Where is a good inexpensive place for a small indoor wedding on the central coast?
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Find a nice garden to use - such as a museum friendship garden or something.  some local parks have areas as well, just chekc out permit usage.
740802
I just finished planning a long island wedding and girl do I feel your pain. Very expensive!  It depends on how many people your going to invite and to be honest, maybe doing it at home is the best idea if you have the space.  There is the polish american club in port jeff that is very affordable to rent out, the setauket house which is very nice and some what affordable http://www.setauketneighborhoodhouse.com/  Renting a hall and catering food with decorations and everything is probably going to cost you at least 2000 making your own food will help a lot.  Good luck! and Congrats!
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You could try The Carpenter House in Plano, TX.  The website is below.  It’s an old Victorian home.  I'm not sure about the decorating; you’d probably be limited on how you can put things up (attaching to walls and stuff).  I believe you have to use their catering, but they have various packages, and the smallest one is for up to 25 people.  Another option is the Corner Wedding Chapel in North Richland Hills.  They allow outside caterers, would work with just 20 people, and have both indoor and outdoor facilities.  Their website is also below.  You could also check out The Corinthian Bed and Breakfast, which is in Dallas.  It’s an old (1905) house, and could work with your guest list.  Again, I'm pretty sure you’d be kind of limited on decorating, but you’d have to contact them.  Another place is called Maple Manor in Dallas.  They could probably accommodate you, and they have a list of other vendors (photographers, DJ’s, etc) in the area, too (http://www.maplemanorhotel.com/nss-folder/pdfweddingmenu/MapleManorEventInfo_1105.pdf ).  You could also check out other Bed & Breakfast’s in the area to see if they do weddings.  Good luck and congratulations!
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The important thing is for you and your beloved to have a day the feels special to the both of you.  Depending on where you live, some states allow a lay person(someone who is not a minister or a justice of the peace) to get a special license for 1 day, and they can marry you.  So that wouldn't be too expensive(maybe the person you ask to do it would even pay for the license themselves).  You could also find a justice of the peace, or go to your local city or town hall and ask if they do wedding ceremonies.  You could keep your ceremony small, and just have immediate family.  That way you don't have to pay for a lot of flowers or decorations.  Then for the ceremony, it depends on how many people you want to invite.  My ceremony was in my church, and then our reception was at a small hotel.  We had less than 50 people, but our total cost was still over $5,000, which included my dress, alterations, flowers, food, hubbies tux, etc.  If either of you belong to a church, you should be able to get married in it for a small fee(if any).  Then you could just do a small ceremony afterwards.  Some people are doing just appetizers, or just desserts.  It's basically just an hour or so, lets everyone mingle, then there could be a toast and people can go on their way.  As far as invitations, you can buy nice paper at an office supply store and print them yourselves.  If you have a small reception with just apps or desserts, include that so people don't expect to be fed.  But it's all perfectly okay!!
633812
First of all, buy a dress on sale.  Also, get married in a church. The flowers should be simple. Shop around for bargains.  Instead of a large sit down meal, do a cake and punch reception. You can get a cake from Albertson's or Stater Brothers. They will do an excellent job for a low price.  We had musician friends play at the reception and a friend agreed to MC.  Keep it simple, but elegant.
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Try a Bed and breakfast in New Hampshire. Get married in the morning and then have a Brunch buffet, it will be less expensive and for your party size,  a B&B would be able to accomodate you and cater your brunch in a beautiful and peaceful setting.\n\nCongratulations.
287963
Hi,\nYou might want to go to http://www.clienty.com\nThey're free for brides and can help you find great prices
651678
there are lots of great ways to do a wedding on a budget - if you want to have everyone there - why not see if you can have it in a family or friends back yard?!  if not try local city parks & fire houses.  \n\nif you have a local culinary school, contact them and ask if they have any students who would be interested in baking a cake - or catering the entire wedding - my friend used to make 2 tier wedding cakes for $60 while she was going thru culinary school!!  around here they would have cost $300 from a bakery!!  And they were beautiful and delicious!! she now owns her own bakery specializing in baking wedding cakes!!\n\nfor center pieces & little gifts try ebay do a searech for "wedding bulk" or "wedding wholesale" you can get all the fancy little things for just pennies!!\n\nfor a dress - first ask relatives - especially older ones - many would be honored if you would wear thier dress - if not check ebay - weddings get canceled every day - and they sell off those non returnable gowns dirt cheap!!\n\nask a friend or relative with a digital camera to do the photography - or call the local community college and ask if they offer photography - talk to the teacher of the class maybe they or a student would do it cheap!!\n\nand most of all - congratulations & enjoy your day!!
808290
How about looking at www.confetti.co.uk - although it's initially for wedding information, it shows venue information.  Otherwise try looking at Square Meal on the internet at the venues they have listed.  Top Table might be useful too although I think that might be more for restaurants.  Good luck - hope you find somewhere great and have a brilliant night!
