how much did all your venues cost and what do you get? i am really happy with mine at approx 3k with sit down for 80, pinky bubbly for toast, evening buffet for an additional 70, honeymoon suit, room hire, dj and toast master.
where i live the prices vary so much, in a hotel only 5 mins away we were looking at 5k for the same! xx
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CommentAuthorcharlottelee
ours comes in at just over 4 on last check.
Civil Ceremony Thats sit down meal for 100 welcome drink 2 glasses of wine each with meal toast drinks room hire honeymoon suite DJ and toastmaster Evening Buffet although we have changed this for bacon rolls but didnt save much.
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CommentAuthorMrsMelodyWalker
My venue was just slight over 7k for canapes for 75 people, 3 course meal for 75, drinks package for 75 and evening buffet for 130 x
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CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
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Ours was 3k for:
Civil ceremony room hire Reception room hire Private bar Champagne and canapes on arrival for 40 3 course meal for 40 Half bottle of wine for 40 Champagne for the toast DJ for evening entertainment Evening buffet for 65 Chair covers for ceremony and reception rooms Flowers for the ceremony (long and low top table arrangement) Bridal suite for bride and groom with breakfast Toastmaster
Plus: Free stay for bride and groom with 3 course evening meal and breakfast on 1st anniversary Discount of 10% on all rooms booked by guests
It wasn't supposed to include the chair covers and we were supposed to have the basic evening buffet as the package was actually for 50 in the day and 70 at night, but because we're only having 40 and 65 she put in chair covers and upgraded us to the posh, top tier evening buffet :o)
Bargain, or I think so anyway!!! xxx
CommentAuthorbridalmiss
Ours is a lot more than that, it's 2600 for venue hire alone but this includes all security, lighting etc - then catering is on top so for 160 people it's 8k including toasts, table wine etc and setting up a pay bar for the evening - we did have a bespoke menu though! Toastmaster is 250 and DJ is included with the band hire so that's 850 for 3-4 hours (2 band sets then they dj in between). After we're done it's back to my mum's house for the night as the venue isn't a hotel and we thought there was no point booking a hotel as we wouldn't get there till 1am and have to check out the morning after!
We're happy with everything we've got though so wouldn't change any of our choices so far :-)
ooh and we're having a church wedding too so that will be about 400-500 once you add up the costs for the ceremony, licence, organist, choir and bell ringing!
Ours is £2000 for 26 adults and 4 children. That's for hire of ceremony hall, canopies with sparkly wine in there state room, and £45 per head for the meal and 2 glasses of wine each in there great hall.
CommentAuthornini
Mine is £2250 for venue hire, but that does give us the whole building for the whole day. Plus posh bbq for 80 people at £25 per head. We have a meeting with them next week and I am going to haggle hard! I want them to include the bridal suite (when we first visited the guy said that we could 'probably' have the suite thrown in) and I'm going to be really cheeky and ask for canapes to be thrown in too. If you don't ask you don't get!! I know that our venue hire is expensive but it is exactly what we want and it is the most important thing to us so we decided that it was worth paying.
CommentAuthormrs-anni-oc
ours is £1700.. thats room hire, welcome drinks,master of ceremonies,sit down meal 40, 2 glasses of wine with meal,evening buffet for 80,dj,cake stand and knife hire,room decoration if needed,night at the hotel for me and h2b.. reducing room rates for wedding guests as well which is helpful also.. so dont forget to ask... my nanna always said you dont get if you dont ask lol
CommentAuthorlisa123
thats a really good deal anni x
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CommentAuthorNicsquared
Just over 8k for welcome drinks, sit down meal half a bottle of wine and glass of bubbly for 60, ceremony, room hire, evening hog roast for 120 and 6 bedrooms incl the bridal suite
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CommentAuthorWeeMintyMonkie
Our 3 venues with.... meal for around 100 and buffet at night for 150 Room for 2nights bar and toasting drinks Is costing us around
£1150
My uncle is doing all food and drinks x x xx
CommentAuthorKitkat85
Ours is just over 3K for: Cermony room hire, Reception room hire, Master of ceremony, 4 course sit down meal for 60 Floral arrangements for all tables personalised menus, place cards and table plan, Glass of sparkling wine for guests after ceremony, Chair covers Glass of fizz for cutting cake Glass of wine plus top up with meal Drink of choice for speaches Buffet for 100 in evening Honeymoon Suite and brekfast with 1/2 bottle of champagne and chocs in suite
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CommentAuthorKaya
We paid £3500 for JUST the venue hire..... and then paid extra for everything else x
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CommentAuthorjoanne
Ours is £3500, Thats for room hire from 3-12.30, bucks fizz and canapees on arival plus a hot fork buffet for 150 people, champagne toast for everyone, it also includes toast master and bridal suite for the night xx
CommentAuthordolphin
sara are you having your reception at a marriott hotel if you dont mind me asking, as your sounds very similar to ours lol. x
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CommentAuthorSilvermist
ours is all seperate but we have done a calcutation on rough numbers and chosen the middle menu as theres 6 to chose from so it will be roughly £2500 for sit down meal for 60, drinks package, welcome canapes, evening buffet, ceremony, honeymoon suite and all the place cards ect xx
CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
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Ours is 3k for a sunday out of season (november)
Civil ceremony with 70 guests room hire (all in one room so only paying once) hot chocolate arrival drinks 2 course sit down meal of our choice OR a hog roast both would be with our wedding cake as dessert for 70 bacon rolls and mini chip cones for 100 private bar/toilets/garden/court yard toast master
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CommentAuthordolphin
ours is 4.5k it includes arrival drinks, half bottle of wine for meal for 68 guests, drinks for toast, three coure meal for 68, evening buffet for 100, (cheapest meal chosen) honeymoon sweet, cheaper rooms for guests, wedding co-ordinator toastmaster, and meal tasting before hand.
