blueskieslemontrees t1_itlcwsp wrote
Reply to comment by alguev in Budget friendly wedding venues? by alguev
The Knot and Wedding Wire are easy search engines that often have basic pricing listed on each venue so you can get an idea and narrow your list. I also remember the Renaissance being "reasonable" in cost.
When we planned our wedding we went with the Marriott in Short Pump off Dominion Rd and had a great experience. I wanted an indoor venue in case of weather and it so happened Hurricane Matthew came through so it was a good call. I am going off memory but I think for our 80-ish guests it was $12-13k for the hotel package which included food, a basic bar, and all the infrastructure setup (tables, tableware, servers, etc) and that did include the 20% service fee and taxes.
alguev OP t1_itldjg4 wrote
Wonderful!! I’ve checked out both the knot and wedding wire as well as here comes the guide and eventive. A lot of what I found was charging around $6000-$8000 just for the venue :/ even when I put a price range. But I definitely think I’ll check out some hotels. Sounds like best bang for your buck (and definitely safe for weather reasons). That’s also why we want an indoor venue!! That sounds like a story that will never get old!
ILikeYourHotdog t1_itn9j8l wrote
We had an Old Hollywood themed wedding at the restored Art Deco Henrico Theatre in Highland Springs and it was only like $500 to rent the whole theatre since it’s technically a Henrico County park. We moved to Main Street Station for the reception and that wasn’t very expensive to rent either.
blueskieslemontrees t1_itlqksy wrote
We got locked out of the chapel between rehearsal and day of, due to the old wooden door swelling shut. As the bride i had to bring a crowbar from home so some helpers could pry it open. We got in!
alguev OP t1_itlrgtc wrote
Hahahahhaha omg. Not funny but also kinda funny!
blueskieslemontrees t1_itmcf30 wrote
The only reason it was so urgent is literally everything wedding was in there except my dress. We could not just walk away from it
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