thanks to all who have sent me great idea's for my reception alot of you have saved me time and money with your idea's so sending many thanks to all that have respond to me thank you Jodi
hey Jodi,
When my husband and I got married we rented a church and they also had a fellowship hall where we had our reception(ask, most churces do)
Thankfully we had some gifted friends that provided music and had local pizza place cater the food.It was not fancy, but everyone had a great time(I think:)) Hope it all works out for you.
First, give yourself some credit for already finding a church! That is a hard part. :) Now, for the reception, if you don't want to risk the weather, you can choose a local hotel meeting room, or venue, depending on your budget. If you live in Chattanooga or whichever city go to www.eventective.com (chattanooga's is http://www.eventective.com/USA/Tennessee/Chattanooga/) The internet is a great resource tool for planning weddings these days. This site will let you put in the date, event, # of attendees, and it will give you a bunch of options. Good luck. It will be the most perfect day ever! Best of luck & congratulations. All else fails, think of a relatives backyard that you could jazz up...
does the church have a fellowship hall you can use...would probably have to be a g-rated reception if you went that route. you can call around to some hotels and see if they have a banquet area. and a girl i used to work with had her wedding and reception at the club house of the tates creek gold course. it was prettty nice.
My husband and I are renewing our vows on a cruise ship, however before we made that decision we looked around at different locations for the ceremony and the reception. If the church doesn't have a reception area you may want to look at some youth centers. Kiwans off of bragg blvd by Ftcc has a nice gym that my best friend used and it was beautiful. The decorations made that youth center look like an expensive ballroom. If you don't want to do that then you could always check with the local hotels like holiday inn and use thier ballroom. best wishes!
My sister was stressing about her wedding and considering a court house wedding... I told her "give me one month and $1000.00 and I'll do it, all you have to do is show up." When she agreed and took me up on this challenge, I was scared, but a month later, it was the most beautiful wedding I've ever seen! I'll be happy to help and tell you the many corners that I "cut" in today's expensive wedding world! I'm not sure what all you need, but if you're interested, email me: [email protected]
here are a few ideas, i hope it helps! If it is nice outside, try a local park. This way those guests with kids can have something to do, and parks do not usually charge a ton of money. Another idea would be a country club- but they can usually run to the high side. The last idea I have for you would be the local fire house. If it is volunteer, they may have a banquet area that is open to the public. Is your hubby to be in the military? If so, that may be another avenue open to you! I hope this helps, and good luck!
Hi Jodi,
I had my daughters reception at the library. We rented the multi-purpose room. It had a kitchen. You could check with your local library or a senior center, a local city park, a lake that you like weather permitting. For my nieces reception they rented a room at the Fire Station and for my nephews reception they rented a room at the courthouse. Try the local lions club if you have one. They may have a room that they rent out for events.
Good luck.
Number one - don't stress about the part of your fiance not being around to help until later - if he is like most men, he will hardly be involved anyway! just tell him when/where, etc...! :)
If you aren't having much luck with public arenas, have you considered asking a friend with a nice house/backyard to host a reception? Or what my bro-in-law's wife did (before I knew my husband), but they live in a very small town in N Ga - they rented out a local restaurant for the afternoon. It was normally only open for dinner, so they didn't have to close down to normal customers b/c everyone was gone and they had it cleaned by the time they had to prep for dinner. This town still doesn't have much more to offer couples today - but back then I was appalled that they had to put "Reception at the Chik'n Coop Restaurant" - it sounded so redneck-y! :) But that is the kind of town it is, and no one around there thought anything of it...
God will bless you with a place, just try to relax and enjoy this time - if you aren't enjoying it at all - maybe you and he can run off to Gatlinburg (or somewhere like Bahamas!) and just elope and have a reception later on when you find a place... My sister almost gave up and did that, but everything finally worked out for them as well.
Best wishes for your wedding and a happy future!
Amanda
I heard Stanley Regional Hospital has great reception rooms and really good catering. You may want to check them out.
a lot of people i know have used the local VFWs around here. they have bars for people who want to drink, and they have room for receptions.
If it is going to be nice weather, you can always have it at someone's house, if they would allow that. I find the VFW to be convenient because then you don't have to worry about alcohol, and its cheap enough that people can afford to buy their own! Or any American Legion. That would work too.
I have lots of quick easy decorating ideas too, I've helped do a few weddings in my time! feel free to email me if you want. [email protected]
Jody your talking to a woman that Just got married at the end of last September
And Managed to do it on a a Budget of Less then $3000
That Said if there is room in the Budget why not creat your own "Reception Hall" with Rented tents
or simply turn your recetion into " A Garden Party Reception" or "Picnic reception"
We got Married ouit side on a lake shore up here in Northn Ontario and northern Ontario is a natoriouce Snow Belt.
We got married out side with no tenting just walked down the grassy Isle with my satain shoes i had to have have ordered to fit my long feet sinking into the grass with ever step but the day was so bright and Sunny that there are some wedding pics of us taken in our sun glasses. ha Ha
Dont Stress out about the details even thow I know your stressed right now
My wedding was far from Perfect I had to replace 5 memmbers of our wedding party 2 months before the wedding and the day of the wedding. The Maid of honor was a no show as well as the flower girl because of car troubles and she lived 5 hours away.
