So realistically we would love just a fun, pretty party for our wedding day. That's all we want. Easier said than done, this i know.
We saw the 10k weddings on the budget page and read through the one in NYC on a Saturday afternoon in Central park, with the reception at a restaraunt & thought that was a great idea with the natural pretty views, decreasing the amnt needed in the budget for decor.
We have seen $100/pp at the cheapest but we certainly need it smaller than that f or the 10 K budget. I'm on a starving teacher salary (if you even call it that) and although I would love to save money with a small wedding, I have a large Italian family and am already cutting a lot of people out with us having 100 guests.
After talking we realized we would prefer an evening wedding (although i know thats where prices can go up vs. an afternoon one). We are planning for a wedding on Sunday May 29,2011 which is Memorial Day weekend (i know it may also be difficult to find for that price on that weekend but it's unfortunately the only option for us).
After creating our budget calculator through the Knot for a 10K wedding with 100 people, it says that:
-our venue would need to be at a budget of $800
-Food & service at $3,000- averaging out to $30/pp (this is a hard one for us, both being big foodies, it's hard to imagine something at that price tasting great! Our big criteria is people loving the food no matter where we are, and dancing all night.)
-Beverages and Bartenders at $800
-Cake $800, ceremony location $100
These numbers don't need to be exact but if you have any ideas for us, that would be greatly appreciative! We live in upstate NY, near Syracuse so we areunfamiliar with any areas that could be similiar to that listed in NYC for us to come up with ideas of our own.
I'm really starting to get nervous & almost frustrated that we're not going to be able to find a reasonable venue for that day and go into DEBT with a place we like, or have to end up habing the wedding in my mom's backyard or something (although not at all ugly, it's not something we'd prefer)
Thanks so much!!
