We booked a function room at a hotel - had the ceremony in the same hotel, and stayed the night there.
We didn't pay for the bar - we let people buy their own drinks.
The profit on the bar lets the hotel charge less for the room. You can decide how much per plate you want to pay for their catering, and they adjust the bar prices accordingly.
Ours was far from cheap, but we did what we could to reasonably control costs.
A band was cheaper than a DJ, and the music was better - I made some CDs for when the band took their breaks. The band's cost was lower as we gave them a bar tab - they drank less than the discount, so we were quids in there.
The dress was made by a local dressmaker - but given that (a) Bridal Gowns in the UK are stunningly expensive (average £700 - i.e. $1,400) and adjustments are expensive, it was cheaper to have a one off made to my wife's specific drawings than to get a shop bought and adjust it.
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Overhead, the Albatross hangs motionless upon the air,
And deep beneath the rolling waves,
In labyrinths of Coral Caves,
The Echo of a distant time
Comes willowing across the sand;
And everthing is Green and Submarine
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