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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the sister that the 00:10 poster mentioned, and my son's dol was actually at Palace because they seemed to offer the most for the money.  Below is some information from my notes last year:
 
1. VENUE
Palace -- $29 per person for a buffet in a private room; will discount 5% if we pay cash.  For the slide show, they have a projector if we bring in a laptop or 3 TVs if we bring in a DVD.  They'll do basic decorations and will set up the doljabi table.
Hansungoak -- $25 per person for a buffet in a private room.  They have a projector for the slide show but don't provide decorations other than basic table covers.
Hee Been -- $17.99 per person for a buffet; will discount 5% if we pay cash.  50 people for the large private room; 30 for the small private room.  The large room has a projector.  They don't provide decorations other than the doljabi table.

2. PHOTOGRAPHER -- Our photographer Inhar Chong &lt;http://inharchong.com&gt; was great, but if money were no object, we would have gone with Jennifer Kim &lt;http://jenniferkimphotography.com&gt;  (We actually found Inhar because she did Jennifer's son's dol.)

3. CAKE -- Napoleon Bakery; make sure you give them at least 1 week's notice if you want a special design.

4. PARTY FAVORS -- We did little boxes of dduk from Siroo, next door to Palace.

5. HANBOK FOR THE BIRTHDAY BOY/GIRL -- We just rented a baby hanbok from Rose Bedding, on the other side of 236.

6. BALLOONS -- Can't remember who we used, but she did a fantastic job.  I think she was someone that Palace recommended.

Keep in mind that our dol was pretty basic, as we're too cheap and lazy to go all out for a baby's birthday party (we didn't even do a wedding or reception when we got married).  Then again, I suppose one could argue that having a dol at a restaurant with a photographer, party favors, and professionally designed balloon decorations is over the top in and of itself. . .

Final note: if you're inviting non-Asians, make sure they know what a big deal this is and that this ain't no Check E. Cheese's affair.  I spent most of the party vowing to divorce my non-Korean husband because so many of his friends and relatives rolled in up to 1.5 hours late to what they obviously thought was just some kiddie birthday party.

Good luck, and have fun!!

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