Wedding Ceremony & reception

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 13, 2005 05:47 PM

Wedding Ceremony & reception

Ok ladies we have a budget (it's not that much$30,000.00 w/ my gown, Honeymoon everything etc.)

We want a really formal(black tie)lux wedding. in your opion is it better to:

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 13, 2005 06:42 PM

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Please let me know why you chose your option please ladies, we're struggeling

Hamptonsbride06 Posted: Oct 13, 2005 06:46 PM

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the caterer is what you make of it! if you want a classy black tie afair, add lots of extras into to..people really remember the extras, and are not going to know how much you are paying per person..so why waste the money?

cindyandkevin Posted: Oct 13, 2005 06:47 PM

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Seriously $30K is plenty of a budget to work with!! You just have to know how to shop around and get the most for you $$.

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 13, 2005 06:49 PM

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Thanks. there are certin places I'm looking in to yet I don't want it to scream ECONOMY (like my car ) hmmn...

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 13, 2005 06:50 PM

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dance680 Posted: Oct 13, 2005 07:11 PM

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I think you definitely can do a wedding for $30,000, my husband and I just pulled off ours for a little over that. We had it at Majestic Gardens, we got a full vienese hour also, we paid about $125 a person and had 135 people. How many people are you having? To me the place and the food was most important, that was propbably about $23,000. Everything else we negotiated with the price.

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 13, 2005 07:12 PM

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we want it to be intimate 100 but it'll probley be 130

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 13, 2005 07:18 PM

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Posted by dance680

I think you definitely can do a wedding for $30,000, my husband and I just pulled off ours for a little over that. We had it at Majestic Gardens, we got a full vienese hour also, we paid about $125 a person and had 135 people. How many people are you having? To me the place and the food was most important, that was propbably about $23,000. Everything else we negotiated with the price.

Congrats Mrs.

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 13, 2005 09:13 PM

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any opions on:

Fox Hollow

Douglaston Manor

Stuart Manor Cxountry Club?>

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 14, 2005 01:33 PM

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Posted by princessofci

the caterer is what you make of it! if you want a classy black tie afair, add lots of extras into to..people really remember the extras, and are not going to know how much you are paying per person..so why waste the money?

What are the extras you remember the most?

October Bliss Posted: Oct 14, 2005 01:43 PM

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Posted by Soon2BeMrs.S

we want it to be intimate 100 but it'll probley be 130

This is exactly where our numbers put us. I would go for the moderately priced with the extras.

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 14, 2005 01:45 PM

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Thanks What extras are you doing?

mka06 Posted: Oct 14, 2005 02:08 PM

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Depends on what is most important to you.... We went with a more expensive reception place bc we LOVED it and could picture oru wedding there from the minute we walked through the doors.

We're spending less on some other stuff as a result, but I have no regrets!

suzybilly819 Posted: Oct 14, 2005 02:20 PM

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I would opt for the nicer reception place. Not really into the extras....the place sets the tone

Hallowedding Posted: Oct 14, 2005 02:29 PM

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I've never kept a favor from any wedding I've been to. I did, however, keep a scroll that had information on the donation that was made in lieu of favors.
I don't know of many places that allow cigar smoking inside (I know Oheka does) so a cigar roller would be a waste for many people.
I think the food and the selection of food is of most importance for many people. The quality of the music is next - it must make people who dance want to get up and boogie, as well as satisfy those who enjoy it from their seats.

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 14, 2005 02:30 PM

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so Dj over a band?

cjb88 Posted: Oct 14, 2005 02:57 PM

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we have a similiar budget and will be paying around $110 pp after tax... we looked at places less expenisve and more expensive and just fell in love with our place... im not doing super extras, but some...to save money we are having a DJ, we are doing donatin favors, and we are having candle cps to save $$ from the flowers... im also going to make my own wedding album to save us some more $$$

Soon2BeMrsS Posted: Oct 14, 2005 02:59 PM

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very creative!

eroxgirl Posted: Oct 14, 2005 03:12 PM

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My wedding budget was in that range. It can definitely be done AND be a very nice affair. I always considered my wedding to be low-end, but many of my guests have told me otherwise (of course, none of them are members of LIW so they don't know any better ).

You have to keep focused on what is really important as far a entertaining your guests - food and music are at the very top. I'd say to stay within that budget range you'd have to go with a dj over a band just because of the price difference.

Then you have to decide what's really important to you - for me it was photography, so that is the one vendor that I didn't try to cut corners on. Every vendor after that had to fit within a certain price range.