Cheap Wedding Venue in Lakehurst, NJ

Just saw an ad in the "Celebrations" Wedding Advertiser for La Bove Grande - "an exquisite banquet hall in Lakehurst, NJ." They're advertising $49.95 per person including open bar. They also do bar and bat mitsvahs, sweet sixteen parties, rehearsal dinners, showers, family parties and corporate events.

Call them for a personal tour of their wide selection of halls and ballrooms: 732 657 8377.

You can also visit them online at http://labovegrande.net.

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How to Negotiate Great Prices on Your Wedding

You may wonder how people manage to afford a beautiful, lavish wedding. Do they spend the rest of their lives paying it off? Well... beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and expensive is an opinion. Regardless of what you feel is important to invest in on your wedding day, it's certainly worth speaking up on your own behalf so you can save a little bank.

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Some tips for how to negotiate for the best wedding day deal:

Go into this feeling confident. So many people won't even try to haggle on prices... why? Somewhere along the way someone told you to take whatever you get? Well, that's just not so! Practice haggling - the more you do it, the better you'll get at it.

Remember that wedding venue managers are people, too. They have overhead costs to cover, like the monthly rent and bills, the salaries of the people who work at their venue, and tons of other expenditures. They want to earn your business, not turn you away laughing. A little negotiation is all it takes to reach a compromise where both parties walk away feeling like they gained something.

Brainstorm ways to work it out. A Facebook friend shared her wedding-day success story with us. She got a very well-known and respected NJ wedding venue to come down on their price by 10 dollars per plate by guaranteeing at least 150 guests.

Determine what you can live without. Another friend pointed out that, after working with the Macy's Bridal Shop assistant, she was able to find a dress that looked nearly identical to one that had a designer label. By choosing the non-designer dress, she paid less than $500 for her wedding gown. In our case, a spring wedding would have been sweet, but we opted for November because prices were lower during that time of year.

Keep your expectations reasonable. As illustrated in the previous point, you may have to forgo certain luxuries if you want to save a bit of cash on your wedding. It's okay to not have the designer dress, get married at the venue that was your second choice and not your first, and so on. Remember that this day is not about being flashy or extravagant. It's about celebrating your love together, and sharing your joy with family and friends.

NJ Bridal Shows 2014: Shop for Everything in One Great Location

Just came across a cool ad for all you NJ brides on the hunt for sweet wedding deals. You can enter to win a Honeymoon Giveaway or Bachelorette Party, or even score tickets to broadway shows and other great prizes, simply by attending the #1 Bridal Show in NJ, NY and PA: Elegant Bridal Productions. You can also begin planning all aspects of your wedding in one convenient location.

At the Elegant Bridal Show, you will be able to meet:

Wedding Photographers

Wedding Gown and Bridesmaid Dress vendors

Wedding Invitation Designers and Print Shops

NJ Wedding Venue Representatives

Live DJ and bands (watch them perform right there!)

Wedding Cake Bakers
Florists
Limousine Services
And many more high quality NJ Wedding Vendors

The Elegant Bridal Productions Shows are sponsored by The Katie Couric Show. All registered brides in attendance will get the chance to win tickets to a future taping of The Katie Couric Show.

September's Schedule and Wedding Show Locations:

Sept 9: The Rosewood in Edison, NJ

Sept 10: The Chancey Hotel & Conference Center in Princeton, NJ

Sept 10: The Flanders Valley Wedding & Banquets in Flanders, NJ

Sept 11: The Hotel ML in Mount Laurel, NJ

Sept 14: The Spring Mill Manor Country Club in Lakewood, NJ

Weeknight shows start at 7 pm

Sunday shows start at 1 pm

To register for an upcoming show, call 1-888-BRIDE99 or visit http://elegantbridal.com