How much is your venue???

I paid an ARM and LEG for mine (actually overpaid I think, but nothing I can do about it now, and my only other options were community halls and public parks.)

Mine is $6000 for the venue alone (doesn't even include chairs/linens), but it does include the use of 7 hotel rooms for 2 nights, a pool, use of the venue Friday for the rehearsal dinner, and breakfast on Saturday for everyone staying in the 7 rooms.

We have to be out of the rooms by 11ish Sunday morning, but have to do some of our own clean up and can get that done throughout the day.

It will also be totally private since it is a mansion/grounds that is not open to the public

You only get married once right?

Ours is 550 for one day and and for two days 800 (wedding and reception place).

My venue was 1200 and I get my deposit back they provided the space chairs and tables and bartenders we just provide for everything else.

We rented an entire vineyard and just for the building with tables and chairs was 6500.00. everything else was additional costs.

I think you need to look at it in a different way. I have no idea if this calculation is correct, but it's an example:

Nice Place: $70 pp for dinner, some drinks, the place is nice, requires minimum additional decor, and doesn't charge any other fees. Your total: $80 pp.

Hall: Rental fee $3,000, decor, hiring a caterer, bartender, buying drinks, etc. is total???

Look at the complete picture. We paid a lot for a plated dinner per person, but it required minimal decor and everything came with it. Including a cocktail hour, complementary cake and valet parking and a few other perks.

$3600.... that includes tables and chivari chairs...

Mine will be around ****

My venue is $3350. It includes ceremony, reception, dinner, dessert, cake (although I am not getting it from there) champagne for the toast, open 5 hr bar and a small bottle of champagne for favors.

650 for a rental from 930 am-11pm. It's in a park. A fun hall its all wood it's like a lodge with all stainless fixtures!!! It come with a gazebo a porch and a patio!

My food will run about 20$ a person. No alcohol, we're doing a dry wedding.... And I have to do tableclothes myself

Reading some of these prices makes my jaw drop.. living in NY is too damn expensive lol

Ours was $1800 for the day. Its about an hour away from where I live, but in big city/suburban areas things are WAY more expensive, its a bit in the country so they have much more reasonable prices try seeing if there is a good venue a bit off the beaten path, they will probably have better prices!

If its at a venue thay does alot of weddings I say yes that sounds about right. You are going to spend any where from 60-125$ PP for mine its 15,000 for 100 guest with 4 hours open bar and buffet dinner I know we will have more ppl so it will be a little more. The more people you have the more it cost and I live in Delaware

Oh man, I thought we were paying a lot for our venue! Our wedding venue is about 1000, and the reception venue is 800.

Shop around too, some venues will let you get an outside caterer, and you can find one that may be cheaper than their in house caterer. My venue wouldn't let us but they were only $32 pp which is amazing! Every other in house caterer was at least $100pp! I did see some outside caterers that had prices ranging from $30-60 pp though so definitely shop around!

Our venue itself is free. We're members of our local country club and they let us use the facilities gratis on a 1st come/1st get. We DO get to go in as early as a week before an to decorate (assuming they don't have another booking for our room) and they give us AMPLE time to remove decorations.

We're not getting married til March, so we were the 1st to apply for the date. YAY!

They supply the bartender gratis, which is nice, but we have to supply the other things. A LOT of my family is non-drinking, BUT the country club does have an open bar. So those who do want to partake can. And they're offering us a great discount of our drink of choice.

As far as what other venues offer, i.e catering, my aunts are cooking my food and we have some college kids serving it on the cheap. Cake - FH's aunt is a pro decorator and we're swapping out her cake service and we'll provide her daughter's wedding DJ service in April. YEH! BARTERING BABY!

Our venue is $6k for 55 people but this also includes everything but photographer, dress, tux and thats it.

can't forget, it also includes an open bar for 5 hrs.

Ours is $32 pp, it includes ceremony and reception space, bridal preparation room, food and non alcoholic drinks (two entrees, three sides, tea and coffee), tables with linens.

For 100 people it will be $3200, which I think is a lot but considering it imcludes food I really cant complain.

Wow. I am in envy of the prices some brides have stated. My venue is 4K - that includes bridal chamber room for two hours before the ceremony, ceremony site, reception site, chairs, tables, linens. To be fair it does include a wedding planner and day of coordinator but nothing else was included. This was after a 30% discount too.

Like someone else above mentioned, I think the price is higher because we rented a private property overlooking the water.

I.e. bar, catering, cake, etc were all additional expenses.

Leasha - my middle name is Kimberly - so close!!

Alysha M. If your middle name is Marie, I am going to sh*t bricks. LOL! My name is Alysha Marie.

$9000 for 150 people

-linens/tables

-ceremony (no charge)

-coordinator for the day

-hour rehearsal

-(If no other activities during day) start setting up for wedding in the morning

-barbeque style buffet

-dance floor

-unlimited beer/drinks

-bartender

-quite a lot of decorations already supplied

-bon fire

-no sound restrictions...

I think a few more things, but I can't remember >w< Just need to find our own dj and cake (which is perfectly fine).