seems to remember them saying they bring in food from outside, including White Castle (some of my guests have gotten SUPER excited about this and I'm like really people?!?). That's something I need to ask them about again.

The outside area doesn't look HUGE, but I'm very bad with space & knowing how many people can fit.

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Posted by Christine27

I'm getting married there in October so can only answer some of your questions...

They'll work with you on price a bit, depending on what your minimum is. I think they came down $5-10 per person when I increased my minimum.

I'm doing the after-party, and because of this they threw in the farewell table. I'm not too sure about the food at the after-party, but my fiance seems to remember them saying they bring in food from outside, including White Castle (some of my guests have gotten SUPER excited about this and I'm like really people?!?). That's something I need to ask them about again.

The outside area doesn't look HUGE, but I'm very bad with space & knowing how many people can fit.

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Thjanks for this info Christine!!!
They told me white castle too..lol. mY guests would love that. I heard from abother bride the food was only fair after, The more i think aboyut it the more i love royalton!
Are you getting chair covers?
Where are you getting married?
How did you get them to throw in the farewll table? i suck at bargaining
do you plan on doing anything special/different during the afterparty.
sorry to be annoying..i am psycho with planning

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Posted by Christine27

Oh and FYI - there are 2 florists you can choose between, I met with both of them and was quoted between $4-5K (my wedding size is around 170).

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is that a normal price? above?
they told me about the two florists...but i havent got that far along yet.

I'm getting married at the royalton too, so of course i'm bias (actually the day before Christine!!)

They didn't really bargin much, a lot of the other venues i went to were much easier with 'throwing things in.' I've heard from other girls on the boards that they will let you walk if you 'threaten.' I had my parents and future in laws with me, so they did most of the talking.

I already booked my florist, and compared to the other prices of other florist on here, i think they are higher, but they claim that they will work with you.

HTH

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Posted by linda_art

Its an amazing place! They don't like to bargain down or throw in extras at all. It felt like they are used to people just throwing their business at them. I didn't love that... I've heard great things though! Good Luck in your planning!

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this!

We loved the royalton, one of our top fave places

the guy told us flat out that he doesn't bargain and that the price is pretty firm,, bc everything is pretty much included

there is not much to have thrown in, i mean you have unlimited menu options and unlimited CH options and a VH, cake, hotel room, monogrammed towels and napkins....um what else is there to upgrade to?

good luck tho, it is a beautiful place!

you should def check out carlyle on the green and the woodlands if you are comfortable with that price range and like the feel of the royalton

carlyle was my number 1 choice, 2nd to royalton, I felt like it had the same cozy feel as the royalton

hth!

I asked today if they had NYE open- the price was double the normal price!!! Plus 25 % service charge.
I need to rob a bank or start working the pole