Inexpensive farm/barn venue!

Http://www.gastateparks.org/IndianSprings-Weddings

Not exactly an old wood barn but still rustic (remains look like an old stone barn). $750 for ceremony space, reception space, tables, chairs, and kitchen. Looks to be about 40 minutes or so outside of Macon.

People are being hateful when they make comments such as Mrs. Mac and others making fun of me and others or making rude comments that aren't necessary to my question. I realize that its super popular now, I didn't want it because its trendy, that's just my personality, country. That's really mainly what I'm looking for is somewhere outside that would go well with cowboy boots and a rustic theme

@Jessica - no one has been rude to you. Telling people that they might have to change their expectations is not rude. You stated yourself that you have called every venue you are interested in and they are either too expensive or not available on your date. You aren't willing to travel further (with reason) and you aren't willing to change your date. If you can't find what you want in your price range on your date you have to change what you want, your price range or your date. Those are your options.

I'm just going to add my voice to the din and say that my brother was married in a barn in December in Wisconsin where barns are in abundance and people really get into that whole rustic chic thing.

For the ceremony and reception it would have cost them $6000+. So, I repeat: in a state where there are barns everywhere just waiting to be strung up with Christmas lights, in off season, it was still 3x your budget, OP. They chose to only have the ceremony and dinner there, and then the reception was at the hotel.

It is not rude or bullying or negative to say you may need to change your direction because what you want isn't possible.

Thanks Kristy I'll take a look at it! I've actually been to Indian springs throughout my childhood and the rocks are beautiful!

Once again opinions aren't rude, mean comments about me are rude. and unnecessary.

Ignore the bitchy comments, you are missing a lot of good advice. You just don't want to have to change what you want.

Contrary to Adrianas belief, many of us made sacrifices for our weddings whether it was DIY bouquets, getting a second job to cover the expense, cutting guest list, having it on Friday. That's what you have to do when you don't have unlimited funds.

So now you're okay with outdoor venues that don't have barns? That opens up a world of possibilities for you. All I've been saying is that you need to change one thing. If you're willing to change barn to just outdoor venue, then you should be able to find something great.

Late to this- but I've been lurking on the comments. What I really don't understand is when people choose a date FIRST then try to make that fit their venue. The first question everyone asked me was "what's the date?!" and it's like I don't know- I'll see what the venues have available!

Jessica I'm pretty sure no one said anything mean about you. No one here knows you. Comments about your ideas are not insults to your character.

FFS can you answer if you're willing to compromise on anything at all?

You got upset initially because someone told you to adjust your expectations. It's right there on the first page of this thread, only a few comments deep. They weren't being rude in the slightest to you.

I am going to repeat my original suggestion since I'm sure it has been lost.

Since you are having a small wedding (less than 50 people) why can you not have it at a historical home, a manor house or a plantation home? You are in Georgia, now I'm not from the South, but I have travelled extensively through there, there have to be homes that are specific to wedding venues for these purposes. Hell, up here in Ontario we have them.

Since you have exhausted all the barn venues, you need to step back and change gears. Look at another type of venue.

Head desk. seriously/

Again, I had my wedding in a beautiful Mansion, we all wore boots and the guys wore jeans and white button down shirts, all for under $2,000. You have to look at other options or you are going to be very disappointed.

@Celia I'm totally going to start referring to where I live as "the New Yorky part of Jersey" now

OP I'm just being realistic, I'm a very positive person as well. We have a budget of 5000 total and I had to adjust my dream wedding vision tremendously but I know at the end of the day Im going to marry my best friend and be surrounded by those I love. It's going to be a beautiful day and that's what matters.

@Lindsey I picked a date before a venue because the date was important to me. If I found a venue I liked that wasn't available on that date, I kept looking. (To be fair, I am in the off season so this only happened once.)

High five, Shannon, seriously. I will honestly say that from the moment we got engaged to right now, I'm not sure anything I originally pictured is what will actually be happening on our wedding day - except marrying FH in front of my family and friends. Originally I wanted a rustic, Saturday night, fall wedding in a beautiful outdoor venue with unique food, a large bridal party, flowers everywhere and a honeymoon to Thailand. But, that was unrealistic and I'm an adult who understand that dreams are not always reality. I'm getting married in a banquet hall on a Friday in winter because we got an amazing deal and the place is also beautiful. We cut our bridal party in half, cut our guest list, cut the programs and menus, went with basic centerpieces and cut the international honeymoon. Guess what, at the end of the night I'll still be married, my guests will be properly hosted and everyone will have a lot of fun. Weddings aren't actually about dreams, it's about reality and what you can afford.

Good for you MelissaErin! I'm sure it will be beautiful!

I wanted to get married in a fucking castle. Plans change.