Teeny-Tiny Wedding: Free Venues?!

If it's just immediate family, would someone in your family be willing to allow you to use their home?

^ Good point. Or a restaurant? I'm not sure a museum would let you use their space for free, especially considering the fact that they will most likely be closed on New Years Day.

I prefer to keep the space itself neutral. We could absolutely use my parents' house, but I don't think my fiance is into that, and I'm honestly fine with it. The more private the better-- Ivan's super shy

Downtown Vancouver, B.C (where I live) they do free weddings on valentine's day. That's obviously not an option for you I'm assuming, but maybe you could find a place closer to where you live that does something like that?? It's not private at all though. Also we have museums in cities nearby that have free admissions. I was actually going to get married in the chapel within the museum (renting that is not free), but changed my mind when I found a similar thing, but bigger and better... Check out small historic sites you can usually rent them for a small fee

Is a park a possibility? Around here you can reserve a gazebo for free (depending on the park) at the very most it's $75 for 4-6 hours. I would check out the parks & rec website in Atlanta.

I think that depends on the space. I don't know about your location, but Denver has a TON of Historic buildings that - if we asked nicely- might let us occupy their space and get married quietly within 20 minutes and then peace out for free to VERY inexpensively.

Since y'all live in TX you might consider it "very cold" here on New Year's Day, but I'm sure your family can tell you that the weather is insanely unpredictable here. It's been cold and snowy and it's been 65 and sunny on New Year's Day.

Also, do you mean Atlanta as in the city of? Or are your families in a suburb? That greatly changes things for what you might be able to get. Centennial Park and Piedmont Park in Atlanta- you're looking at permits and fees to get married. A smaller park in a suburb- you might be able to get it free or very inexpensive.

ETA: Piedmont Park, you're probably looking at over $1,000. A park in a suburb- probably between $75-250

If I were you I'd just start calling smaller art galleries. They may be tickled to work with you if it doesn't involve much work on their part. We are getting married at a sculpture gallery and they've been very easy-going, although obviously they can't help with the event much at all. If your group will really be that small and your ceremony will really be quick, I bet you can find a fun space that will only charge a nominal fee. If it will be photographed, offer to connect the gallery with your photog for some images they can use promotionally?

Honestly I would probably go to a courthouse and then have a nice reception and a nice restaurant or something

Contact caterers in the area to ask for their suggestions. I'm sure they are brought into a variety of small venues.

Or get married in a private dining room of a restaurant.

Check out popwed in DC. They might be perfect for you.

You could go to the free wedding venue in Austin. That's where i'm getting married.

The courthouse is free. You'd probably have to rent a gallery so you may check in to it. I had a friend who had his reception at a small art gallery. It was nice, not sure how much it cost.