Friday, January 23, 2009

Venues 2: The local search

One day last week, I got a bit organized and started a local venue search. After some emailing, this is the completed list that we came up with. Up first are our top 3 with comments from us.

Cairnwood, in Bryn Athen


Website: http://www.cairnwood.org/wedding.html
Sezzy: Beautiful! Limited information- nothing about the price. Looks expensive.
Boy: also my favorite, but weren't the Pitcairns the family from the Pennsylvania legend that in-bred and created a creepy society of freaks? Regardless, the venue is nicest one from Montgomery County.
Sezz7: I think that was the DuPonts.

Celebrations , Bensalem
Website: www.celebrationsweddings.com
Sezzy: Highly recommended by wedding magazines, voted best of Bucks County. Jesus. They have a complimentary stretch limousine service. There is a ceremony site fee, though. Lots of detail pictures, but not much of actual facilities. Menu listed but no prices.
Boy: Wow, looks really nice... and expensive. The menu is very extensive. Probably my favorite.

Font Hill Castle Estate


Website: www.memorableaffairs.com (catering company which serves the castle. Go to locations and choose Font Hill or Pearl S. Buck- for a different venue)
Sezzy: Fantastic venue! Tented reception, though. Lots of menu options. Prices reasonable- considering. 115 a plate, including fees.
Boy: Very nice. Also, it looks like you can have the wedding at a number of different sites and some have indoor receptions. The Pearl S. Buck also looks nice.

And, just for fun, two places that we nixed right off the bat.

Venue A
Sezzy: Kill me now.
Boy: holy mother of God... words cannot describe how ugly this is (I just threw up in my mouth a little)

Venue B
Sezzy: I am going to kill whoever created this website. But wow. Ok. So the place is a little cookie cutter, but it’s definitely inexpensive.
Boy: love the fairy on the website, and I also love how you have to click "Enter" twice to actually enter the website. WTF is with this website???? AHHHHHH!!! And a little cookie-cutter??? Come on... also the food is cheap but the menu is lame. The reception hall looks like someone's bedroom. Not a fan of this place

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Crys said...

You should go ahead and email these people, asking directly for pricing. Usually they just email you back a PDF packet and that's it. It's more non-committal than you might think.. :) Crossing expensive venues off the list before you fall in love with them is probably a good idea. DEF find out pricing before you visit. That's how I got caught... :)

Also? Do you have anyone helping you to look for venues? Send me some detailed criteria and I'll definitely do some looking. I'm guessing you're into castle-type places with indoor reception areas?

Love these places so far! Hope they're semi-reasonably priced. :)

Powell said...

my friend got married at Cairnwood in 2004. It was amazing, she brought in her own caterer and decorator and it all was amazing. I would definitely check this place out, it was so convenient with many rooms to get ready in, locations to take beautiful pictures and space to hold a big crowd. Good Luck!

Anonymous said...

Going Forward, calling myself the Frustrated Wedding Planner...LOL.

Cairnwood...totally fantastic! Every vendor that I ever interviewed for our wedding could not say enough about it. Very Atmospheric. Boy is right though about the deformed people. I think they were mongoloids (sp?).

Celebrations...who ever voted them best in Bucks was probably bribed. best of 1980s chic, and is located at the end of a strip shopping center in Bensalem (my Photographer is in the same shopping center).

Just as FYI...for your price point and thinking about what you said about your family being mostly at the shore...Penn Ryn Mansion might not be a bad location for you. I couldn't think of anything more appropiate for an English Teacher then to have a cocktail hour in a Library :) Great Outdoor ceremony space overlooking the Delware River...might be worth a tour... pennrynmansion.com

Thanks for all great hints this past Saturday!

Anonymous said...

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