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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Wedding Pavilion is running about...
Base venue 15k? ish (including gratuity)
Booze 1-5k? (depends on the group)
Photography 2-4k? (depends what you want and need)
Cake $300-700?
Flowers $300-700?
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We were married at the Banff Springs Hotel and I don't think the cost of the reception was all that different than this, with the exception of the flowers, which are a personal choice anyway. That said, it was everything else, other than the reception, that inflated the price dramatically. Getting married on the terrace, for example, was very pricey. Once again, these were choices (thanks to a lot of pressure from one set of the parents) that really increased the price. Don't let parents into the decision making imo. Wedding vendors (linens, chairs, flowers) in Banff and Canmore aren't cheap at all.
edit- I guess "don't let parents into the decision making" only works if they are not really contributing to the cost.