Calling Virginia Brides

[SarahLovesJS]

Has anyone looked into The Jefferson? It''s so expensive and beautiful...but like I said..so expensive. If you did decide on there how much did it actually cost if you don''t mind sharing? Thanks!

 

[violet02]

Is that the one in Richmond? If so that place is very nice! My parents live in Richmond...

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Yep, sorry I should have specified! I haven''t ever actually been there, so I need to go see it, but as far as I can see right now the hotel looks very pretty from pictures.

 

[IWantAMilkshake]

My friend is getting married there! I think the site fee is $4-$6K, but I''m not totally sure about that. What I am sure about is that they require you to use approved caterers, so the very bottom price per plate you''ll get is $130/head. For my friend''s 250 person wedding, they are charging her $17K for alcohol.


When she told me this, i about died. My wedding budget is $30K, which I thought was A LOT, and there''s no way I could have come close to affording those prices! (Except the site fee, because between my tent and dish rentals, it adds up to that site fee). My catering is $25/head, for example for a fabulous meal.

Hope this helps!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Wow! I did not know that the cost of alcohol was that hall. Lordy.

I guess it''s time for me to move on, I am thinking it is out of my budget, too. Okay I KNOW it''s out of my budget, but I need to make myself move on. Wish me luck!

 

[IWantAMilkshake]

If you''re thinking Richmond, we know someone who did the botanical gardens, and the pictures were beautiful. If you''re looking generally in Central VA, our friends who did vineyard weddings had pretty reasonably priced weddings.

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Thank you, I will look into Botanical Gardens!!

 

[violet02]

If you''re talking about the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, then yes they''re gorgeous. Particularly at night!!

 

[SarahLovesJS]

I just wanted to say I looked up Lewis Ginter and it is gorgeous!!! We met on a plane to Japan during a study abroad trip, and they have a Japanese tea house!!

Thank you so much IWantAMilkshake and violet02!