Venues on a budget

Choosing the perfect venue is about discovering your wedding style and staying true to it. Some couples decide it's their special day and are willing to splurge. There's nothing wrong with that, IF you can afford it. Maybe you can't afford it or like me, simply cant justify spending that much money on one day. There's nothing wrong with that either. Just make a realistic budget you are happy with and stick to it. My goal for instance was $5000. And yes you can still have a beautiful wedding for under $5000 and love it. But more about that later. Let's focus on budget friendly venues for now.

• Lakes
• Cabins
• Meadows
• Hill tops
• Forests
• Campgrounds
• Parks
• Gardens
• Barns (if you can find one not already commercialized for weddings) 

I looked at a lot of rental properties on vrbo.com. I just narrowed the search down with specifics, tried to get a feel for the property through photos, then emailed the owners asking if they allow weddings. And if they don't, no matter how much you may love the property, don't think you can get away with it by not telling them. It's not fair to the property owner and do you really want to risk them finding out and ruining your wedding day? More specifics to follow.