Venue Help

haleykag

I am trying to find a place in the DFW area (pref. closer to FW) that I can have my ceremony and reception in one or at least a short drive. However, my mother and mother-in-law both have decided to add to the guest list putting it over 300.  Where is a pretty and not expensive place?  Any ideas?

fallbride1109

If you could get it down to 250 the YWCA.  The T&P Station is another--their absolute max is 300.  Both of these are lovely and budget friendly.

Others that say 300 but not sure if that is correct:
Artspace 111
809 at Vickery
Victory Arts Center
Golf Club at Fossil Creek
Stockyards Station

A great budget friendly Dallas venue that serves larger weddings is the Addison Event Center.

Jen6862

Are your mother and mother-in-law paying for the wedding? If not you might have to ask them to cut their list down and give them some paramaters to stay within. A 300+ wedding is going to be expensive in my opinion, or at least hard to coordinate. But, I'm a proponant of smaller weddings under 150 as they just feel more intimate to me.

professorscience

We invited 350 guests (had about 250 attendance) and had our reception at Cityplace Tower in the loft.  I know it's not Ft. Worth, but you get an amazing view of the Dallas skyline and the food was INCREDIBLE.  It's also a very beautiful space, so we got away with pretty minimal decorating (they also have three "included" table decorations, which we did not use). Budget-wise, they have a $10K F&B minimum for the loft, but we were able to get a TON of food with that price.

FutureMrsAdams2013

There is the Masonic Building in fort worth that is totally gorg!

PaulandBrandy

The texas discovery gardens in fairpark has the grand hall that can hold 300 for a seated dinner

MarieSD

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_venue-help?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:102Discussion:ea96377b-0d52-4f34-861d-18c97bac7282Post:b04415c1-c3c0-431e-be58-961cbd44b0f1">Re: Venue Help</a>:
[QUOTE]If you could get it down to 250 the YWCA.  The T&P Station is another--their absolute max is 300.  Both of these are lovely and budget friendly. Others that say 300 but not sure if that is correct: Artspace 111 809 at Vickery Victory Arts Center Golf Club at Fossil Creek Stockyards Station A great budget friendly Dallas venue that serves larger weddings is the Addison Event Center.
Posted by stephiehall[/QUOTE]

The YWCA in Fort Worth is beautiful (I'm biased -- I had my reception there!), but their max seating is only 175, so that would not work for OP. Even standing-room-only, the capacity is only 200.

You might also look into Fort Worth Community Arts Center -- maybe if you rented all the galleries, that would allow 300. I toured Artspace 111, 809 at Vickery, and Stockyards Station and loved all of them. SS has a room that fits 800, if I'm remembering correctly! All were budget-friendly venues.

fallbride1109

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_texas-dallas-ft-worth_venue-help?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:102Discussion:ea96377b-0d52-4f34-861d-18c97bac7282Post:8d3d8726-178c-49de-bf42-026f4023e08d">Re: Venue Help</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Venue Help : <strong>The YWCA in Fort Worth is beautiful (I'm biased -- I had my reception there!), but their max seating is only 175,</strong> so that would not work for OP. Even standing-room-only, the capacity is only 200. You might also look into Fort Worth Community Arts Center -- maybe if you rented all the galleries, that would allow 300. I toured Artspace 111, 809 at Vickery, and Stockyards Station and loved all of them. SS has a room that fits 800, if I'm remembering correctly! All were budget-friendly venues.
Posted by MarieSD[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah, it says 250 is for standing reception.  That wouldn't be so great!

haleykag

Thanks everybody for your help.  We booked our place and finally narrowed down the guest list.  Only 307...so still over 300 but not 320+.  Any brides looking for a beautiful garden ceremony, reception place check out Los Vaqueros in the stockyards.  Cheap and beautiful.