Depressed bride - Need help finding a venue in the GTA

That's amazing Shannon! I'm so happy to hear it! Let us know what venue you decide on!

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I felt the same way when we first started looking, don't pressure yourself on finding a venue righy away. If the right venue comes you'll know and you'll feel it.. Enjoy the experience! Congrats!

Thanks everyone ! Much happier and less stressed today . We have narrowed it down to 3 venues .... the Doctors House , The Manor & The Royal Ambasador . Friday pricing was much more realistic & now I can have the venue I've always wanted !

Hey Shannon! I'm glad to hear this helps! Let us know if there's anything, we'll be very happy to help! You can take a look at the venues here to see if they have more availabilities: Wedding Venues Toronto What colours did you choose for your wedding? Sounds like you have great tastes for decorations!

Hey there! What you are feeling is totally natural! I had a few bridal meltdowns with respect to venue!
You might want to check out Cambridge Ontario. They've got some interesting venues there !!!
I found this article that you find interesting and might give you some ideas!
https://www.eventsource.ca/blog/over-20-of-torontos-prettiest-outdoor-wedding-venues

Thank you ladies ... I decided to switch my date to a Friday & now the sky's the limit !! Much happier & excited now

As for being depressed, try not to let yourself get too bogged down in the details! Take a day off and don't think about wedding things. A day won't ruin your timeline and maybe a nice date night with your SO will get you excited about searching again

I agree with Melissa, try looking off season or a Friday night. I found that off season venues are much more flexible with their minimums (for example, my venue usually has a 75 guest minimum for the room, but it's only 60 in the off season).

A golf course definitely sounds like it will have what you're looking for overall. You can also try and hide obvious wall colour with decor and uplighting

I still think golf courses will be your best option. your guests won't really notice the wall colour or carpet, and even if they do, they know you didn't choose the colour.

A lot of venues have minimums for Saturday nights, and lower minimums for weekdays or Friday nights. Have you considered not hosting your wedding on a Saturday? $150 pp is a pretty healthy budget, it is just your "small" guest list that is causing the issue it seems!

You can also save significant money if you book in the off season rather than Summer- having an outdoor wedding this may not be an option for you though. Have you considered vineyards or restaurants with patios? Maybe look at the winery at holland marsh- I remember their pricing being very reasonable.

I think the Old Mill in Toronto also would fit what you are looking for- and it was stunning when I looked!

If not, I might suggest either boosting your budget for a venue you already like, or getting ready to make some concessions!