Price of Inexpensive wedding venues in Chicago

Swedish American Museum

This Chicago community room seats 150 people with room for dancing. It includes a piano.

5211 N. Clark St.

Chicago, IL 60640

773-728-8111

Catalyst Ranch

Historic downtown Chicago Loft Building

This is a fun and casual Chicago venue has banquet rooms to rent starting at $1,900..

656 W. Randolph, Suite 3W, Chicago, IL 60661

312-207-1710

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The Milk Pail

This East Dundee venue offers a romantic wooded setting for your wedding. Wedding buffets from $52 per person. The Milk Pail Restaurant has been a favorite since 1939 and can accommodate up to 250 guests.

1/2 mile North of I-90 on Route 25

PO Box 960, East Dundee, IL 60118

847-742-3379

Wedding Buffet from $50 a person.

Wilmette Women's Club

This Wilmette, IL wedding venue offers a club house for Chicago weddings and special events.

930 Greenleaf Ave.

Wilmette, Illinois 60091

(847) 251-0527

RoSal's Italian Restaurant

This Chicago Wedding venue is for a small wedding or rehearsal dinner or outside catering. It features Italian cuisine with party menus from $24.95 per person. The private party room can host 55 guests.

1154 West Taylor

Chicago, IL 60607

312-243-2357

The Park district offers a big variety of small wedding venues and large venues in Chicago. To give you an idea, here is the information for just the Columbus Park Refectory:

Location Monday-Thursday Friday-Sunday

Entire Site $2,375 to $2,900

South Terrace Outside Mall $340 to $410

Pavilion $558 to $682

Dining Hall $475 to $580

Dance Hall $550 to $675

Dining Terrace $475 to $575

(312) 742-PLAY (7529)

TTY: (312) 747-2001

541 N. Fairbanks

Chicago, IL 60611

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For a little ethnic flair, we include community rooms, from a German club, a Swedish club, and an Irish club. But, Chicago is such a diverse city, that you can find many ethnic groups with party rooms to rent. The advantage is that the club will have the ethnic food and decorations that you may be looking for in your wedding.

The key to finding an inexpensive wedding venue in Chicago is to consider options that are not always obvious. Many of the most affordable options, listed below, include park and recreation facilities, restaurants, and community rooms. For example, the Brown Bottle Ristorante has wedding buffets starting at $13.95 a person and Heritage manor offers buffet for only $19 a person.

Manzo's Banquet Hall in Des Plaines

1571 South Elmhurst Rd.

Des Plaines, IL

60018

847-593-2233

This Des Plaines venue can accommodate 50 to 500 guests.

Astoria Banquets

Large Banquet Hall In Chicago

The Buffalo Grove wedding venue offers dinner menus starting at $22.99 per person and Luncheon menus start at $18.99 a person.

1375 West Dundee Rd

Buffalo Grove,Il 60089

847-392-7500

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Elk Grove Village Park District

The Garden Terrace offers. This Elk Grove Banquet hall offers wedding buffets from $50 a person. The 5-hour wedding package includes an open bar; wine during dinner; and an entree with sides; ice cream or sherbet with the wedding cake; candle centerpieces for all guest tables; and coffee during the last hour. The venue also includes a dance floor.

1000 Wellington Ave. Elk Grove Village, IL 60004 847-228-3524

Saint Xavier University

Chicago Campus == This Chicago wedding venue might be perfect for a smaller wedding.

3700 West 103rd St Chicago, IL 60655

773-298-3000

Irish Center in Chicago

Party rooms in this Chicago wedding venue are available for daily and hourly rentals. You can arrange a catering tour.

773-282-7035 ext. 10

Email: Roomrentals@irishamhc.com

4626 North Knox Avenue

Chicago IL 60630

DANK Chicago at the Historic DANK-HAUS

If you are looking for a European-style wedding venue in Chicago, The Historic and affordable Dank-House wedding venue may be for you. You can bring in your own food or choose from preferred vendors.

Rental rates are as follows:

Marunde Ballroom

$4,250

Skyline Lounge

$200 per hour, 4 hour minimum

Brandenburg Room

$200 per hour, 4 hour minimum

Terrasse

$600 flat

4740 North Western Avenue

Chicago, IL 60625

773-561-9181

Dank Haus German Cultural Center

Midwest Conference Center

The Northlake conference center has a renovated wedding ballroom in Chicago. It accommodates 10 to 1,000 guests. It offers affordable customized packages. This banquet hall also offers special menus with an ethnic flair.

708-409-2828 401 West Lake St. Northlake, Illinois 60164-2401

708.409.2828 sales@midwestconf.com

Chicago Garden Banquets

This Chicago venue offers an affordable indoor garden weddings featuring a huge dance floor. It can accommodate 60 to 475 Guests. Saturday night wedding packages with food and liquor start at $33.95 per person(for larger parties in the off peak season).

(773) 831-4845

Garden Manor -- 4722 W. Armitage Ave, Chicago, 60639

Royal Gardens -- 2515 N. Harlem Ave, Chicago, 60707

Garden Terrace -- 6330 W. Irving Park Rd, Chicago, 60634

Garden Walk -- 3705 W. Fullerton Ave, Chicago, 60647

The Lavender Crest Winery

This winery venue can host 200 guests or more.

5409 U.S. 6

Colona, IL 61241-8617

(309) 949-2565

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Blackthorn Manor

This Chicago venue features affordable onsite catering. It offers seating for up to 120 guests.

7280 West Devon

Chicago, Il.

773-774-4001

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Fountain Blue Banquet Hall in Des Plaines

2300 Mannheim Road (North of Touhy)

Des Plaines Illinois 60018

847-298-3636

Garfield Park Conservatory

The Aboretum Club

This Banquet hall/golf course in Buffalo Grove, IL holds up to 280 guests. Wedding packages start at $65 and parties are from $14.95 to $45 per person.

Tracie Futterman-Alvarez Event Sales Manager

401 W Half Day Rd

Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

847-913-9112 x 201

Pazzo's (Featured on TLC's Four Weddings)

This Chicago wedding venue offers receptions with wedding menus from $75.

Hartford Plaza 100 S. Wacker Dr.

Chicago, IL 60606

312-372-2700

pazzos100@aol.com

Maggiano's Little Italy Restaurant

has a private party room and offers a wedding dinner menu for $64.95.