Hello all,
I am new to these forums and hoping everyone will be able to help.
My fiance and I are recently engaged (less than 1 month) and are planning on a fall 2018 wedding. We have been trying to narrow down venues and I'm starting to get overwhelmed.
We are planning an intimate ceremony and reception with between 19 and 26 people in the Hamilton ON and surrounding area. We are hoping for an indoor ceremony and reception with the opportunity to take photos outside. Our budget for venue and catering (with consumption bar as the majority of our guests do not drink) is approximately $3000 though we are willing to spend a bit more for the right place. If possible I would like to avoid the standard ballroom/banquet hall feel as I would like a more unique venue.
Does anyone have any ideas? How many venues does it take/did it take you before you found the right one?
So far we have visited:
*Casablanca Winery Inn--prices are good but, venue is a bit dated and not picture friendly
*Ancaster Old Mill--Beautiful (exactly what we want) but, have been told we need to do a Sunday lunch or have our dinner at 9 p.m. as larger weddings take priority. This is unacceptable to us.
*C Hotel, Carmen's Group--Nice but, very pricey (plan to charge us almost double because of our small guest list)
Other options which haven't panned out:
* Dyment Farm--our party is too small
* Puddicombe--again we are too small
* Peller Estates--doesn't do weddings
* Beamer Falls Manor--too expensive
*Aberdeen Tavern--not enough parking
*Hacienda Sarria--too expensive
*Paletta Mansion--our party is too small
*Lakeview, Carmen's--our party is too small
I'm still waiting to hear back from a bunch of people (wish me luck):
*McMaster Faculty Club
*Art Gallery of Burlington
*Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
*Springer Estate
*Peninsula Ridge
*Stonewall Estate
*Honsberger Estate
If you are still reading (whew...I didn't realize how long that was until I started) thanks for the help. 
