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ballymagarvey village??? any reviews???
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26-01-2012 11:05pm#1
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In some ways its really nice, the old house works well and the function room being seperated is nice but there is something about the place I cant put my finger on. Maybe its a bit forced and the price would put me off for a start. Food was nearly the best I have had.
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In some ways its really nice, the old house works well and the function room being seperated is nice but there is something about the place I cant put my finger on. Maybe its a bit forced and the price would put me off for a start. Food was nearly the best I have had.
And the bar is outside the function room.0 -
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We got married there in July. Had 120 at our wedding, bar being outside the function room was a minor problem on an otherwise beautiful day.....and really only in retrospect.......I didnt notice at the time!
Our guests were stunned with the place.....literally as was the case with the food. It was amazing and simply kept coming. They gave us enough food for a week! We had a rare fab day in July , the sun was shining which helped as the guests could make full use of the house and grounds which I think is BMG's major selling point! We also had a sing song into the wee hours (6am) which is another major plus, no hotel guests to disturb
Anyone need a more detailed review (including negatives
) feel free to PM me! On the whole though fabulous place although I am probably biased!! Oh and we were able to haggle on price..... 0 -
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We got married there in July. Had 120 at our wedding, bar being outside the function room was a minor problem on an otherwise beautiful day.....and really only in retrospect.......I didnt notice at the time!
Our guests were stunned with the place.....literally as was the case with the food. It was amazing and simply kept coming. They gave us enough food for a week! We had a rare fab day in July , the sun was shining which helped as the guests could make full use of the house and grounds which I think is BMG's major selling point! We also had a sing song into the wee hours (6am) which is another major plus, no hotel guests to disturb
Anyone need a more detailed review (including negatives) feel free to PM me! On the whole though fabulous place although I am probably biased!! Oh and we were able to haggle on price.....
I played there several times last year, everyone always had a good time, but as said earlier...there will be more people in the bar then in the dancefloor for the music. just unavoidable at an irish wedding. doesnt matter who's playing.0 -
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This ain't weddingsonline, boards.ie doesn't rely on the wedding suppliers as advertisers so we're allowed post negatives on the main forum
I sincerely hope you are not alluding to the fact that I am somehow affiliated with Ballymagarvey? A quick read through of my post history will put that one to bed.
Over all my experience with them was good which is the point I was trying to get across. I offered for people to pm as I found this a help in the run up to my wedding. I had very specific problems with them which, if mentioned in a public post would lead straight back to me so I am entitled to keep this private. No other reasons. I was only trying to be helpful.0 -
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I edited my original post. Would rather you dont quote it thanks Clint_silver.
done.
It should be noted you will not read a bad recommendations on weddingsonline for one of their advertisers no matter how honest and true review is, search and try and find one. I dont mind this, its their business, I wouldnt advertise with them if I seen them allowing a bad recommendation either.
However it kind of questions any standards they have around "a weddingsonline preferred vendor". So how does anyone reading the reviews get impartial recommendations when the view is "they advertise with us, therefore they must be great".0 -
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clint_silver wrote: »done.
It should be noted you will not read a bad recommendations on weddingsonline for one of their advertisers no matter how honest and true review is, search and try and find one. I dont mind this, its their business, I wouldnt advertise with them if I seen them allowing a bad recommendation either.
However it kind of questions any standards they have around "a weddingsonline preferred vendor". So how does anyone reading the reviews get impartial recommendations when the view is "they advertise with us, therefore they must be great".
No I have to apologise. I completely took the post up wrong and am sorry for my quick response! I am just not comfortable which bad mouthing them in public.....I suppose I'm a bit of a wuss
no problems giving an honest review privately :rolleyes:
I see where you're coming from as a supplier though. My photographer was a weddingsonline preferred vendor who we were less than impressed with as it turns out so there is definitely some truth in what you're saying!!
I don't moan about all suppliers btw, most were excellent
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I'm getting married in BMV so I'm reading this thread with great interest!
We fell in love with the venue when we went to see it and booked it on the spot. To date the staff we've dealt with have been fantastic.
