Location near John Beasley Park in Fort Walton

Oh how I am oh so stressed. I didn’t realize we needed to have a reception, I thought a small dinner for 20 was going to be easy breezy. Wrong!
We see now we must add thousands of dollars and do a reception. I’m not feeling the fun about it.
Does anyone have any reception ideas that’s close to John Beasley Park? It’s seems all places are more than 30 min away, that seems pretty far. I never cared about dancing, letting loose and such but I guess that’s what this is about? I feel like having a wedding is a completely foreign language. I have no one to turn to, no friends or family, I’m glad I found this website! Thank you for your help!