I had a meeting with our venue this morning to finalise a few things. She asked who I was staying at the venue with the night before the wedding. When I said it was me and 3 bridesmaids having a girlie night, she said she'd arrange for a bottle of champagne to be sent up! Then she said after our ceremony we could have free hire of a third room prior to moving into our reception room. Then she said that although I only have 100 guests on the evening, I could invite a further 20 and she wouldn't charge me any extra. I was pretty gobsmacked. Not often people give freebies out for weddings!!
CommentAuthormrsbeal2be
sounds great, i dont know anyone whos had freebies.x
CommentAuthorAtaraxia
Lucky lucky you! That's amazing :) Never heard of a venue giving freebies before either.
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CommentAuthorChrissy
We've got two free nights in the honeymoon lodge and they are opening up the dining room for the older guests to get a bit of peace and quiet at no extra charge but, when I think about what they charge for the venue they're not giving much away at all! xxx
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CommentAuthorOneDayMrsSmith
I want freebies, will check on monday what I'm getting :) x
nope but am gunna try lol cos were having a sit down meal now gunna see if we can get a few free bottles of buck fizz or summert lol
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CommentAuthorMrsPrestleton2be
we got the honeymoon suite free on the night. venue also throwing in free table decorations (candelabra with mirrored base), free napkins, and free parking for us and the guests (normally about £10).
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CommentAuthorchezrudda
wow thats luckly!! dont think my veunue would do anything like that! They were trying to get me to serve purified water at £5 per bottle hahaha
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CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
We didn't have to pay room hire, for the honeymoon suite, champagne in the honeymoon suite.
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CommentAuthorx~Hails~x
NOPE NOT A THING :-( NOT EVEN THE BRIDAL SUITE AS THERE ISNT ONE LOL
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CommentAuthorRags
Sometimes (cynical I know) I think they have these things built in so that they look better for doing it but secretly your paying for it anyway. It is however a really good feeling when you get sommat for nowt. Fabbo!xx
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CommentAuthorlemlau
thats good! we get our bridal suite for free and 20 guests get 15% discount on their rooms too but thats it (so far) lol xx
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CommentAuthortwirler
We are getting alot of our decorations for free as they have heaps of movie props in universal and for our reception back home we are getting an over night stay in the hotel for free as well so happy with that
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CommentAuthorPennylane
We're getting the honeymoon suite and chair covers in with our package. My main freebie was when i booked they gave me the arrival drinks package free - saving me almost £600 x
02.07.11
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Why is the rum always gone?
CommentAuthorltw979
Love getting something for free! Even if i am rather cynical and think that it is in the price as someone else said, i can also convince myself that it is free! Fab! Push them for more, be cheeky, lol. x
CommentAuthorgrumpyoldmoo
After meeting with our wedding venue co-ordinator, we found that there were several things I wanted that they didn't have i.e burgundy chair sashes etc. - they had them in cream or blue, so I asked if I could provide my own and said "the hotel can just keep them afterwards" Joy (wedding co-ordinator) was quite overwhelmed at "our generosity" that she said to us we didn't need to pay our deposit , and that it could be paid on the day of the wedding along with everything else ... needless to say we politely refused her generous offer, as it was £250 we had that we would have spent and would needed to have found again!
CommentAuthorPennylane
where are ya getting married grumpyoldmoo? just out of curiosity (ie nosiness!)
02.07.11
All you need is Love!
Why is the rum always gone?
CommentAuthorgrumpyoldmoo
I'm getting married in the Bentley Hotel in Motherwell Hunny. What about you? xx
CommentAuthorPennylane
aw lovely - I've been there for work things cos I work in Motherwell it's lovely. I'm getting married in a chapel in Uddingston then it's a place in Livingston called Houstoun House Hotel x
02.07.11
All you need is Love!
Why is the rum always gone?
CommentAuthorgrumpyoldmoo
Have you had a meal there Penny? Delectable is the only work to describe the food !!!!!!!! We were originally going to get married in The Old Mill Hotel, but the food was RUBBISH. There was NO way I was paying £30 per head for frozen processed food that was disgusting!
CommentAuthorPennylane
yeah I've had a meal there it was the first night out we went to with work for someone's retiral - can't remember what I got but I remember really enjoying it as did everyone else x
02.07.11
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Why is the rum always gone?
CommentAuthorgrumpyoldmoo
We have been for several meals, and I being the fussy eater that I am have cleared my plate every time. That's really important to me! It's now choosing a menu that's going to suit everyone else lol .... not been to bad, we decided on a fish dish, a beef dish and a chicken dish, so hopefully everyone's catered for .. if not ... TOUGH!
CommentAuthorPennylane
that's a great choice u can't ask for much more than that! x
02.07.11
All you need is Love!
Why is the rum always gone?
CommentAuthorCroc
yes we got a freebie at our venue. we are getting the bridal suite and 2 of the other 8 rooms free so save is £600, lus because we have booked the other 6 rooms they have given us breakfast for everyoe free!!!!! PLUS instead of the venue price being £7500 we are getting it for £5000 because we booked it with less than a year till the date and they have done it as a good will guesture as they more than likely wouldnt have booked it so as she said better for them to book it at a reduced rate than have no wedding!!!!
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CommentAuthortreeplanner29
we are getting out bridal suite free and also the venus are providing a toastmaster for free. bonus.
CommentAuthorlittlemisssunshine
ha lol we will be lucky we love where we are goin to have the venue but they charge extra for every thing!!!!!!
