rip off?

I feel like colorado is over priced and it sucks. I did the knot thing that Future Mrs.Schmidt told me about and barley anything came up under afforadable and under. i think i should move to a different state to have a cheaper wedding lol

Well i woudl definistly take alook around for some other venue. if you feel you an afford it an dits in your budget then i say go for it. its really up to how much you want to spend. we are spending $8000 on our site which includes food and everything for our guests and we have 220....so i dunno how that ratio works but it does seem slightly steep

We just visited a bunch of places 2 weeks ago in the Philly area. One was 3700 + 300 for the ceremony, one was 2300, another was 6000, we finally settled with 4000 venue + 1000 for the ceremony...but our ceremony is actually on the field so 1000 I can understand. These sites included use of a "wedding coordinator", tables, chairs, and their kitchen. Many of them had preferred caterers, but they were all great caterers, and not that expensive and most importantly know the venue the best.

We decided that we're doing this once! We have been saving for almost a year now...we still have just under another year to keep saving. So I'm going to agree and disagree with PPers...it's expensive yes, but at the same time for a venue that is 100% unique and everyone will remember how beautiful it was. Most importantly! With a location that's unique, you have very little to worry about with decorating, so you save money there.

Hope this helps

WOW....thats sound like a lot to me. We are going to do everything in the same hall. We are getting married on a Saturday evening and it was $700.00 $100.00 dep and $50.00 clean up.

Hard to say if it's high, but some Chicago venues are upwards of $8K for the space, plus outside caterer, etc. Some banquet halls are $125 pp and up with food, plus liquor, plus gratuity.

If you really want it there, you'll need to have ammunition in order to negotiate. Don't just say "your price is too high, I want a deal." You have to show them that venue X is $Y and venue A costs $Z, etc. Information is your best tool.

The other alternative is to ask for some free perks, such as upgrades, extra time, some decor, etc.

I agree with chicago Lighting design....my situation is a bit different because with a hotel there are food and beverage minimums plus tax and gratuity...however I get a plated meal, chanmpagne toast, wine service with dinner, 5 hour open bar, 3 rooms to use, butler passed hor dourves,,,yada yada. However there was a ceremony set up fee and I negotiated $100 off of that. I got an additional entree choice thrown in and a few other details to feel better about the cost. The way that I did it was compared them to a nearby competitior hotel and while they didn't match it they did work with me which I felt was a sign of good faith.

Ours around here are from 500-2500 without food. Ours is on the upper end at 2100 and only chairs and 4' rounds are included. Plus there is insurance, alcohol permits, 500 deposit on top of the 2100 only certain catering allowed. There is NO kitchen either so I thought the 2100 was steep.

OMG WOW thats a big price im haveing my wedding at the renisannce faire and they are chargeing just for the site $650.00 and im only haveing about 75 guests not only that with food and the tickets for the guests to get in its $30.00 a head roughly give or take a couple $$ good luck and hope its worth the price tag if you go with them

I am paying $3500 for the ceremony and reception (8 hours the day of) plus two hours for a rehersal the night before and they are doing all the decorating. If this place is perfect, and you have the money, pay it, but if you think you can go without I would ditch the idea. It is steep.

Don't give up! I had the same problem. All the really nice venues in and around DC are in the 1000s and up just for the site fee, which really shocked me. I live in Europe and am not familiar with the DC area at all, but was able to find exactly THE place I had envisioned for so cheap after looking around and not giving up. Try local parks and recreation or restaurants with a great view or patio. Much success!

I suggest you take some time and look for a more affordable site. The cost of weddings can escalate and it's not about the site, or the food or the dress it should be about your commitment to each other. Your family and friends are there to support you and help launch your life together. If you are questioning the price perhaps you should slow down and just consider other options before rushing into a decision.

That sounds steep to me without having anything (food, bar, dj etc.).

But I am paying $90 a head all inclusive (taxes, gratuities, 5 course meal, sweet table, open bar, decor, cake etc), and the hall in included in that. So I'm not sure how much a hall rental should be.

Also, if they make you use their preferred vendors, then why wouldn't they include them in the cost. That seems silly. I wouldn't go with that place if they did that (well unless I did some research and they were ones I would want to go with).