Tuesday 11 September 2012

Nairobi wedding venues part 2: price and package details

In part 1 of the Nairobi wedding venues blog post, I identified some of the venues I was thinking of and some must haves. This post just documents the conversations I had with all the following venues. Please visit or call them yourself just in case of changes, but this is what I was told by the staff:  

Rock city
Telephone contact: Consolata (+254721444144)
--venue with chairs (only) Kshs. 70,000
-grounds alone: Kshs. 65,000; backup generator is only included if they are doing the whole wedding for you, if it's just the venue you need then there is no generator

-They also have a package where they can essentially take care of the full wedding.  

Wanderjoy
Telephone contact: Maria (+254-720-794-000)
-Grounds alone: Kshs. 100,000 (does not include back up generator or any other service)  

Florienta gardens
Telephone contact: Erica (+254-722-526-499)
-Kshs. 50,000 which space for upto upto 700 guests;  Guests should leave by 7p.m; Set up day before is possible; toilets for 300; No generator available.  

House in Bloom
 Not able to get through. Willl update soon. However, I am aware that there venue has had parking space problems (this I know from having passed by the residence hosting house in bloom at least once a month and  each time there was a wedding, wedding guest had to park on the resident's main road leading to chaos)so if parking and space in general is still a problem, that may be a huge minus, unless all other details are out of this world.

UPDATE: I am now informed by one of House in Bloom's next door neighbours that the traffic problems have eased up. It seems that House in Bloom took the residents concerns in place and have opened up a field for use for parking cars, which is great. Still need to get in touch with someone for price quotation

Kenya High school 
Telephone contact: most of the numbers listed on their website were not going through but this one worked eventually: +254-724-253-920
Grounds: Kshs. 35,000; chapel: 15,000; (therefore if using chapel and grounds= Kshs.50,000); toilets available
call back in November/December for term dates to check availability of proposed wedding date

Oak place
Beautiful setting but it is not possible to get grounds hire alone- their package comes with their food, tables and chairs and first night venue. That would leave at least the tents, flowers and decor, photo-shoot venue, photography, cake, entertainment. There are 2 packages one for :
Kshs 2,500 per person.  (Minimum of 200 pax) and the other for
Kshs 2,000 per person. (Minimum of 300 pax)

 Braeburn college- garden estate
 Kshs. 70,000 of which Kshs.10,000 is a refundable deposit( refunded after the wedding)
-package includes: generator, toilets with tissue paper and cleaners, parking space and they only hold 1 wedding per Saturday

Loreto convent valley road
-Kshs. 20,00 per day,
-Package details: there is no generator but you can use the power in the primary school building though you would need a very long cable, water, toilets with tissue
- booking done at main reception (+254- 0724 921634) 
-one feedback I have heard is that sometimes it can be quite a noisy place as it is right next to a busy uphill highway, but I have also been to 3 weddings there and it felt okay.

Tayiana gardens
-Telephone contact : Wambui-+254-714-547-720
-Kshs. 65,000 and they only book one wedding per day; for use of the gardens including the floating banda, photo shoot space
-parking security; 2 gents and 2 ladies toilet, buy your own tissue
-no generator
-sufficient parking as they now have extra grounds for people to park

Jockey Club Nairobi
-depends on the time you plan to be there, and which section you use. However starting price is from roughly Kshs.70,000

Langata Botanical Gardens
-contact:0722-382-615 (Grace)
-grounds: Kshs80,000
-12 toilets available, available generator but have to put approximately Kshs.3000 fuel
-must use their tents, dressed tables, dressed chairs, (they don't allow tents from outside)-Ksh.70,000 roughly for 350 guests
-Catering is also a must :roughly between Kshs.550 to 600 per plate

St. christopher's school Karen
Kshs. 55000 for the grounds from from 6a.m to 6p.m; 
generator available, 8 toilets (4 gents, 4 ladies)
bring your own security 

Marula Manor (Karen)
-Telephone contact:+254-703-119-039
-Kshs. 100,000 per day, no generator, no toilets bring your own mobile toilets
- contact did not have information about how much their grounds would be for photo-session alone

Ol-Arabel
to update soon 

Serena hotel- checking on photo session costs
-the photoshoot package is first night room+ photo-session: Kshs. 25,000 (room, bed and breakfast, grounds for photo session, surprise package for honeymooners) check out: between 12-1p.m
drinks and/or snacks for wedding party come separately,
-photo-session grounds alone: Kshs. 15,000 per hour
-Grounds for wedding- What they charge is actually for the food, drinks, pa and tents and then the grounds come as complimentary, thus the cost depends on the menu you choose

Hillcrest International School
-Kshs. 100,000, restrooms (4), generator on site, security
- set up can happen the previous day during their school holidays

Nairobi arboretum
-Grounds: kshs. 30,000 and extra Kshs.5000 for parking 2 security guards, can set up the night before, have allowance the day before 
- come with your own mobile toilets
-power available, come up with your own generator
-note that the wedding venue is in a private ground (not with all the picnic people)








3 comments:

  1. ThatLadyInAWhiteDress! You began a good journey, it's sad coz it's like you did quit. This is incredible information, I wish it was longer to include more venues, and I hope it's to-date. But all I want to say is please if possible, do a comeback.

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  2. Thank you for taking your time, energy and resources to get the info for us.

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  3. Thank you for taking your time, energy and resources to get the info for us.

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