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Hello Everyone! and a few questions

Hi All!Just wanted to introduce myself, been lurking for a few weeks, and finally decided to pop in to say hi! We just got engaged almost 3 weeks ago, and already I'm foaming at the mouth over all the fun stuff that goes with planning! We are having a small destination wedding down where we got engaged in the Caribbean, but planning a big ole party back here for everyone else to attend. I just started looking, because our date is flexible--March/April 2011--depending on pricing for both the DW part and the reception part. ANYWAY (sorry for the ramble, I tend to do that), I'm interested in a few different venues  and was wondering if anyone on here is using them/did use them for their wedding:1. World Cafe Live2. Please Touch Museum3. Phoenixville Foundry4. FUEL House5. Knowlton MansionIf you have any info or reviews for me, I'd be much obliged! Thanks, look forward to lots more Knotting! ~Caro

Re: Hello Everyone! and a few questions

  • edited December 2011
    Congrats and welcome!
  • edited December 2011
    My wedding was at FUEL.  I was also really interested in World Cafe Live, but they were booked on my date. FUEL was great and allowed me to bring in an outside caterer, keeping the costs down.  Although the rental fee itself is a bit absurd.  It's an absolutely gorgeous, modern space but on 2 levels.  If you want dancing downstairs, your dinner would be upstairs.  It's all very open and airy, so even though activity was happening on 2 levels, it worked for us.  I loved the location and that area made for some really beautiful pictures.  You can also rent out the Betsy Ross courtyard next door which I didn't do, but would have been lovely for cocktail hour.  If you have more specific questions let me know. 
  • edited December 2011
    Don't know about the others, but the Foundry is amazing.  It's such a different kind of space and really pretty. Robert Ryan caterers work there and I've had their food at other events and they do a terrific job.  They also own Columbia Station which is nearby the Foundry and there is no site fee.  It's a refurbished train station and very unique also.
  • CaromeliaCaromelia member
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    edited December 2011
    Val, thanks for the welcome!   Beth and Jewels, thank you for the info! Jewels, I'm wondering if Fuel would be good for a buffet style dinner--how big was your wedding? We are looking at about 150-200 people. Beth, I LOVE the Foundry, it's just out of the way for any of our OOT guests and kinda far for our local people. Still think I will go to see it anyway. Thanks again, you gals rock!
  • edited December 2011
    Our was 160ish (and was seated for 171).  You could do a buffet there, but you would probably need to be at closer to 150 mark.  Upstairs only seats 175ish comfortably with a bar, so I don't see where a buffet would go.  Unless you do long tables instead of rounds.  You may pack them in there more.And just an FYI - a plated dinner was actually cheaper than a buffet with my caterer. You could do a buffet downstairs - there's plenty of room for that, but then you would need to seat for dinner downstairs.  You couldn't have people traveling up steps with plates.  There is an elevator, but it's old and we just used it for some older guests that needed it.
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