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Getting Married in Gainesville HELP PLEASE

theresajttheresajt
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Hey ladies, 
   I am planning my wedding from Ohio...so i can use all the help i can get. I was wondering if any of you had any ideas for me as where the reception and rehearsal  dinner could be as well as a hair stylist and photographer. Ha so basically i need almost everything. We are planning our wedding for the beginning of Jan in 2010. Thank you so much!
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Re: Getting Married in Gainesville HELP PLEASE

  • jagore08jagore08 member
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    edited December 2011
    I was married at Sweetwater Branch Inn (married in the garden and reception in the McKenzie Hall (the back of a Victorian house).  Photos and reviews in my married bio.  My photographer and flower lady are also in my reviews.  I used Laura Meffen (I don't have her contact info but another bride on here does) for my make up and she recommended my hair stylist.
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  • jagore08jagore08 member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh, and I should add that Sweetwater has you bring in your own alcohol so it will save you a ton of money.  And they don't accept tips... at all.  It's the little things that help you save a ton of money.
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  • jamiemarie33jamiemarie33 member
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    edited December 2011
    I second Sweetwater.  I am getting married there May 2011.  I was stuck between Sweetwater and the Thomas Center (another beautiful place in Gainesville) but ultimately chose Sweetwater because they do everything!  I'm trying to make wedding planning as stress-free as possible.  Technically they do take tips- in the form of a service charge- which is figured into your total bill- but that's it.
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  • theresajttheresajt
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    edited December 2011
    Thank you soo much ladies! i really appreciate you taking the time to help me and give me your ideas. I am sure i will have many more questions to come but this is a Great start!! Laughing
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  • beaz82beaz82 member
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    edited December 2011
    Sweetwater Branch Inn, Thomas Center, Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, there is also a chapel on UF's campus that is gorgeous (can't remember the name), Rustic Manor (right outside of Gainesville towards Newberry), Dudley Farm (also toward Newberry), The Women's Center (we had prom there), Reitz Union (UF campus).

    I was born and raised in Gainesville but am not getting married there...I hope this helps.
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  • lalee0618lalee0618
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    edited December 2011
    Another spot that most people don't think of (had a coworker get married there) is the Austin Cary Memorial Forest (Owned and managed by the UF School of Forestry). It is in the middle of the woods (literally) and has a porch that looks out onto a lake. I use the space often for meetings, but I saw it transformed as a wedding space and it is beautiful...

    BUT it is not at all an all-inclusive place. You would have to rent out roundtables, linens, etc.

    Sweetwater has beautiful grounds, Thomas Center is beautiful (warning, it has a glass ceiling), Baughman Meditation Center (the chapel on UF Campus) is pretty overlooking Lake Alice.

    If you need more location suggestions, feel free to ask, I have a long list of about 35 locations I use to hosts meetings and events for work.

    GOOD LUCK!
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