Outdoor Reception Venues?

AmandaPudinPie

Hello everyone,
I'm hailing from the Aurora, IL area. My fiancé and I are getting married August 4, 2012 and we've been running into diffiulties with our original idea of having a reception at one of the neighboring forest preserves. We need space for about 125 people, which cuts out most preserve locations. There are also complications in that they generally only allow acoustic music. Does anyone know of similar nature-y places that we could look into? We have a small budget.

Thanks!

hboo2011

Hmmm... Having a completely outdoor reception in August could be tricky, def may run into a heatwave! Have you looked into CD&Me? They are out of Frankfort.  They have one of those big white tents, but a beautifully landscaped outdoorsy feel that your guests would feel like they could just step outside.
I've never been to a wedding there, but I have been to a few outdoor concerts there and I loved the atmosphere.