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A Modern Summer Wedding at The Atrium for $70k

November 17, 2021 by Greg Quigley

The Atrium Milwaukee Wedding
This wedding at The Atrium cost the couple $70k. All photos by Ali Lockery Photography
What a great wedding at The Atrium with tons of amazing vendors! This couple started their planning by picking their most important vendor categories so they’d know where the majority of the budget was going. They did a great job and we love that they used several Married In Milwaukee Family Members!

For $70k we think they had an awesome wedding at The Atrium! Read on to learn more about this beautiful wedding, but first check out the video from Mina George Films (shots of The Atrium start at 5:11):

Married In Milwaukee Family Used:

We were excited to see that this couple used several Married In Milwaukee Family Members!! Here are the MIM Family Members involved in this Atrium wedding:

  • Venue: The Atrium
  • Planner: Events to a T
  • Dress: Miss Ruby
  • Cake: The Cake Lady
  • DJ: Sound By Design
  • Invites/Stationery: Paperwhites
  • Transportation: Sound By Design

Quick Facts – Atrium Wedding:

  • Guests: 170
  • Ceremony: St. Monica Catholic Church
  • Reception: The Atrium
  • Total Costs: $67,995
The Atrium Milwaukee Wedding
The flowers cost $2,650, invites $2,500 and two cakes (yes, that Yeti cooler is a cake) $350. Cakes by The Cake Lady / Invitations by Paperwhites / Photos by Ali Lockery Photography

Wedding Essentials ($15, 950):

  • Invitations/Stationery: $2,500
  • Cake: $350 (incudes cake and groom’s cake)
  • Wedding Planner: $2,000
  • Photographer: $5,250
  • Videographer: $3,200
  • Flowers: $2,650 (included: bride’s bouquet, 8 bridesmaid bouquets, 9  boutonnieres, flower crown, 2 corsages, aisle floral, 17 tables of floral, cake flowers)
St Monica Catholic Church Ceremony
The ceremony at St. Monica Catholic Church. Dress from Miss Ruby / Photos by Ali Lockery Photography

Reception and Ceremony Costs ($23,350):

  • Ceremony: $1,000
  • Reception: $5,300
  • Food: $8,500
  • Drinks: $5,300 (open bar with beer/wine all night)
  • DJ: $1,500
  • Lighting: $750 (pillar lighting and floor monogram)
  • Pipe and Drape: $1,000
The Atrium Milwaukee Wedding with Rooftop
The reception inside and on the rooftop at The Atrium. Planning by Events to a T / Photos by Ali Lockery Photography
Wedding at the Atrium in Milwaukee
A beautiful set up at The Atrium. Banner by Paperwhites / Planning by Events to a T / Photos by Ali Lockery Photography

Attire, Jewelry and Beauty ($13,670):

  • Bride’s Dress: $1,800
  • Dress Alterations: $500
  • Bride’s Shoes: $220
  • Groom’s Attire: $920
  • Hair and Makeup: $830 (included: hair, makeup, spray tan and nails)
  • Rings: $9,400
Atrium Shorewood WI Wedding
The bride’s dress cost $1,800 and the groom’s attire was $920. Dress from Miss Ruby / Photos by Ali Lockery Photography

Other Costs ($15,025):

  • Rehearsal Dinner: $3,800
  • Party Bus: $1,100
  • Limo: $200
  • Wedding Favors: $0 (cookies made by bride’s father)
  • Wedding Party Gifts: $1,575
  • Linens: $400
  • AirBnBs: $4,500 (bridesmaids & groomsmen stayed at 2
    local AirBnbs for the weekend)
  • Hotel Suite: $1,100 (2 nights)
  • Live Painter: $1,000
  • Morning After Brunch: $750
  • Other Costs: $600 (table numbers, card box, welcome bags)
Live Painter Milwaukee Wedding
The couple hired a live painter, Fine Arts by Nicole, to paint them on The Atrium rooftop – so cool!! Photos by Ali Lockery Photography

Honeymoon ($6,000 – Not Included in Total):

  • Honeymoon in Hawaii: $6,000
The Atrium Rooftop Wedding
The guests loved the cocktail hour on The Atrium rooftop. Photos by Ali Lockery Photography

A Note From The Couple

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

Before jumping into the deep waters of wedding planning, we each sat down and wrote a list of our top five vendors that matter the most to us. Once we came up with a collective list of five of our most important vendors to find, we knew this is where the bulk of our money would be spent.

The Photographer:
The most important vendor for us was our photographer. We knew this day would fly by quickly but that the memories captured throughout the day would last forever through photos.

We didn’t have to think twice about who we wanted as our photographer because a mutual friend of ours has an incredible photography business that has taken off like a wildfire and we knew we had to have her on our team! Ali and I (the bride) have known each other since middle school, and it was perfect having someone we are so comfortable around and love dearly capturing all the special moments of our wedding day.

The Venue:
Another vendor we knew we were going to spend more on was our venue. It was important for us to have a space that would hold a large crowd, have the aesthetics to fit our vision, was in a good location, and had staff that would treat us and our guests well.

The Atrium was the absolute perfect fit for us, and we loved working with their staff. They were extremely accommodating, the space is stunning (especially the garden rooftop!), and they have so many connections with wedding vendors in the area which made it such a breeze for our entire vendor team!

The Wedding Planner:
One expense that some may say is not necessary when wedding planning is having a wedding planner. In our case, it was the best money we ever spent. We planned most of our wedding during the pandemic and from out of state. Emily, from Events to a T, took care of so many small details that we would have otherwise overlooked.

Because of her, we spent the weeks leading up to the wedding relaxing, enjoying our time with friends and family, and soaking in our last days as fiancés. We are forever grateful for her attention to detail, her willingness to always go the extra mile, and for helping us pull off the wedding of our dreams.

The Cake:
We truly loved working with our entire vendor team and were blessed to have a team that was so positive, hard-working, and amazing at what they do! The Cake Lady, Cece, helped pull off a surprise groom’s cake that looked like a Yeti cooler filled with Spotted Cow beer.

The Live Painter:
Nicole from Fine Arts by Nicole was amazing entertainment at our cocktail hour as she did a live painting for us on the rooftop.

Cover it with Class came to the rescue last minute (less than a month before the wedding) to add in pillar draping and did a fantastic job.

The Invites and Stationery:
Paperwhites not only created amazing wedding invitations and stationery, but they also created a custom welcome banner that was a focal point of the reception entrance.

– The Bride and Groom

A BIG thanks to the couple for sharing the Cost Breakdown of their awesome wedding at The Atrium and to Ali Lockery Photography for the amazing photos!

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

The Atrium Milwaukee Wedding
Congrats to the happy couple!! Photos by Ali Lockery Photography


Related:

  • The Atrium – A Stunning Shorewood Wedding Venue
  • A Turner Hall and Vista Wedding for $50k
  • A $50k Wedding at Waukesha’s Historic Courthouse

Filed Under: Articles, Real Weddings Tagged With: Real Milwaukee Wedding Cost Breakdowns

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