Questions about St. Elizabeth's Norwood

Re: Questions about St. Elizabeth's Norwood

• AshleyKnue

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  I'm having my reception there next April. They said the biggest wedding they've had was around 250, which I'm having. They have a certain amount of tables and chairs there to use, no linens. I'll send you all the info I have when I get to my work computer tomorrow

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• emmmbeee member

  

  June 2011 edited December 2011

  ILoveMyLife2011 - I just emailed you but I figured I'd post the info here too in case anyone else was interested.  I just got married there two weeks ago.
  
  Is there any room for dj and dancing?
  There is a sound system with a mixing board already at the church so we didn't hire a DJ.  We just hooked up our laptop with our iTunes playlist and had a backup iPod in case.  Someone from the church ran sound for us during the ceremony and stuck around for an hour or so into the reception to make sure everything ran smoothly.  That was an extra $75.  Then we had a friend queue up the first dance songs when we were ready and then the dance playlist immediately after.  But if you did hire a DJ I think you could move the sound booth (it's portable) to somewhere else in the church.  The speakers that they do have already are taped down the the ground near the altar so I don't think those can be  moved but I'm sure the DJ could use them.  We used the altar/stage area as a dance floor and just turned the speakers towards that area once dancing started.  It worked perfectly.  The guy that runs the facility rental showed us pictures of where other people had rented dance floors and placed them smack dab in the middle of the church area but I think they used the space for their reception only and not for their ceremony too.
  
  Is there a time limit on your reception?
  There is no time limit on the reception but you have to be mindful of the neighborhood where the church is.  Most of the people living in the houses surrounding the church are members of Vineyard Central and have small children.  Your guests will more than likely take advantage of the small terrace they have outside to get fresh air and smoke.  We held our ceremony and reception at the church and started at 4:30.  The reception wrapped up around 10:30 and we were out before midnight after cleaning everything up.
  
  How did you keep your beverages cold?
  We brought a couple large coolers with us and kept them in the kitchen with ice.  Our coordinator picked up ice on the way to the church.  We used large glass beverage dispensers for our non-alcoholic drinks (lemonade, iced tea, limeade, and water) and our coordinator refreshed them with ice every hour.  For beer we got kegs from Party Source and just filled the buckets they were in with ice and they stayed cold all night. 

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