venues....please help!!!!!!!

[Bry238]

my guest list is going to be between 80-100 people and im trying so hard to find a venue that suites us. i feel like the ballrooms will swallow up a small party like that, but i also have noticed that many resturants can't accommedate that many people plus dancing.

after doing some research, it seems like the living seas is one of our better bets because the maximum capacity is 100 and there IS room for dancing. any living seas brides out there, let me know your opinion!!! thanks!!

ariels seems to be fitting as well, although i cant quite tell if there is a dancefloor.


one more question about those two venues is how much extra decor is required? are things such as table clothes or chaircovers neccessary and/or included? i would love to find a venue where all i really need is centerpieces...although i dont know if that exsists anywhere.

ahhhh, so many questions!


any other suggestions, please let me know!



on a side note, i just want to say how great it feels to have found this website you're all super sweet!!


Bry

 

[JonetteA]

Bry,

It really is determined by when you are having your ceremony. If you had a morning/mid afternoon or noon reception. You could probably use CG or Citiricos. This is for a custom wedding as well. It was hard for us to find a right venue as well. Also ask your SM they may have additional information or locations that we can't think of!

 

[pixie08]

Ariels does have a dancefloor and is a good size for your group. The ballrooms will not swallow your size group...they have many different sizes and configurations to adjust to group sizes from 20- 1,000 people.

We also had venue problems. I so wanted a unique venue but in the end couldn't find one that met all of my needs...there was always one or 2 things that put us off about each. So we decided to do our reception at the Boardwalk. it wasn't stuffy like other convention centers plus we are using an outdoor cocktail hour to mix it up and add a different element.

What you need to do is sit down and make a list of what is important for the venue to you. Is loacation a factor? do you want a venue with specific decor and theme or do you want to be able to create a setting? Is time a factor?

Then make a liust of pros and cons of each site...it is a PIA but it WILL help. Good Luck

 

[DisneyDeeFL]

don't know if you already thought about it, but Atlantic Dance Hall (at the Boardwalk hotel) might be another option. we plan on having around 80-100 guests and that's where our reception is. I think i was told it holds a max of 170..has a huge dancefloor, and is right on the boardwalk...beautiful location that needs little to no decoration! only thing that some couples don't like is that the seating arrangements have to be 4-tops. you can have a few big tables on the dancefloor, but the majority of the tables only seat 4. we didn't think that was a big deal, because now we won't have to worry about assigning tables (we'll only reserve larger tables for the wedding party and family)....everyone else can sit wherever and mingle.

just a thought if you didn't already know about ADH! i can tell you more about it if you're interested.

 

[happylalagirl]

Hi Bry - we just had our wedding in December 06 and our reception was at the Living Seas. It's absolutely gorgeous and you don't need any extra decorations. The tables come standard with blue tablecloths with green overlays... you can change either of those colors to white though, which is what we did. We had blue tablecloths with white overlays. We made our own centerpieces and had Disney Floral put colored marbles and floating candles in them with some Christmas greenery around the bottom. The rest of it was just the ambiance from the room itself. It is absolutely amazing. We didn't have a dance floor brought in, there is a spot for it, and it's carpeted. We decided it was just fine to dance on the carpet and it worked out well for everyone. Our feet were happier at the end of the night because of it. Good luck. If you type in Living Seas in the search area, you should come up with a bunch of threads with pics. I know there was one thread on here within the past 6 months that had the best pics I've ever seen of Living Seas. It was from a girl who had taken pics at her reception. Good luck!!!

 

[Skylarr29]

Have you thought about using the American Adventure Rotunda? It's a gorgeous location.

 

[zeltoo]

I had my reception last year at the Living Seas. What an amazing room! We ended up with 33 of us and we swamped by the size of the room. I had originally expected about 100 but the mid-week ceremony during a school year weeded out the weak at heart.

All the children in the wedding party were in aww of the fish and the turtle. A diver even came to the window and played with the kids for a long time. How cool is that?!

I swapped out the table clothes as they seemed too bright to me. I had a very simple sage and cream place setting.

 

[Jumpin'Jellyfish]

So we decided to do our reception at the Boardwalk. it wasn't stuffy like other convention centers plus we are using an outdoor cocktail hour to mix it up and add a different element.

We chose the Boardwalk too! I love it and our guest list a little less than 100. They will be blocking off some rooms so it doesn't look too big. And we too are having our cocktail hour outside on the St. James Patio! It is sooo pretty!