Originally I planned on getting married and having my reception in a Lodge in a local park. It’s only $2000 and you can get $400 back if everything is clean when done. It overlooks the river and provides tables and chairs but we’d have to rent linens, rent chairs for the outdoor ceremony (they have some metal chairs but I think I’d want to rent nicer ones) and there’s no bar. We do get Friday night - Sunday morning though which is nice. But I’m starting to feel this venue wasn’t as perfect as I first thought but I love the outdoor space for the ceremony!
so I found another venue that is more of a banquet hall and actually where me and my fiancé asked me to be his gf. It’s $650 + $3.50 a person (service fee), this includes set up, tear down, clean up, bussers, and linens. They also have table and chairs, a bar, a optional decorating service, and even a catering service you can go through if you want. Overall it’s about $900 cheaper than the first venue which is appealing. The only thing is I don’t know where to have my ceremony then, I don’t mind if it’s at a separate venue. They have an outdoor space at the venue but I’m not the biggest fan out it and I’m also struggling to find another place for the ceremony in the area that’s outdoors.
If you were me would you go for the ideal ceremony space that will overall cost $1000+ or go with the cheaper venue that is logistically easier to plan with?
First two photos are the lodge, second 2 photos are the banquet hall!
