Holiday inn wedding?

Hi every1 is any one having one of the holiday inn weddings for a £1000 im going to look on saturday i dont no what to expect tho x

I have only heard about this so can't offer any advice...sorry

I don't know about the other arrangements, but a little while back some of my colleagues (DJs)  were approached to do the disco for £100. They are all well experienced chaps, so needless to say none were interested. If you are on a small budget it might be ideal for you......but do bear in mind that you do get what you pay for and there are other ways of doing things on a small budget such as getting friends and family to help with some bits and cutting down on non essentials.

I agree - you do get what you pay for and it is likely that Holiday Inn have resorted to using less well established suppliers who can fit in with their price line.

However, that doesn't necessarily mean that they will be bad suppliers - they may just be relatively new to the industry and so can't command higher prices.  I think that if you feel you can trust the contact at the hotel and if you are happy with the look of the function room (or can afford to pay a little extra to decorate it the way you would like) then go for it.   Just be prepared to be quite firm with the venue - insist on a menu tasting, insist on meeting the individual suppliers so that you can go through your requirements with them directly.

You may also want to keep a couple of hundred extra pounds in the budget so that if you are happy with most of the package but want to upgrade the food/wines/flowers or whatever, you can do so - ask the contact at the hotel how they would handle this.

I hope it goes well

Hi there

We went to look at the holiday Inn for our wedding and we were impressed by the value for money. We couldn't do the £1000 offer as we needed a date in july. I know two people who have held weddings there and they were very happy with the quality of food, value for money and also the staff. These were a few years ago but we would have been happy to hold our wedding there but our date wasn't available and my dad didn't like it.

My advice is go and see the venue, if you like it brilliant, if not then fine. If you can picture yourself getting married/ holding your reception there, then it could be the venue of choice.

Good Luck

I don't think its an issue being a holiday inn as most are clean and presentable.....its this latest idea of theirs to offer a package for £1000, which to me suggests that they are sourcing the cheapest suppliers and cutting corners to do it for that.

This package isn't exactly new - the HI group have just had some good publicity on it recently.

You may find that a local venue that you love will be able to do exactly the same for the same amount on their normal rates. 

Have a shop around - on the number of guests that you would get on that package you may find elsewhere.

As for suppliers, you will probably find that you use your own anyway.  Most hotels have "preferred supplier" lists that are no longer relevant to them!