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lconoran
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$100ish pp North Jersey wedding venue....?
in New Jersey
My fiance and I (engaged only 2 weeks) are hoping to find something around the $100pp range, all in. Couple bucks over would be ok but of course the more we save there, the more fun we can have with other things. We looked at Flanders Valley over the weekend. Very pretty area, but certain things were left to be desired. Very nice people though, just not our cup of tea. We're going to look at Lake Valhalla this weekend. I really like the non-traditional idea or at least having a setting or feeling of non-traditional.
I find it very interesting how many places seem to vary in price from what their website says, to what I think people paid that I read on here. It's also interesting to me how vague many of the posts are about exactly how much was paid. So if anyone can share any places you've run into that can meet this price, I'd greatly appreciate it! We are in Morris County and would prefer to be within a 30-40 min drive of the venue. We will probably have around 120-130 people....if I can get him to stop adding people to the list
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I find it very interesting how many places seem to vary in price from what their website says, to what I think people paid that I read on here. It's also interesting to me how vague many of the posts are about exactly how much was paid. So if anyone can share any places you've run into that can meet this price, I'd greatly appreciate it! We are in Morris County and would prefer to be within a 30-40 min drive of the venue. We will probably have around 120-130 people....if I can get him to stop adding people to the list
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Re: $100ish pp North Jersey wedding venue....?
I don't know too many other places around Morris County in your price range, sorry.
[QUOTE]My fiance and I (engaged only 2 weeks) are hoping to find something around the $100pp range, all in. Couple bucks over would be ok but of course the more we save there, the more fun we can have with other things. We looked at Flanders Valley over the weekend. Very pretty area, but certain things were left to be desired. Very nice people though, just not our cup of tea. We're going to look at Lake Valhalla this weekend. I really like the non-traditional idea or at least having a setting or feeling of non-traditional. I find it very interesting how many places seem to vary in price from what their website says, to what I think people paid that I read on here. <strong>It's also interesting to me how vague many of the posts are about exactly how much was paid. </strong>So if anyone can share any places you've run into that can meet this price, I'd greatly appreciate it! We are in Morris County and would prefer to be within a 30-40 min drive of the venue. We will probably have around 120-130 people....if I can get him to stop adding people to the list :o)
Posted by lconoran[/QUOTE]
People aren't always comfortable sharing specifics in a public forum. If you would like specifics from someone your best bet is to send them a PM (private message) and ask.
Prices vary greatly depending on the season and the day of the week. Also, keep in mind that prices tend to increase from year to year.
Bretton Woods Mansion
(quoted $105++ for Friday, $120++ for Saturday)
Meadow Wood Manor
(quoted $122++ for a Friday but I know they are willing to negotiate)
Olde Mill Inn
(quoted $125++ for Saturday, $115++ for Friday)
Also try the Madison Hotel and Hamilton Park Hotel.
Also consider November as an alternative - it is cheaper than October. We wanted an October wedding but decided on November 4 for that very reason and it was early enough in the month that we still had the benefits of the fall. In fact it was in the low 60s and sunny on our wedding day, gorgeous weather and we have some fabulous fall color pix.
ETA: we got married at Ravello's in East Hanover and paid $110 all-inclusive for a Friday night. Highly recommend them.
And yeah, I'm really excited about looking at Lake Valhalla. Like I said, we could go a few bucks over, and I do know that they include tax and grat in their pp costs so hopefully it will work well.
I really like the B&B's kind of in the area too...Raritan Inn, Neighbour House. Again, just have to do more digging on prices with them. Just starting, but it's very exciting!
205 invited
160 are ready to party
45 are missing out
0 can't find their mailbox
RSVP Deadline: October 1, 2012
All this to say that by eliminating meat from the menu, we also cut costs. And there will be no shrimp, lobster, etc. We're also not going to do a Viennese Dessert table. I'm going to guess that my venue would run upwards of $150pp on a Sat night with a more lavish menu, but when I called to find out what kind of pricing to expect before bothering to waste either their or my time, I told them where we needed to be, and how many guests we were estimating, and asked if they could do it.
I can tell you that my venue is Orange Lawn Tennis Club. It's in South Orange, and quite lovely. The clubhouse is sort of like an old country inn. It's not lavish or fancy, but I do find it lovely, and it was exactly what I was looking for, and they were able to work with us. We gave him a total budget that we needed to be under ($15,000) -- we will have approx 150 guests, so for us that's $100 pp. All in. So if you are looking at exactly the same thing but only have 120 guests, they may want to charge you more per person to make it worth their while -- or maybe not...And there maybe someone on this board that reads this and thinks --omigod I spent so much less, or so much more at the same place. But there are still other variables...the catering director is new -- he may be trying to gain more business so is charging us less, or maybe he is trying to upscale their parties and is charging me more...I don't know. Is that helpful?
And YES!!! Lol Mkgins I appreciate you taking the time to break it down like that. Literally I have read tons of posts in the past 2 weeks and I'm just like "really? why can't we say a number?" But that makes total sense and I'm sure I have plenty more learning to do!
Just so any other brides wondering want to know- FLanders Valley was very sweet and pretty and with in that budget ($70-90 pp). Again, just some things weren't for us. Figured I'd share the little I know so far
Beautiful also