Planning a decent priced wedding

I think those are pretty standard prices for a stately home unfortunately. Does that price include a meal package, drinks etc?


If you have your heart set on a stately home it might be time to start negotiating on prices. Can you add budget from your “food and drinks” budget by asking the venue to include the meal and two drinks per guest at that price? Can you cut your “decor” budget by asking what they will include? If they have rooms, can you negotiate for the bridal suite to be included etc?
If you don’t ask, you don’t get. Think about everything you would need to be included at that price and work from there.
(I used to book events for marketing all the time. We were always always always under budget and venues always found a way to make it work).
If you’re not set on a stately home, consider nice country pubs, nature spots, museums etc. Pubs in particular can be an absolute bargain but you have to kiss a few frogs 😂

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Thank you so much for the advice we are not set on stately homes really we like the idea of natural looking buildings so the garden is really what attracted us to that venue.
the price given will include food, drinks standard decor, chairs, linen and dj as well as afternoon food

Clearwell Castle is amazing and do very good packages also Tracy park near Bath. Also have you thought about a Sunday or weekday wedding as they will reduce costs. Ours is £3000 cheaper as it’s a bank holiday Sunday.

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Hi,
thank you so much we are happy to go for the cheaper days as we are flexible with the date sadly with 100 guests we have found that the prices can be pretty high only option we can see is possibly bringing guest prices down if that is possible.

I have been to weddings at That Amazing Place and it is lovely! Only downside I found with it is all the separate rooms meant everyone was never in the same room at once in the evening! We have booked The Barns at Lodge Farm in Epping - it’s a blank canvas venue which means you can bring in all your own suppliers so can keep it cheap and also means you can do whatever you want food wise! We have opted for BBQ in day and Pizza Van in the evening we can also provide our own alcohol for drinks reception and meal which also keeps cost down! By choosing a Thursday in May the cost of venue with all tables chairs etc included and 2 co-ordinators is costing £4500. Only downside if travelling is there is no overnight Accomodation provided.