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curliegirl
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You're getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
WHY are you chintzing out on your entertainment!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?
I don't get it at all.........
OK, rant over.....
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KarenG2003
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Because they're paying an arm and a leg to get married at one of the nicest places in the tri-state area!
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MrsFab
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
i guess maybe you splurge in certain areas but try and save in others- just to stick to a budget
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curliegirl
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by MrsFab
i guess maybe you splurge in certain areas but try and save in others- just to stick to a budget
Honestly though, and this isn't just because I work for an ent. co......
Your entertinment is NOT the place to cheap out......what is a reception FOR then?
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GoldenRod
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Similar to the real estate concept of the "Worst house in the best neighborhood" idea...
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jellybean78
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
When I got married many moons ago our site wasn't top notch but we splurged on the DJ and it was totally worth it....almost 10 years ago and people still rave about what a great time they had.
IMO entertainment is more important than venue...whats a beautiful venue with bored people
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curliegirl
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by jacquig
When I got married many moons ago our site wasn't top notch but we splurged on the DJ and it was totally worth it....almost 10 years ago and people still rave about what a great time they had.
IMO entertainment is more important than venue...whats a beautiful venue with bored people
Oh How I TRY to make people understand this! NO ONE is leaving your wedding talking about how amazing the centerpieces were (except my MIL) or how nicely the napkins were folded....they talk about how great of a time they had!!!!
Doesn't matter how nice the hall, the food, the service.....your reception room was built around a dancefloor for a reason.....
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
I think it depends on what you been by chintzing out on enterainment.
Strolling violins versus an orchestera?
A 5 piece band versus a 10 piece?
A dj versus a band? (Personally I prefer DJs as long as they don't turn it into a show).
What you think as chintzing out maybe their preference versus yours.
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curliegirl
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by nrthshgrl
I think it depends on what you been by chintzing out on enterainment.
Strolling violins versus an orchestera?
A 5 piece band versus a 10 piece?
A dj versus a band? (Personally I prefer DJs as long as they don't turn it into a show).
What you think as chintzing out maybe their preference versus yours.
I totally agree with you, but when someone asks for the entertainment total to be....catch this....$600!!!!!!!!
Any way you slice it....THAT'S Chintzing out....
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Annie91606
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by curliegirl
Posted by jacquig
When I got married many moons ago our site wasn't top notch but we splurged on the DJ and it was totally worth it....almost 10 years ago and people still rave about what a great time they had.
IMO entertainment is more important than venue...whats a beautiful venue with bored people
Oh How I TRY to make people understand this! NO ONE is leaving your wedding talking about how amazing the centerpieces were (except my MIL) or how nicely the napkins were folded....they talk about how great of a time they had!!!!
Doesn't matter how nice the hall, the food, the service.....your reception room was built around a dancefloor for a reason.....
Exactly!!! I remember DH and I didn't care about flowers- this was a PARTY- so great music...great food...those were very important!!!
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MrsPJB2007
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
definitely agree with the entertainment being important.
we totally splurged on our DJ - with all the lightning and such and people just could not stop telling me how amazed they were with it. our chintzed on our flowers & CPs -  -- but i refused to be cheap with entertainment!!!
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MrsFab
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by curliegirl
Posted by nrthshgrl
I think it depends on what you been by chintzing out on enterainment.
Strolling violins versus an orchestera?
A 5 piece band versus a 10 piece?
A dj versus a band? (Personally I prefer DJs as long as they don't turn it into a show).
What you think as chintzing out maybe their preference versus yours.
I totally agree with you, but when someone asks for the entertainment total to be....catch this....$600!!!!!!!!
Any way you slice it....THAT'S Chintzing out....
wow- agreed that is chintzy!
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leighdvm
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
I tend to always remember the food at weddings....
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Ophelia
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
G, if you were to search my LIW posts re" dj's, you would see how SHELL SHOCKED I was at how much they cost.
I originally budgeted around $600....which I quickly had to readjust after doing some research.
it may not be that they are chintzing out b/c they don't have the cash, they may be someone like me, who had the cash, just not a clue
I also think the wedding industry on a whole is overpriced, so it pained me to spend every last dime.
