General Chat Thread (PLEASE READ POST #1)

Faith

Seeing as it's one of the hot topics du jour, one of my closest friends is getting married next summer in a really beautiful venue (5*). I just checked the room rates for her date, and right now, it's €370 per room per night :eek:. At half that price, I'd be iffy about it!!

mcgiggles

Faith wrote: »

Seeing as it's one of the hot topics du jour, one of my closest friends is getting married next summer in a really beautiful venue (5*). I just checked the room rates for her date, and right now, it's 370 per room per night :eek:. At half that price, I'd be iffy about it!!

holy moly :blink:

mcgiggles

There's another thread on here where the couple were charged 400 for one night stay at a wedding.. it was in a manor house and everyone that commented were like there's no way anywhere in Ireland charges that.... looks like they do :O

mcgiggles

Milly33 wrote: »

I would go with the bar, you can still walk into the gardens is the day is nice

Personally I would go with the bar myself, it'll be more intimate (as in its not off a function room) and chilled out and you have the cover option if it rains..

Milly33

Its mad I cant see how people do this to their guests.. I get they want a nice place and that but who can afford this

mcgiggles

Its crazy I wouldn't like to put that much financial pressure on my guests.. especially seeing as how the room is used for a minimal amount of time!!

GingerLily

Faith wrote: »

Seeing as it's one of the hot topics du jour, one of my closest friends is getting married next summer in a really beautiful venue (5*). I just checked the room rates for her date, and right now, it's 370 per room per night :eek:. At half that price, I'd be iffy about it!!

What alternatives do you have?

It's far too much to spend on room you'll spend little to no time in!

stargazer 68

Faith wrote: »

Seeing as it's one of the hot topics du jour, one of my closest friends is getting married next summer in a really beautiful venue (5*). I just checked the room rates for her date, and right now, it's €370 per room per night :eek:. At half that price, I'd be iffy about it!!

I would be looking at the nearest B&B. Ours paid 220 per couple for 2 nights B&B in our venue!

Faith

GingerLily wrote: »

What alternatives do you have?

It's far too much to spend on room you'll spend little to no time in!

There's a couple of other hotels and b&bs in the town, so we'll certainly be staying in one of those!

I might consider paying those kinds of prices for an ultra-luxury getaway, but as you said, I'll only be in the room for a few hours.

It's just surprising, because we had our reception in a 5* hotel too, and rooms weren't even half that. I think they were maybe €180 per night, and less with the wedding rate?

SarahMollie

Faith wrote: »

There's a couple of other hotels and b&bs in the town, so we'll certainly be staying in one of those!

I might consider paying those kinds of prices for an ultra-luxury getaway, but as you said, I'll only be in the room for a few hours.

It's just surprising, because we had our reception in a 5* hotel too, and rooms weren't even half that. I think they were maybe €180 per night, and less with the wedding rate?

Yeah thats a bit much - I'm wracking my brains to think of where can even justify charging that amount as a roomrate for 1 night! Powerscourt maybe or the Merrion/Shellbourne....The Merchant in Belfast perhaps. But seriously there can't be many. Ballyfin?!

Any wedding I've been at in Ireland has averaged around €150 for B&B. The most expensive was €180 and it was a very fancy venue.

mcgiggles

The most expensive I've paid was a country house in Meath at 160e for a double room, I've stayed in a castle in Offaly for 150e! the most expensive one I've been to a wedding in was 180e or 189e but himself was groomsman we were lucky the the b&g paid for our room (lucky us at that price!!)

Addle

The boom is back!

SpillingTheTea

I have been loving this thread! So shocked at all the bridezilla/mumsnet links :O Ye all have been keeping me thoroughly entertained

I feel so bad because even after the 'special rate', our hotel are still charging 220 euro for a room. Luckily it's in the middle of the City Centre in Dublin but still, it is an awful lot to be shelling out.

mcgiggles

SpillingTheTea wrote: »

I have been loving this thread! So shocked at all the bridezilla/mumsnet links :O Ye all have been keeping me thoroughly entertained

I feel so bad because even after the 'special rate', our hotel are still charging 220 euro for a room. Luckily it's in the middle of the City Centre in Dublin but still, it is an awful lot to be shelling out.

