Venue for a smallish wedding? 120-140 people

adudek15

I feel like I am running out of options for a reception venue. We are expecting 120-140 guests and most venues that we have looked it have a 150 minimum. Any suggestions?

naomikb

What area of the GTA are you looking to book in?

souptin

if you are willing to trim your lista bit the Arts and Letters club is where we booked. max 110 guests but its beautiful, downtown and the event guy Jospeh is a dream to work with.

adudek15

Anywhere in the gta really. I would prefer to stay away from downtown .

Jewel224

There's a few venues in Vaughan, if you're will to head that way - The Royalton, The Paramount has smaller venues.  Have you tried the Golf Clubs?  There's also the Berkeley Church/Field House - the Field House can accomodate up to 150 guests and you can bring in your own alcohol. 

Not sure what your budget is either - there's the Rotary Glen in Brampton - I think they have an off-season wedding special of $99 per person including DJ, Cake and invitations.

You can also try the higher end restaurants - they may be able to accomodate you or hotels like the Hilton or the Courtyard Marriott. 

Does that help?

naomikb

If you head out west the Harbour Banquet Centre in Oakville is great, prices are $100-$140 pp and less in the off season.  I think their max was 150 so definitely suits your numbers.
http://harbourbanquet.ca/

The Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington is fabulous, prices are also in the $120-$140 pp range and they have a few different rooms of various sizes that would suit you.
http://www.rbg.ca/Page.aspx?pid=291

Clublink golf courses have great food and great service and there are courses/banquet halls all over the GTA. Their halls are typically in the <150 person range.
http://en.clublink.ca/Default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=320815&ssid=213323&vnf=1

orlykahn

The heinztman house (sp?) - gorgeous! i've done makeup for  a few brides there so i've been in there - seen the decor etc.. its stunning. one had around 100 guests, another had closer to 200 so it can work for your guest list...it is stunning in there!

amme5832

My venue fits 120 comfortably, 140 as max - it's called Heintzman House in Markham/Thornhill area.

Winnertag1

The St. Lawrence Great Hall fits 150 at most with dance floor, 200 without & there isnt a minimum requirement either. 

mattycam

The Grand Metropolitan of Mississauga (formerly Pavilion Royale). They accomodate all sizes (no minimum amount) and are reasonably priced

http://www.grandmetropolitan.ca/

estimi

Try Miller Lash as well. It's beautiful.

adudek15

Thanks for the ideas My top choice right now is the paramount even though I do not 100% love there smaller rooms upstairs. The grand metropolitan does have a minimum and it's 150.

Loveandmangos

Try Rosewater Room downtown.  Gorgeous venue and great packages, with big discounts for off season.  They've been a dream to work with so far. 

naomikb

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_canada-toronto_venue-for-a-smallish-wedding-120-140-people?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:613Discussion:d01fd952-b0fa-48e6-be47-9db2ebbb588fPost:d4b9bbdb-b550-4fc8-9fe1-702239445502">Re: Venue for a smallish wedding? 120-140 people</a>:
[QUOTE]Thanks for the ideas :) My top choice right now is the paramount even though I do not 100% love there smaller rooms upstairs. The grand metropolitan does have a minimum and it's 150.
Posted by adudek15[/QUOTE]
If you love the venue and the minimum is 150 and you have 140 (or less) then just ask them if you can increase your package - add an extra soup course, upgrade from chicken to beef, spend a bit more money per person so it evens out.  When they set a minimum of 150 people that's just so that they bring in a certain amount of money.

mattycam

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_canada-toronto_venue-for-a-smallish-wedding-120-140-people?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:613Discussion:d01fd952-b0fa-48e6-be47-9db2ebbb588fPost:d4b9bbdb-b550-4fc8-9fe1-702239445502">Re: Venue for a smallish wedding? 120-140 people</a>:
[QUOTE]Thanks for the ideas :) My top choice right now is the paramount even though I do not 100% love there smaller rooms upstairs. <strong>The grand metropolitan does have a minimum and it's 150.</strong>
Posted by adudek15[/QUOTE]

Sorry about that - I guess since they changed their name and are under new management they now have new rules. For what it's worth, it's a really nice venue.