Westbury Manor-cocktail hour

Hey Westbury Manor ladies,

I'm having my reception in the Manor Room and the cocktail hour will be outside if the weather is nice. If we decide to have the cocktail hour inside, we have the Library and Conservatory. One of my friends who just got married there told me that she had the Garden Room for her inside cocktail hour (it was a sunday night--maybe no one else booked??). She said if I'm in the Library/Conservatory, we will be running into the other wedding party.

Please tell me where your inside cocktail hour will be and if I need to call WM and try to make some changes. I'm getting kinda nervous...

Also, what 'freebies' did you get thrown into your contract? I'd like to see if we can get some other things included in the price if other people are getting them.

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Hi we had all 3 rooms for our cocktail hour- the Garden Room, the Library and the Conservatory Room. IMO the Library and the Conservatory room were too small for the extras we had ( Seafood boat and Martini Bar) and I never saw the other bride. Last month I was at WM and the cocktail hour was outside ALONG with the wedding. You def will see eachother and your guest will be confused. We were looking at the wrong table for our place cards b/c they had both together. the outdoor cocktail hour is BEAUTIFUL though. I wish I had the weather for it but I would try to get the garden room- no one will be using the conservatory room if you book the library and garden so you wont have to worry.

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Oh 'free'extras really nothing that they arent offering now- champange station, chair covers those were the only changes new brides are getting after we signed our contract - oh wait we got the martini bar as a bonus but we signed in sept 04- everything else we payed for ( seafood boat, chocolate fountain)

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We had all 3 rooms for our wedding also!

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We had our cocktail hour outside and it was beautiful! But if it rained our contract had the library and garden room. I only saw guests from the other wedding as we were starting to go in for the reception because those guests were walking out for their cocktail hour. Although I agree about the placecards. Ours started by the doors for outside and then moved to outside the Manor Room before the reception. The other wedding's placecards were then by the door outside as their guests went out so some of my guests starting looking there on their way in to get their cards. I said something to a few of them and then the bridal attendent realized and stood there. Call and see what rooms you have. I know there was an anniversary party in the conservatory so we would not have had that room if it rained.

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I am getting married in the Garden Room and I beleive if it rains, we are in the Polo Lounge for CH... That is the restaurant, so maybe things have changed?

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I am having the cocktail hour in the Executive Room (which is upstairs...) and our reception is in the Garden Room. The Executive Room is fairly small - so if you are having alot of guests, you may want to remain downstairs.

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I am having my reception in the manor room and if it rains i get the library, conservitory, and the garden room

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Thanks everyone-

This is what I'm so confused about--I thought the Garden Room was for an actual wedding (such as the Manor Room is for me). Is it a cocktail hour room????

I want to call first thing tomorrow morning and straighten this all out! I just hope I didn't get screwed. Of course I want my cocktail hour outside, but if it rains, I want a good backup plan.

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Posted by carol82

Thanks everyone-

This is what I'm so confused about--I thought the Garden Room was for an actual wedding (such as the Manor Room is for me). Is it a cocktail hour room????

I want to call first thing tomorrow morning and straighten this all out! I just hope I didn't get screwed. Of course I want my cocktail hour outside, but if it rains, I want a good backup plan.

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The times are staggered so if you had your cocktail hour inside in the Garden Room say from 6:30-7:30 the actual wedding that is in the Garden Room would be having there cocktail hour someplace else - most likely upstairs and it would start probably more towards 7 - 7:30. So when everyone leaves your cocktail hour and goes into the Manor Room they clean and set up the Garden Room for the wedding. I know they have to do this really, really quick. My coordinator told me they had to do the same thing with my room. There was a day wedding in there. But they have it down to a science.

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I am so excited that our wedding is in 18 days there! whoo hooo! Praying for no rain! We are in the garden room, cocktail outside, but IF it rains, cocktail in conservatory

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Hi
My wedding is on a Friday night with Cocktail hour starting
at 8:30 in the Library/Conservatory and outside if it's nice. Our
reception is in the Garden Room. We wanted an earlier cocktail hour but were told no because an earlier wedding would be
using the Garden room for there cocktail hour. So I guess if you have the Manor Room for your reception you get the garden room for your cocktail hour. Hope that helps.

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I just went to a wedding there and there reception was in the manor room. The cocktail hour was in the garden room, and the library but not in the conseratory. Hope this helps

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They will offer the library, conservatory and the garden room for parties over 250. That's what I was told. My reception was in the manor room and we used the garden room and the library for our cocktail hour. We had 196 guests.

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Posted by tinkerwdw

I am so excited that our wedding is in 18 days there! whoo hooo! Praying for no rain! We are in the garden room, cocktail outside, but IF it rains, cocktail in conservatory

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Be sure you give us all the details!! I'll say a prayer for no rain for you also!

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I called Westbury Manor.

You get the Garden Room as your cocktail hour with a night wedding only.

It serves as a reception room during the day, so that's why I have the library/conservatory