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CommentAuthorMrsRowan2be
Ours is roughy 7k for 3course meal +4 drinks for 85 people and buffet for 120 people. Also includes dj, table flowers, our hotel room etc. Its expensive for what we can afford but I fell in love with the venue when I was 12 and have never considered anywhere else.
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CommentAuthordolphin
aww thats so sweet mrsrowan2be.x
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CommentAuthortoritots
We are getting married at a boutique hotel in Suffolk which is a converted Water Mill. We have exclusive use. Ours in just under 9000 and includes my room the night before, all 16 rooms the night of the wedding, 60 3 course meal with 1/2 bottle of white and red wine. Pink Champagne for toast, 'midnight munchies' for the evening, The ceremony room (hoping to have it outside thou, fingers crossed) menu tasting (which we've had) breakfast the next day for all guests.
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CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
dolphin, its at a best western xx
CommentAuthordolphin
oh ok sounds quite like mine,lol x
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CommentAuthorzowie
We're getting married at Matfen Hall Northumberland and it will cost around £9k. That includes the exclusive use of the East wing, bridal suite, three course meal for 80, reception and toast champagne, two glasses of wine per person, table plan and settings, toastmaster, evening buffet. To be honest I went to have a look and fell in love with the venue and will feel like a princess on the day. I think it's the look of the place I fell in love with and why it costs so much (£3k for venue hire alone with minumum guest numbers of 80). There is a stunning staircase case that leads into the great hall where the ceremony takes place and I just imagined walking down that to the aisle. God I'm sooooo excited! xx
CommentAuthorJill
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Ours is coming in at just over 7k. For that we'll get
Venue hire (not exclusive) Master of ceremonies drinks package for 90 placecards, menus and seating plan 3 course wedding breakfast (with a choice for each course) for 90 tablecloths, chair covers and sashes Candelabra Cake (after a little negotiation) Antique knife and cake stand Honeymoon suite Changing room Edited to include the evening buffet - how could I forget lol
Isnt bad at all really, wish it was sooner!
29th September 2012
Cant wait to be Mrs D!
CommentAuthorRockabilly chick
Mine is just under £2000.
We get:
Welcoming drinks (glass of bubbly or OJ) Ceremony and Reception Venue 4 Course Wedding Breakfast Half a bottle of wine per person Glass of bubbly pp for the toast Linen, cutlery, chair covers and sashes Evening Buffet Honeymoon Suite Red Carpet and MC
I think there is more to it but these are the only bits I'm interested in lol. Mine is for 35 day guests and 65 evening guests.
Its in a lovely part of the country too. If its warm (which hopefully it will be because wedding is in June) we can have the ceremony outdoors in a small courtyard but if its cold or wet there is a conservatory inside we can use. We've also got the choice of a white mustang and a classic Rover MG (which is amazing looking) and a boat on Loch Lomond to use for photos. All offered by friends of ours :-)
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CommentAuthorRoxy
Our's come in at just under £5k and that include's -Welcome champagne for all -Welcome canapes -3 course meal (with out fav foods :D) X 80 adults -1/2 bottle per person during meal -Kids meal X 10 -Evening buffet -Full exclusivity on the day, room hire etc... -White linen napkins and table cloths -Chair covers and sash (@ £4 per chair :O) -Bridal suite -Reduced rates for guests
I love our venue, it's reasonable, it's gorgeous and when we walked in to we just knew :)
CommentAuthordolphin
wow rockabilly, that sounds absolutly amazing. x
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CommentAuthorOct12bride86
Mine is costing £3.500 for 75 people and I get included:
Master of Ceremoney Welcome drinks Room hire for meal and reception chair covers and table linen 3 course meal Table stationary Half bottle of wine per guest at the meal Champagn to toast Bed and Breakfast for birde and groom 10% accomodation for guests Free parking
For the civil ceremoney I am paying £700 and that includes 2 pedastall flowers and flowers the registra table that can be used as the top table centre peice.
