After months of trying to find a venue we loved as much as the W Hotel in San Francisco without its price tag, we came to our senses and decided that we wouldn’t want to get married in any other place than… the W San Francisco! Remember this post where we lamented how much receptions were going to cost? ;)
The hotel events coordinator has been an absolute doll at answering all of our questions and working with us as much as possible so that we can afford to host our day there without breaking the bank.. too much. We are, of course, over our budget but decided we would make it up elsewhere. We really just wanted to find a venue that suited the style and look we were going for and the W was it.
Check out the space where we’re going to have our cocktail hour – it needs no additional decor so we’ll be saving a little bit there too.
We are also going to apply some money-saving tips that I found online, such as:
- Hosting a sit-down dinner – did you know that buffets actually cost more most of the time?
- Asking to bring in outside liquor – she is allowing us 12 bottles! In addition, we’ll likely have a signature cocktail and pay per consumption to keep costs at bay.
- Although this comes standard at the W, ask for your venue to waive the cake cutting fee – this can save you $1 – $2 per slice and that adds up!
- Have your ceremony and reception at the same venue so that you don’t have to pay additional site fees
- We haven’t gotten to this yet, but we are hoping that if we select seasonal ingredients for our reception dinner, that will help to skim costs as well.
So the date is set for next September, and now it’s time to start thinking about the fun stuff – colors, photographers, videographers, invitations, the list goes on and on! The next 14 months are going to be a whirlwind! :)
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