I know venue advice posts have been done to death but I'm throwing out another one. Anyways, I'm looking for a venue that is NOT a typical banquet hall. I'm an architect so for me the venue is Uber important. I could go one of two ways, either a historical building(think old train station), or a modern loft style building (maybe an art gallery). We will have 100-125 people. Looking somewhere outside of the city, preferable Southern Burbs since everything I love in the city is way out of our price range.
I don't live in the area, I grew up in NW Indiana but my parents now live closer to South Bend, Indiana. My family is mostly in NW Indiana and some in Kankakee, IL so I'm open to looking in the Chicago area burbs as well as NW and NE Indiana but so far have come up short on anything that I like in my price range. Looking to stay under $40 per person for food/drink. We can't afford the 3000-6000 price range for just the venue space that most places I've looked at so far have been.
I'm willing to skimp in places such as flowers/decorations, etc to get a place I love. I want the space to speak for itself and not need the elaborate decorations. Also, someplace that will work for both reception and cermony would be great, no limo need then.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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