To me, if the venue is top notch that's half the battle there and then. A couple of my guests have said they've attended weddings there and they have nothing but great things to say about the venue, staff and the food.
msbusterpuss it's interesting that you say you were at a table for 12, I was under the impression they largely only did tables of 8 (which makes much more sense for serving, anything more than that and it could get messy). We haven't done our tasting yet but we're planning on going for options that we think everyone will like and we want to make sure everyone is well fed. Between the food after the ceremony, the main meal and the late evening food we hope that's the case.
The bar in a separate room has its plusses and minuses - I quite like it as it means that people can have a drink in a quieter spot if they'd like it. Also I like the idea of everyone being able to mill around on their own time and not feeling like they 'have' to stay in one place for any time. We'll have a DJ and not a band, but even at that I'm not a dance all night kind of person and will be looking forward to the after party and a sing-song with the guests staying in the house as much as the dancing 0 -
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Hi,
I was at a wedding there last year. We stayed 2 nights in the main house.
The house was fab, it was a cold day and they had fires lighting and it very cosy.
Our room was at the top of the house, not the best in the house and a bit pricey but it was a family wedding.
I loved the fact that we completely took over the house and there was no need to lock your door or anything.
Also, I've never come down for breakfast before and seen the chef actually in the kitchen and cooking exactly what you wanted.
The bar in the house is lovely. There were two young fella working and they were really superb, great craic, and closing time was at your own choosing
As for the wedding venue? it was lovely, bar outside the function room but it wasnt the end of the world..
We stayed on the extra day and had a party... great day again.
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confusedbride wrote: »TKS is beautiful, the house is pristine, the wine is not included and the arrival drinks with the package, the rooms are very expensive for people to stay and the grounds are fantastic but not as wow as BMG. I dont like that they lock upstairs when were down at the meal and people cant roam about. And im also worried that 130 will look too small in their room???
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I got married in Tankardstown last year and could not fault the place. It is expensive but worth every cent IMO. Only the main house rooms are expensive, the cottages at €90 per person are good value when you consider the luxury of them - they are really 5 star (white company bedsheets, molton brown toilitries, nespresso machines etc).
I think the grounds are awesome but you say not are nice as BMV however i think quality of food, drink and service is ALOT more of a priority to how the grounds look. There's no point coming in and thinking WOW and then at dinner the food or service is crap. And when it comes to food, drink and service Tankardstown is like an expensive restaurant, not quite michelin star but nearly. How many weddings can you order how you want your steak cooked...
When you say they lock upstairs do you mean upstairs of the main house? we had family staying there and all doors were unlocked however none of our guests ventured up there, as why would they? if you don't have guests staying upstairs then they're right to lock it off, why would guests want to have a look up there - they wouldn't.
You're having 130 - i assume it's in their new orangery? You have to trust them they have an ability to make the space perfect for each wedding size and id have no doubt they'd make that amount look great there. We had about 65 in their main dining room (the one at the front of the house) and it was perfect - so double that in the organgery would be great IMO.
Obviously take all of this with a pink of salt as I'm obviously biased 0 -
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Has anyone had any luck with discounts or extras??
You won't get any, they don't really do discounts or haggling. I'm not that bothered about it though, all their prices are upfront and you know what you're getting. We're having two days also, and tbh the package is such good value for that day I'd feel a bit silly asking for anything off it
I haven't had any of the other issues you've described - I have usually spoken to different people when I call alright, but that's just because they have a big team looking after the venue. We put down the €2500 deposit within days of booking it, made an appointment to go up and see it again, got assigned a coordinator and got sent our contract within 24 hours.0 -
Has anyone had any luck with discounts or extras??
You won't get any, they don't really do discounts or haggling. I'm not that bothered about it though, all their prices are upfront and you know what you're getting. We're having two days also, and tbh the package is such good value for that day I'd feel a bit silly asking for anything off it
Hi jerrica
Why would you feel silly asking for anything off. We've been in contact with both the shelbourne and Druids Glenn and have been offered way more for our money before even asking for a discount. Most premises offer more for the bride and groom as extras from anniversary stays to little touches like personalised bathrobes as a gift from the venue. The majority of places just give menus with guide prices that are not set in stone to allow people to negotiate. Plus it's a wedding for over 200people midweek. I'm pretty sure that most of there weddings are under the 150mark0 -
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