Its hilarious isn't it!
Ah don't feel bad hun, sure there'll be loads of spots around they can stay if they don't want to pay that

SpillingTheTea

mcgiggles wrote: »

Its hilarious isn't it!
Ah don't feel bad hun, sure there'll be loads of spots around they can stay if they don't want to pay that

Yeah you are right. We are from Dublin too so it makes it easier for people to go home too as well.

stargazer 68

Ah folks Im so bored now the wedding is over
Nothing to google, nothing to buy, nothing to research!!

Sapphire

Dovies wrote: »

Ah folks Im so bored now the wedding is over
Nothing to google, nothing to buy, nothing to research!!

Plan your vows renewal?

stargazer 68

Sapphire wrote: »

Plan your vows renewal?

Lol might have to!! Or tell my sis to get married so I can organise hers

GingerLily

Do you want to plan my wedding? ????

andreac

Dovies wrote: »

Ah folks Im so bored now the wedding is over
Nothing to google, nothing to buy, nothing to research!!

I know, i feel the same. Very jealous in a nice way of anyone who still has their special day to come. Im on a major downer since the wedding,

Def missing the whole buzz of planning and all that goes with it and how i felt on the day. Just feel i'll never get that back again, which is sad, as it was so great.
Have our honeymoon to look forward to on the 8th October thankfully.

Bacchus

Use all the new-found free time you have to take up a new hobby/interest or revisit an old one. You don't know where it might lead - I've managed to build up a small photography business as a result of the post-wedding void... it took a few years and it's still developing but 'big things from little things grow'.

Or... "Trying to Conceive"/"Pregnant" forum is that way ---> :pac:

Milly33

Dovies I was the same.. Like there was nothing left to do because you concentrate so hard planning everything...Still haven't really found anything to do

Milly33

Milly33 wrote: »

Dovies I was the same.. Like there was nothing left to do because you concentrate so hard planning everything...Still haven't really found anything to do

I can't believe what I'm reading! This is the beginning of the rest of your lives. Get out there and live it! This is just the beginning! You will look back on this in a few years and wonder ...

Milly33

Ah yeah that's great and believe me tis all go had an exciting year. But at the same time, you spend every waking moment thinking wedding ideas and all that goes to nothing "that's it tis done"... I love having stuff to do and organising etc but sure now I have only myself.. Already thinking of getting a double decker bus to convert haha great project

rainbow kirby

Bacchus wrote: »

Or... "Trying to Conceive"/"Pregnant" forum is that way ---> :pac:

It seems like most of the 2015 crowd has found their way over there... says she with a 6 month old asleep in her lap!

stargazer 68

rainbow kirby wrote: »

It seems like most of the 2015 crowd has found their way over there... says she with a 6 month old asleep in her lap!

Well I wont be joining ye there ! :D

hollypink

I have to admit that while I loved my wedding day and was really glad to have put the effort into organising it, it was just that, an effort, as I didn't enjoy a lot of the planning/organising. Of course there were parts that I did enjoy, like shopping for my wedding dress and picking out readings and music for the ceremony, but when it was over, it was such a lovely feeling to know that I had nothing to plan. I tend to worry and to overthink things so that probably played a part in it.

Milly33

Haha an I was thinking that but saying jesus ill be struck down for saying it..But I can see why more couples after getting married have kids..

emzolita

Ah Milly I'm the same a you. The one year anniversary made that feeling worse. I was reliving everything, wishing I could do it all again. Our wedding hotel has been bought over by an American company and they're making it a 5 Star luxury hotel.(way too pretentious now)
We went back for a night over the anniversary and I had to remind myself that it's not actually my hotel, Hahah. I was like "why have you changed that" "oh that chandelier certainly doesnt go there!"
On the other hand, the wedding free time has allowed me to do two big exams in work.
I supppse It's a good sign, that our weddings were so fab that we'd love to do them again and again.

stargazer 68

Ah i love planning things - the 2 years to the wedding and honeymoon were just my thing! Off to Scotland later in the year so doing an 'itinerary' - that will keep me going!