Hi, everyone. I've found lurking on this board extremely helpful during my planning process so far and wondered if you all could help me with my current dilemma.
I'm getting married in August and am planning to have a Sunday brunch wedding with about 50 guests. I had my heart set on Avanti Fountain Place, which is one of the few venues I've found in the DFW area that's designed for a smaller event. However, after about three months of waiting, Avanti still refuses to allow me to sign a contract because there's a possibility that they'll be doing intermittant construction around my wedding date. So, I've accepted that I have to move on.
My question is: Have any of you come across a venue that would be appropriate for a 50-person event? I have scoured the vendor list, Google, etc., but all of the venues either are too large or don't fit my vision/budget for my wedding. My budget for the venue/catering/rentals is no more than $6,000. Here's my wish list for venue features:
- Able to accommodate an outdoor ceremony and indoor reception (although I would settle for an indoor ceremony if the venue has lots of natural light)
- Windows in the reception area
- I'll have many out of town guests, so I'd like the venue to be close to hotels (preferably within walking distance)
- More of a modern feel
My current hope is that Stonegate Mansion in Ft. Worth will work because it is broken up into smaller rooms. However, I also feel like there may be hotels that would work for me, but it's been hard for me to get a sense of which hotels would be best via the Internet because so few of them put photos on their websites. I live on the East Coast and have been sending my mom to look at venues, so I'm trying to narrow it down as much as possible.
Thanks so much for your help!