We set a date and booked our place!!! (LONG)

I cannot believe that its finally set. We are getting married on October 20, 2001 at the DeSeversky Center! We searched and searched and finally found the perfect place!!!! It took some convincing from me to get my parents to bring down the number of their guests, but they are willing to do it, so we are set!!!!! Thank you everyone for their suggestions for reception sites.......

Now, all we have to do is to find transportation, photographers, videographers, flowers, DJ, favors, invitations, hair/makeup person, book the honeymoon, and most importantly MY DRESS!!! WOW!!! Its just the beginning!!!YEH!!!!

Thank you! You will find the perfect place that you and your fi really want. Be patient. There were times that I really just wanted to settle and just pick a place, but my fi helped me keep things into perspective.....do not settle, even though it is just one day.....it is your wedding day!

Good luck as I'm sure you will find and book a place when you find the right one!!:-)

Congratulations! We got engaged in March 2000 and are getting married March 17, 2001. The year has been flying by and now we have 4 1/2 months left-where did the other 7 1/2 go?? Your date will come so quickly. Try to enjoy the ride! Good luck to you.

Hello Everyone!!

Congrats!!!!!! You made a good choice!!

Elisa

Hello Everyone!!

Would you mind telling me what the costs are like at DeSeverksy (don't have to be specific on your wedding). Also is the max. 125 people for a sit down? Thanks.

Thanks everyone. I'll let you know after I've seen them all!

The max is 120, and they can squeeze in a few more people, for the sit down dinner. The price is about $165/pp, but they are increasing their prices for next year, for people who have not booked yet and are still looking.

good luck!

Thank you everyone for your messages!!! That is so wonderful that a few of us will share the same wedding date!:-) No need to worry about who gets one vendor before someone else...everything will be perfect for everyone's wedding!

good luck with the planning.......

Hi! The $165 is for the entire place, food, cake and bridal suite for the day. If you want additions, in terms of shrimp cocktail bar, or raw bar, etc., then that would raise the price.

Another place that you may want to look at is Coindre Hall. It is a really beautiful mansion in Huntington. It is a little less refined than Deserversky, because it used to be a boys school for 30 years, but it is really beautitul. There are two caterers who cater there, one of which is Lessings (which we did not like after going to a tasting...their food was good, but they did not pay attention to detail), and there is another caterer for them, but I do not know their name. I'm sure you can get their name from Coindre Hall. the price is about $95/pp (that was with lessings) plus a site fee ($2000, I think).

I'm not aware of whether particular places are 'ranked' as a 'step up or step down' from one another. Harrison House is beautiful and we actually went and looked at it for our wedding. A nice feature is that they have overnight accomodations for you and your guests. The cocktail area is pretty, price wise for the same package, it is actually a bit less expensive than Deserversky, but the BIG negative about Harrison House, in me and my fi's opinion, was the modern dining area used for the reception. It just doesn't match the rest of the estate....my fi commented that it looked a bit like a high school cafeteria.

Elizabeth,

Yes, you are exactly right -- It is what you make of it and I am sure that your event will be beautiful and you have chosen an exquisite location. My intention was not to insult your taste (which it appears my comments have done -- if so, I apologize). In fact, one of the good things about choosing among different locations is that what you may see as a drawback another bride-to-be may see as a benefit, and vice versa. Thank goodness that is the case or every bride would be fighting over the same location (or every wedding location have to look identical to make anyone happy). I was simply pointing out what my fi and I interpreted as a drawback of the sight from our perspectives (we were specifically looking for a turn-of-the century estate/castle/mansion). I would however make one comment -- I think it is important not to suggest that particular sights are 'better' or 'worse' than others -- we all have different budgets and tastes and to indicate that one place is a 'step-up' or 'step-down' is not the best way to support each other -- which is what I hope this site is intended to do.