I went to Orlando last night (it's 1.5 hr drive) and did some reconing....saw some places ...spoke with some people etc.
There's more work than I expected and it would really ease my mind if the people on the list can post if they are truely interested in coming....so that I can have a set amount of people when I talk to the booking agents.
The reason why we're booking a place as opposed to just meeting up at a bar, is becuz our group is to big and requires reservations. Also, like I mentioned before, we're trying to find a place thats close to the conventions centers since most of us are going to be in hotels around the area.
Just to give u guys a little update. We got 3-4 places in our minds.
With an estimate of 40 people...we're looking at the price to be around 40-45 bucks per person so that we can pay off the venue, service fee, tax fees, food, drinks etc, for 2 to 3hrs(these prices are not set in stone...so please don't chew me off). If everything plays out right, i'm thinking that the more people that come the cheaper it will be...but like I said, Shropt and I are still in negotiations.
This is absolutely non profit and it for all of us and this is not sponsored by anyone...So we need as much cooperation and updates as possible.
I just wanted to post this out there, (maybe I'm saying to much and it will come back to bite me
)...so that you all can see what me and Shropt are dealing with.
I hope everything plays out awesomely and we'll have one of the best nights ever!!
If all else fails...we'll just have to crash some other forums party!