Where to get married?

I am getting married in Val-d'Or. We are getting married at the school I teach at so that we can do a potluck supper. The high school has a Christian room so that is where we are doing the ceremony even though it's not a religious ceremony. My friend is our designated officiant so she is free. We just have to pay the court filing fee after the wedding which is $54.75 My school is charging me $200. We plan on spending $1000 on food and alcohol since we asked people to bring a dish of food to share or a bottle of wine. A friend from Montreal who works in music is our dj. A friend of a friend is our photographer. My dress cost $240 and was paid for by my mom. Decorations are made with paper. So our wedding will be very DIY to keep costs down. After all fees are paid it will have cost us a max of $2000. Neither of us is interested in spending much on a wedding since it's the marriage we want. By doing a potluck supper we were able to invite all the people we wanted to invite.

You can get married in public parks for free in Quebec. You just need to get a city permit. I would have had a backyard reception since our backyard is big enough but we didn't want to disturb our neighbours plus we wanted to get married in April so weather is not good then for an outside ceremony.

You can look into kiwanis centres or other halls that may charge a minimal fee.

That's great Andrea! Congrats! What's the next step in your planning now? Did you find a photographer? Let us know how it goes! I can't wait to read about your ideas for the wedding!

We haven't seen it in person yet and probably won't until this summer when we are ready to start making more concrete decisions but in pictures looks great and can accommodate the amount of guests we plan on having

Hey Andrea! Welcome to the community! I'm so glad you found something interesting through our site. How does the banquet hall look like? Will you be able to invite all the guests you had in mind?

Actually I may have found a place through this website. La banquet sirene in Laval is extremely reasonably priced!

I agree, it is quite steep for us as well! Are you in Montreal as well? When are you looking for? And what type of feel do you want for your wedding?

Check out some city owned halls. I viewed one called Vielle brasserie in Lachine. You pay $700 for the whole night but you can only reserve within one year of the date you want.
Beautiful rustic hall, you would cater everything yourself, it is on the waterfront. It is worth checking out if you are on a budget.
Canvas in Lachine is also a great venue. Awesome, friendly owners. Check them out!

Honestly to host 100 guests with food and drink will be quite difficult on your budget if you want to serve dinner, but if you search you may be able to find a venue that offers a buffet package (much more budget friendly than plated dinners!)

If you are open to a later evening cocktail party with apps, or a midday brunch or luncheon, you would be able to stretch your budget much further! Also consider a Friday or Sunday, as venues sometimes offer dicounts for the less "in demand" days.

Winter weddings will also save you a good amount of money!

I don't know your area- so no ideas for locations. Good luck!

We are looking almost anywhere to be honest. Up to an hour outside of the city even but all the quotes I get are a lot higher than I can afford getting quotes of 85$ per person which is just too much for me

I am in virtually the same situation as you! Where are you looking to get married? I am looking in and around Montreal.