I really need your help ladies!! Both FI and my dad have lost their jobs and we have to come up with several thousand dollars we'll now be short on for the rest of the wedding expenses. We are trying to think of alternate reception locations that are less expensive than the scottish rite where we were planning on having the reception at. I've tried contacting the Lakeside Center in Ankeny and Jester Park in Granger but they are both booked for our day.
Does anyone know of any inexpensive place that I could try?? I'm afraid we'll be cutting it too close since the wedding is this July and things will be all booked but we need to at least try to find somewhere else. Idealy we would like to not have a caterer restriction so we could bring our own food, but if not then thats ok. My main concern right now is finding a decently priced reception location..preferably one that would be under $1,000 to rent. Does anyone know of anything at all around the Des Moines area???
Please please please let me know. I'm desperate
Re: Need major help!!!
Our wedding is only 68 days away, and we changed our minds like a month ago on our destination for the reception (cuz we wanted to bring in our own food & Knights of columbus wouldn't allow it!) = luckily, i stopped by a city office, and the lady there was nice enough to call (all over the place) and find us a reasonably priced church hall, for less than what we were going to pay at KofC AND we can bring all our own food into the reception hall!
Good luck from a fellow IOWA bride2B!
That has to be tough for you two! I wish you luck!
We are having our reception at the Mitchellville Community Center in Mitchellville...it isn't DSM but it is a $500 and a $500 rental fee...you get your $500 deposit back if the building is in good shape when you leave. They don't have a caterer restriction you can bring in whatever food or drinks you want to.
http://www.cityofjohnston.com/departments/parks/facilityuse.php
Neither one has catering restrictions. Good luck!
Your wedding date is the same date as our reception (we're getting married May 5 in Hawaii, but holding a local reception).
http://www.hickoryparkames.com/banquet
http://www.ankenygolf.com/banquets.asp
I think they may not charge a rental fee if you spend a certain amount on food, but I can't remember for sure.
http://www.urbandale.org/rentalfacility.cfm
Thank you for all the great ideas!
More info on Fairview Lodge in Story City. It only holds up to 80 people-not sure if that would work for you. I did find out though that the deposit is $225 and you I believe you get $200 back after you clean up after the reception. And again you can bring in your own food and beverages. Hope this helps!
I don't know if you are still trying to find a place for the reception or where your getting married but if you are getting married in a church have you checked to see if they have a hall you can rent. We had to change our reception location because of finances and we can rent the hall where we are getting married for like $500 (that's with the deposit) because I'm a member of the church. They also have no restrictions on catering so we are bringing in our food to save even more money. Just a thought for you check out. Good luck and I hope you find something.