We have a very small budget like 5k all together that's not including my dress, but everything else is included in that. So we need the cheapest venue we can find. We want to ideall get married outside then come inside for the reception. We will have about 100-125 guests so we can't use anyone's house and parks just seem like too much work unless you guys know one where we could fit that many people without having to rent a tent and chairs and all.
We do have a DJ who will work for free or cheap and a free officiant. So basically, we can spend like 3-4k on just the venue and food (including tables and lines if we have to have them). Ideally I want a place with tables and chairs that look decent on their own. I can't really afford to decorate too much. I would love a place that lets me bring my own food as I have a friend who owns a resteraunt and can make sandwhiches and things like that, but we can't transport those too far so it would have to be Norfolk if we used him. I feel like I've explored all my options and can't afford to have the number of people I want, but I thought maybe you guys would have some more ideas.I really just want to give up and elope, but my finace refuses to do that.
Right now I am leaning toward the yorktown freight shed, but if we go with them do you guys know any afforable caterers? I couldn't find any in the area at all that weren't going to cost us like 4k just for the food. We just want simple snadwhiches and things like that just so people aren't starving, nothing special though we aren't opposed to something better.