Strange Requests...

Suaimhneach

Hey folks,

Not even engaged but planning ahead... Seriously though, will probably get married in 2/3 (or 4/5) years so starting to save now and looking into options early, am bargain hunting/indulging myself.

So, I want a circular venue for the ceremony, where do I even start? I found this amazing list of venues but don't know if any of them will fit into my budget.

Also want a venue that will let us bring our own drink ideally. One of the best weddings I ever heard of was in England, in an old nunery that had been converted, it was a weekend wedding and they just had 100s of bottles of wine. But maybe this doesnt even exist in Ireland?

I'd love to get married outside, but civil partnership doesnt allow for this. Anyone think this might change?

Thanks in advance.

PS. If anyone who does know me/my OH see's this thread, I'm just being prepared... I am not engaged yet!

Couchkitten

I love the list you've found....interesting ideas. It's very difficult to plan your wedding when your not engaged yet. You need to do a guest list which will dictate the size of your venue and how much it's all going to cost!

Before I got engaged i was certain that I wanted a wedding abroad - when we actually got engaged though, it seemed unrealistic to drag everyone off for a wedding when so many of our friends and family are stuck for money at the moment. Reality hits when you announce it - family want to invite your third cousins once removed - you may have a relative with reduced mobility and have to keep that in mind for your venue - friends may have children by then ect.. ect.. Save the wedding planning for later. You won't get any ideas that are not realistic and you won't be completely sick of it by the time your actually planning!

Suaimhneach

Haha, thats probably great advice. Tbh, I'll probably look into it for a while until my interest fades (probably take a week) and then it'll all be reignited when ever we decide to get married.

In terms of format, I know we want a small wedding (<60) for the acutal ceremony, for now I see that on a Friday with a meal and stuff. Then, invite everyone we've ever met to a party on the Saturday, but that doesnt have a sit down meal or anything, it's just food, party, drink, celebrate. BBQ or something, hopefully sunny!

A lot of the venues in that list actually do a no corkage fee, because they dont have bars so thats definitely a plus. On the downside, a circular room is getting less likely, but I was thinking maybe with some huge cloth/linens I could create a circular space overhanging the ceremony within the room? haha, better open that savings account...

(Oh, another aside, my OH and I talked about marraige and stuff, this is not just me going on a mad one, he knows I'm looking into things...!)

tfak85

might not work for a small wedding but the mansion house has a beautiful round room...
no venue will allow you to bring your own drink, what you need to look at for that would be renting your own castle/stately home...
i toyed with the idea of doing our wedding in the COOP in dublin, you can decorate it as you like but you would have to supply absolutely everything - probably down to toilet paper... think about things like people collecting/washing glasses etc.. i know it's only a small detail but when you're staying to someone "yeah, you're invited to the party but if you could just clean as you go"....

http://www.mansionhouse.ie/round-room/Your%20Event/Banqueting%20and%20Gala%20Dinners.aspx

http://www.dublinfood.coop/html/venue.html

Suaimhneach

Somewhere between the two of those would be perfect. I love the homelyness (sp!) of the coop, real people, but I love the size/shape of the round room, but very corporate.

One of the locations from my first link is a cool castle but it's like 3k-5k for the weekend and only has a few rooms. I guess ppl could stay in B&Bs nearby... but sort of seems besides the point. But any venue big enough to hold 80 people and what have you is gonna cost a lot more.

kandr10

What about city hall as a venue for the wedding? It's certainly circular anyway

Suaimhneach

Charges For Venue
€4,000 (€3,305.79 net plus €694.21 VAT at 21%) per night for
dinner or drinks reception over 2 1/2 hours.
€2,500 (€2,066.12 net plus €433.88 VAT at 21%) per night for
drinks reception up to 2 1/2 hours.
Any event that goes over the specified time will be charged
accordingly.
The Exhibition area is also available for smaller receptions,
(100 max), price on request.

For the Rotunda Hall (http://www.dublincity.ie/RECREATIONANDCULTURE/MUSEUMSGALLERIESANDTHEATRES/CITYHALL/Pages/HiringCityHall.aspx)

Were you talking about the one on college green? The BOI?