When we got engaged Jan 09 I knew I wanted a summer wedding. I didn't want to rush so we decided for summer 2010. The original date was July 31, 2010. After some thinking we decided to do a destination wedding. But to be sure this would work for everyone we sent out tentative STD cards and asked our guest how they would feel traveling to Jamaica to celebrate our big day. We had more than 50% of our guest list replying this could work for them and by Oct the invitations were sent including brochures and the price list. We had the hotel booked and several nearby resorts on hold as well to fit everyone's budget.
Well by Jan 15. 2010 we only had 5 people to put a deposit down. After speaking with a few close guest we realized that the economy had really hurt a lot of people and traveling to Jamaica was not an option anymore. With a heavy heart I called my travel agent and cancelled the reservation and sent out a mass email.
Now here it is less than 6 months to my wedding and more than likely I'll have to change the date (because majority of the venues have Saturdays booked until Nov). In the last month we have looked at several venues but cannot agree on one. The whole point of a summer wedding was so we could have an outdoor ceremony. Many of the country clubs and hotels offer this but my fiance says this is cliche. He wants to have it at this lovely mansion on the North side of Chicago but it is not in our budget and we cannot have the cermony outside. It is $3000 to rent the place which does not incl catering, parking etc.
Please help. I need ideas. We are running out of time. We have a $7000 budget and I really don't want to blow it.
