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LOL...I''m getting married at Onteora! Well a church but our reception is at Onteora. There is a Barn up there that we wanted to use for our Rehersal dinner and I can''t remember the name but another pricescope bride got married there. I''ll find it for you.
There are a few other places that i never looked at that my florist keeps raving about. I didn''t look at them cause I didn''t like their websites but apparently they are beautiful. One is called twin lakes I believe and the other is Full Moon (my florist is all over that one). I''ll find the websites for you in a minute. BRB...
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Duh it was Deco...here is one of her threads. I know there is one on here with the name.... https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/can-u-spare-a-barn.41724/
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Totally forgot about this one: http://bluehillfarm.com/events/private-events
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Twin lakes is: http://www.twinlakeslodge.com/ Full Moon is: http://www.fullmoonresort.com/ The Emerson is worth looking at: http://www.emersonplace.com/ The emerson is a lot cheaper than Onteora and it backs up to the river. We are actually having our rehersal dinner there.
Another place to consider is Bear Cafe. They have a back barn that is called the Bear Theater. Also on the river. They don''t have too many good pics so you would have to visit to see. http://www.bearcafe.com/
Ok, so we spent way too much time up there this summer and fall. Another place that I would have loved to have our rehersal dinner at is Pekamoose but...you have to rent the whole place. It is a resturaunt but it looks like an old house and has supposedly the best food in the catskills. Here is their website: http://www.peekamooserestaurant.com/
Mohonk Mountian House is incredible but they hold all their receptions at 12 in the afternoon and they don''t have a liquor licesense. Boo!
West Park Winery is really nice. We looked there for our rehersal dinner bu they would not let us do our rehersal there unless we did our wedding there. Stupid.
Let me know if you want more. I''m just getting started on the Catskills. BTW...I really wanted to get married in the Adirondacks cause I spent my summers there as a kid. So...if you want to go really far I can give you some ideas for up there too. Only problem is then you are really getting into a destination wedding situation. Where in the city do you live?
Another place to consider is Bear Cafe. They have a back barn that is called the Bear Theater. Also on the river. They don''t have too many good pics so you would have to visit to see. http://www.bearcafe.com/
Ok, so we spent way too much time up there this summer and fall. Another place that I would have loved to have our rehersal dinner at is Pekamoose but...you have to rent the whole place. It is a resturaunt but it looks like an old house and has supposedly the best food in the catskills. Here is their website: http://www.peekamooserestaurant.com/
Mohonk Mountian House is incredible but they hold all their receptions at 12 in the afternoon and they don''t have a liquor licesense. Boo!
West Park Winery is really nice. We looked there for our rehersal dinner bu they would not let us do our rehersal there unless we did our wedding there. Stupid.
Let me know if you want more. I''m just getting started on the Catskills. BTW...I really wanted to get married in the Adirondacks cause I spent my summers there as a kid. So...if you want to go really far I can give you some ideas for up there too. Only problem is then you are really getting into a destination wedding situation. Where in the city do you live?
thanks so much for those emeraldlover! That barn is amazing! It looks like they''re all booked for 2009 but if we do spring 2010 I would definitely look at itI really like Onteora house and I actually called yetserday and I think they are definitely in our budget. One question, where are you having people stay? I sort of wanted a destination wedding where everyone stays more or less in the same place but I know onteora has only 7 rooms and wasn''t sure where everyone else would stay. When are you getting married?
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FI and I decided that we wanted a September wedding, so I told him that he needed to propose at least a year before because I wanted a year to plan (venues get booked up fast over here). He ended up proposing in June, which gave me much more than a year, but I don''t have a problem with it at all. I think time flies and it won''t feel very long at all to be engaged over a year. I certainly am not getting antsy for it to be September. As much as I want to be married, there''s enough stuff to do for the wedding that it feels nice to have a lot more time to do it.
