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Reception Venue HELP - BUDGET

tkdddddddddtkddddddddd
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Hi there, 

My fiance and I are trying to plan a super budget wedding for 65 under $2,000. Our problem right now is reception venue. We want to make/bring our own food, our own decorations and are also very open to BYOB. However, we can't seem to find a wedding venue in NYC (preferably Queens/Brooklyn/close Long Island) that will let us do that without a $5,000+ fee. 

Help! 

P.S. We've checked out halls, resturants, parks, beaches, gold courses, most venue halls and the like. Unless you've got one we probably missed, we're looking for a little more "out there" type of suggestion. 

Thank you so much! 
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Re: Reception Venue HELP - BUDGET

  • random4180random4180 member
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    Have you looked at historical halls? I'm getting married in Westchester and my historical hall is all day rental for $650 (I'm getting married on a Wednesday so cheaper but even the Saturday rental was way cheaper than any of the other places I'd seen.) There's also museums and the like which have cheaper prices. I've looked at the Queens Farm museum and the botanical gardens and the Bayside Historical Society and Fort Totten (we live in eastern Queens.) Generally, what I liked about the place we settled on was the all day option (allowed us to decorate if we wanted, pick our caterer for whatever meal option we went with and whatever time of day our ceremony was.) It was also a nice alternative to big halls and "typical" wedding sites, which I appreciated.
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  • cconstant84cconstant84 member
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    Hey I just PMed you with my ph number.  I can probably help.  Contact me :-D
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  • tkdddddddddtkddddddddd
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    Thanks for the suggestion. We love the idea of getting married at the Queens Botanical Garden too but they cost $1,200+ just for reception rental (on top of $750 more for ceremony) and you must use their catering. We also liked the idea of the Farm Museum but $800 for 4 hours + required caterers + table/chair rentals seemed way too steep. We're still working to find a place that comes in under budget - not more than the whole budget lol.

    My other question is this whole insurance thing. I've seen a lot of places saying they need the caterers to forward proof of insurance. What if the whole thing we're trying to do is avoid caterers? How does that work or does anyone know? 

    Thanks! 
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  • tkdddddddddtkddddddddd
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    Moving this to the top in the hope someone has some help - HELP! 

    We've looked everywhere and the whole "pay $65/person" thing just doesn't cut it - we just want to rent a space! Thanks! 
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  • random4180random4180 member
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    Are you open to a venue where you would have to buy event insurance? Ours requires it but it wasn't too much (at least I thought so.) Check out our venue- any vendors you use would need to be insured but I think that's limited by how many vendors you use (ie- no professional photographer, no need for insurance.) We have to get our own event insurance but that's the only thing that's truly required (and if you have renters or homeowners insurance you can usually get a rider.) Depending on how big your crowd is, you can have a ceremony on site and some tables and chairs are provided (not fancy at all but totally useable!)  http://www.bedfordhistoricalsociety.org/properties_rentals/renting_historical_hall.php 

    It's about an hour out of the city, in a very pretty historical village, and just has so much potential for the DIY, budget bride...I love my venue, lol. 
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  • MLAT5MLAT5
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    since you are on such a tight budget try looking into a wedding planner..we just hired elite(b)events and she specializes in extreme budget weddings. she is very easy to work with and has great reviews and is super creative! check her out she may be able to help you


    good luck!

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