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The Addison - South Florida weather

Achi11Achi11 member
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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.
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Re: The Addison - South Florida weather

  • orianita3orianita3 member
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    Hi there....

    First of all congrats!!!
    The Addison is our venue too...!! 

    Yes, it is beautiful and I was concerned about the weather as well. Have you talked to your contact there? Perhaps they provide fans or you could rent them, the ceremony itself is only 30min. Maybe cocktail hour and reception can be both inside? I'm sure there are options as the venue seems to be booked year round!
    Good luck....
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  • Achi11Achi11 member
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    Thank you!  Congrats to you as well!

    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!
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  • orianita3orianita3 member
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    No problem and good luck!
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  • Victoria&KenVictoria&Ken member
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    I really understand you... I am also considering a summer wedding b/c of all the friends/relatives fiance and I have that are traveling down to miami... Its the cheapest season... but we are so afraid of any hurricanes coming... Even though our soon to be venue will be indoors. GL and try to know if you could rent fans, tents just incase... GL
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  • orianita3orianita3 member
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    I know that if it happens to rain the day off, the put a tent in one of the upstairs rooms and I think that's were you ceremony would happen. What I'm trying to say is that they obviously have back-up plans so to talk them before you freak out too much on your own!
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  • hose85hose85
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    such an amazing venu! i was in two weddings there but neither were in the summer, but i'm sure the staff there knows how to deal w/ the weather so i concur w/ the other knoties, ask what they suggest to do! do you have a band booked? or are you going w/ a dj?
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  • Achi11Achi11 member
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    Thanks for all the support everyone! Fingers crossed on having good weather :)@hose85, I don't have a band booked, I was planning on hiring a DJ, possibly some live ceremony music maybe. I was thinking of looking into vision DJs for music n possibly uplighting.
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  • hose85hose85
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    ok, you might want to ask the addison b/c one of the weddings i was in there had an amazing band, i know one of the band members and they play there on saturday nights some times too. so might be able to give you a deal (have no idea how much it costs or even if they are still working there but it might be worth looking into!) have fun, it's going to be beautiful!!!
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  • JayckersJayckers
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    Hi Ladies! I'm an Addison bride too and my wedding is 75 days away! OMG!

    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!
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  • Achi11Achi11 member
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    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!
     
    Jayckers - Congratulations! Yay, another Addison bride =) 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! 

    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. 

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  • JayckersJayckers
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    Phew! Thank you for the clarification! I was getting nervous!

    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...
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  • Achi11Achi11 member
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    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?

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  • JayckersJayckers
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    Nope. I figured the Addison was gorgeous already that all we did was flowers. My florist is bringing a few uplights for the chuppah and the banyon trees but thats about it. I REALLY wanted to have those hydrendgia (sp?) balls hung from the chandeliers (I'm sure you have seen photos right?) but it just wasn't in my budget. I was quoted almost $200 a ball, and couldn't see spending that much money for something so high up that most guests wont even notice!
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  • orianita3orianita3 member
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    I tought EXACTLY the same thing as Jayckers. The reason why we went with the Addision was because it is beautiful as it is. It does not need a thing.
    I do want some lights for the trees as well, especially because our ceremony is at 7pm.....
    I also wanted the kissing balls! OMG, they are so nice, but the Addison told me that my florist would need a REALLY high ladder and she does not have that equipment.....so I'm going to pass on that....
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  • Achi11Achi11 member
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    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? 

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  • orianita3orianita3 member
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    Nope, left my guest count at 80 which I think is the maximum that the main ballroom can hold. 
    That said, I wouldn't mind the separation if I could fill the whole space, but not if I had to put only one or two tables....

    By the way.....who are you guys thinking for lighting? I wanted to get celebrations by Kathy. Her prices are awesome and she's super nice, but the Addison is not cooperating with respect to set-up times.

    Did you guys know that if another wedding is booked in the courtyard the same day as yours, your event can only be set-up from 6:00 to 7:00pm? 
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  • Achi11Achi11 member
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    Thx for your input, glad to know the separation is not too bad...my list is up to possibly 150, so i'm sure it will all be filled up...

    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 =)
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  • orianita3orianita3 member
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    lol, no problem. I think anxiety is setting in also, but the Addison is no piece of cake. That said, there is nowhere else where I would prefer getting married so I don't regret a thing!
    Kathy is amazing and her prices can't be beat, but, my wedding is happening too soon now and I just contacted her. Which means she has to fit my event in between the other ones. She mentioned she could so the set-up starting at 4:30pm but then again the staff is not there....and if there was another wedding, then 4:30pm is a problem too. The thing that bothers me is that I was trying to have everything set ahead of time, but my coordinator told me that vendor's set-up times don't get set until the week off. 1- thanks for the last minute stress and 2- how the hell can a vendor plan other events that day if they won't know what time they are needed until the week of?
    I think that is ridiculous! We should be allowed to set-up at any time as long as it doesn't interrupt the other "possible" event which could be booked at 5pm.

    I'm sure everything will be fine, good luck to you as well!!!!!!!!!
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  • Achi11Achi11 member
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    orianita3 - sent you a PM
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  • orianita3orianita3 member
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    PMd back!   =D
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