Hiya, The help i need is. Does anyone in the essex area know of any reasonable priced venues that cater for aprox 200 people (no church or registry office), i have fallen in love with a venue but working out costs the venue, food per person and drinks will cost me aprox £16,145 that is without everything else needed for my wedding and i have aprox 3yrs to save i think it's gonna be soo impossible and i'm heartbroken that i more than likely cant get married at my dream venue :-( would be gratful for any help please xx
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CommentAuthorprincessnat1977
Claire where abouts are u? x
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
Would your dream work with just a huge buffet?
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
Harlow Essex hun x
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
possibly dove but it's wether or not hb will compromise xx
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Which places have you looked at? We looked all over Essex but decided on Kent.
What style place do you want? Barn? Hotel? Manor House? :o)
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CommentAuthorprincessnat1977
Sorry hun in that case no I cant help :( I used to live in Southend xx
CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
parklands (pics in ablum) is the only venue atm h2b is the fussy one lol xx
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CommentAuthorTinsel
I know Forresters is very reasonably priced; it's in Great Totham, Maldon. Golf club, no accommodation though - any good? :o)
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CommentAuthorTinsel
We looked at Parklands first; very nice but imho over-priced. Very nice staff though. Have you been to visit it? They were willing to negotiate with us but still came out at £12,000 for 70 people :os
What about changing the time of year/day you get married? :o)
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
no worry's princessnat1977 xx Tinsel~ i'll check that out online xx
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
Tinsel~ nope dont really wana change the date if i can help it we first picked august but because my h2b wants great weather for the honeymoon he changed it to july lol xx
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CommentAuthorTinsel
We went online, found a site with ALL venues in Essex, copied it, paste into excel and then colour coded each venue (red - no, amber - maybe, green - yes). As you have enough time to research, it is worth doing. We also liked Orsett Hall and Friern Manor. Now is the time to get to their wedding fayres too :o)
My venue is the Wedding House on Channel 4 tonight - I fell off my chair when I found out lol! :o)
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CommentAuthorTinsel
The weather will always be nice SOMEWHERE in the world whatever time of the year you pick :o)
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CommentAuthormunchkinpie
Hi ya - Ive just bumped up a thread I commented on a wee while ago - maybe that will have some info in it xxx
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CommentAuthorTinsel
I've put a link on your wall, Claire - not sure if it will help :os
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CommentAuthorTinsel
LOL munchkinpie, you bumped MY thread from when I had just starting looking - oh the memories lol!!! :o)
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
Thanks for bumping that thread :-) hmmm my heart is set on parklands (not yet visited there) going to just have to save very hard to try my best to afford it. Has anyone been to the venue and what did you think of it? xxx
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CommentAuthormunchkinpie
Not been to Parklands Claire - all I can say is if it is 100% perfect and you really cant get past it then basically push them for their best deal and maybe be prepared to be flexible with day of week, months etc to maximise what you can get from then. Although I would say go out and visit as many as possible because sometimes pictures dont do much justice but actually being there or meeting the staff etc make things entirely different! xxx
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CommentAuthorTinsel
I visited it in February when it snowed. It was beautiful. However, I found the rooms quite small and I didn't like the columns that split the ceremony room (I thought they would get in the way). I also wasn't keen on the fact that you had to pay for all the bedrooms and then ask your guests to pay you back (your guests can't book on a room by room basis). Go to their wedding fayre;
Parklands Open Evening 5pm - 9pm Thursday 11th November RSVP by 8th November 2010 various offers and discounts available.
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CommentAuthortreeplanner29
parklands do last minute deal< if you love it that much would you not consider getting everything read and booking a few months before. Ye old plough house, in brentwood caters for 170 to seat down. they are quiet reasonable. crondon Park golf and county club in stock can cater for 230 to sit down meal. Braxted park canters for 300. Stock Brook manor Banqueting suit can cater for 250 dining guest and 300 evening guests, and i planned a wedding they this year and got them doew from £75 per head to £48 a head include welcome drinks. Fiver lakes Hotel, Maldon. The king arthur suite holds 240. Orsett halls (where i am getting married), the graham taylor suit can cater for 300. I will add you hunni, i am from basildon and am a wedding planner so might be able to help you a little more. x
CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
not too bothered about accomodation for guests will find a hotel nearby if people choose/need to stay. thanks hun might check out that open evening :-), figured if i saved hard for this all the rest of the stuff i need for my wedding i can try doing on the cheap like borrowing a family/friends posh car, finding someone to do my flowers and so on and so forth, it'll be the only way to save some money xxx
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CommentAuthorsbride
Hi Claire, I work in harlow, essex! how funny.