947137
Very nice! Try to find an all inclusive package for a destination wedding...\n\nJust throw destination wedding into Yahoo Search and you will come up with all kinds of stuff in all price ranges...\n\nI had a wedding for 50 people for less than 1000 dollars, not recommended but very nice just the same...\n\nHope this helps!
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Destination weddings are great for small intimate affairs, but if you want something big this isnt the way to go (the resorts generally limit your attendee count).\nCall the resorts right away and tell them of your interests (you can get SOME of the info at their sites  http://www.beaches.com/general/wedding.cfm\nhttp://www.sandals.com/general/wedding.cfm\nThey are from the same resort family... beaches is family oriented while sandals is adults and couples mostly)\n\nYou should send the save-the-date-cards about 6 months in advance if possible, this way the guests have time to make arrangements at work if needed, save money for it, get good rates on airfare and accomodations, etc.
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There are some venues in OKC listed at:\nhttp://www.pboklahoma.com/listings.php?category=19\nhttp://www.perfectweddingguide.com/oklahoma-city/reception_locations.asp
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Reception- All that is required at a wedding reception is punch and wedding cake. You can purchase a small wedding cake and serve inexpensive sheet cake (from Sam's or Costco) to the guests. As long as your reception doesn't take place at a meal time, this is totally acceptable.\n\nPrint your own invitations- You can get them from Target and other similar stores, 40 for $20.\n\nKeep things informal- The less formal, the fewer details, and therefore, much less expensive. \n\nBuy a used gown and have it altered.\n\nInvite fewer guests- Obviously, the fewer the guests, the less it will cost you and you can do more.\n\nInexpensive centerpieces- Floating candles in a simple bowl.\n\nThink "simple elegance"... Find a reception site with beautiful architecture as opposed to fancy amenities. This will add to the beauty of the wedding without you spending more.\n\nHave the ceremony in a public park, garden, beach, etc. or the beautiful home of a friend...\n\nI'd be interested in hearing more about what kind of wedding you want. I'd love to offer more specific ideas! Good luck.
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Although I live in OH, I'm not familiar with that area...with that in mind...\n\nHow about looking up wineries that surround you?  See if they have some sort of vineyard where the ceremony could be held and whether or not they have any reception space.  \n\nWhat about someones house?  Mom or dad?  My wedding is going to host 120 people and we rented a tent for the backyard.  The ceremony is going to be immediate family only within the tent and then on to the party!\n\nTry looking up well known gardens in your area.  We have one around here, but I didn't want to go from this place to that place.  \n\nCheck out the website www.theknot.com.  You can go under the caption real weddings and look up outdoor weddings for examples.  You can also go state specific and get recommendations.\n\nGood luck!
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Best place to get married is a place that is accessible to the friends and family who hope will attend the ceremony.  Its important to celebrate your marriage, and not hold in in a beautiful place without your people there.\n\nHoneymoon is for a beautiful place that other people can't get to you.   What time of year?   I'd be tempted by some place like Costa Rica -- not as expensive as say Hawaii, or as crowded, but still full of beautiful places to stay, warm beaches, and enough interesting excursions (rainforests, volcanoes) to be memorable when you aren't simply relaxing together.
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if either yourself, or one of your family, belongs to a church, that could be a nice wide open area. Most churches have an area for social gatherings. If you explain your situation, I'm sure something could be arranged for no, or a small fee. certainly less than chucky cheese type prices. then all you need is a couple packs of 99cent kool-aid for drinks, and ask all your family that's comes to bring a covered dish for food purposes. I hope this helps, me, my wife, and my mother all had a good ten min discussion on this question hoping to help a 7 yr old have a great birthday!!
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you CAN def. do this! it will take a bit more time- so you need help. friends and family. \n*draw up a budget ASAP. $7000 total (probably $3000 will be for food and drink) reception location $500. flowers $1000. $250 dress - $900 dj/music etc.  \n*keep the guest list to a min. If you have a guest total of 75- you can get decent food at $30 per person and the rest for drinks.\nAlso keep the bridal party small. \n*host a cocktail and light buffet reception instead of a full meal. this can come off really swanky- like a high-class uptown loft party.\n*skip the party favors. go for candy treats your guests can eat. most of the time the little frames and bells etc. just get thrown away by guests anyway.\n*ASK questions. When you call a vendor- let them know you are on a budget. Oftentimes if they can't help you- they know someone who can.\n*Make your own centerpieces out of a candlescape. Florist centerpieces run about $50 per table. You can do them yourself for around $25. \n\n*Oh- one thing I wouldn't skimp on is the photog. Your photos will be the only things left after the wedding is over. the flowers will wilt. your dress will be stored. the cake will be gone etc. but the photos will last a lifetime.\n\ngood luck! and remember to have fun w/ it. planning your wedding should be half the fun! :D