Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Locating a Rehearsal Dinner Space


Oh my!  You’ve come so far with the logistics of your wedding.  You’ve safely secured the wedding venue, booked our fine Dining Room for your one hundred and eighty to two hundred guests, toured the grounds and fallen in like with our Garden Room® for your bridal party preparation, and now there’s just one more thing; the rehearsal dinner.  But hey!  The hard stuff’s behind you and now this rehearsal dinner will be quick and painless.  So onward we go! 

Rehearsal dinner…hum?  What exactly is a rehearsal dinner and where should it be held?  Well traditionally it’s ‘held after the wedding rehearsal (which will be on the grounds of Sarasota’s plushest and nicest golf and country club – Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club®) and the night before the wedding ceremony1’; also at…okay; not another shameless plug for SGCC – I digress, but you get the gist! 

Quite simply, it’s a time where the wedding party, relatives, and friends of the bride and groom come together to meet, mix, and get-a-feel for one another.  So if your bridesmaid hasn’t by chance met your fiancĂ©e’s college bro that’s unusually loud and a bit uncouth; yeah, this would be the perfect time for them to be introduced so that she can let him know - in a tactful way - not to grope her as they walk hand-in-hand down the aisle. So the location for this dinner has to be bright, airy, secure, and have enough room to seat anywhere from one hundred and eighty (180) to two hundred and ten (210) – comfortably; because after everyone meets they may need a little ‘get-away-from-me’ space.  

And since it’s usually a time where everyone’ll enjoy a glass or two of bubbly to toast you marrying the man of your dreams; it’s definitely going to have to be close enough to the wedding ceremony rehearsal so that everyone can get to their cars without having to have a designated driver. With that in mind, there seems to be only one option – Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club! 

Credit: Sarasota Wedding Ideas
Just think.  By booking your wedding ceremony with Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club®; you’re getting an all-in-one-solution to your logisticical wedding problem.  We’re your convenient wedding and rehearsal dinner location, ceremony on the lawn, high-end bar and table reception in our fine Dining Room, fabulous bridal party preparation in our Garden Room® headquarters.  It doesn’t get any better than that!  So what are you waiting for?  To take a tour or for pricing, give our fabulous Food and Beverage Director, Kathleen Strand a call at (941)918-9595 or email her @ Kathleen@stoneybrookgcc.com.  And trust me; you’ll be surprisingly impressed with our rates.  Visit stoneybrook.net today!
 


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1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehearsal_dinner 

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

So You're Having a Country Club Reception?


So Ms. ‘I’m-Having-My-Wedding-At-Stoneybrook-Country-Club’, you’ve checked wedding venue off your to-do list. The seating is in place and now, you can finally breathe and get a little excited because you’ve also successfully secured our fabulous Garden Room® for your bridal party to prepare for the ceremony.  Check, check, and double check!  You go girl!  You’ve almost successfully completed the ‘Logistics For Your Wedding Venue’ (a shameless plug to read that Blog post); with the exception of locating a spot for your rehearsal dinner and reception.  Oh no?!?! Oh yes!  You were planning on rehearsing for the wedding-of-the-century weren’t you?  Of course! But again girlfriend, don’t worry!  At Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club®, we’ve got you covered! 

So which shall we tackle first; the logistics of the rehearsal dinner or the reception?  Let’s start with the one that’s most important; the reception.  So you need a place that’s spacious, luxurious, and budget friendly.   Check, check, and check!  Here’s the perfect location for you – Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club’s member owned Dining Room. 


At Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club®, we offer a high-end, dining room, table reception; complete with top-shelf bar.  Our Dining Room can spaciously accommodate two hundred and ten (210) guests.  But should you decide for a more buffet-style reception, we can comfortably seat one hundred and eighty (180)1.  And in case you’re worried about ambiance – don’t!  Your guests will enjoy high end oak table and chairs, arched windows complimented by sconce lighting in addition to a breathtaking terrace complete with country club views! We also offer a fully stocked top-shelf bar.  Take a look!


Credit: Sarasota Wedding Ideas

So are you ready to book yet?  Yeah, I thought so! And just think!  By booking your wedding and reception at Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club®; you successfully secure one venue for your wedding ceremony, table reception, bridal party preparation and in our next post, we’ll discuss your rehearsal dinner.  So what are you waiting for?  Call our Food and Beverage Director, Kathleen Strand at (941)918-9595 for a tour and pricing.  Oh, we can’t wait to see the Vimeo®! 
   
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