With that said, you can absolutely plan a wedding in 9 months, especially if you''re flexible about the details. I have 9 months to go and, honestly, I haven''t done much planning other than booking my venue and finding a dress, both of which can be accomplished in a few weekends. I think either plan is a fine one, so go with what you and your FI really want to do.
With that said, you can absolutely plan a wedding in 9 months, especially if you''re flexible about the details. I have 9 months to go and, honestly, I haven''t done much planning other than booking my venue and finding a dress, both of which can be accomplished in a few weekends. I think either plan is a fine one, so go with what you and your FI really want to do.
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nyc7782...do you mind telling me what they quoted you? I noticed that they took the rate chart down which leads me to believe that he lowered the prices. What do you think my course of action could be??? I mean, we booked last August so I would hope that if they lowered the prices that he would give it to us as well but we already singed you know? I''m just sick over this. Litterally, my fiance was looking at the site this morning. I''m just so anxious about it because I have been mulling over our flower budget realizing that I can''t really afford girls bouquets and I think he might have given others discounts. I mean...can I do anything here?
Anyway we are getting married Sept. 19th. I''m having everyone stay at the Kaatskill Mountain club. My fiance and his groomsmens are staying at Onteora and myself and my girls are actually staying at Hunter at the Kaatskill. I wanted everyone staying together too. I thought the Emerson was too expensive to ask our guest to stay there. We are expecting between 150 and 175 so I needed enough rooms. The planner at Hunter is awesome. Let me know if you want her name.
Anyway we are getting married Sept. 19th. I''m having everyone stay at the Kaatskill Mountain club. My fiance and his groomsmens are staying at Onteora and myself and my girls are actually staying at Hunter at the Kaatskill. I wanted everyone staying together too. I thought the Emerson was too expensive to ask our guest to stay there. We are expecting between 150 and 175 so I needed enough rooms. The planner at Hunter is awesome. Let me know if you want her name.
Thanks! Hunter at the Kaatskill looks great...do you think you''ll have people hang out there during the day instead of near onteora? We are still trying to decide if doing it in October is crazy...yours is in Sept and you''ve been planning for months! what do you think in terms of finding vendors up there so close to the date?
Oh, they quoted us $165/person but I''m not sure how many people my FI told them we were having...I think 200? And it could have been for a Sunday. If that turns out to be way less than you are paying...not sure what you can do other than call yourself and pretend to be just inquiring and then call them on it? But you don''t want to get them too pissed with you. Hmmmm
Oh, they quoted us $165/person but I''m not sure how many people my FI told them we were having...I think 200? And it could have been for a Sunday. If that turns out to be way less than you are paying...not sure what you can do other than call yourself and pretend to be just inquiring and then call them on it? But you don''t want to get them too pissed with you. Hmmmm
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Thanks for the info NYC! I did have a couple of my friends call and they definatley lowered the prices. We are going to call and discuss with them today and see if he''ll do anything. I''ll let you know what happens.
Kaatskill club is awesome. Its only 5 years old and like I said the planner is great. The only down side to Onteora is that your event has to end at 10pm. So...you get 6 hours there which means that you have to start at 4. Since we are having a church ceramony our wedding is actually at 1pm. That doesn''t leave a lot of time for "hanging out". The cool thing is the Kaatskill has a big bar and backyard with a pool, heat lamps, and a fire pit. It''s really nice for hanging out there. Its only about 20 minutes from Onteora. Guests can also take the chair lift up to the top of the mountain there to see the view.
It will be hit or miss with the vendors. I can definatley tell you who I liked and didn''t like but that is assuming that you are looking for the exact same thing as me. A lot of my really important vendors are actually traveling from the city. For example, my hair stylist, my photographer, videographer...etc. My florist is from up there and our band was a personal connection. To me those were the most important but they are not HV vendors. While I wanted a rustic mountian wedding I was willing to transport these vendors to achieve the end result I wanted. And yes...it took a lot of time to plan and lock them down. Some of these vendors book up really fast cause they are in higher demand. If you are willing to use HV vendors than in may or may not be hard to find. I can''t really say.
