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I know someone who had their reception at the polish heritage center. However, they also had like 400 guests.
Considering how fickle spring is around here (i had the same woes about a june 20 wedding...it POURED the weekend of my wedding and the sun came out about 4 hours before the ceremony so we could do outdoor instead of indoor), I'd spring for the extra $400. Also, I don't like how a lot of venues in St Lousi put people in separate areas. Our venue was like that, too, and would only hold 130 in the main dining room, then bump to the "wine garden" which was completely separate. I think i'ts nice to keep everyone in one area, otherwise it's just strange, like someone got shafted, and it's too easy to disconnect them from the wedding.
I'd scrounge together the $400 to keep people together AND be safe. Spring is just weird around here!
The $400 dollars could definitely be worth it, although I completely see your point about it feeling to big with your smaller guest list. The Edge of Webster is actually a fantastic venue, and although you have to purchase alcohol from them, it's a good size for your guest list.
One thing to keep in mind with the Lehman House, is if you are inviting a total of 150, not all 150 will show up. It will probably be between 120 and 130 - so it could work out. Now, if you're inviting like 200, that's another story.
Hopefully between ejs4y8 and me (and other posters), this will help!
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Ok, so me and mine wanted, initally, to have Noodles and Co food for our wedding which sounded way awesomer then than it does now. After thinking it through (we'd have to rent EVERYTHING and hire servers and figure out how to do set up/clean up on our own plus i'm sure a million other things I haven't thought of) we decided against it. We did find several venues still willing to let us provide our own catering (I think I have a goodie option maybe lined up--tasting next month, we shall see) thanks to some of you ladies here.There's no *perfect* site though.
Edge of Webster: Middle-of-the-road when it comes to rental cost. Lets us use w/e caterer we want but we have to buy our liquor from them. Lame. Beautiful hall though
Hearth Room at the Hawken House: Cheapest iirc. We can do pretty much anything we want. Problem? Can only fit about 100 people inside comfortably. Could possibly cram about 120 in there, but with little to no room for dancing. Solution? Have the option of going outside for more tables/loungy space or something. Problem? St. Louis. In Spring. Yea....
Lehmann House: Also cheap. Have to buy our alcohol from her, but it's very inexpensive. Gorgeous house, but only about 50 people fit inside--same problem as Hearth Room.
Polish Heritage Center: Expensive (comparitively speaking). We can do pretty much anything we want here. It's absolutely beautiful. I love it. This was my personal favorite. Did I mention expensive? About $400 more than the other venues.
My question to you? Is it worth it? PHC is a bit big for my wedding (we'll have 150, it seats 500 full, so we'll have LOTS of room between the tables and big dance floor :)) but apart from that and the price it's totally perfect for us. I love the two middle venues too, but they're just a tad too small. Do I risk having people outside for a spring wedding in st. Louis, or do I cough up the extra dough for the safe site?
What'd you guys think? (Sorry that was so long)
(EDIT: Jeebus! This turned out even way longer than i thought!)