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[quote=Anonymous]On Long Island nice places are now quoting on average $275 to $300 a plate for a Saturday wedding in Spring of 2027.

Remind you that is just the plate. If they have band, DJ, Flowers, limos, booking a church, rehersal dinner, brunch next day out of town guest that is extra.

Dumpy places that are outdated on busy roads for Friday or Sunday night wedding can be had for as little as $130 to $160 a plate.

The really fancy place (most expensive)on Long Island to have a wedding is called Oheka Castle a wedding that is nice on a prime time Saturday night in May or June can run $1,200 a plate.

I went to a wedding at the the Mansion at Glen Cove in 1990 which is a  55-acre estate,  Featuring grand ballrooms, elegant outdoor spaces etc. (second most expensive on Long Island) and in 1990 the girl was paying $250 a person!! I gave $300 at the time for me and my GF at the time absolute most I could afford but in reality it cost the couple $200 for me and my GF to go to the wedding.

People who are old (meaning over 55) have no clue how much the weddings can cost today. I am not saying you have to cover plate, but couples giving $200 checks in 2026 at weddings cause when they got married in 1997 that was a great gift are a way out of date.

My wedding back when in olden times a few older widowed Aunts etc. gave $75 bucks and thought that was big money. Granted they got married in the 1950s so to them it was big money. My wedding cost like $110 a place do big deal what was it $35 bucks less than plate cost. They could have paid zero would not have matter.

But today people giving $200 a couple when weddings at just nice decent places on Long Island cost $700 a couple that is bride $500 a couple for you to attend. At that point give a little more or just dont go and send a $100 -$150 check or gift off registery to bride.   [/quote]

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