I ended up paying around $1k and had the dj also emcee. it was against my dj co's wishes...but paying an extra $600 for some guy to announce us and then dinner (b/c I did NOT under ANY circumstance, want a "party starter" emcee) was completely insane to me.
it all worked out. I loved our dj. he played the music I wanted to hear (and NO line dances as requested )
ETA: I think food trumps everything at any party.
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Goldi0218
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
I always felt entertainment was more important than anything else. When you cook in mass quantities, food tends to be "eh" anyway. I have yet to be blown away by ANY wedding food and I've been to more weddings than I care to count. I would have been happy with a weenie roast in my mother's backyard, but I would have had the same band regardless and we used a disproportionate amount of our wedding budget on entertainment. My feeling is that if your entertainment sucks, your people wont dance and therefore wont be terribly happy thus making your pictures suck as well.
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bird382
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by leighdvm
I tend to always remember the food at weddings....
Me too!
I think most wedding music -- band or DJ -- is pretty cheesy.
The best part is hanging out with friends and dancing and laughing -- which can just as easily happen by listening to good music pumping from a boombox. Who cares?
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eroxgirl
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by Goldi0218
I always felt entertainment was more important than anything else. When you cook in mass quantities, food tends to be "eh" anyway. I have yet to be blown away by ANY wedding food and I've been to more weddings than I care to count. I would have been happy with a weenie roast in my mother's backyard, but I would have had the same band regardless and we used a disproportionate amount of our wedding budget on entertainment. My feeling is that if your entertainment sucks, your people wont dance and therefore wont be terribly happy thus making your pictures suck as well.
I agree with this.. but I'm not a food person to begin with. Bring on the liquor! Bring on the music!! and hopefully I'm not "that girl" on your wedding video
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curliegirl
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by bird382
Posted by leighdvm
I tend to always remember the food at weddings....
Me too!
I think most wedding music -- band or DJ -- is pretty cheesy.
The best part is hanging out with friends and dancing and laughing -- which can just as easily happen by listening to good music pumping from a boombox. Who cares?
I do!
And being that I also spent a disproportionate amount of money on my band, I would like to think they were anything but.......cheesy......
I guess you haven't experienced a GOOD wedding of late.
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Lisa
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by bird382
Posted by leighdvm
I tend to always remember the food at weddings....
Me too!
I think most wedding music -- band or DJ -- is pretty cheesy.
The best part is hanging out with friends and dancing and laughing -- which can just as easily happen by listening to good music pumping from a boombox. Who cares?
I totally agree....actually I do remember the venue, centerpieces, and food before any entertainment. Music is music to me...maybe thats why.,.
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brownie
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Yeah, I remember the food and the venue...hardly ever the DJ/music
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bird382
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by curliegirl
I guess you haven't experienced a GOOD wedding of late.
Right. That must be it.
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curliegirl
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
Posted by bird382
Posted by curliegirl
I guess you haven't experienced a GOOD wedding of late.
Right. That must be it.
Although you probably take it that way, I really am NOT trying to be rude.
Having been a guest at over 30 weddings, I have seen every combination of thigs.
Terrible food but great entertainment.
HORRENDOUS band but great food
Great entertainment in a beautiful hall with fantastic food.
And the place whose food sucked was a great time because the crowd was on the dancefloor the whole night, we didn't care that the food was terrible because we danced our butts off.
And the band that stunk up the joint? They singlehandedly RUINED that reception. THANKFULLY the food was good, but that's not what I remembered most.....I remember seeing that bride in tears because her dancefloor was EMPTY.
But hey! To each his own, it's just a shame that some people don't know how great it COULD have been....
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brownie
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
I don't think its ALWAYS the DJ who can get people up there or not....sometimes its just the people, the combination of people, how drunk people are etc
but I always remember the food
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itsbabytime
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Re: Your getting married in one of the nicest places in the Tri-State area....
I got married at Oheka and we paid an arm and a leg for a great Hank Lane Band (which was pretty good back when i got married not sure now) and added several add ons. That said, although EVERYONE always asks me what band I had when it is their time to get married and everyone after said that it was great etc. OHEKA is the one thing everyone still brings up over 5 years later - not the band. Soooooooooooooooo the place can matter sometimes more  But, then again maybe if i had an AWFUL bad or DJ they wouldn't have even noticed oheka
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