Does this seem ridiculously expensive to you?

caitymur · July 2009

One of the things that FI is in charge of is booking us a hotel room for the night of the wedding. I kind of expected he would book something nice, but when I found out how much the room is I sort of freaked out. He booked a suite that will cost $1400. We probably won't be getting to the room until 12-12:30 am and we will have to leave by 8:30am to get to the brunch the next morning - so we are talking maybe about 8 hours in the room, which I am hoping to get some sleep in. What do you ladies think? I feel bad because FI was so excited about this awesome room he booked, but honestly I can't stomach that much money for such a short amount of time. I realize it is a special night for us, but I would much rather spend that money doing something fun on the honeymoon.

OctBride1010 · July 2009

i have to say that does sound kind of expensive for me.. but with that said it is your wedding day and if he is all excited then let him be and just enjoy yourself.

jenvalet · July 2009

Is that a joke??

killian09 · July 2009

yeah--i would def save the $$ for the honeymoon. you will be so tired that it will be hard to fully appreciate it on your wedding night. btw, do you have a room block? we managed to snag an awesome suite for our wedding night on the top floor of the marriott b/c we blocked rooms there. They upgraded our room for free (we just payed the regular block rate). It's worth asking!

jenwindy · July 2009

That amount would be high to me, especially considering we had to clear out of our suite the moment we opened our eyes the next morning. I didn't feel like I enjoyed our suite much at all, mostly because we had to haul all the wedding supplies home ourselves the next morning. We also wanted to spend time with family and friends before they left town so we didn't linger around.

EKobrenski · July 2009

I would rather have some jewelry lol!

evseidl · July 2009

ditto ekobs... can I please exchange that room for some diamond earrings?!

mvkc · July 2009

Thats crazy expensive. We paid $120 for our room. It was a nice cozy suite. Like pp said save that money for the HM.

jenvalet · July 2009

I don't think it's at all necessary. We had a suite for free with our room block, but we passed out pretty much right when we got back, like 2 am, and then we were up and out at 8 am.

hapark11 · July 2009

I think you already know the answer to your question

Passion89 · July 2009

My dad is famous for saying that "if you have to ask, you can't afford it." Truthfully, I agree with the OPs, that the money could be well spent in some other area. You can get a decent suite around the city for around $200 - $400. Why not finding a suite elsewhere?

LucyD1029 · July 2009

Umm yeah, unless you're a celebrity, I think $1400 a night is expensive, especially since you'll only be there for 8 hours.

clbartnicki · July 2009

We are staying in the honeymoon suite the night of our wedding, it's complimentary on our wedding night but I also booked it for the night before the wedding. The cost is $300 for the suite- 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a large living room.$1400 seems OUTRAGEOUS to me! GL!

caitymur · July 2009

Thanks for the input ladies. I will show this post to FI so he can see how crazy expensive that is too!

JBs_Bride · July 2009

Holy crap! Where is this suite? lol

jenwindy · July 2009

JBs, I was wondering the same.

angelaboston650 · July 2009

I guess it depends on your budget. It is too much for OUR budget, our venue is giving us our hm suite with our package. But assuming it's really not within your budget...Seems like the real question is how to bring up and change the reservation without hurting FIs feelings. It's hard to get guys to take initiative to do something romantic, so I would be sure to tell him how thoughtful it was and that you are so grateful he took the initiative to something so romantic... but maybe you want to spend the money on THIS (name the fun thing you want to do with him that he will love doing too). Or just tell him you could fly first class to HM... THAT would be worth the money to me!

izzy9 · July 2009

I agree with PP - holy crap thats alot of money for 8 hours

anyalee · July 2009

$1400 for one night? In Boston? Are you sure he heard right? Is it at the same place as your hotel block? Because usually they'll give your a room for free or at least a good discount. I think that would be the biggest waste of money you could spend on your wedding!

Ainslie325 · July 2009

I would never spend that kind of money on a hotel room (for all the reasons you indicated). Now, that's not to say that someone else wouldn't. I'm sure many people could easily enumerate all the reasons why it's a worthwhile thing to spend $1400 on in the throes of wedding planning. Our wedding night room is included with our reception venue but, had it not been, I can't imagine spending more than a few hundred dollars.

LucyD1029 · July 2009

I wouldn't even worry about hurting FI's feelings. If DH did something like that I'd say "Hon, you're delusional. We're not paying $1400 for 8 hours in a hotel room".

LucyD1029 · July 2009

Another thing, I don't think you need a suite for your wedding night. I booked a large room (the Deluxe Seaside Annex) for my wedding, but I was there for 2 nights and everyone got ready in my room. It was nice having the space for my bridesmaids and anyone else who came by. On the wedding night all you need is a bed!

GardenBryd · July 2009

I'm sorry, even if I were loaded, I just wouldn't consider it. In this economy, I don't care how nice the place is--he's being taken for a ride.

foolforfood · July 2009

Does your FI walk around Boston with a fedora and a stack of hundred dollar bills?

evseidl · July 2009

as a follow up from foolforfood... If the answer is yes, please map out exactly which route he takes to and from work. i would like to mug him.

sboston06 · July 2009

I agree with upgrading your HM flight to first class!! Honestly, that's an outrageous rate wherever you go. I think that's about the cost of the Presidential Suite at the Boston Harbor Hotel acutally...

Erin and Christopher · July 2009

Considering thats how much our flights cost to Aruba....I'm gunna have to go with YES!!! ~erin~

EKobrenski · July 2009

Does your FI walk around Boston with a fedora and a stack of hundred dollar bills? Ummm, mine does, is that weird? hahaAnd ditto GardenByrd. Go look at what the price of a luxury hotel in Vegas is. very cheap right now.

izzy9 · July 2009

I agree with PP - holy crap thats alot of money for 8 hours

caitymur · July 2009

Foolforfood, ha no fedora here. I think he just got caught up in the whole "this is our wedding night everything needs to be top notch" mentality. When we talked about it I tried to explain that we won't even get a chance to enjoy such a nice suite due to the amount of time we will actually spend there. Yes, this cost would be completely out of our budget, which is why I freaked out and needed some knottie support to back me up! I think he is starting to see the light and will hopefully realize that amount of money could be put to better use some place else (like in our bank account)

Krystalynne21 · July 2009

Evs...you constantly CRACK ME UP!!

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