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Looking for a venue

adamomiaadamomia
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Please help me. I am in desperate need of a wedding venue. I can't afford these crazy venue prices of 2500-5500 just for the space and then pay for their catering and bar. I have my own chef/caterer, bartender, dj, and photographer. Just looking for a cheap grassy area for a 60 count wedding. Hopefully a backyard. I live in Phoenix. Anyone with ideas please. Or anyone willing to open their backyard for a fee. No parks, I don't want strangers walking around my wedding and most the parks in Phoenix are ghetto. Thanks everyone. From one bride to another.
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    adamomiaadamomia
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    edited December 2011
    Please help me. I am in desperate need of a wedding venue. I can't afford these crazy venue prices of 2500-5500 just for the space and then pay for their catering and bar. I have my own chef/caterer, bartender, dj, and photographer. Just looking for a cheap grassy area for a 60 count wedding. Hopefully a backyard. I live in Phoenix. Anyone with ideas please. Or anyone willing to open their backyard for a fee. No parks, I don't want strangers walking around my wedding and most the parks in Phoenix are ghetto. Thanks everyone. From one bride to another.
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    adktd2bootsadktd2boots member
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    edited December 2011
    Have you tried your local board?  This is international and unless someone is from there, we probably don't know of anywhere
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    freebread03freebread03 member
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    The parks in Phoenix really aren't "ghetto."  That's kind of offensive to someone who might actually be having their wedding at a Phoenix park.
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    Avion22Avion22 member
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    edited December 2011
    Have you checked out prices for venues on a Friday or Sunday?  It's usually about 1/2 the price of a Saturday wedding.   
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    This is a local board lol
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    blue1981blue1981 member
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    This is a local board lol
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    BigfattygretchBigfattygretch member
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    Check out the Japanese Friendship Garden
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    katdhoneybeekatdhoneybee
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    I don't know the price for sure, but since it's a historic site/park it could be a less expensive option. It's something I considered for myself - check out Heritage and Science Park in downtown Phoenix. It's so beautiful! I walked by an outdoor wedding there and it looked really elegant and personal. Best of luck!
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    TraceydoyleTraceydoyle
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    Please let me know if you find anything. I've been looking too. There's community centers that are cheap.
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    TeamLindaMarkTeamLindaMark member
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    edited December 2011
    What about the Desert Botanical Garden?  There are different spaces for different wedding party sizes.  From the website it looks beautiful.
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    misscastlemisscastle
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    my venue, Sunridge Canyon, didn't have a site fee. I think there was a ceremony set-up fee of $5 a guest, but that's it. Then you just paid for catering/consumption bar. I think we paid Sunridge a total of $8k for the ceremony and reception site, stations/buffet catering, 3 passed appetizers and a consumption bar for 100 people.

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    SarahNLeonSarahNLeon
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    You may want to look into Windemere Hotel :
    5750 East Main Street  Mesa, AZ 85205
    (480) 985-3600

    I was looking into venues and it was on the affordable end. Also in Giblert is a place called Portico:

    http://www.porticoweddings.com/porticoweddings.com/Pricing.html

    Both are affordable and smaller to accomodate a 60 person wedding.
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