I can't believe how awesome this quinceanera is turning out so far! I made huge headway today in an hour. Imagine how much more will happen between now and Sept 2012!
We are looking at Chatfield Botanic Gardens. The lady I talked to today, Chris, was so sweet! We are going out to see it hopefully two weeks from now. Once we land the venue, the rest will follow. I love seeing the venue so I can lock in a vision. The amount of details that can unfold for me once I see the venue are endless! I have this ability to look at an empty room and envision the event and the set up of it in a heartbeat. I can draw a layout as fast as Jimmy John's can deliver subs!
As for what comes with the venue, I am pretty stoked. We can bring in our own liquor, I just need to have a licensed bartender or two to serve. Monnie said she has people that she can recruit. The caterer doesn't need to have a license. We just have to pay $250 to opt out of using their preferred caterer. Not too bad considering the amount of money they are saving having Monnie do the catering. She doesn't have a bunch of employers to pay.
There is a $50 disposal fee if we don't want to take the garbage with us. They will give us 150 chairs and the rest can be rented at a dollar a piece. They will include 20 round tables and 5 8 foot tables. Any additional tables can be rented for $5. It will seat 120 people in the bar and Chris said they have had 450 people outside in the patio area. Lights are on the patio and I love the idea of inside/outside versatility. Some people can choose to be outside and if they get cold, they can go inside. We don't have to worry about noise because the venue is rented to only us!
As for the videography and photography...I scored! If I didn't please tell me...I think I scored. I spoke with Alise at All Digital Photography and she said we can have up to 7 hours of videography with two cameras/two videographers for $1995. She had a 4 hour package with just videography for 4 hours for $995. Each videography package comes with a dvd that has edited video (up to 3 hours) and they use wireless mics while filming. She also has a package for 8 hours with two photographers and 2 videographers for $2995. She is bi-lingual and of the Latina descent as well. She knows her stuff when it comes to these parties. I love it!
I have a photographer, Brian Kraft who wants to work with me too. I met with him earlier last year and his work is phenomenal. If there is a way to work both of these companies together it'd be fantastic! I have to see how much my clients have decided to spend on photography and videography now and we'll go from there. But so far, in a days work, I feel I've gotten somewhere for this quinceanera. Yay!
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