Linden place in Bristol

shaina925

I am seeing it this weekend.  I liked it online and the man I spoke with today explained a lot about the venue and I am curious to see it.  I heard it can be very pricey however because you have to rent everything... even the chairs.

rachelaedwards

I actually viewed it about a month back.  You do not need to rent the chairs - they have standard garden white chairs that you can use (but if you want something nicer - you would then need to rent).  They also provide tables.  You will need to get linens though - but that is pretty standard.

I loved the historic charm - however if you plan on having the cocktail hour in the museum/house - there is alot of restrictions (no food allowed) and they are very strict on touching items in the house like the furnature...during the tour my fiance was "yelled" at to not touch things twice! We were worried our guests wouldnt feel comfortable!  Also - the ballroom seems small (we are only having 110) and were worried we would be crowded.  We are doing a winter wedding so we had to take this into account.  If you are doing summer and some of the events outdoors it may be perfect for you thought!

It really is beautiful for a historic/vintage theme!

We are having it at the Roger Williams Park Casino (still historic/vintage) but a bit cheaper.

Hope this helps! let me know if you have any other questions about Linden - as it was my second choice for sure

krines01

I'm getting married their next April! It's such a nice place. It is a little pricey, but not too bad if you consider that it actually does include all the garden chairs for the ceremony that are then brought into the ballroom for the reception. Also, they have all the tables you'll need. Linens will need to be rented, but my caterer threw in free linens to my food package so I got those free too! If you rent during the summer, the rental cost also includes a tent with a floor and lights that is adjacent to the ball room and you can have a much bigger reception (they say up to 250 I think, but then you might need to rent additional chairs and tables, I think they only provide enough for up to ~120 people). When I visited, they explained how the courtyard can be used for cocktail hour when the weather is nice, and if it rains or something, you can go in the tent/ballroom area. The museum is open for your guests to go through, but I think it is true that you can't bring food in there. Susan was really nice about showing us the place and explainin gall the history and helping us envision our ceremony and reception and didn't seem like she was worried if we touched anything, so maybe some people that work there are more particular than others?. One of the bedrooms on the second floor of the museum is used for a bridal suite for you and your bridal party to get ready and then you can walk down the beautiful stairs and out the door and down the aisle and get married surrounded by all the beautiful flowers and trees (unless you get married inside by the fireplace) The rental price is cheaper in the off season, but doesn't include the tent, which will be perfect for you if you are having less than 120 guests that can all fit in the ballroom (that's my plan!).

I love it, but I'm a bit biased since I'm already invested in getting married there! And, if you are meeting with Susan, then that's the best because she is so sweet and easy to work with and she'll definitely answer all your questions.!

Danimalover

Hi! Congratulations! I was just married at Linden place on August 27, 2011. It was beautiful and I absolutely loved it. Here is my advice, I hope it will help!

 We had 115 guests which my caterer said if I wanted enough room to dance I would have to put guests outside under the tent as well, or shove 10 people into a table that fits 8. I was perplexed at this because they advertise 130 in the ballroom with dinner and dancing. Caterer said that was only with 10 people at each table (which comfortably seat up to 8) I didn't feel comforable with that so we put some tables with friends out under the tent with the bar. That was the plan anyways...there was a hurricane that weekend which forced us to move everything into the ballroom, as we weren't allowed to have the tent up   lucky or not, 24 guests couldn't make it but we had to re-do the seating chart and make sure there was enough room for 85 guests and dancing and a few food stations as we couldn't use the tent. I did have to have quite a few 10 person tables at that point. It wasn't too bad because we didn't have a traditional place setting (just a vintage dish, goblet, and 3 piece silverware) so if you have to sit that many people at a table you should consider scaling down on all of the dinnerware.

good luck to you! I hope this little piece of information is helpful!

shaina925

Thanks for the replies.  I liked a lot of parts of the venue, but all in all it is not the place for us. 

lein70

I am looking at Linden next weekend.  I really love the location and for budget purposes was thinking Nov 2, 2013.  We don't have a lot to spend.  Our budget is 20K so would be looking into spending 10k including venue and catering.  Is this unrealistic here?  Advise

Thanks

rachelaedwards

Hi Lein,

I went to Linden and am having my wedding on Dec 1 (so it was a discounted price for winter months) like November will be - however it is still 3700! We ultimately decided on a different venue - but I am getting proposals for caterers now - we have 110 people and our catering quotes are everywhere from 7000 - 9000.  So if you add 3700 plus at the low end of 7000 for catering - you are looking at about 11K (which is close to your 10K)

If you want info on any of the caterers let me know I have proposals from 6 of the major RI vendors.

Good luck!

mjstamand

Hi Rachel,

I'm looking into having our wedding at Linden Place but am concerned (and clueless - lol) about caterers & pricing.  Would you mind passing along some of that info?

Thanks!