And the reception hall owners decided that we could not do any of the Cooking at the reception hall the Night before the wedding { We Supplied the Potatoes and the Roast beef for the wedding but everything else was Pot Luck reception its the french community tradition up here wich allows relatives that cant efford a gift for you they can at last honor you with the gift of food}
So that made my Mother in law to be My future Hubby and the best man Late for the wedding because they had to find 4 stoves to cook all the potates for the reception as well they they couldnt get into thereception hall decorated until the day of the wedding
The whole point is Jody you are marrying hte man of your dreams Dont sweat it beleive me if your wedding insnt until Augest you have plenty of time.
Even thow I know it dosnt feel like it. Open your Mind up to asking family memembers for help finding a reception hall if you have your heart set on an Indoor reception or asking a restuarant to host your reception or maybe a camping resorts Dinning hall there are all kinds of Possibilities.
Just open your heart and your Mind up to them and youll find the reception hall or create the reception that suit your budget and that you and your guests will enjoy.
And beleive me if you do pot luck reception and you clue your family in on it can be lots of Fun.
If family knows of a Pot Luck reception and they know that you are a on a tite budget they will have no problems donating to it no matter how far they have to travel to come to your wedding
If your Supplying the Wine for the reception Just check with the place that your hiring for the reception to see weather thier liquor licents allows you to bring in the wine or you have allow them to Supply it ant at what Point due you cut off the bar tab.
The Whole Point is to Have Fun relax your marrying the man of your dreams and take the Time ot treat your self to a bubble bath at least every two weeks during the process of planing this wedding to destress.
Take care of you Jody and your body so that you will have the strength to take care of all of the details and your littel family.
May God pore out all of His blessings upon you and all of your littel family and your New hubby to be and I hope My insight helps you a littel
A Littel about me I am 45 soon to be a bible college student again.A mom of too gorgus teenage Daughters. Been threw maney trials and heart achs and still standing. The heart achs have made me stronger and brought me closer to the feet of Jesus and Yes I am a Christian and my reason for going back to bible college is to become a Pastor. And My new Hubbyis french Canadian So I am learning North French as my second Language wich is a different Dialect then Quebecoise French
Congratulations on the wedding!!
I don't live near you, but a couple of suggestions might be to check out
* local golf course club houses,
* VFW/American Legion Halls or Knights of Columbus
* YWCA Buildings
* High School gymnasiums
Good luck!!
Keri H
Try your community center, vfw and check out outside venues like a park with covered picnic areas. You have a good chance of great weather in August.
Since it is going to be in august, why not plan the reception for outside. You can get a covering tent..some places rent them..or they are available at wal-mart this time of year. It could be very nice. If you don't have a yard big enough you may could use an area park.
Hi Jodi,
I have to be quick, as I'm running out the door to meet a wedding coordinator (I'm a wedding photographer here in NC), but my suggestions are as follows. It's very difficult, not knowing your budget:
Join The Knot online (if you haven't already) and see what you can find there. Great resource for brides.
You could hire a wedding coordinator to help you.
Change the date. (Yeah, right?)
Does the church have room on its property for a tent?
Try restaurants, gymnasiums, the YMCA, parks, museums, homes, B&B's.
Best of luck with this. I wish I could help more. I'm only thinking of places I've shot at other than hotels, since you said they don't have room.
And congratulations!
Angela
Jodi
Hi. I use to live in Asheboro but now I live in Kentucky.
How many guests are you having for this reception? You can check with local VFW's, Union Halls etc. A lot of churches have activity centers. Just a few suggestions. Is your soon to be husband in the service?
Betsey
A little bit about me: I am a single mother of two 21 yr. old son and 16 yr. old daughter. I work as a paralegal.
Try theknot.com and don't stress:
http://www.theknot.com/kl_NORTH_CAROLINA.shtml
I will tell you what my husband told me when I ran into roadblocks while planning our wedding ... "It doesn't matter where we get married, what the weather's like, or which relative is making you crazy -- the only thing that matters at the end of the day is that you and I are married."
You will have a beautiful day and it WILL all work out. Enjoy as much as you can about the planning process, and just let the rest go. Good luck and best wishes!
Why would you have booked a church knowing that there was no reception hall available. How is it going to work with your wedding and fellowship hall booked to some other party? Won't that be a little crowded with two events going on. I suggest that you change churches and get one with a fellowship hall. You still have plenty of time to get the invitations printed and sent out. Be calm, it will all work out. I have directed weddings for years and I know that if you can keep the wedding and the reception together more of your friends and family will attend the reception. People are busy in the world today and they don't like traveling from place to place and waiting and waiting for the bridal party to arrive. Best wishes on your upcoming marriage.
I had an outside wedding and it turned out beautiful. My reception however was inside. My Uncle on the hand was just in the reverse. Is there a pretty park or a friends back yard that you could have it in? You could rent a tent to have it under if you are affraid of rain. Possibly your church will have some folding chairs and tables you could use instead of renting them as well. With having it outside you don't need much decorating. Wish I could help you more.