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
sbride lol where abouts do you work, if you dont mind me asking? x
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CommentAuthorsbride
I work in the hospital hun x
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CommentAuthorChrissy
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Treeplanner I lived in Basildon, Pitsea to be exact!
Edit: Just realised, you already know that, lol xx
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
sbride my mum works at the hospital x
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CommentAuthorKarlie1976
Claire we are getting Wed at Tewin Bury Farm in Welwyn. We are getting Wed on a Sunday to get it cheaper. Thats close by 'ish' to you!! I was born in Harlow, live in Cheshunt at the mo but will be moving back to Stevenage soon... xx
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
aww sounds good hun, i'm just going to save and see what happens xx
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CommentAuthorweenymoo
Hi Claire, i went and looked at parklands and found the room seemed small. There is fennes, blake hall thats nice. And also Gaynes park which beauitful.
I live in essex and i'm getting married in north okendon
CommentAuthorTinsel
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Claire, what is your budget for your venue? It 'should' be around 40% of your total budget if this is both where you will get married and have your reception. I know Parklands, The Fennes, Braxted Park and Vaulty Manor were all out of out budget for a Saturday in 2012 and our budget is £15,000. You should definitely go and look before setting your heart on a venue as you may find a 'cheaper' one that you love and then you can splash out on other things. I always think of the woman on Four Weddings who had her wedding on a Tuesday out of season with only 30 guests JUST so she could afford to have it at The Fennes - hardly anyone turned up for the evening and they all left early :o(
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CommentAuthorMrsC.Wade2B
it will cost just under £20k to get married at parklands thats without any other important wedding stuff, h2b wants to wait before deciding anything to see what we've saved from now until before we marry, he dont wana say yes to any venue or pay a deposit if upon saving we dont have enough money and lose whats paid on deposit xxx
Tomorrow is never promised to anyone, So Dance until your
feet ache, Laugh until your side hurts,
Say I Love You to those you love
For tomorrow may never come x
CommentAuthorsbride
Where abouts in the hospital does your mum work hun, if u dont mind me asking?
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CommentAuthorXLittleMissMe!X
Have you actually visited the venue yet? You said before you hadn't. I was disappointed when I saw what I thought was going to be my dream venue. It turned out although the rooms are amazing we would have had to share the bar with the rest of the hotel guests and that at the side of the castle they had built a horrid 1970's monstrosity that was really ugly. Also the drive up there wasn't that nice and the staff were really rude. I would check it out to see if you really do have your heart set on it and if you still feel that way look at getting everything you need for the wedding and then get them to ring you if they have a cancellation. Its the only realistic way you could do it.
CommentAuthorMrsHoward2B
We're getting married at the fennes near Braintee - we fell in love with the place the moment we saw it, its a georgian manor house and is within your budget and has 8 rooms to stay in, or theres a Premier inn within 10 minutes - i'd recommend it!!!
CommentAuthorAttention seeker :)
im getting married in grays reg office then on to the masonic hall in grays.
we visited so many venues in and around chadwell but the was so over priced, booked up or horrid :(
im not seeking attetion i just like everyone looking at me
im married
im now Mrs Dove
no more wedding planning LOL yer right
CommentAuthorTinsel
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We looked at The Fennes. I LOVED the marquee but I wasn't keen on the rooms as they are not all en-suite. Great that there's a Premier Inn close by. Always good to offer an alternative place to stay :o)
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CommentAuthorMrsHoward2B
Tinsel - we wern't so worried about the two rooms without the ensuite - we're paying for the rooms, so the least my brother and H2Bs sister can do is share a bathroom - he he!!!! (im not that cheeky really, its just we loved the venue, so that seemed a small price to pay!!!)
CommentAuthorTinsel
Are you trying to set them up? Lol! ;o)
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CommentAuthorMrsHoward2B
Nope - that probably did sound a bit wrong didn't it!!! My bro got married last month and sister-in-law 2b is having a baby the month before our wedding - so setting them up would be highly inappropriate!!!!!!
CommentAuthorNeen
http://www.mangappmanor.co.uk/ is quite affordable
CommentAuthorwant2bmrsfernie
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bit late i know but if you haven't found anywhere yet, have a look at the white hart wedding barn in great yeldham, it's gorgeous! It had just been awarded four stars for the hotel and two rosettes for the food (not far off michelin star level) And has some really good package prices. well worth viewing, especially when they have a wedding fayre/open day so you can see it when it's set up.
CommentAuthorHoxxyhula
My brother got married at The Fennes - was lovely but is is very expensive!
CommentAuthorTinsel
My H2B's friend has just announced he'll be getting married RIGHT NEAR OUR WEDDING! He's thinking of Fennes too.
Claire - have you been to Parklands yet? x
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