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I got married at the Inn at Wild Rose Hall in Austin, and the venue at 2500 ate up most of my budget. I had tables, chairs, and linens included, thank goodness, but I ended up spending this chunk of money b/c the way I see it, its hard to take an unattractive venue and decorate it up, wheras, if you start with a beautiful canvas, then decor can be minimal.
Overall my wedding was right around $7000. So although this is over your budget, you can def do it for 5-6!
When I was looking in Austin, we heavily considered house on the hill b/c it is very affordable (i can't remeber exactly how much, but was def less then my 2500.) I didn't go with it b/c the main room, IMO was too small in case it rained & I was oging to have to rent chairs b/c I was very picky about chairs; so we didn't go with them. But the venue is pretty, so it is worth checking out!
@AnnieAAA: Thanks so much! I'll def look into the house on the hill. I don't think I have... I'm just so depressed about all of it. Wedding are supposed to be the happiest time of your life. If supposed to be something you want and right now all I can think of is how much heartache it's going to cause me... :(
I got married at Chapel Dulcinea in Austin. http://www.chapeldulcinea.org/
It's not your rustic barn but it is beautiful and essentially free. You just put a $100 deposit to reserve your time, and you can get it back at the end or donate it to the place. Then you could use almost all of your budgeted amount on rustic barn type place for the reception. The only downside to the chapel is that there is only seating for about 12 people, but if you don't mind most of your guests standing or if you wanted to rent some chairs, it's a great venue.
PM me if you have any questions about my experience. Good luck!
Also, I don't know if BBQ is your thing, but the Salt Lick is very close to the chapel, and they have some rustic-y wedding facilities. And delicious food. http://www.saltlickbbq.com/weddings.html
@AndreaO:Thanks so much for the tip! That place is very pretty. I have actually looked at the salt lick's pages trying to find out things about them.
The only problem I forsee is that fact that we'll already be married when we have our wedding, since he's going off in april, so I don't really need a place to "get hitched" I'm sort of more looking for a place that will be for my party that might have space outdoors for a slightly informal "ceremony".
I REALLY appreciate the tip though... Even if I don't use it I'll pass it on.
Well I wish you luck. The salt lick has a lot of different facilities and their wine cellar is beautiful. And Austin was a great place to get married. It was a quasi destination for us, and everyone who attended had a great time. Let me know if you have any other questions.
How about Kindred Oaks ? I orginally looked at this place when our wedding was a bit smaller and it then rolled out of control! You get a lot for its all inclusive. They even have an on site florist and you get to stay at the house as the newlyweds as part of the package. At night time it looks really pretty. Let me know what you think!
@TobeMrsC: Did you get any more pricing? The have pricing ont he site but nothing for the all inclusive. It looks as though their 4500 dollar rental fee is just for the tables, chair, and venue... WEll, and parking, and attendants and such but nothing else... ??
I looked at the Antique Rose Emporium outside of Brenham as an option for us. Very cheap and very rustic outdoors. Their pricing/event set-ups are similar to reserving an outdoor patio at a park. meaning the price is cheap to reserve but you have to bring in some of the items such as table cloths. And they don't have staff to set-up and clean-up. But honestly you can get friends and family or a cater to help with that.
@HopelessHeartinHouston: from what I remember that did include more. I don't have my orginal email from them anymore. However, the owners are a really nice couple and were very responsive to my emails. Shoot them and email and see, it sure doesn't hurt to ask!
I am sorry if I am wrong, but I swear there was a lot more in there package! I am looking through my book marks to see what other places I was looking at that might be another option. I have my eyes peeled for you!
www.mercuryhall.com they include chairs and tables.... much cheaper on a fri or sunday too (which is all that is prolly avail for october)
@HopelessHeartinHouston: Here is another one, that I almost forgot all about! This is where my FSIL got married The Winfield Inn
@amyisnice: OMG so cute! I will definately get in touch with them....
Not sure about the pricing, but my cousin got married at One World Theater in Austin and it was lovely.
@HopelessHeartinHouston: if you have any more questions about this place PM me, I am getting married there in sept and have done some research
Does anybody know anything about Oak Tree Manor? I heard it's nice and not to expensive but their website eats my computer for breakfast...? :(
I'm getting married in Edna.... about 1hr outside Sugarland headed toward Victoria (where I live)
Brackenridge Park, there's a FABULOUS little church (fits 160 seated) & we're having our reception in their Auditorium right next door.
$150 for the church and $425 for the auditorium.
I'm not the biggest fan of the look of the auditorium but for the size (easily fit our original 200 guests) the full kitchen, and the price I couldn't pass it up.
Oh and it includes the banquet style tables & chairs (we're buying our own linens for $200)
Also for a smaller wedding they have a pretty Marina thats often used for receptions for $225
Here's the link look under Meeting Places
I've been to weddings at House on the Hill and Mercury Hall. Both were really beautiful, but I think House on the Hill would fit a rustic theme a little better. I'm not sure how many guests you're expecting, but there were space issues at both of the weddings I attended. If your guest list is on the smaller side than you shouldn't have any issues, though. Also, I seem to remember Mercury Hall being extremely hot all evening. There were a lot of guests, and it was August, but it still didn't feel like there was any A/C at all. That's something you might want to look into, as early October can still be really warm.
Good luck!
@McVerde: I love mercury hall... er.. Have fallen in love with it. It's so beautiful and the price is right, but I coulodn't ever get anybody to return my calls or my emails... And I've narrowed my search to staying in houston as I believe it will yield in a smaller budget overage if I'm closer to home and my mother doesn't have to include prozaqc in the number crunch... :)
Hope I'm not posting too late, sorry if I am.
My sister got married at Huntsville State Park for $250. The lodge has gorgeous hardwood floors, chairs and tables for 75 (bring your own covers), full size bar and kitchen along with a large concrete patio overlooking the lake.
Caroline+Ben Photography has done 2 weddings at this park, take a look at them.
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I'm getting married in October of this year. My fiance is going into the air force and we have a narrow window of time in October in which to get married. That, however, is not the biggest problem. My budget is around 5,000 dollars, I can spend probably up to 7,500 but I definately don't want to, considering the fact that I will be moving out of the country within the next year and would like to reserve as much money as possible for trips home to see the family. Going into this process I though wow! $5,000 is huge! But now.. about a month and a half in I'm finding myself to be extremely naive.
Ideally I would love to get married in a rustic barn full of charm and character. That is becoming more and more challenging the more I look. There just aren't that many places in this area of TX. Which is confusing on a whole because where else in the world could you expect to find more barn and country things than in TX... But, that's a different rant entirely.
I had resigned myself to spending over my budget and had narrowed my search to Vista West Ranch in dripping springs outside austin, and Red Corral Ranch in wimberley outside of austin. I live in Houston but thought texas hill country is so beautiful that I would just look there...
Vista West is 3,000 dollars but includes the Tables, Chairs, and linens... And Red Corral is only 2,000 but includes nothing but the space itself. So with my choice six and one half dozen the other I was resigned.
But today I had a break down. I woke up crying, so stressed out about how much money this is going to cost my that I'm losing my mind!
Can somebody PLEASE help me find somwhere that is going to be beautful that will make my dreams come true without making my mother pull out her hair or cause me to pass out? I'm not asking for an extravagant affair, in fact I am looking forward to the DIY wedding! But, if the venue alone takes up more than half my budget I just don't know HOW I can swing it?
HELPME!!!!