One of the most expensive, if not the most expensive expense in a wedding is the reception. Not only is it expensive, some elements that are supposedly traditions of a typical reception are, to be honest, rubbish. Pardon if this offends you, but the cookie-cutter reception is not for every bride and groom--and it saddens me that we are boxed (and bullied) into having a tried-and-tested reception formula even if we personally don't even enjoy it.
I am anti-reception. What I mean is, personally, I didn't want the usual reception, consisting of a hotel or an events place venue with all of the frou frou you can ever imagine in my own wedding. To me, the best reception is doing it in a non-reception place. I have 5 recommended places here which I will intersperse with my blog write-up. Here goes...
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| Cafe 1771 - a non reception venue idea Picture on the left from http://callejuan.com/ Picture on the right from J Lucas Reyes |