Kirsty xxx
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
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Ours is separate but we have:
900 ceremony room hire 0 for evening room hire as we get married there 8.00 for canapes per person 66.00 bridal breakfast per person and £4 add on if we opt for the lamb 16.00 for pimms cocktail and half bottle of wine and fizzy wine for toast 16.00 for evening buffet 150 upgrade from complimentary toom to the tower suite for bride and groom. They also throw in a toastmaster and a very large long and low. No other venue dressing tho :( so we have to pay extra for that.
Dont know what all that is but we are having 50 day guests and 80 total in evening. Hope this helps.
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CommentAuthormrs-anni-oc
mine is at the mecure hotel....
CommentAuthorGazza 122
Ours is slightly over budget, but perfect setting for us at the Barns. It includes room hire, 90 daytime guests, with welcome drink, 3 course meal with coffee and mints, half bottle of wine with meal, glass of bubbly for toasts, then a buffet for 120 in evening. this is all £12k then an additional £800 for the civil ceremony room hire grrrrr (that really peeeved me off!) chair covers were not included but was quoted £4 per chair! paah! i got that cheaper elsewhere, disco was included in that above price too :) as was our accomodation. like i said, it is a bit much to pay, but everything else is so wonderful there xx (pics in my albums) xxx
CommentAuthorLittleMissBossy
Kev's Angel - the additional £800 were the last straw why I just couldn't go with the Barns Hotel. Not that I could have afforded the £12000 for the rest.
We're currently at £2400 but haven't haggled a drinks package yet - so will come up a little.
Room hire £200 for the day (ceremony) and £600 for the rest (meal and rest of the night), mixed meat roast with bits and bobs on the side for £1200 and £4 per head for desserts (different classic English puds) - so far I am counting 100 people day and night but that's a high estimate so price might be less anyway.
If we hire a marquee the £600 room hire would go towards the marquee but as this would be around £2000 it's overbudget. If we're able to raise enough money we shall have a marquee.
So with the really highest and most expensive estimate it won't be more than 5k - everything else I am diying or collecting at fleamarkets/ebay and such.
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CommentAuthorUnknown
our venue was the following
£2011 for the sit down meal for 70 people 3 courses some flowers, toast master £500 champagne £500 room hire £100 bridal suite
think that is everything so in total it was £3111 xx
CommentAuthorTattieSoup
We are having ours at the community hall where I grew up, it's nicer than it sounds though.
We get the venue, use of the kitchen and cooking equipment, the bar, tables and chairs, and all the place settings including glasses etc. We have paid £100 to have it from Friday until Sunday.
CommentAuthorbecky -mrs firth
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we have master of ceremony 80 people 4 course meal with 3 choices for people arrival dirnk of buckz fizz glass of wine wiv meal for every1 champ toast 100 peopel buffet dj room for night before and bridal suite of the night with breakie both mornings free parking think its 40 % ish discount on room ( shud be 120 but its 70) cake stand n knife all for £3809
sorry i missed out that we shud of had engagement party for 50 people but dint want it as me wud have loads more guests so had a nite other n 3 cours emeal for 3 instead
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CommentAuthorFuture mrs mac
Mines £1998 for 100 people 3 course meal and 100 for the buffet Having a church so £500 for that and still to add dj/decoration and drinks but planning on doing this for under £1000 Sounded like a good deal but all added up not that good :( xx
CommentAuthorvikki977
wow i cant belive how prices vary so much. ours is based on £100 per person per head, and then that covers 60 guests day / 100ish night and includes: all room hire for civil service, canapes and drinks on arrival 3 course sit down meal, with wine and toasts drink all table decorations of our choice flowers for venue chair covers evening hog roast, dj, bridal suite for night - so we are working on £6000, there are then options to add choc fountain for £200, 4 rooms for £200, and a variety of other choices too! we are pleased with it so far! xx
CommentAuthorrocketqueen
So far ours is at 4k
That's hire from 9am-midnight. Table hire, linen, chair covers Welcome drinks... Bucks fizz, champagne and pimms Canapes Lawn games Red carpet Marquee 4 course wedding breakfast Free flowing drinks during meal Cake stand and knife hire Champagne for the toast Hog roast for evening do
We need to pay £350 for choc fountain though and £65 for bouncy castle and that's all done then x
Here comes the bride......
CommentAuthorSnowflake
Our is just over 4k
Arrival drinks for 40 Sit down meal for 40, 3 course with wine Toast drinks Buffet for 150
