| Cheap wedding venues are hard to find when you are | | | | locations. |
| desperately trying to secure a date and a perfect | | | | Community and church halls are normally pretty basic |
| location. It's almost as if they are being kept secret, until | | | | but they often have a kitchen and if you can get a |
| now! | | | | team together you could easily decorate your venue |
| Recently I was involved in working with community | | | | the day before. I recently was emailed a great |
| and social clubs and I was amazed at the facilities they | | | | decoration idea where the bride and groom used big |
| have for functions that are under utilised and the prices | | | | branches and cemented them into buckets, the whole |
| that they charge. It is almost as if they have been | | | | thing was sprayed silver and then decorations hung to |
| stuck in a time warp and have almost no idea the gold | | | | the branches. They had an avenue of trees in their hall! |
| mine they are sitting on. Some clubs are run with no | | | | If you live in an area where there are a summer |
| intention to make a profit, costs have to be covered | | | | camps, retreats, universities, colleges, or schools, (Let's |
| for them to stay in business but their main aim is to be | | | | face it I think we all live close to at least one of those!) |
| a social club for members. Check out all the social | | | | find out if they hire the venue during holidays or off |
| clubs, working men's clubs, sports clubs and community | | | | season. All the facilities will be there and you are likely |
| clubs in your area, use your yellow pages, ask your | | | | to find great cheap wedding venues. |
| friends and families. Do not be put off by the fact that | | | | In the US it is possible to have your wedding |
| they are members clubs, most of the clubs will be | | | | ceremony and reception in a State Park, the prices |
| crying out for new members. You will probably need | | | | that I have seen quoted for hiring cheap wedding |
| to join the club to use the venue, but again you will be | | | | venues in the park are very cheap. You would also |
| amazed at the prices that are charged, we are talking | | | | have beautiful views, great places for children to play |
| a few pounds not hundreds! I have visited beautiful | | | | and lots of spare money! |
| clubs in old houses with stunning grounds and also | | | | If you are getting married quickly then it is worth |
| some in a horrible state. The point is have a look, you | | | | checking prices and availibility of big venues in your |
| could surprise yourself. | | | | area, they should give you a good deal as it is unlikely |
| Local authority venues are worth looking at, you can | | | | they will sell the space with a short lead in. |
| get a list from your registery office. They are getting | | | | The best tip is to think outside the box, look at your |
| smart to weddings and functions so it is unlikely you will | | | | town with new eyes and anywhere that has the |
| get a great bargain but you might find they are the | | | | space to hold the numbers that you want. |
| cheapest venue in town and they often have great | | | | |