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Just Engaged!

BrittneeHBrittneeH
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in Mississippi
I just got engaged Monday! I'm so excited! It's almost hit me now that I'm engaged..but before my fiance and I were doing a little of pre-planning. We've only be able to find a few reception sites... Some are beautiful, but a little expensive..Some are inexpensive but droopy. If anyone has any reception site places to suggest, please let me know them!
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Re: Just Engaged!

  • SRWhitfieldSRWhitfield
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    edited December 2011
    First of all, Congratulations! Second, where in Mississippi are you getting married?
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  • BrittneeHBrittneeH
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    edited December 2011
    I want to get married in the more southern area. The farthest away up north I want to go is Hattiesburg, then the lowest would be the gulf coast. I may also be considering a wedding in either Baton Rouge or New Orleans. Thank you for responding!
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  • kaymacamackaymacamac
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    edited December 2011
    I'm getting married in Hattiesburg this summer. Try some of these reception places in the H'burg area if you're interested:Petal Civic CenterBig Creek LodgeUSM (they have ballrooms available for rent)Lake Terrace Convention CenterTrain DepotJackie Dole CenterHattiesburg Cultural CenterHoliday Inn & SuitesSouthern OaksAsh Leah Manor
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  • BrittneeHBrittneeH
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    edited December 2011
    Thank you Everyone for your responses with this issue. Does anyone know of any places such as plantations or older homes, places that offer a beautiful outside setting for a ceremony or even an outdoor reception?
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  • sands2120sands2120
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    edited December 2011
    There is a place on Robinson Rd. in Gulfport I think called the Magnolia Plantation, I'm sure you could google it I'm not sure about the phone number. But I do know 2 people that have had reception's there! All the Yacht Clubs on the coast, Gulfport, Biloxi, Long Beach all of those offer wedding/reception places. I will try to see if I can find anything else and let you know.
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  • ashlynn_future_mrs_crumashlynn_future_mrs_crum member
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    edited December 2011
    There is a beautiful place on the water in Gautier, MS. That's the gulf coast it's called the Old Place. You can do ceremony and reception there. They have a website you can google. I've been to several weddings there. the only downside is that depending on the time of year the gnats (tiny, annoying biting bugs if you're not familiar :) can be bad. But other than that, it's beatiful
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  • laudanum1laudanum1
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    edited December 2011
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  • bbjusbbjus member
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    edited December 2011
    congrats! i am having my wedding and reception in hattiesburg at a brand new venue.. it's called aislynn mansion (pronounced ash-lyn) go to timelessweddings.com and you can see the pictures.. it's a 3 story old victorian home.. on the back is the bouie river adn the front is going to be an english garden.. everything is benig reconstructed and i am actually one of the first people to book this location.. happy engagement!
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  • BrittneeHBrittneeH
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    edited December 2011
    bbjus, I tried to look for the Aislynn Mansion but the website you had did not work. Do you have another link to it?
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  • bbjusbbjus member
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    edited December 2011
    yes i'm sorry.. the best link is riveraislinn.com it leads straight to photos of the mansion.. please let me know what you think about it!
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  • BrittneeHBrittneeH
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    edited December 2011
    bbjus, The Mansion is beautiful from what I see! I may even consider it! haha. I just wish they had pictures of the "garden area". Thanks for your help! And thank you to everyone else for your help with this!
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  • bbjusbbjus member
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    edited December 2011
    oh i know.. they had a landscape architect out a couple of weeks ago to design the garden area.. they are supposed to have the sketchs of what it is going to look like posted on the website in a week or two.. i'll let you know when they do! happy you like it!!
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  • edav05edav05
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    edited December 2011
    If you like the idea of a plantation setting, have you ever looked into Natchez?  There are a ton down here and they're all equally beautiful.  Monmouth and Dunleith are my favs!  You might also try looking at asimplychicevent.blogspot.com for suggestions. They are in this area and may have venues listed...not sure. Good luck and congratulations!
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