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OBX Event home??

doodle82doodle82 member
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Hello everyone! I'm recently engaged and am starting to look into planning an OBX wedding. My wedding is going to be EXTREMELY small...most likely around 15 - 20 people. In think I'd like to just rent a house and have the ceremony on the beach and the reception (probably just a nice dinner) at the house. My question is this - do I need an "event home" (with the extra fees involved) since it's such a small gathering? Or can I just get a normal rental house? Any info would be greatly appreciated! Can't wait to start the planning!! :)
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  • eparsoneaulteparsoneault
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    edited December 2011
    Our wedding was also small - 27 adults and 4 small kids.  The rule of thumb is, as long as your guests dont exceed the maximum occupancy of the house - you should be good.  I called the reality company and said we would be having an event and we would be having 31 people total - the house held 29.  They just jotted it down and that was it!  I think "event" is more for the larger weddings like 50+.  Our house worked out GREAT!  Good luck!
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  • dwfangirldwfangirl member
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    edited December 2011
    Ditto PP - the "event home" fee is to cover additional cleaning for having such a large number of guests.  "Event homes" generally also can support plumbing/ sewage for a significant number of people outside of how many it actually sleeps.  If the home sleeps around 15-20, you should be fine.  I would still mention to them that you are having a wedding there just to be on the safe side, but they shouldn't tack on any extra fees.  
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  • doodle82doodle82 member
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    edited December 2011
    Thanks for the info! Let the house hunt begin! :)
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  • doodle82doodle82 member
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    edited December 2011
    Another question to those ladies who have had their ceremony and reception at a home - what was your rain plan? I'm concerned about both the ceremony and reception if it rains, as I plan to have both outside. Thanks again!
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  • Krhoy20Krhoy20
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    edited December 2011
    doodle...my wdding is this sept at an event home! We plan on "rearranging" some furniture in the event of rain. We choose a house that had the room in case of this happening. Just keep that in mind when you choose your home.
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  • dwfangirldwfangirl member
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    edited December 2011
    Yes, funny you should ask - we actually needed to implement our rain plan!  We rented Twiddy's Rendezvous and ended up using the first floor for the cocktail hour + DJ and the third floor for the tables with chairs and most of the food.  It worked out well.  But - with a group half the size of mine, you could easily have everything in one spot (top floor is nice if you have ocean views).  (We got married in a church so I have no advice on rain plan for ceremony.  :) )
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  • ChrissieK5ChrissieK5
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    edited December 2011
    I'm only having 30 people tops at my wedding, and I still had to pay an event fee, which sucks.  We're getting married on the beach right outside the house, and having the reception most likely indoors since it will be October, and may be chilly in the evening.  Our backup plan is either rearrange furniture and do it inside, or maybe get married on a covered deck, that way, the ocean is still in the background.  But mostly, I'm just praying for no rain :-)
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  • doodle82doodle82 member
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    edited December 2011
    Quick question for eparsoneault or any of the other ladies who have had rental homes with no fee for small weddings - which realty company did you go through? And, since my head hurts from sooo many home choices - which homes did you use or are you using? How did you like them? Sorry for the million questions! Just started planning and want to get the house locked down so i can start looking at other vendors and such. Thanks so much!
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  • kford30kford30 member
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    edited December 2011
    My daughter just got married 6/4 - we rent both Big Momma's and Big Daddy's from Seasive Vacations - lovely homes - Big Momma's held the familes, Big Daddy's the wedding party... our "Plan B" was the reception tent in front yard.. thankfully we didn't need it but it was there - it was used for the reception and also we used it for the rehersal bar-b-que...

    Good luck with all your planning - I can't beleive ours is over... we had a blast - spent the week in the houses - they rent from Sun-Sun which is nice also and great ammenities with "club seaside" alot of free things included for the week.
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