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RaeValentine
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Newly Engaged! Need to book a venue ASAP!
in New Jersey
Hello everyone!
I'm new to The Knot boards. I just got engaged on 10/10/10 and I'm trying to book my ceremony and reception at the same location. This past weekend I looked at the Black Bear Golf Club (part of the Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg), and it was lovely! It's everything we're looking for!
The problem is that at the time, it was only the second place I'd looked at.
I am hesitant to book only the second place I saw. I can't help but think there's something just as nice out there for less money. My fiance and I are on such a tight budget that I've even been thinking about booking any place that has a cancelation or unbooked date over the summer, instead of the October 8, 2011 wedding we were hoping for.
The Tides in Haledon quoted me at only $70/pp for an August 12th wedding! However, a ceremony outside in August might be super hot.
I'm very overwhelmed right now. I have to give the Black Bear a final answer by Saturday, or I'll lose my date. Is it worth it to save $15-20/pp and keep running around like a maniac looking for better deals? Or should I just book the place I love and relax? I feel like not shopping around and exhausting every possibility might be irresponsible of me if it could ultimately lead to a better deal.
Help!
I'm new to The Knot boards. I just got engaged on 10/10/10 and I'm trying to book my ceremony and reception at the same location. This past weekend I looked at the Black Bear Golf Club (part of the Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg), and it was lovely! It's everything we're looking for!
The problem is that at the time, it was only the second place I'd looked at.
I am hesitant to book only the second place I saw. I can't help but think there's something just as nice out there for less money. My fiance and I are on such a tight budget that I've even been thinking about booking any place that has a cancelation or unbooked date over the summer, instead of the October 8, 2011 wedding we were hoping for.
The Tides in Haledon quoted me at only $70/pp for an August 12th wedding! However, a ceremony outside in August might be super hot.
I'm very overwhelmed right now. I have to give the Black Bear a final answer by Saturday, or I'll lose my date. Is it worth it to save $15-20/pp and keep running around like a maniac looking for better deals? Or should I just book the place I love and relax? I feel like not shopping around and exhausting every possibility might be irresponsible of me if it could ultimately lead to a better deal.
Help!
~ Rae
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Re: Newly Engaged! Need to book a venue ASAP!
For us, we were just interested in finding something affordable that we liked, and I made sure that it had good reviews on this board and other websites.
We actually wound up booking The Tides and we were very pleased with it, although we didn't have our ceremony there. We visited 5 venues before that, which ranged from "No way!" to "Meh, this would be all right." We got a good feeling from The Tides so we booked it. We had another venue appointment scheduled after that one, but since we liked The Tides we canceled that next appointment.
We wanted to get things booked and keep moving forward, because that's just the way we are. We booked the second photographer we met with, the first limo company we met with, and the only florist we met with, because we could afford them, we liked them and they had good reviews. I booked the DJ sight unseen, completely over the phone, just because he got good reviews here and because he gave us an afforable price quote. We were extremely happy with all these vendors.
My point being, you could look around for years if you wanted, and although you COULD probably find better deals if you keep looking, the question is, do you WANT to keep looking? There's no reason that Black Bear isn't Your Place, just because it was second on your list ... if you think it'd be Your Place if it was sixth on your list, would you still book it?
[QUOTE]The Tides $70 a person??? Wow what a bargain! So cheap! No wonder its as popular as The Manor!
Posted by Reilly626[/QUOTE]
We were offered $65/pp for a Friday night in March!
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[QUOTE]We are paying $95 p/person in Feb!!! How the heck did you guys get such a great deal?
Posted by mariaNryan[/QUOTE]
I am paying $147 pp including tax and grat for a Friday night in July but we booked the upstairs room and we are getting married there so that was additional $7 per head for setup.
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I wound up going with the Black Bear. All of your advice was very helpful!
I decided that saving $15/pp and having my wedding in August instead of October wasn't worth it.
I'll be signing the contract this week, and our wedding will be on October 8th (a Saturday)!!!
BridetoBe730....how was your experience at the Black Bear??