Hey there!
After a lot of thinking, I am stuck between two ideas for our wedding. Here is a little context: we are keeping things small with only 35 guests if everyone shows. It is immediate family and our closest friends. We will be traveling to the Texas Hill Country to get married and everyone is super excited about this. It is super special to us and also hosted a ton of vacations for our families. Ok, so...
First Idea
Ceremony at Chapel Dulcinea with cake and toast reception. Then invite whichever family wants to join for late lunch/dinner locally or in Austin. This is the most budget friendly because we wouldn't be paying for a reception space and we wouldn't pay for our family's food. Also, we would pay for a photographer for a shorter amount of time since the cake cutting and toasting would already be done at the chapel. If we did this we would make it clear on the invitation that it is cake and punch reception.
Second Idea
Ceremony at Vista West Ranch and dinner at 12 Fox Brewery. This is more money, but still in our price range. I feel like it would add a bigger price tag because of food, centerpieces, and a alcohol minimum at the brewery. However, we would have more time with our family/friends since we would be for sure all eating together.
I love both venues. I guess the question is... do we feed our guests or invite everyone out for an informal meal? My brother already said to spend money on a honeymoon rather than a wedding so it got me thinking... do I save the extra money?
