Trading Filet Mignon for Chicken Pot Pie

FIND NEW VENUES
You don’t have to pay for a ballroom at the Ritz. Think a trustee’s grand apartment in the city or a neighbor’s apple barn in the country. Or at the very least, shop around (far more than in the past) for the cheapest deal on the space you want: some places will cut prices in half if you select a Thursday night, rather than a Friday or Saturday.