Hi all,
I am getting really close to booking my venue, however, now I'm a little worried about South Florida august weather. The Addison is beautiful, but in August, I'm worried everyone will be complaining about the hot, muggy weather. My fiance and I chose August because we wanted to get married this year, and this would be the best time he can get off from work.
I'm just not sure if this will be a big issue enough to change the date or should I just go with it.
Re: The Addison - South Florida weather
I'm really starting to get more excited about it as we get closer to the date. I do plan to have the cocktail and reception in their inside rooms, so only the ceremony possibly might be outside, or we would utilize the new ceremony space they are building next to the courtyard. Plus, I'm hoping in the evening it would be cooler as we are planning an early evening ceremony. They just have a beautiful outdoor area and I didn't want to waste that.
Thanks for your suggestions! I will definitely look into fans.
Good luck to you too!
Achi11- could you please explain what you mean about the "utilize the new ceremony space they are building next to the courtyard." Is there construction going on at the venue right now? I haven't been there since I booked it last April! I'm having a little panic attack right now!
As for DJ's- we booked Mike Sipe with his "DJ Live" package. Its a DJ and a live band that play together so you get best of both worlds (in my opinion) your favorite artists singing your favorite songs, but then all the live background music to go with it!
The band sounds like an interesting idea, do you have any contact information for them? I will probably consult with the Addison for suggestions as well, thanks!
very excited for you. The new ceremony space is the room behind the fountain, next to the Mizner ballroom. I think they are pretty much finished and it should be available for use, like now or next week. Even when I was there last weekend, I didn't see any construction, so I don't think you have anything to worry about. Everything looks great there, sorry for the panic attack!
Jayckers - Congratulations! Yay, another Addison bride
The DJ/live band sounds really nice, are their packages expensive? I was originally looking at Vision because their prices don't seem too bad, like $695 for 4 hours.
Wow that is a great price from Vision! You should go with them. My package is about $3,000! Although i do have them for 8 hours...
plus it is live band and DJ together...i'm sure the music will be much more entertaining...mine is probably just a basic DJ/MC package, but we'll see
are you using anyone for lighting or draping/decorations?
Yes, I see the flower balls you are talking about, they are really nice. I like extra lighting in the courtyard/trees, it will look so beautiful! I was still kind of debating whether to use the main ballroom or the mizner depending on the amount of guests we have; that's why i was thinking of some draping/decor if we were to use the mizner. The main ballroom already has a very nice look to it, so probably won't need much. I was just more concerned about the separation of rooms...any opinions on that? Do you guys have a high guest count?
I was thinking of looking at Vision for lighting, but was interested in checking out Celebrations by Kathy too...are they only available to set up at a certain time?
my coordinator did tell me that the staff is onsite 2 hours before my event start time and if there were not any day time affairs and the room was pre-set, then the vendors could come earlier that day...hopefully this won't be an issue later on.
Btw, I just put the 1st deposit down, so no going back now! Hope everything works out