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Down payments on venues

Dora, on July 28, 2017 at 1:02 PM

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How much are down payments usually if the venue is no more than $4,000. Of course everyone is worried about the financial aspect of wedding planning and we are trying to make a reasonable budget for our wedding. Our guest list as of now is approximately 85 people. We are looking for a barn type...

How much are down payments usually if the venue is no more than $4,000. Of course everyone is worried about the financial aspect of wedding planning and we are trying to make a reasonable budget for our wedding. Our guest list as of now is approximately 85 people. We are looking for a barn type venue. Any suggestions and advice or knowledge ?

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  • TheHamWhites
    Super March 2018
    TheHamWhites ·
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    My reception venue is $850 I have to put down $300 to secure it and make monthly payments. It's almost paid off now!!! $250 more to go!!

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  • Tatiana
    Savvy June 2018
    Tatiana ·
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    My venue was $3,150, and I had to put down $500 to secure the date.

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  • Ks_catonlap
    Super October 2017
    Ks_catonlap ·
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    Mine was 4k and had to pay in full to secure it.

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  • LanaKane
    Super November 2017
    LanaKane ·
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    It depends on the venue. Our deposit was $1,500 but we have a food and drink minimum to meet rather than a set final cost. The deposit will be applied to our final balance. Another venue we considered was a banquet hall and they only required a $500 deposit which was a third of the total cost.

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  • chelsey
    Super March 2018
    chelsey ·
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    My venue asked for 50% down. Total cost of venue was less than 4K. That's just the venue not anything to do with food.

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  • RaeGin
    Master September 2017
    RaeGin ·
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    Our price is per person ($50-55) with a guest minimum of 75. We had to put down $1500.

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  • DesertFox
    Super March 2018
    DesertFox ·
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    Our venue is $4200 and we put down $2100. The rest is due a month before the wedding

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  •  Brooke
    Devoted October 2018
    Brooke ·
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    Mines about 6000. We paid 500 to secure the date and give another 2500 6 mos in advance...to be clear my venue includes the catering so the final bill will depend on final numbers

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  • Jaimee
    Dedicated August 2018
    Jaimee ·
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    Our venue is 5500, our down payment was 500 and full payment one month before the date. It's more than we were looking to pay but it includes all tables and chairs for ceremony and reception and it has an indoor site too just in case it rains.

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  • Mrsbdg
    Champion August 2017
    Mrsbdg ·
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    We had to pay half at the time of booking

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  • ColorMeBlu
    Super May 2018
    ColorMeBlu ·
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    My venue was $1000

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