Sparklers

karenJ Posted: Jan 27, 2003 12:45 PM

Sparklers

Guys,
Have you ever been to a wedding at the SandCastle or another hall which had sparklers coming out from the ceiling? I am getting these because my banquet manager says it looks lovely. But I am not sure how it would look and if I should have it.

Karen

WithThisRing Posted: Jan 27, 2003 12:50 PM

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honestly, and please take no offense from this, i looked at sandcastle in my vendor search and the room we saw was set up for a wedding and it didnt look nice to me. i was so afraid that the sparklers would get caught on the flowers and a huge fire would start or if they went off they would scare the older members of the family.

i booked a different hall, but IMO i am not for the sparklers

karenJ Posted: Jan 27, 2003 12:52 PM

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Thanks for the advice.. That was a major concern of mine. Do you remember if the room you saw was the one upstairs?

Karen

WithThisRing Posted: Jan 27, 2003 12:53 PM

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we saw both the upstairs and downstairs room.
The downstairs room was the one set up with the sparklers and the upstairs room was in the process of being set up for a wedding

karenJ Posted: Jan 27, 2003 12:55 PM

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I have the room upstairs. They said that the sparklers will be coming from the ceiling over the dancefloor not from the centerpieces themselves. I think it works with a remote control. I guess I should speak with my banquet manager about the dangers involved.

Karen

WithThisRing Posted: Jan 27, 2003 12:59 PM

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cool. definatly talk to the BM about the dangers. You dont want to frighten anyone (especially older members of the family) and you dont want anyone to fall if anything is on the floor.

ask them how its done, how long it lasts, does anything fall from them, are there wires, etc..

also ask if you can get a sneak peak of how it works this way you'll have an idea on your wedding day

karenJ Posted: Jan 27, 2003 01:02 PM

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Thanks!
Karen

MISHY Posted: Jan 27, 2003 08:59 PM

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I wanted the sparklers in my hall, Part sensation does it but the price was a bit much for 45 seconds...

allure Posted: Jan 27, 2003 09:01 PM

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Wow sounds amazing

Marcela1654 Posted: Jan 27, 2003 09:09 PM

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We're having our reception at Floral Terrace (same owners as Sand Castle) and they also have the sparklers. I saw them at a FT showcase and they looked really cool. I think you can also see them on the vendor video that they gave us when we booked with them. Did you get the video? We really like them, but haven't decided if we want to spend the extra $$.

karenJ Posted: Feb 03, 2003 03:13 PM

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Marcela,
Are you going to the showcase at the Sandcastle tomorrow?

Karen

MarcellaBella Posted: Feb 03, 2003 03:17 PM

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my gf just got married at the Sand Castle and she had the sparklers and it was sooo great! Everyone raved about it!! and it looked soo cool!

also, keep it mind that when the sparklers went off was when the couple was introduced.. which usually everyone is standing anyway..

karenJ Posted: Feb 03, 2003 04:09 PM

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uhhhh now you must tell me what room she used!! Was it the skylight room?

Karen

MarcellaBella Posted: Feb 03, 2003 04:21 PM

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I'm not sure.. LONG DAY/NIGHT LOL she had a full mass and then like a 7 hour reception or something.. we felt like we were there for days..

It was the one with the tv screens?? and it looked like a castle inside? she had like 450 people.. the cocktail was out of this world.. she had, ice sculptures, shrimp out the gazoo, lobsters, all sorts of carving stations, clams, you name it, she had it.. she also had the viennese, which they do the sparklers on also

Marcela1654 Posted: Feb 03, 2003 04:43 PM

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Karen: I can't I'm in school until 8pm tomorrow Let me know how it was if you end up going.

Ronnie&Theresa Posted: Feb 03, 2003 04:52 PM

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Marcella Bella. Sounds like my wedding..

Where YOU there without me?

LOL!!

But I was told no Fireworks anymore indoors!

Except at the food tables.. Not guest?

bearsbabe_113 Posted: Feb 03, 2003 05:00 PM

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I got married at the Sand Castle and I had the sparklers. When we were first told about them, I was hesitant for the reasons stated above -- people getting frightened and the fire hazard concern. But my husband really wanted them, so we went with the ones in the ceiling, not the centerpieces -- I got married in the Skylight room upstairs and they were over the dance floor. I have to tell you that it looked really cool when they went off when we walked in and it looks great on the video!!