You may have found a few wonderful wedding venue options, but it’s easy to experience a little sticker shock when you realize just how expensive your wedding venue is going to be. However, most sites have discounts for a variety of reasons, and if you know which ones apply to your situation, you can save some serious money!
1. Find a Venue That Doesn’t Normally Do Weddings

One of the best ways to save money on your wedding venue is to find a location that’s physically big enough to hold a wedding, but is rarely used for weddings. This may seem tough to do, but think about restaurants, museums, and community centers in your area that may not even have a wedding-related link on their website. The truth of the matter is that there is a fairly substantial mark-up on a rental rate whenever you add the word “wedding” to your inquiry, so renting a venue and turning it into a wedding space can be a real money-saver. That being said, you will probably have to do a few more DIY and piece-meal things to make a non-wedding venue space look the way you want it to: if you’re in for decorating a community center meeting room from the ground up, you can save a pretty penny by going that route!
2. If Everyone’s Local, Pick a Weekday Wedding Date
While it can be tricky to make this work, most wedding venues reserve their highest rates for Saturday evenings, since that tends to be the most convenient wedding time for travelers from out of town. Howe...