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Originally Posted by Morrigoon
If my parents still had the house we had when I was a teen, I'd almost certainly do a backyard wedding. But, alas, they don't. So I was kind of considering this place. Their pricing is actually pretty reasonable, I think. |
Do they also charge for the hours of set-up and tear-down? That's where it can cost serious bucks, because figure you'll have 2 hours of set-up and at least 1 hour of tear-down on top of your event.
If your event is 4 hours long, plus 3, you're looking at $2,800 just for site rental fee, not including the security fees.
And, then, consider the rest in your ballpark figure:
Table/linen/chair rentals would be around $400-$500 or better.
Flowers run about $200 for a fresh bouquet.
Low-end catering at $20/pp, possibly more. (Figure $2,000+ for 100 people.)
Alcohol - $$$$
DJ - $600-$1,000
Dress - $200-$1,000
Tux Rentals - $125 each
Minister fees - $100+
Tips (caterer, DJ, minister, etc.) - $100-$200 minimum total
Centerpieces - $10+ each
Favors - $3 per guest ($300)
Cake - $300+
Photography - $1,000+
So, not including venue site fees/security/insurance, plan on at least $6,000 for the above, and that's pretty much serving very limited beer and wine, if any alcohol at all.
Pretty much, a "budget" wedding that still has some class runs around $8,000-$10,000 these days in SoCal.
Our final ticket ran just over $6,500, but that was with a some major things covered by friendly favors and making a LOT of the decor myself. Without the gifted components, ours would have run about $9,000+, and that was with a very affordable all-in-one venue.
Weddings ain't cheap.