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Minimum spend Venue 8k???

LoveisLovlier, 1 September, 2016 at 20:46

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Hi everyone! We got engaged a few weeks ago but we've decided to go for a Feb 2017 wedding. We found a Venue in Sheffield (where we live) which is a lovely restaurant in a gorgeous part of Sheffield. It's available on our date and they are asking for a minimum spend of between 8-9k. They are...

Hi everyone!

We got engaged a few weeks ago but we've decided to go for a Feb 2017 wedding. We found a Venue in Sheffield (where we live) which is a lovely restaurant in a gorgeous part of Sheffield. It's available on our date and they are asking for a minimum spend of between 8-9k. They are designing our menu for us so we're not sure how much it will be per head yet for food. Wine is about £16 a bottle and prosecco is £27.

I think we're wanting to spend about £4k on food or drink. There are rooms attached (10 at £100 each, which comes off the minimum spend) but as a lot of my fiancé's family are from Sheffield, I'm not sure if we'll fill them all.

We're thinking about 100-120 guests - do people think we'll hit the minimum spend with people buying drinks at the bar? We don't want to be stuck paying extra thousands the morning after the wedding if we don't hit it!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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  • Adnan
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