Best Place to have Ceremony & Reception?

I'm newly engaged & looking for a place to book the ceremony & reception. Just wanted to hear for some of you lovely brides out there to see what you think. I am really excited to go see the Meadow Club, I would love to get some feedback from people who picked the M.C. or if you looked at it and didn't chose, how come? THANKS so much!

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It's really hard to say. What are you looking for? How big is your wedding? What is your price range? Do you want 1 wedding at a time? etc...

I've heard good and bad things about all of those places..but I've never been to a wedding at any of them...incidentally I know the owners of 2 of them..haha Good Luck

ETA: I picked North Ritz Club because I wanted a place that was 1 wedding at a time, not too far, and would fit up to 200 people to be safe. We also loved the high quality of service they have and the bautiful granite dance floor.

We also looked at riviera but we didn't like the layout, it was too small for us, and we didn't like the fact that they only have 1 waiter per 2 tables. 1 waiter per table is important to me

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crescent beach club for me....

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I have to say Chateau La Mer. I had my wedding outside in a gazebo on the water, then they took me away in a yacht and fed my DH & I chocolate covered strawberries, then we came back and had a cocktail hour and reception on the water, and inside the view is also incredible! It was the CHEAPEST price I got, and it was my favorite! They just had the WOTY there.

Heres some pics of the gazebo

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Westbury Manor, they have 4 alternative locations for a ceremony!

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In answer to your question, I looked at MC and didn't choose it. My number one reason for not going there was that I wanted a location where I would be the only bride. The banquet manager we met with did offer to find a date where one room was booked for an affair other than a wedding, but that didn't really make me feel any better due to the common areas. However, I found other problems. Both my mom & FMIL have arthritis and the bathrooms are on downstairs with no elevator. I found the carpets dirty at the entrance and in the lobby. The lobby was too small for my taste, especially if there is more than one party starting at the same time.

FH & I went there for his company x-mas party, and it served only to confirm that I was correct in my decision.

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I am biased, but I loved North Ritz Club - only one wedding at a time, beautiful garden with a natural pond and gorgeous ballroom.

My other choices would be Thatched Roof Cottage or Beach Club estate - I loved their outdoor area.

I did not see the other locations that you mentioned so I can't make an educated comment about them.

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I think it all depends on price range... WHAT IS YOUR PRICE RANGE??

low: The Meadow Club, Crescent Beach Club
medium: Westbury Manor, Villa Lombardis
high: Flowerfield, Lands End, Lombardi's on the Sound
VERY high: the garden city hotel, carlyle on the green, brooklyn botanical garden, oheka

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I had my wedding at the watermill - both ceremony and reception and i was very pleased!

we looked at the meadow club as well, but i wasn't thrilled with it - just not my taste.

north ritz is beautiful - my cousin's wedding was there and it is very elegant.

i went to the WOTY at Chateau La Ler yesterday and that is also a lovely location. I didn't get to see the outside because it was nasty out, but the inside was very pretty

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I haven't been to many weddings where both the ceremony & reception was taking place. We are getting married at the Fox Hollow...but again, I can't actually say that's the best place. You really have to just figure out what you want from your hall first.

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Posted by marenjennifer

North Ritz is nice, but unfortunatly word is they are selling it and the last wedding is scheduled for 8/1/06

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We are paying for the entire event ourselves...we are aiming to spend somewhere between $20,000 & $25,000. We are looking for low price range, but good quality! We would love to have the ceremony outside, but have a nice indoor alternative in case of bad weather. And then have a nice indoor area for our 175 guests. Ok, now...what do you think?

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CHATEAU LA MER! Especially if youre on a budget!

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Agreed!!

CLM is outstanding! That was my next choice had I not picked Russos. We went to a food tasting and it was outstanding! Gorgeous ballroom...you can get married on the bay...and amazing customer service...Nick was FANTASTIC!!!!

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Posted by marenjennifer

North Ritz is nice, but unfortunatly word is they are selling it and the last wedding is scheduled for 8/1/06

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Where did you get that information????

I've had 12/16/06 booked for over a year

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Posted by STBMrsDaniRella

I think it all depends on price range... WHAT IS YOUR PRICE RANGE??

low: The Meadow Club, Crescent Beach Club
medium: Westbury Manor, Villa Lombardis
high: Flowerfield, Lands End, Lombardi's on the Sound
VERY high: the garden city hotel, carlyle on the green, brooklyn botanical garden, oheka

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Posted by STBMrsDaniRella

I think it all depends on price range... WHAT IS YOUR PRICE RANGE??

low: The Meadow Club, Crescent Beach Club
medium: Westbury Manor, Villa Lombardis
high: Flowerfield, Lands End, Lombardi's on the Sound
VERY high: the garden city hotel, carlyle on the green, brooklyn botanical garden, oheka

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FYI, Crescent Beach Club is significantly more expensive than Westbury Manor and Villa Lombardi's.
I'd vote for the Crescent. The ceremony is on the beach looking out at the water. It's really beautiful.

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I third CLM!!!

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I'm a past Westbury Manor bride and I can honestly say...I cannot get enough of that place. They're AMAZING!!! They have the most beautiful grounds you will ever see, which make taking pictures perfect! We had our cermony & reception at WM. We did not have to take pics anywhere else during the day, so our day started nice and early at WM. If you're interested in seeing pictures send me an FM I'll be happy to share some of ours with you.

Oh...and...the food is out of this world!!!

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Posted by ali120206

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Posted by marymoon

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Posted by marenjennifer

North Ritz is nice, but unfortunatly word is they are selling it and the last wedding is scheduled for 8/1/06

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Where did you get that information????

I've had 12/16/06 booked for over a year

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I looked at NRC as well for a December wedding and they gave me a list of dates (FH decided he wanted the reception at a hotel because of large number of OOT guests). They had weddings booked though past June.

ETA: There are so many great reception places on Long Island, it all depends on what you are looking for, how many guests you have, and how much you'd like to spend.

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I'm having my ceremony and reception at The Woodmere Club which is a private country club - however, the good thing is you don't need to be sponsored by a member like most other country clubs on LI. I wanted to do it at Garden City CC first but don't know a member who could have sponsored me...then found out it was too small for my amt of guests. Woodmere was the last place I looked at - looked at 10 before including Crescent Beach CLub, Westbury Manor, Milleridge, North Ritz, and others....none of them gave me a good feeling about the ceremony location - that was very important to me. The ceremony room at Woodmere is hands down the most gorgeous I have seen. It has high ceilings - large octagon shape room with wall of gorgeous windows overlooking the nice golf course and ponds. ALso was my favorite reception room - and I was at 2 weddings there about 5 and 7 yrs ago and the food and service was phenomenal. B/c it is a private club they do not advertise so many brides on this board don't even know of it.

Please FM me if you'd like to see pictures - my FH and I went there recently to take pics on a day they were setting up for a wedding....it's amazing there if you like the country club feel for a wedding!

I also was only interested in a place where they hold only 1 wedding at a time. I just would not be happy to see other brides running around that day!

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PS - you can see a pic of the reception room at Woodmere Club in my profile!

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Check out the watermill. They gave us a great price and we were very happy with them.

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Check out Chateau La Mer! there prices were perfect, and there staff is great!

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Posted by S&C1102

I'm newly engaged & looking for a place to book the ceremony & reception. Just wanted to hear for some of you lovely brides out there to see what you think. I am really excited to go see the Meadow Club, I would love to get some feedback from people who picked the M.C. or if you looked at it and didn't chose, how come? THANKS so much!

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