I am literally one phone call away from calling off any kind of actual wedding and just getting married on our honeymoon. I have visited some reception locations and the prices make me nauseous! Almost $8,000 just for space, food and alcohol is absurd! I don't want anything super fancy, just a space big enough to house about 130 people for food and dancing! I don't want to have to use a specific caterer or be restricted to rediculous demands. Is anyone else having this issue in Baton Rouge? What ever happened to renting a simple hall and having someone agree to cook burgers and other such diner food for your simple, relaxed wedding?! I have family that cooks for HUNDREDS of people at a camp in Texas. I know they can handle this! So why won't any spaces in BR accomodate me! Grrr!