Venue

i got an response from the venue of my dreams. now i must decide if i can make it work into my budget. i haven't even established my budget yet. and if i decide this is the ONE, i need to pick a date . i need to decide if i'm going to rush this wedding and make it happen sometime this year, or wait till next summer. definitely gotta discuss with the man.
okay so decide whether or not this is reasonable (for me), i've consulted some wedding breakdowns.
and here's the response :

To give you a brief idea on pricing here is how we work; we have a set price and 3 standard costs for the room. We then offer multiple other options which are A La Carte, meaning that if you need/want them, great. And if you don't, you are under no obligation to take them. We are not exclusive to any supplier therefore you can come in with any caterer, coordinator, rental company that you like with no additional charges.

Our space is divided into 5 different areas which we call Room 1 + Small lobby (they come together), Room 2, 3, 4 & Main Lobby.

We have 2 seasons; regular and peak, our regular season runs from just after labor day until October 31, and then again from January 1- April 30. Our peak season runs from November 1-December 31 inclusive and then again from May 1- Labor Day.

Room Pricing includes the room, our brown lounge furniture (4x 2 seat couches, and 3x 1 seat couches), our charcoal grey ceramic pots with melamine tops which can be used as cocktail tables, places to put plants, registration desks etc (we have 12), all chocolate brown and sheer drapes and coat racks and hangers for 300 people.

Our prices per room start at $1250 during our regular season, and $1500 during our peak season. For each additional room that you rent, its price will decrease by $250. So for example:

1st Room= $1500/1250

2nd Room= $1250/1000

3rd Room= $ 1000/750

4th Room= $ 750/500

5th Room= $500/250

Entire Venue= $5000/3750

The standard costs on top of this are:

$250 per security guard needed (we generally need 1 guard per 100 guests) $250 clean up $350 kitchen fee (this fee stays the same whether you use our kitchen downstairs or set one up on the main floor)

Some additional options you could add (a la carte) are:

- LED Lighting

- Moving Lights

- Color Gels

- Spotlights

- Pin spotting

- Audio for band

- Audio for DJ

- Audio for entire room

- Projector & Screen

- Wireless Microphone

- Wired Microphone

- Tables & Chairs

- Bars

- Lounges

- Coordination

I hope that this gives you a good idea of how we work, and what our prices are. If you have any questions or would like to put a hold on a date or would like a more extensive price list, please feel free to contact me at your convenience. If you would like to set up a time to meet, kindly advise me of your availability and we will set that up as soon as possible!

okay so to decide whether or not this is reasonable (for me), i've consulted some wedding breakdowns.

it's about time i become realistic..but ughhhh i don't even know how many guests i have. meaning i cant calculate how many tables i need, chairs i need, anything i need !! okay i must determine a head count asap ! guess that makes sense eh?