Hey, great thread.
I've been looking into hotels for my wedding next year. I'm not a fan of banquet halls, I prefer to stay downtown. Best ones I'm considering is the Delta Chelsea, or the Ritz Carelton in Montreal. The packages are going to kill me $$$ wise as I aint wealthy but thats the cost for wanting it downtown and peer pressures of having an open bar (which I guess its expected from my family, friends and myself). But the Delta Chelsea per person is $110 bucks a person which is good, and the Ritz in Montreal is starting $125 (both open bar, taxes & tip INCLUDED). I'm quite lucky as I get to have a wedding reception in Hong Kong as well (in which won't cost me anything, and supposively we'll make some cash.
I've also looked at the new sheraton in Richmond Hill. Filet Migon and lobster, with shrimp cocktail etc. open bar is under $120 there. Fantastic, but its in a suburb.
Around $100 a person is a good price for Toronto right????
I hope I helped? Have you come accross anything downtown open bar as well that you could provide me with?