| It's no surprise that the cost of your wedding | | | | some point, they'll realize it's a wedding, and you |
| reception is supposed to be half of your | | | | have to think if it's worth it to you possibly |
| budget-once you start researching venues and | | | | getting charged more once they figure it out.o |
| gathering prices, you see right away that wedding | | | | Compare, compare, compare! Look at as many |
| reception venues are meant to clear out an | | | | different caterers' menus as you can-you'll get the |
| excited bride's wallet. You don't have to go that | | | | best idea for pricing in your area and have a |
| route! There are some awesome cheap wedding | | | | bargaining ground to start with.o If there's a |
| reception ideas that can save you a lot of | | | | certain restaurant or type of food you love, even |
| money.o If you want to save the most money | | | | if it's not traditional wedding food, check it out! My |
| possible, rule out any venue that requires you to | | | | wedding reception was catered by Qdoba-hardly |
| use their in-house caterer. This will always be | | | | typical wedding food, but everyone loved it and it |
| more expensive than price shopping-independent | | | | was a lot cheaper than a regular caterer.o Some |
| caterers are more responsive to their customers' | | | | reception halls and reception venues don't require |
| needs and are more willing to work with your | | | | that your food be from a licensed food distributor. |
| budget.o In the event that you really want to | | | | If you have a large church family or group of |
| have your reception at a hotel or banquet hall | | | | friends that love to cook, think about doing a |
| that uses an in-house caterer, consider booking a | | | | potluck-homemade food is delicious and most of |
| "party", not a "wedding reception". Many people | | | | the times, better than restaurant food. You will |
| have booked a party, then called and booked a | | | | save lots of money and everyone will get to |
| wedding for the same night, same amount of | | | | contribute to your wedding! |
| guests, and same amount of food. In just about | | | | Although this may seem like a more difficult way |
| every case, the price quote for a wedding | | | | of planning your reception, it will be worth the |
| reception was considerably higher than a party | | | | money you save! Another perk is that your |
| price quote-for no reason other than the fact | | | | guests will notice the individuality present in your |
| that it was a wedding! Be careful if you do this-at | | | | wedding and remember it forever. |