Hi All,
Woo hoo for my first post!! Here's the deal...been engaged for almost a month now and have gotten absolutely nowhere with planning. My fiance and I have encountered a lot of problems from both sides of our families (concerning planning and setting a date) and have finally gotten things calmed down but cannot set a firm wedding date until we know the rough costs of the reception venue/food. We are getting married just south of the City of Richmond and would like to keep the reception right around the city/metro area. I've already looked at a few places that I am interested in, I just would love to hear suggestions from people who have actually used some of these places. I've only lived here for about 6 years, and my fiance has lived here for less than that so we really don't know any good, reliable places. We are expecting no more than 200 people and would like to have everyone seated for a buffet style dinner, and I would really love to have an area set aside as a dance floor. I'm open to places that have their own catering as well as to places where I'd need to bring in a caterer (if I could get a few caterer suggestions too that'd be amazing!!
). The biggest factor here is budget...right now our date is set for a year and a half from now and neither of us really want that. The less expensive the wedding, the sooner I can actually get married!! Thanks everyone!!
Renee