Hello! I just got engaged in February and neither my fiance nor I are "into" the long engagement idea. My options are to either plan a simple wedding for this fall, or wait until next summer which I reeeeaallly don't want to do. The problem is that I am relatively new to the Chicago area and am having trouble finding a place that isn't a. more than a couple thousand to rent, b. available between August and October, c. less than an hour outside Chicago, d. lets us use our own caterer. I'd be fine in a park district or something, but I'm having an extremely difficult time finding anything with availability! Any suggestions?
Thank you!!