how much did your venue cost

reformedEffortmaker

All

I hope you can help me decide on a venue, by telling me how much you have paid for your wedding venues? (to help me decide whether I am going over the top or whether what i could be paying is average!).

Background:
I am trying to have an MSE wedding, and had looked at a number of community centre/village halls for our reception. Our budget was £500 (for 5pm - midnight), and we have seen quite a few in that price bracket which seem good enough. HOWEVER, whilst shopping last week i saw an advert for a Grade 2 listed building with special rates. I called them up and the lady was v v nice, she convinced me to come and have a look and the place was stunning, absolutely stunning, it's an old town hall and it currently being refurbished (will be ready by end of this week), and they want to get it booked up asap to start recouping their costs. Problem is, she has quoted £1500:eek::eek:

This is for exclusive use of the building ALL day, we can bring in our own caterers and own music. Now this is the first time in my wedding planning that my budget planning has seriously been tested. I have saved £500 on my wedding dress thanks to copplestone bridal and £100 on my invitations thanks to vistaprint. So could spend it, but thought I would ask you girlie's first to get an idea of what the average cost of a venue was

Thanks in advance,
reformedEffortMaker x

Hollie84

Hi there, we paid £1550 for ours which includes the day food for 40 people,evening food for 75 people.I fell in love with the place as soon as i seen it and just had to have it.TBH i think its a brill price for our venue as some venues we thought about having were from £2500 upwards,the most expensive was £5000

reformedEffortmaker

Thanks Hollie, that sounds like a great deal! are you in the South East of England?

Tillymama

My venue cost 18£ an hour. We've booked 6-12 and we've access to it from the night before ( Friday) to set up x so all in all £108 this includes exclusive use of the place including kitchen tables etc x

nuatha

Ours is £108, though we've also booked a guest room at £80. We're doing the catering and will be paying the venue 50p per head which covers the cleanup costs.
We've booked the gig venue attached to the pub we first met in. The main reasons had nothing to do with the cost - its accessible for most of our guests, it has some really nice photo possibilities and has an area that will be perfect for a handfasting.

Faith177

Mine was £1000 all day access to the castle and the week leading up to it to drop things off. This was for 80 people only promblem was you had to use their caters who are quite expenisve but the place and services supplied are fantastic

Oh and we get our own carpark and entrance

double_mummy

mine is lots and lots more lol

i have paid for a free bar and exclusive use all day and food and everything else

that sounds brill for the price

MrsDrink

Ha - nothing! it was our house and garden.

madvixen

We've booked our Village Hall and have paid £75 for the venue from Midday Friday until Midday Sunday.

floss2

£2500, but that was for hire of reception room + private bar, bucks fizz reception, sit-down meal & wine for 40 + fizz for toasts, buffet for 75 in the evening, photographer, DJ, honeymoon suite, table centres, table plan, name cards & menus.

scrumpy78

Our golf club is costing £60 for room hire, and £12 per head adult, £3.50 child for a sit down buffet as the wedding breakfast/reception.