We're budgeting no more than 25-30k and 50-60 people. Louise won't step foot in a church, so it was a venue or bust. We wanted one location for everything - ceremony, photos, reception. Saves people driving around and a huge boring gap while we have our photos taken. Food/drink/venue and the photographer will be the most costly things...
We're getting married at Millbrook Winery in Jarrahdale, October 8, 2018. The purple Wysteria only flowers for 2 weeks in the year so we're crossing our fingers we've timed it well (they normally flower in the first two weeks or October but weather can f#@k that up).