Help please!! Need to find a venue.

Try community centers/halls! Those are typically cheap

I’m in Jersey and have a venue booked that includes the space, decorations, catering, centerpieces, the cake, cocktail hour, etc for a reasonable price. Price of food is $58/person (there are different options of varying prices) and space is only $600 for the entire reception. It’s a fire hall that was converted to an event catering hall. It’s not as upscale but it fits my style and budget and they have great reviews from many other receptions and events they’re done. Other banquet halls were way out of my budget. Maybe there are other renovated halls in your area you could try. Good luck!

View Quoted Comment Good to know but I need a place to do both ceremony and reception. With all included but photo and catering.

View Quoted Comment Try having it at a restaurant large enough to hold your amount of guests. Restaurants would already have all the things you need and don’t usually have a fee charged for using the venue

I'm not sure where you located, but we live in Central Illinois and we have a beautiful barn venue that we rented fo $3000. They include a ton of decorations, all tables and chairs, all the dishes (except silverware), non alcoholic drinks, and even clean up afterwards. If you're close, I can send you their information.

View Quoted Comment I’m so jealous. I wish I could find that.

View Quoted Comment Omg..so jealous! Wish I could find that here, I live in Orlando Florida so maybe that’s why.

View Quoted Comment That is very true but we want to dance, drink and carry on. We can’t do that at a restaurant. Lol. But that’s an idea I may have to consider for sure.

Maybe try an aquarium/zoo/butterfly pavilion. Learning places are sometimes cheaper

I live in Florida and love my venue I found look up channel side in Palm Coast they do ceremony and reception with decor

View Quoted Comment You might be able to have a dance floor and drink too! I did mine in a restaurant and they allowed a dance floor and alcohol

View Quoted Comment Thanks so much for the advice and the luck girl.

View Quoted Comment Thanks so much. Loving the pointers and info.

View Quoted Comment Thanks so much, I didn’t even think of that.

That might be tough but have you asked about a non-Saturday??? And brunch will cost less than dinner.

View Quoted Comment We want that that specific date but thanks for the pointer.

Another suggestion: colleges & universities. I work for a college, and we rent our rooms for CHEAP (they're also historic and really pretty) and our catering is very inexpensive for the quality. Do your research, though, see that they have experienced catering teams/chefs (some are better than others). They should do a tasting with you, and give you a few package options.

View Quoted Comment Thanks so much. That is a good idea also.

View Quoted Comment Thanks girl! I will look into them.

Hi Tara. I’m an hour or so from Orlando and my venue has everything including catering except photographer and personal flowers so it’s above $4000. It’s amazing. It was a tad bit above my own budget but the Venue Owner makes it’s so easy it’s worth it. However, there’s different packages and the Venue Owner works with you so if you wanted to do catering elsewhere you totally can and the price may ultimately end up in your budget.