All inclusive facilty vs renting

dcrqueens

Hi everyone,

I am recently engaged and feeling overwhelmed already. We will be getting married summer of next year. We will have a budget of about 7k. If possible I would like to have something within the perimeter, but if not I am open to something within Gwinnett County, or Dekalb so it is not so far out for friends and family (I live in snellville).

My issue at this time is that I cannot decide if it is more economical to find an all inclusive location or rent a facility and hire outside vendors. If anyone can offer com advise I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Dee

MeganJ26

I booked an all inclusive facility and then figured out that it will be cheaper to do everything myself. Not to mention, much more personalized.

So we found somewhere with a cheap rental fee and I am planning everything myself. I lost $600 (deposit on first venue) from my already small budget of $5000, but it was totally worth it.

You just have to decide what is important to you. An all inclusive venue is going to be more of a "cookie cutter" wedding. If you don't want the stress of planning and dealing with vendors, then this would be good for you. But if you want something more personal that reflects you and your FI, I would not suggest an all inclusive.

My_Matt

Ditto, PP. Perfectly said.

dcrqueens

Thank you Ladies. I really appreciate your insight. I am going to start putting my lists together:)