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Favorite New Rochelle / Glen Island Venues?
Hey there,
I am just recently engaged... and my fiance and I are planning a spring 2011 wedding and are interested in the waterfront venues in the New Rochelle / Glen Island area. It will be a Portuguese / Italian wedding, so great food and LOTS of it are a must! haha
Can you please give me your opinions? Thanks!
I am just recently engaged... and my fiance and I are planning a spring 2011 wedding and are interested in the waterfront venues in the New Rochelle / Glen Island area. It will be a Portuguese / Italian wedding, so great food and LOTS of it are a must! haha
Can you please give me your opinions? Thanks! This discussion has been closed.
Re: Favorite New Rochelle / Glen Island Venues?
But I wanted to say congratulations on your recent engagement and welcome to the Hudson Valley board!
I am also Portuguese and my fiance is Italian!
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I also strongly considered Glen Island and fell in LOVE with that venue. Spectacular views, amazing food, and the people are easy to work wtih. At the end of the day, we went to VIP because they gave us an incredible deal.
[QUOTE]I. I hate Surf Club. The manager is a total deuche-bag. Super arrogant and rude and they are not at all flexible or negotiable.Posted by sjsphish[/QUOTE]
that's interesting since they've been nothing but awesome with us. maybe it was your attitude?
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Principesa. For a friday night on November I negotiated a rate of $120 pp which included everything except tip.
When I went to Surf Club I was immediately turned off by the tacky decor, and the fact that they were 5 months behind on renovations at the time. They guy we talked to there even admited that there are some terrible reviews of their "italian"-inspired food online. I also know people who have had their wedding there and loved it. Everyone's different I suppose.
The Surf Club was way gaudy, over the top, and totally not my style. I didn't get the sense that the person I spoke to was rude, but it wouldn't surprise me if they would be once they get your money.
I am also looking at Onteora Mountain House, Gurney's Inn out on Montauk, Round Hill House. Does anyone else have other suggestions for similar type venues in LI or Hudson Valley? My budget is about $130 per person...
and that's my 2C.
Thanks everyone for all your help... I'm starting to love this site!
So I booked appointments for this weekend at V.I.P, Marina Del Rey, Villa Barone (Bronx), and The Fountainhead. I have spoken to a friend of the family who just recently got married and she said that Marina del Rey was the most expensive place (though the nicest) and she was quoted at $190+ per head WITHOUT tax and tip! Her requirement, like mine, is a great cocktail hour with several serving stations... an almost top of the line cocktail hour. Our culture is big on food and lots of it, so it is the most important criteria for me. Not so much getting married on the water and the scenery. What's important is the quality and quantity of food! Thats why I decided to check out the venues mentioned above....I hear that they are known for their food.
We were married at the Greentree so I think you know what my vote would be lol.
We did check out Marina Del Ray but I didn't like the layout of the room and they offer your party donuts as a parting snack and to me the place reaked of donuts when we walked in. BUT that's just me ... if you like them they were just as flexible with us as the Greentree were. I didn't go far in the negotiations with them b/c they weren't want we were looking for.
Problem with spring is that you're in peak season so you're definately doing to have a higer price per head starting off. We were mid march and b/c it was *just* a tad before peak season started we were able to negotiate a great deal. AND we ended up with THE MOST beautiful day weather wise.
I am getting married at Marina Del Rey in the Bronx. The main guy gave us a great deal! I've also attended weddings there and the food is out of this world! 7 choices of an entree, and an hour and a half cocktail. The outside is great for pictures and everything is included in the price... valet, cocktail, food, tips, tax, etc. I'm having a great experience there! Good luck to you!
I would like to know any brides have there wedding at Glen Island Harbour Club? Please let me know what you think of it? Thanks so much for all any suggestion.
1. Price?
2. People?
3. Afternoon or Evening better?
4. Flower?
5. Other? View, Ceremony reception?
6. Room?
7. Sept. 2011
The staff at Glen Island blew me away. My coordintenator is Jack (the manager). He air mailed a thank you letter the day we just visited the place (i got the letter when I returned home!!). Their attention to detail made us realize for the slightly higher price, we wont have anything at all to worry about on our day. The views are breathtaking..best in westchester. If you're flexable with the day you can get amazing deals..sat afternoons are decent!
Greentree- Hated it. The GM is super creepy and the place is out dated. There were stains on the carpet in the cocktail hour room and overall was turned off. It is very inexpensive.
Beckwith Point- $100 plus plus on a Sunday. Nice facility but it smelled incredibly musty.
Fountainhead- Heard the food is great but not as pretty as other venues.
Villa Barone- Food is good. Manager was a bit cold until he learned my fiance was Portguese and then he warmed up. There are 4 tiers of pricing. Marina del rey is much prettier though.
So from others experience, would u go with VIP or Marina del Rey? The food is really important to his family but the atmosphere is really important to me.
[QUOTE]Hello Brides, I would like to know any brides have there wedding at Glen Island Harbour Club? Please let me know what you think of it? Thanks so much for all any suggestion. 1. Price? 2. People? 3. Afternoon or Evening better? 4. Flower? 5. Other? View, Ceremony reception? 6. Room? 7. Sept. 2011
Posted by gigili007[/QUOTE]
I am getting married at Glen Island in September- I obviously think it is the best place LOL
1. Price - the starting price was $160 but we added a lot of extras
2. People- we have been dealing with Sandy who used to be the manager at Fountainhead (same owners) and he has been nothing but excellent.
3. Afternoon or Evening better- I prefer evening- our cocktail hour starts at 7 then we added the extra hour for the Venetian hour so it goes to 1am!
4. Flower - We chose Arcadia- at first I was annoyed that I had to use their house florists, but they have been great as well.
5. Other? View, Ceremony reception- we are having a church ceremony.
6. Room- Terrace Room- whenever I tell my vendros that we are having the reception here, they all say it is the prettiest room in Westchester county!
7. Sept. 2011 - We are September 24th 2011 - It was the last date in Sept they had available on a Saturday when we booked in January.