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Reid Rooms, Essex. Any fellow brides? Package vs DIY?

drbride, 6 July, 2015 at 20:27 Posted on Planning 0 1

We've chosen the Reid Rooms as our venue and are really excited! We are now having the dilemma of package vs sorting out catering/drinks/DJ ourselves, however. The main sticking point is the drinks package is £22/head for unlimited drink during reception/meals and we have no idea if this is good value or not. As Reid Rooms has no corkage perhaps we would be better off sourcing it ourselves to save money?

Also the caterer for the package wedding option is a company called Anna Shutes. I can't find much in the way of reviews online and wondered if anyone had any experience of their catering?

Any ideas about pros/cons of package vs organising it yourself would be much appreciated as I really have no idea in this area. Originally thought package would work out cheaper/be a bit easier but now really unsure!

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Latest activity by MrsB88, 7 July, 2015 at 10:14
  • Sam&Louise
    Beginner September 2015
    Sam&Louise ·
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    I'm not getting married there myself, so I can't comment on specifics, but I do know that every single time we've shot there, the couples we've worked with have gone the DIY route.

    The last wedding we shot there used Green Fig catering and the food was incredible.

    Many caterers offer a drinks package option too, so you may get a better deal lumping it all together.

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  • MrsB88
    Beginner August 2015
    MrsB88 ·
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    My best friends sister got married there and they did it all DIY x

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