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Wedding Venue

wldchrry1028wldchrry1028
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in Ohio-Toledo
Does anyone know of any reception places in toledo, oh that is a great price and does all of the decorations?  I've been looking all over the internet and get some prices out of my budget.  I have a budget of $3500 for the whole reception w/ catering.  If you have any ideas I would appreciate it.
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Re: Wedding Venue

  • cschuma2cschuma2 member
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    edited December 2011
    It would be helpful to know how many people are on your guest list.
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  • wldchrry1028wldchrry1028
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    edited December 2011
    I am estimating around 200. 
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  • wldchrry1028wldchrry1028
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    edited December 2011
    Around 200 guest.
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  • courtney1188courtney1188 member
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    edited December 2011
    That is about $18 per guest. Realistically, you are going to either have to majorly cut down on your guest list  or have a wedding earlier in the day with a cake and punch reception rather than serving dinner. Graystone and Memories are the cheapest in the are that I can think of, but even then I think you'd need a bigger budget for a full meal with decorations and everything.
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  • cschuma2cschuma2 member
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    edited December 2011
    I would suggest that you look for a venue that you don't feel needs much decorating.  My venue would be too small for you, but one of the things that we liked about it was that we felt the interior had plenty of character without extra decor.  We only decorated the head table and then had centerpieces on each table.

    You can do inexpensive centerpieces.  I would skip floral centerpieces and instead look at doing candles.  They can be very pretty, especially if your venue is a little on the darker side.

    I would also look for maybe a vendor in which you can provide your own catering and alcohol.  This will likely save you some money.  Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I think the Franciscan Center will hold this many people and allows you to choose a caterer.

    I would probably have beer and wine only.  This will likely save you money but your guests won't be disappointed to not have any alcohol.

    I think it's going to be very hard to serve a full meal for that many people though.  I would try to cut people if at all possible without upsetting any parties that are paying for the reception.  We invited about 95 and had about 85 attend.  We didn't invite any family that we hadn't seen in the last couple of years.  We didn't invite co-workers.  We only invited our closest friends.  And honestly?  I have ZERO regrets.  It was nice to only have those people that we both knew and that were important to both of us.  We didn't have to "waste" time with friends of our parents and distant cousins that really aren't important in our lives.

    If you cannot cut your guest list, can you cut your budget anywhere else in order to have a little more money for the reception?  How much have you budgeted for your florist?  I had our bouquets, bouts, and corsages all made and delivered for under $300.  I know not everyone is willing to take a chance, but we found our photographers on craigslist and paid $500 for their all day services and an extra $100 for all of the images on a disc and the rights to reprint them.  I was thrilled with my pictures- especially for the price.  Skip favors- nobody will miss them.  All of your paper products (invites, save-the-dates, programs) will likely be much cheaper if you buy a DIY kit from a party store, michaels, target etc. instead of ordering custom ones.  David's Bridal tends to get some negative reviews, but I believe almost all of the reviews I have read of the one here in Toledo have been great,  (My consultant was Pat and she was AMAZING!)  DB has some fairly inexpensive dresses that still look great and may save you some money over what you had been planning!  I bought a cathedral length veil on ebay for $20.  The ones in the bridal shops that were similar were 10X that.  Cut out a videographer.  Ask married people you know how often they watch their wedding videos.  This made the decision to cut it out easy for us.

    Perhaps you have smaller budgets for all of these things too and you cannot cut anything from these places.  If not though, it might be easier to plan for a smaller floral or wedding dress budget and add that to your reception budget.

    Good luck with your planning!
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  • antoinettegoverantoinettegover member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm using Sullivan center at Gesu it is about $1200 and you can bring your own food and alcohol. If you have it catered it's additional fee and you can't sale the alcohol. Just a suggestion.
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  • akirkenakirken member
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    edited December 2011
    We are using the lodge at strawberry acres, they let you bring in your own catering and alcohol. However, they do not provide any decorations. Although, I don't really think it needs alot of decorating. I agree with going with some candle centerpieces. Also, special occasions catering is very very reasonably priced. If you have over 100 people they include your centerpieces for free. I think you could pull this off under budget, they are really good at working with people. Good Luck!
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