starting to get depressed

ok so i have been engaged for over a year now and we havent even started looking at venues yet he keeps saying he want to wait till we have more money. im the type that wants to book a place and get at least that squared away but fh is afraid if we book too early that was if something happens financially and we get stuck. this is really starting to upset me and just wanna start the planning process. i told him lets just go look at some venues and at least get an idea os what things cost but these are the places i really really am interested in if anyone has any quotes please send them my way it is for a january wedding



1. the venetian yacht club

2. danfords

3. three village inn

4. stonebridge

5. smithtown landing

6. fox hollow

7. meadow club

8. old field club

9. thatched cottage

10 flowerfield

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I sent you the quotes for places I had awhile ago, I remember, and I'm sure those prices have already gone up since then. Let FH know that if you book now, you can lock in 2013 pricing. If you wait until, say, 2015, to book, you could be looking at $5 or $10 more per person, which really adds up. Same goes for any vendor, the price is going to keep going up. If you lock in a venue now, you can save to make the payments and it will be less than if you waited.

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for three village inn for january:

friday & sunday nights $89pp minimum 100 people

saturday afternoon minimum 100 people $85pp

saturday night 125 minimum $95pp

sunday afternoon 100 minimum $85pp


this is as of august 2013.

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WEDDING PRICE LIST 2014

MERRYWOOD COTTAGE: MINIMUM 100 GUESTS
NISSEQUOGUE ROOM: MINIMUM 60 GUESTS
RIVERVIEW ROOM: MINIMUM 30 GUESTS


2014 Price List
Friday, Flexible Start Time
or Saturday Afternoon: Ends before 6:00pm
or Sunday, Flexible Start Time Upon Availability
Dec - March
$60 ++
$78 (Inclusive)

Saturday Evening: Start after 6:00pm
Dec - March
$65++
$85 (Inclusive)


Ceremony Fee $450.00 Includes Arch, Runner, Chair Setup, 1 hour Time
All Prices Quoted Subject to 20% service charge & N.Y.S. Tax
Vendor Meals are ½ price
House Vendor Meals are no charge
Children under 10 are ½ price

Rich Laurelli, General Manager – Smithtown Landing Country Club
495 Landing Avenue, Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 360-0534 Tel (631) 360-1413 Fax
[email protected]

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thank you ladies so much!!!! this really helps

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2014

DECEMBER
Saturday quotes:
Old field club: 145pp with a 125 minimum
Flowerfield: 90pp with a 130 minimum
willow Creek: 110pp with a 150 minimum

each quote is the quote and then there is tax and tip on top of those

The best thing to do is decide how much you can spend and go from there! Best of luck!

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For Stonebridge Country Club I was quoted 105pp++ for January of 2015. I called them out because the Lessings website said 59-99pp++ and they said that was their pre-renovation prices. They will be undergoing renovations this winter and prices are going up. The best they said they would do is 95pp++. I have a bunch of other places that aren't on your list if you want them!

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I dont have quotes for the places you requested but I do agree with the idea of locking in the cheaper, current, prices.

However..I did this with everything. We booked everything while we were both happily blissful graduate students living off student loans. This is the year we set aside for 'having jobs and saving money for the wedding'. Well, FH found a teaching job in North Carolina, so that pays like pennies, and I still haven't found a job. I have faith everything will get paid for, but it sucks because I am 9 months away from my wedding and I am the farthest thing from excited because I am so stressed about the money. Hear out your FH because he has a point. Good luck.

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the only place on your list I remember the prices of was thatched cottage, they had a winter package that included centerpieces and dj for 100pp I think with tax and 20%.

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you have FM

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This is from my friends who told me when they went looking but:

Fox Hollow during winter time was around $85 pp
Venetian Yacht Club during fall/winter was around $75-$85 pp
I know someone who got married at Flowerfields this summer and only paid like $70 pp but that was basically because she booked her wedding date within 6 months and I think they just wanted to fill the date.

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Dont have any quotes to share, but I know how you feel. FH and I got engaged 12/24/09. Yep 2009! We didnt book our wedding until last spring, and it was all for the best. Dont rush it. Everything will fall into place. Keep your chin up! And FM if you want info on my venue. Its super budget friendly and waterfront!

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Posted by aiavaro1

This is from my friends who told me when they went looking but:

Fox Hollow during winter time was around $85 pp
Venetian Yacht Club during fall/winter was around $75-$85 pp
I know someone who got married at Flowerfields this summer and only paid like $70 pp but that was basically because she booked her wedding date within 6 months and I think they just wanted to fill the date.

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THIS! some people hate the idea of CANCELLATION WEDDING but hey.... remember its a business to them, so if you are flexible with the dates this is a good way to get a lower price. I was gonna say the Same... someone who had a 'cancellation wedding' at flowerfields...and they booked it like 8 months in advice, so its not like you have to do it within three months!!

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Thatched does have an 'all inclusive' package for like 10K and change for dec, jan and feb, and that includes as much as a DJ and centerpieces and their food is to DIE FOR!!!!! Give Maureen a call, she is awesome!

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Posted by angelicd77

Dont have any quotes to share, but I know how you feel. FH and I got engaged 12/24/09. Yep 2009! We didnt book our wedding until last spring, and it was all for the best. Dont rush it.

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FH proposed 7/4/10 and we didn't book our hall until March of last year. We bought a home and were doing major renov. Between that and planning a wedding, would have really stressed us out. Don't rush it like angelicd77 said. Everything will work out.