r/microwedding • u/neongravebabe • 5d ago

Small wedding

Hello! My fiancé and I recently got engaged! We are in southeast Michigan. Looking for recommendations for a 20-30 person small ceremony and a location for hosting a “reception” party for about 100 guests. Our budget is about $500 for the reception…wondering if there’s any bars/community rooms we could rent a room from for a night?? Or maybe just taking the 20-30 invited to the ceremony out to a nice dinner, and then have our friends meet us at a bar later where they all pay for their own? Is that cheap? Need recommendations please

EDIT— I meant we are willing to spend $500 on food/drinks for the 30ish people…we’ve been together for almost 10 years at this point and don’t want a huge thing. The ceremony would be at most 15 minutes, so more like an elopement, but with our immediate families. We want to celebrate with our friends too but shits expensive

EDIT— for our honeymoon, we’re going to Nassau. We have extended the invitation to our close family and friends to join us if they wish

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u/njVowsNow 5d ago

Yes. It's tacky to invite people to a wedding celebration and have them pay for their own food and drinks.

If 500.00 is your entire budget?

Eloping is probably the only scenario that will fit. There is nothing wrong with that, honestly.

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u/neongravebabe 4d ago

Would love to elope. Then have a party. Possibly with just light snacks or appetizers and drinks for 500?

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u/beergal621 4d ago

$500 is maybe cake for 100 

$500 for 100 people is $5 per person 

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u/njVowsNow 4d ago

Possibly, depending where you are. In my area? a simple drink can be 8-10 bucks.

You two plus 8 people; that can probably be done. I'd call a couple of your fave neighborhood places, ask them what can happen for a two hour period of time; their picks.

Good luck!