The only thing about Onteora in October is that it is really cold at night. I''m talking 40''s/30''s. However, Pavaillon floor is heated and they have an outdoor firepitt.
Let me know if you have any questions. I''ll be happy to help. You really have to go up and see the place too.
Kaatskill club is awesome. Its only 5 years old and like I said the planner is great. The only down side to Onteora is that your event has to end at 10pm. So...you get 6 hours there which means that you have to start at 4. Since we are having a church ceramony our wedding is actually at 1pm. That doesn''t leave a lot of time for "hanging out". The cool thing is the Kaatskill has a big bar and backyard with a pool, heat lamps, and a fire pit. It''s really nice for hanging out there. Its only about 20 minutes from Onteora. Guests can also take the chair lift up to the top of the mountain there to see the view.
It will be hit or miss with the vendors. I can definatley tell you who I liked and didn''t like but that is assuming that you are looking for the exact same thing as me. A lot of my really important vendors are actually traveling from the city. For example, my hair stylist, my photographer, videographer...etc. My florist is from up there and our band was a personal connection. To me those were the most important but they are not HV vendors. While I wanted a rustic mountian wedding I was willing to transport these vendors to achieve the end result I wanted. And yes...it took a lot of time to plan and lock them down. Some of these vendors book up really fast cause they are in higher demand. If you are willing to use HV vendors than in may or may not be hard to find. I can''t really say.
The only thing about Onteora in October is that it is really cold at night. I''m talking 40''s/30''s. However, Pavaillon floor is heated and they have an outdoor firepitt.
Let me know if you have any questions. I''ll be happy to help. You really have to go up and see the place too.
We had been together 3 years (living together for almost a year) when we got engaged, and planned a 20 month engagement. It didn't really feel all that long to me, but we are both very busy people.
9 months is not all that short a time to actually handle the planning, but the lead time necessary is more about vendor availability than the time actually needed to pull stuff together. We barely snagged our venue 17 months out before they were all booked up.
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I have no clue as to an ''ideal''. But longer than 5 years would be excessive. DH thinks 1 year is about right.
You can easily plan a wedding for the fall, it is up to you how stressed you allow yourself to get.
If you hold out to 2010 it could be that the longer you have to plan the more obsessed you could become?
You can easily plan a wedding for the fall, it is up to you how stressed you allow yourself to get.
If you hold out to 2010 it could be that the longer you have to plan the more obsessed you could become?
thanks for all the info emerald lover! And good luck with the pricing thing...hopefully if you call them on lowering their prices they''ll admit to it and lower them for you too. Still not sure what we''re going to do, but if we wind up going with onteora I will def be asking for advice! And thanks for the charmed places rec...I''ll check them out.
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Hey NYC! Definatley let me know if you are going to visit. I''ll help you out on all the places up there to check out because it gets to be a lot making a lot of trips up there. I don''t think we are going to get anywhere on the pricing situation and yeah, he did lower it a lot. Honestly, if I were you and you like it up there I would lock it in because the pricing is outrageously good for there right now. I know its a lot to ask because we are having this convo over the web but if you wouldn''t mind....if you decide to book Onteora could you mention to "him" that Heather had great things to say about it. You know my date so he should know right away who I am. I would appreciate it!!!
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hi ny! We got enaged in July 08 and are getting married in April ''10 so 21 months.
I have a few reason for wanting a longer engagement. Firstly I don''t graduate until Oct 09 and have a very very heavy courseload until then. We could get married just after but the area we live in (in Australia) is extremely hot between nov and march and I have always wanted an april wedding so it just ended up working out really well, especially since it gives us some time to save money.
I think that nine months is enough time, but do what you think is best!
I have a few reason for wanting a longer engagement. Firstly I don''t graduate until Oct 09 and have a very very heavy courseload until then. We could get married just after but the area we live in (in Australia) is extremely hot between nov and march and I have always wanted an april wedding so it just ended up working out really well, especially since it gives us some time to save money.
I think that nine months is enough time, but do what you think is best!
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