affordable NH wedding venues

Hi Heidi, I highly recommend The White Mountains, they're where I am from. I've been to quite a few nice weddings in the area and here is my recommendation. Congratulations and happy planning!

http://www.weddingsnh.com

You could look into doing it at one of the state parks. Patuckaway, which has a small mountain and lake, in Nottingham NH rents out for weddings.

FH and I are getting married at Loon Mountain. Guests take the gondola to the top of the mountain for the ceremony and the site overlooks Franconia notch. I highly recommend checking it out!

Stonewall Farm. The venue price is reasonable and it's all outside vendors so you can do some shopping around. It's gorgeous.

I'm getting married at Attitash Mountain in March! Their prices were awesome (my budget is the same as yours) and we're thrilled with the decision. We looked at Waterville Valley too; they're outside sites are gorgeous. Mount Sunapee is also a good option. Not white mountains, but still a beautiful spot and they do summit ceremonies.