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reception cost- should i look for cheaper venue

lovelydinosaurlovelydinosaur
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We are very close to booking our venue.
We have 100 guests. THe price per person when you add tax gratuity and site fee comes to around $265 per person. That seems like an awful lot of money to me and I am wondering if we should look around for a better deal. it's a beautiful place but I know we could settle for a typical catering hall and save about $7000-8000 .


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  • Annas2013Annas2013 member
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    Does that include food or drinks?  Or entertainment?  If not, I would seriously consider looking somewhere else.  That's a whole lot of money for just the venue.
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  • RebCapponRebCappon
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    $265 a person?!?!

    My venue includes 4 hours open bar, food, my wedding cake, centerpieces if I wanted to use them and a few other things and I am only paying $60 per person including taxes and gratuity.
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  • Mandee89Mandee89 member
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    Honestly I would look for a cheaper one...That is a whole lotta money per person.

    My venue includes dinner, center pieces, my cake, a late night pizza buffet, the hall for 6 hrs, and alcohol for 5 hrs.

    I am paying 48 per person and that includes tax a gratuity
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  • melb2013melb2013 member
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    What exactly does it include?  If it includes open bar and all food, then I'd say for New England and New York it's only the higher end of average.

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  • SwazzleSwazzle member
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    I'm wondering exactly what the cost includes also.  

    I see you live out on LI which is definitely a factor in the price. I don't think that price is totally off the charts for our area. NYC, LI, & NJ are in the top 4 most expensive places for a wedding (Chicago is the other, if you're wondering). 

    I'm getting married in NJ & I'm paying about $135pp.

    My price includes: 
    • Food (We're having an endless cocktail reception. There will be 20 passed hors d'oeuvres & then 4 passed desserts, all served constantly throughout the evening as well as 4 stations.)
    • Full open bar
    • Non-alcoholic beverages
    • China/flatware/stemware
    • Linens
    • Cake
    • All labor (waiters, bartenders, maitre'd, floor captains)
    • Taxes
    • Gratuities
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  • mymissingpuzzlepiecemymissingpuzzlepiece
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    Wow that is crazy expensive. I understand that our area can get really expensive but we got lucky with $95 per person which includes:

    Food (Cocktail hour-- passed hors d'oeurve butler style and cold food, appetizer, salad and entree)
    Cake
    Coffee and Tea
    5 hour premium open bar
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    imported and domestic beers
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  • lovelydinosaurlovelydinosaur
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    that price is for food and top shelf bar. 5 hour reception.
    we did get the upgraded menu with shrimp and lobster. but still it is quite a penny. 


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  • SRRL18SRRL18 member
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    That's amazingly expensive!
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  • Danny&Mel2003Danny&Mel2003 member
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    Omg that's massively expensive. Ours is roughly 120 max 140 includes food, alcohol, cocktail hr. I would research it talk them down, unless that's average going price for weddings in your area. But ouch that's expensive.
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  • SSaltzman87SSaltzman87 member
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    I'd pose this question on your local board. That's a lot regardless where you live!
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  • FLGatorGal88FLGatorGal88 member
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    Wow 265?!?! That is high... I would look for some cheaper options to be honest... I guess everything is cheaper in the South!!!
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_may-2013-weddings_reception-cost-should-i-look-for-cheaper-venue?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:ea657a87-d1dc-4588-999f-31c9deeef720Discussion:4e3b058d-8b36-4b65-a719-3164ebd0d37cPost:df018b2a-9ade-4d9c-a2f9-1561fc2b3e9a">Re:reception cost should i look for cheaper venue</a>:
    [QUOTE]Wow 265?!?! That is high... I would look for some cheaper options to be honest... I guess everything is cheaper in the South!!!
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    Or the Midwest!
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  • melb2013melb2013 member
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    Ok I just figured out my per person cost... It's $180 and includes a lot of upgrades on food, all rentals, all fees and taxes and gratuity, and top shelf open bar

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  • shano06shano06
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    That is alot..my venue includes 4hrs top shelf open bar, 4 hors dourves choices, all bartender and set up fees, chairs and tables, tablecloths, chair covers and sashes, a comp suite for the wedding night, champagne toast, cake cutting, and the dance floor for $45/person.
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