Venue search EEEEK
Hi! I'm new to this site and recently got engaged. I've been visiting dozens of venues with my fiancé and we can't seem to find a venue that is within our budget, fitting to our style (garden/green/homey), and comfortable for 200ish guests. =(
After looking at SO many places, we're narrowed down to North Ritz Club, Chateau Briand, Fox Hollow, or Sand Castle (and plan to visit Thatched Cottage very soon). Any thoughts/pictures/wisdom would be much appreciated!!
Here are our perceived pros/cons for each, based on our visits and/or reviews from family/friends who've visited the venues:
1. North Ritz Club -- love that they have one wedding at a time and their food and service reviews seem consistently great; we also felt very comfortable with the BM we met with (Nadine). The only cons are that we feel like it could be missing a 'wow' factor. We love that they have a nice outdoor area, but it is quite small and the inside space is slightly less aesthetically than some of the other RHs (especially in the carpet area!). Please correct me if I'm wrong! Or if there are 'wow' factors that I am just not seeing, since it has been a few weeks since we last visited there.
2. Sand Castle -- again, love that they do one wedding at a time and their food and service also appears to be spectacular, and we absolutely love their BM. However, the dates they offered us are not ideal and would push our honeymoon back 3 months based on our work schedules. I'm not sure if a venue is worth doing that. =T
3. Fox Hollow -- love their Somerley room and the lounge room on the side, but we're concerned about the size of their cocktail room, which only seats 150 people. The Somerley room itself seems a bit tight for 200 guests as well. We've also heard first-hand complaints from guests who attended different weddings there very recently that the food is average and the amount is insufficient, esp. regarding hor d'oeuvres, and that service can be poor. We also didn't have the best experience with the BM there, who seemed to just want to pitch a sale and pressure us!
Has anyone had or attended a wedding in that room with around the same number of guests as we expect (200)? We would love to hear your thoughts/feedback.
4. Chateau Briand -- we only saw their space for the downstairs room. My fiancé really liked their cocktail space, but I was not very crazy about the white plastic couches outside -- they were a bit uncomfortable to sit on (vs. the cushy ones that are placed around Woodbury Country Club's cocktail area outside). I do like that there's an outside space available for the cocktail hour though (vs. exclusively indoors for Fox Hollow). I also liked their reception room -- very well spaced and decently sized.
Any thoughts on any of the above (or for our upcoming Thatched Cottage trip) would be much appreciated!
Feeling a bit overwhelmed, but determined to get married in 2014!![]()
Thank you in advance!!
After looking at SO many places, we're narrowed down to North Ritz Club, Chateau Briand, Fox Hollow, or Sand Castle (and plan to visit Thatched Cottage very soon). Any thoughts/pictures/wisdom would be much appreciated!!
Here are our perceived pros/cons for each, based on our visits and/or reviews from family/friends who've visited the venues:
1. North Ritz Club -- love that they have one wedding at a time and their food and service reviews seem consistently great; we also felt very comfortable with the BM we met with (Nadine). The only cons are that we feel like it could be missing a 'wow' factor. We love that they have a nice outdoor area, but it is quite small and the inside space is slightly less aesthetically than some of the other RHs (especially in the carpet area!). Please correct me if I'm wrong! Or if there are 'wow' factors that I am just not seeing, since it has been a few weeks since we last visited there.
2. Sand Castle -- again, love that they do one wedding at a time and their food and service also appears to be spectacular, and we absolutely love their BM. However, the dates they offered us are not ideal and would push our honeymoon back 3 months based on our work schedules. I'm not sure if a venue is worth doing that. =T
3. Fox Hollow -- love their Somerley room and the lounge room on the side, but we're concerned about the size of their cocktail room, which only seats 150 people. The Somerley room itself seems a bit tight for 200 guests as well. We've also heard first-hand complaints from guests who attended different weddings there very recently that the food is average and the amount is insufficient, esp. regarding hor d'oeuvres, and that service can be poor. We also didn't have the best experience with the BM there, who seemed to just want to pitch a sale and pressure us!
Has anyone had or attended a wedding in that room with around the same number of guests as we expect (200)? We would love to hear your thoughts/feedback.
4. Chateau Briand -- we only saw their space for the downstairs room. My fiancé really liked their cocktail space, but I was not very crazy about the white plastic couches outside -- they were a bit uncomfortable to sit on (vs. the cushy ones that are placed around Woodbury Country Club's cocktail area outside). I do like that there's an outside space available for the cocktail hour though (vs. exclusively indoors for Fox Hollow). I also liked their reception room -- very well spaced and decently sized.
Any thoughts on any of the above (or for our upcoming Thatched Cottage trip) would be much appreciated!
Feeling a bit overwhelmed, but determined to get married in 2014!
