Reception Dilemmas
January 6, 2009
So the golf club next to my apartment has their banquet hall open on my date.
Same number of people, different venue.
I’ll give you a picture or two to show you because I’m thinking aloud.
One is the caterer’s hall. First Choice Catering – Ironically the only caterer that North Creek will allow you to use, so either way, they’re cooking the food.
First Choice will rent to me – if they do the food, for $1175 before food. Includes things like linens (only white with the black chairs), tables, chairs, yadda yadda.
The only problem really is that they look smaller – when we went they were set up for a dinner for 50 and it already looked a little tight, though I believe them when they say they can work it out for more, but here’s what we got on the inside – excuse the pictures if they’re blurry and focus on the space.
BUT.
Here’s where the building is located – the building that I’ve circled for you…
The other, the golf club, says it has about the same size square feet – the price would be $1400 for the rental, and there would be a corking fee for each bottle of wine or champagne. Tables and chairs are included – linens would be extra, and the chairs are awfully ugly.
Here’s the outside of the club though:
And then just the size of the inside, as they had two parties this weekend and the carpet cleaners and maids haven’t been in yet because it’s icy and gross here in Memphis, so don’t pay attention to the mess… it definitely has a better view…
So.
There’s my dilemma.
Actually, most of you are probably going ‘what the hell does it matter?’
The answer is… I have no fucking clue.
For some reason random stuff has become a bigger deal than it used to be and I’ve become incapable of making decisions.
Damnit.






they make you pay for food on top of the rental? seems pretty steep for a 50-person room. but in this economy, i guess you screw people where you can
corking fees are standard though.
hearkening back to my days at the hillz, i think we had the same quality rooms for 100-200 guests at about $1500 and $2000. buy that much food, and no charge for the room. the max 50 guest room was like $900, again no charge as long as you get $900 worth of food. but then again, we were the ghetto reception hall hehe.
i suggest you keep looking…