Anyone in the DC area who has been able to do a wedding for between 15-20k? I have a large family so would still need to have between 100-150 people but looking to cut costs in other ways

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You’ll have to be pretty creative to host a 100-150 person wedding in any hcol city for $15-20k. I think $30k is the bare minimum without lots of diy or major cuts. Maybe get your dress from somewhere like lulus, do paperless post invites, have a food truck or some type of casual food for dinner, buy your own beer and wine. Idk about what you can do for a venue. Maybe a reception room in a place of worship, a friend or family’s home, a park suited for weddings?

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I think you might need to look in VA/MD for those prices. Not sure what you are looking for but maybe prioritize like 2-3 things you want your wedding to have or what is important to you and then ruthlessly cut everything else. One thing on the wedding dress - unless it fits perfectly - consider alteration costs which can run $300-500 depending on fabric etc.

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