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"Destination
Weddings" at
the....
Bold Colorful Life Estate
WILL
NOT BE HELD DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Wedding Support Fee Schedule |
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'Destination Wedding' Site
Fees:
This is a
vacation rental, and our primary focus is to provide you with a
gorgeous, elegant, natural site for your wedding. We also
provide many wedding/event-related services to enhance your
visit, your event and your planning.
A. LODGING: press the links, below, to see the fees for each building. Either or both can
be rented for your 'destination wedding'.
Farmhouse Rental
The Farmhouse sleeps a maximum of 11 wedding guests
in beds.
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Cape Rental
The Cape sleeps a maximum of 9 wedding guests
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| A1. Additional People staying overnight on-site: $35 per person
per night, whether they stay inside either house on pullout
couches or blow-up mattresses, or outside on the grounds, in
their tents. |
B. Event Fee: $12-15 per person, beyond those staying overnight in the Bold Colorful Life Estate buildings. Fee rates
depend on wedding design, use of utilities and wear-and-tear of
the property. *The fee will be
determined by the management and includes the
(sometimes surprising) addition to the utility bills, for
electricity, oil and propane which arises from many small
usages, such as extra lights and paddle fans, hairdryers, irons,
etc. extra laundry for emergencies, extra showers, outside post lights, etc.
It also includes the labor and supplies and services to return
the site to its former, natural pristine condition.
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C. Band/D.J./Music
Utilities: $150.00 *The fee includes
the addition to the utility bills for music, whether it's a band
with microphones and speakers, a DJ or just a CD player playing
music throughout the event. There is no charge for a live
musical group, such as a string quartet or a pianist or a
bagpiper, which add nothing to the overall utilities.
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D. Catering
Utilities: $200.00 *The fee includes
the addition to the utility bills for the chilling, preparation
and warming of food for the event. Caterers are expected to take
the dirty dishes with them; this does not include utilities for
large amounts of dishwashing.
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E. Tent:
$150.00 up, depending on number, size and placement**
**this fee covers the labor required
to return the estate to pre-tent
condition--it does not cover the rental of the tent itself...there
are several sites which are appropriate for tent placement and
the tent placement must be agreed upon, in writing, before the
event.
E1. Dance Floor over lawn: $100.00**
if the dance floor is set up on any lawn area, this fee covers the
labor and grass seed to coax the lawn back to health where the
dance floor has been
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F. Reception
Deck: $450.00 rental of the deck and open air tables and chairs
for your reception; convenient to the Fire-pit**this
rental is a 24 hour agreement for one event only...the deck must
be put back into good order by the end of the 24 hour period
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| G. Reception
Barn: $600.00 rental of the 1800s barn for indoors reception
and/or dancing; this includes use of our 20+ barnboard
benches...made of 200+ year old barnboards and timbers |
H. Officiant Services:
this covers having Melissa serve as the Officiant at your
wedding
- Ceremony: $250.00
- Rehearsal and Ceremony:
$300.00
I.
On-site Wedding Support Services: $50.00 per hour
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Interaction with Service Providers/On-site Management of:
Catering Services
Wait Staff
Band/ D. J.
Rentals-tent, tables, tableware, lighting, etc.
Transportation of Guests to and from events
- There is a $300 minimum
fee for six hours of service provider interaction by Melissa
or a staff member. This covers,
at minimum, the interaction before and after, and
supervision of service providers' interaction with the site.
It might also cover service-provider-related
interaction with the wedding party. If the wedding party does not have an event planner on site
the day of the event, it will include on-site management.
- In addition, there will
be a 'runner' on site during any and all events, provided by
the estate and paid for by the wedding party at $25 per
hour, to 'run' and get/do anything that hasn't been planned
for, and to oversee management of the un-foreseen needs and
crises.
- The owner or a
staff member representative will be on-site for the event,
to oversee that all goes smoothly for the wedding party, and
to ensure that the site and site policies are respected.
This person will take
candid pictures which tell 'the story' of the event for this
website. There is no charge for the photography and these
pictures are shared with you at no charge and shown on the
website.
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J. Porta-Johns:
we do not supply portable toilets,
but there are requirements for using the estate site for events
of any size. Porta-Johns must be rented at the rate of one
toilet for every 20 persons, beyond those staying in the
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Packages of all
varieties can be designed to match your wedding vision,
your
budget and your style. Let us know which services are of
interest
and we'll work with you to put together a package that
fulfills
your wedding dreams.
****Please be sure to
read the Wedding Policies, all the way to the bottom of the
page, so that you can follow our guidelines and receive a
full security deposit return.
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VIII. Wedding
Policies
BOLD
COLORFUL LIFE ESTATE
WEDDING POLICIES
Welcome to the Bold
Colorful Life Estate!!
Thank you for renting this
property for your awesome occasion. We are delighted to have you
visit and enjoy the greater Boothbay peninsula in mid-coast
Maine!! We hope that your stay is comfortable and memorable and
that you return to stay with us again and again.
Please let us know how we can help to make your stay a pleasant
one.
Our Mission:
our mission and primary focus is to provide you with a gorgeous,
comfortable and fully equipped site, in a beautiful natural
setting, for your event, gathering, reunion or vacation….at an
excellent price.
We provide the
complete set of basic services for the fee that we agreed upon
in our contract. This includes your receiving the building clean
and ‘dressed’ like an Inn, ‘starter’ supplies such as detergent,
toilet paper and paper towels, ‘loaner’ items during your stay
such as books and sports equipment, games, movies, etc., and
this manual to help you find things, use the site and enjoy the
peninsula. We do not charge a separate linen fee, nor
a supply-stocking fee, nor a sports equipment rental fee.
***Please see Release which must be signed
before kayaks or boats are used.
We do expect you to treat these things as though they were your
own. Thank you.
For those who
are interested, we also provide additional services if these
would enhance your visit and/or your event. These
are offered at additional cost.
Examples include:
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additional overnight guests, beyond building 11 person
maximum-$25/person/night
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extra mid-week cleaning services and/or after-check-out deep
cleaning services-variable
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rental of air conditioning units-$50/week or visit
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use of the kitchen and dining room for an 'event' which includes
more than the building's overnight rental guests
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use of the 'rental deck' behind the red barn building for an
outside 'event'
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For our ‘destination wedding’ or 'wedding reception' guests, we
offer many additional services, which are outlined
here.
Please let us
know if any of these are of interest to you, before or during
your visit. Thanks!
If there is something we can do to make your stay more
enjoyable, please let us know...and if you are pleased with your
stay, please let the world know. Thanks! :-)
In order
that your visit is harmonious for all, and in order for you to
receive your full security deposit refund, please abide by the
following policies. Many thanks!
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
I.
PLANNING YOUR TRIP:
Here's the website which will answer many of your questions about
planning your trip to the Boothbay peninsula:
boldcolorlife.com.
And there is a separate section of this manual which lists many
local activities. Melissa is also available to share local tips.
The best
local weather can be found at wunderground.com...04537 is the
zip code.
II. ARRIVAL:
CHECK-IN begins at 4p on the first day of your rental. Melissa's
cell phone is 203-331-7242. Please be in touch as you approach,
so that she can guide you to the property, meet you and give you
your tour of the building, the grounds and the local
attractions. Please give her your cell phone(s) too. Thanks!
If you need
additional
time for your wedding service providers (Porta-Johns, tents,
caterers, etc.) to set up for you, please add additional days to
your rental to cover those needs.
Parking
for the Cape is south of the Cape, the driveway is a left turn
just before the Cape, just past the first post light. Parking
for the Farmhouse is north of the Cape, along the Cape's front
picket fence.
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