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Soon2BeMrsS
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Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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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:
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Posted 10/13/05 5:47 PM 
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
Please let me know why you chose your option please ladies, we're struggeling
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Posted 10/13/05 6:42 PM
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Hamptonsbride06
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 12/04 1912 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/21/2006 1:30 PM
Wed. Location:
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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?
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Posted 10/13/05 6:46 PM
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cindyandkevin
To have and to hold
Member since 2/05 21575 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/10/2006 5:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Stonebridge Country Club
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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 $$.
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Posted 10/13/05 6:47 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
Thanks. there are certin places I'm looking in to yet I don't want it to scream ECONOMY (like my car ) hmmn...
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Posted 10/13/05 6:49 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
Message edited 10/13/2005 8:29:07 PM.
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Posted 10/13/05 6:50 PM
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dance680
Wedding Newbie
Member since 3/05 9 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/21/2005 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Majestic Gardens
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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.
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Posted 10/13/05 7:11 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
we want it to be intimate 100 but it'll probley be 130
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Posted 10/13/05 7:12 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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.
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Posted 10/13/05 7:18 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
any opions on:
Fox Hollow
Douglaston Manor
Stuart Manor Cxountry Club?>
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Posted 10/13/05 9:13 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
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Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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?
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Posted 10/14/05 1:33 PM
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October Bliss
Beyond Obsession
Member since 8/05 7629 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/8/2006 2:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Country Gardens @ East Wind
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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.
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Posted 10/14/05 1:43 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
Thanks What extras are you doing?
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Posted 10/14/05 1:45 PM
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mka06
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 7/05 1171 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/24/2006 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
booked!
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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!
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Posted 10/14/05 2:08 PM
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suzybilly819
MARRIED
Member since 8/05 1323 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/15/2006 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Venetian Yacht club
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
I would opt for the nicer reception place. Not really into the extras....the place sets the tone
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Posted 10/14/05 2:20 PM
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Hallowedding
Bride for a day-wife for life
Member since 1/05 1386 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/29/2006 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Fox Hollow
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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.
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Posted 10/14/05 2:29 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
so Dj over a band?
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Posted 10/14/05 2:30 PM
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cjb88
I'm a married lady!!!
Member since 11/04 7315 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/8/2006 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Hamlet Willow Creek A+++++++
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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 $$$
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Posted 10/14/05 2:57 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
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Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
very creative!
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Posted 10/14/05 2:59 PM
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eroxgirl
Mr. & Mrs. Eroxs
Member since 11/02 6601 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/19/2004 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Westbury Manor
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
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.
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Posted 10/14/05 3:12 PM
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PrincessRose
At least I'm entertaining. ;-)
Member since 9/03 4669 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/29/2004 11:30 AM
Wed. Location:
Chateau Briand
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
Posted by eroxgirl
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 ).
Tag teaming you, Rebecca.
She had a beautiful wedding, I was there and had a blast. It wasn't as lavish as some others I've seen on here, but honestly the food was great, the whole affair was tons of fun. 
My wedding budget was the same and my guests are still talking about it, saying it was the best they'd ever been to, etc. My hall was $60pp (150 guests all in all) and we didn't do many extras at all. The basic package was more than enough for my guests.
Seriously, you've got a lot to work with! There are a lot of really classy things you can do to up the look of a wedding that cost almost nothing (That's what LIW is for, check the DIY threads - you'd be amazed how professional homemade things can look!)!!
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Posted 10/14/05 4:06 PM
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nferrandi
We did it!
Member since 12/03 5367 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/9/2004 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
The Crescent
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
I would spend the bulk of your budget on a great hall and a great band. Those are the things that people will remember the most. The extras will be a nice touch, but if your hall isn't beautiful or if the food is mediocre, the extras will go unnoticed.
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Posted 10/14/05 4:30 PM
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Sweetd
Time flies 2 years already!
Member since 11/04 1201 total posts
Wedding Date:
12/5/2004 3:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Crest Hollow Country Club A++
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
Ours was 90 per person and we had 147.
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Posted 10/14/05 5:02 PM
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agentangel
Board Fanatic
Member since 11/04 755 total posts
Wedding Date:
2/19/2006 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
3 West Club
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
I agree. Food and music are the things that people remember most. It's really about quality and not the quantity of the extras you provide. One of the best weddings I went to was about 100 people and I know they're budget was $25k. To save money they had their wedding in March on a Sunday. The ceremony was in the same location as the reception - saves on transportation cost and additional site fees. They had a set menu (no multiple options which drive up cost) but the menu was amazing, 5 courses with amuse bouche / intermezzos in between and presented beautifully. It really was a fine dining experience.
They used candles, no flowers. I hardly remember flowers unless they are very impressive. The only one I remember was from a wedding who I know spent $15k on flowers. Kept the wedding party small. Used a great DJ (this was actually their splurge). It was so simple and elegant...very well done.
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Posted 10/14/05 5:38 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
Board Dutchess
Member since 6/05 5286 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/11/2011 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Where we celebrate forever
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Re: Wedding Ceremony & reception
Thanks ladies!!!
Anyone been to Dougladton Manor?
Any comments on the grand ball room?
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Posted 10/25/05 5:09 PM
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