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Cost Breakdown: A Tented Riverfront Wedding for $31K

August 3, 2016 by Greg Quigley

A Tented Milwaukee Wedding
This couple spent $31K on their beautiful tented Milwaukee wedding. All photos by Reminisce Studio by Miranda & Adam

This couple had two requirements for their venue: to be unique and fun. They got both of these and more by booking the Canal Street Yacht Club for their wedding reception.

For just over $31,000 they had an amazing tented wedding right on the Menomonee River. In addition, they brought in some amazing vendors to make the whole day come together perfectly.

MIM Family Used

As always, we were excited to hear they used several Married In Milwaukee Family Members, including:

  • Photos: Reminisce Studio by Miranda & Adam
  • Floral: Belle Fiori
  • Invites and Stationery : Coqui Paperie & Gifts 
  • Hotel: Hilton Milwaukee City Center

Quick Facts – Canal Street Yacht Club Wedding:

  • Number of Guests: 160
  • Ceremony: Brew City Church
  • Reception: Canal Street Yacht Club
  • Total Costs: $31,272
Belle Fiori Flowers and Coqui Wedding Invitations
The beautiful flowers from Belle Fiori cost $2,846, invites from Coqui cost $1,227 and the cake/cupcakes cost $524. Photos by Reminisce Studio

Wedding Essentials ($8,583):

  • Invitations/Stationery: $1,227 (includes: invitations and reply cards, programs, place cards, hotel room door hangers for guests, large sign for guestbook, table numbers and personalized table napkins)
  • Cake/Cupcakes: $524
  • Photographer: $3,986
  • Flowers: $2,846 (includes: 1 bridal bouquet, 5 bridesmaids bouquets, 18 boutonnieres, 4 corsages, aisle and alter flowers, 18 reception centerpieces)
Brew City Church Milwaukee Wedding
The ceremony took place at Brew City Church and cost $800. Also pictured are flowers from Belle Fiori and programs from Coqui Paperie & Gifts. Photos by Reminisce Studio
Tented Milwaukee Wedding
The reception at the Canal Street Yacht Club cost $7,786 for rental, food and drinks. Photos by Photos by Reminisce Studio

Reception and Ceremony Costs ($10,536):

  • Ceremony $800
  • Reception: $7,786 (includes: rental, food and drinks)
  • DJ: $1,100
  • Officiant: $250
  • Photo Booth: $600
Tent Milwaukee Wedding on the River
A perfect location and perfect portraits by Reminisce Studio.

Attire, Jewelry and Beauty ($7,559):

  • Dress: $2,851 (includes dress and veil)
  • Bride’s Shoes: $158
  • Groom’s Attire: $0 (free with groomsmen rentals)
  • Rings: $4,410
  • Hair and Make-up: $140 (includes: hair, makeup and nails)
Milwaukee Wedding Dress and Rings
The brides dress/veil cost $2,851 while the rings were $4,410. Photos by Reminisce Studio, Bride’s Bouquet by Belle Fiori

Other Costs ($4,594):

  • Transportation: $1,280 (party bus for bridal party)
  • Rehearsal Dinner: $1,500
  • Wedding Party Gifts: $600
  • Parents’ Gifts: $400
  • Favors: $162
  • Hotel Suite $305
  • Other: $347 (decor, guest book, welcome bags)
Milwaukee Wedding Stationery from Coqui Design
The party bus cost $1,280. Sign, table cards and napkins by Coqui Paperie & Gifts. Photos by Reminisce Studio

Honeymoon ($0 – Wedding Gift)

  • Honeymoon in Maui, Hawaii: $0 (paid for via wedding gifts)

A Note from the Bride and Groom

We asked the bride and groom to tell us about their planning and budgeting process, and this is what they had to say:

The Venue:
We wanted a venue that was fun and unique. Canal Street Yacht Club (at the Twisted Fisherman restaurant) offered both of those. The tent is beautiful and right on the river.

Many places we looked at downtown had very high minimums you had to meet for the event and we did not want the venue to become excessive where we needed to cut back in many other areas. The minimum at Canal Street Yacht Club was very reasonable and we had numerous package options to choose from where food and beverages were included.

Alexia and her team were extremely accommodating to us and even let us in the day before to hang decorations. We also lucked out with the most amazing sunset over the river the night of our wedding.

The Photography:
Having beautiful photos taken was one of the most important aspects of the wedding day for the bride. We have many friends who have gotten married before us and were not as happy with their photos as they thought they would be and wished they had spent a little more on a photographer.

We wanted to have photos we could have framed and displayed in our home for years to come so it was one thing we were not going to cut corners on. Reminisce Studio blew us away with the photos from our wedding day. We have had so many people comment that our photos are some of the best wedding photos they’ve seen and we couldn’t be happier with the amazing job Miranda and Adam did.

The DJ:
Picking a DJ was probably one of the harder services to select in the wedding process. It’s hard to tell if someone is a good DJ just by talking to them at a wedding show or in a meeting. From past weddings we’ve been to, we wanted to go with someone we knew did a fantastic job. A friend of the bride who had gotten married in the Green Bay area the year before had a great DJ that really kept the entire night running smoothly.

We reached out to Shaun at The New Dance Machine to see if he would travel to Milwaukee for our wedding. He agreed and did a phenomenal job from the planning leading up to the wedding day, through the end of the evening. He came up with suggestions, like the shoe game, to get the crowd paying attention to gathering everyone for a group photo on the dance floor as a way to get everyone out there to start the dancing portion. 

So many of our guests tell us to this day how much fun they had at our reception and we owe a lot of that to Shaun for the great job he did the entire night.

Invites, Programs and Beyond:
As an avid Pinterest junkie, the bride was overwhelmed with all of the amazing ideas out there in terms of invitations, programs, signs and more.
Coqui Design was amazing to work with to customize everything we wanted from the look of the invitations, to creating hanging “Do Not Disturb” door signs for our hotel guests, to a large sign for our guestbook which was to have everyone sign Christmas ornaments (we got engaged on Christmas) and even personalized napkins to go with the theme of our big day.

Elizabeth and Denise are absolutely amazing to work with. They took down all our crazy ideas and developed a few options and worked with us until we had exactly what we wanted. They are extremely responsive, even if they aren’t in the office, just for peace of mind that they received your email. I couldn’t have asked for better people to work with for all of our printing needs.

We could go on and on about all the amazing people who made our day perfect. We couldn’t imagine a better day and are so grateful for the love an support of our friends and family.

– The Bride and Groom

A BIG thanks to the bride and groom for sharing their awesome Canal Street Yacht Club wedding and to Reminisce Studio  for the photos!

If you’re currently working on your wedding budget, make sure to read through our previous articles featuring real Milwaukee wedding cost breakdowns.

Downtown Milwaukee Wedding Photos
The happy couple with their wedding party. Photos by Reminisce Studio

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