I recently got engaged and have already started looking into venues for my wedding. My FI and I do not want to be married in a church, so we are looking for a place in the Cincinnati Ohio area to have both the ceremony and the reception in one place. Problem is the only place that I can do both and still be in my parents budget is a VFW hall. My mom wants me to use the same one her and my dad used for their reception, but I hate the whole look of the place. It is the exact opposite of what I picture my wedding to look like.
My budget is reasonable considering 1 of my aunts is a photographer, my other aunt does catering, and my mom and grandma are making my wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses. I am creating all of the flowers and decorations using origami. In all, its rather inexpensive, and I don't want my parents paying over $8000 for a place (hell that would pay off my car!).
If anyone has any ideas please share!