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JandA7406

What are your venues?? 

rachelaedwards

Hi JandA,

I am having my reception at the Roger Williams Casino ballroom.  We are having out wedding next December 1st, so had to do indoors. I have my band, photopgrahper and am going through about 6 different catering proposals so if you need any info on caterers let me know!

Where are you looking and when is your date?

JandA7406

I am looking everywhere!  Trying to decide what will be better, place where I have to bring in the caterer or one that I don't but is more pp.  Checking out Five Bridge Inn and Regatta Place this weekend.

JandA7406

Oh and we aren't getting married until 9.7.2013.

i2012do

Hi!
I am getting married at the Towers in Narragansett.

If you need more info on any of teh following I checked them ALL out:
Regatte Place
Ocean Cliff
Kirkbrae
Viking Hotel
Eastons Beach
ABC
41 North
IRYS
Hyatt Goat Island
Biltmore
Renaissance Providence
Dunes Club (must have a blood relative as a member or be a member)
North Beach Clubhouse
Glen Manor (my fav oof all the places we looked)
Bristol Harbor inn
and Linden place.

phew

URIsweethearts

wow i2012 do - I just came across this list and you did look at a lot of places! you should be a wedding coordinator! we looked at some of those too - we really like the viking but it was out of our range and i couldn't ask our guests to pay 440$ for a hotel room in september. how did you feel about kirkbrae? we looked there too...glen manor was nice, but i didnt like all the different rooms! i never heard back from biltmore, after many calls and wish i did b.c i would have at least liked to see it. linden we loved too, but couldnt see spending so much for site fees. LOVED dunes club - we went to a wedding there last year and was by far and away our fave until we learned the strict rules

rachelaedwards

Regatta place is so pretty, but pretty pricey! I went to a wedding there on the dock with a tent - it was really pretty!

I can say you will save money pp with a venue you bring your own caterer - but it is a little more planning and work on the brides part! But I think food from a caterer (over a country club or other like venue) is generally better tasting. I have proposals from the following caterers:

Cozy Caterers
Decadent Catering
Blackstone
Emerys
West Bay Gourmet
Toms Market

If you decide to go that route (with a caterer) let me know what kind of budget/food you like and I can tell you which is probably the best fit!

i2012do

URI email me,. I have a spreadsheet on all the vnues and can let you know the info on kirkbrae etc in a quick email

it is jcorvese at gmail dot com

and yes, my dream in life and what i originally got my undergrad in was in event management and Pr but i had a hard time finding an event planning job- it would be my DREAM job. Who knows ,i might persue it after my wedding