Can We Achieve a 10k Wedding?

Our ultimate question: Can we achieve a ten thousand dollar wedding?

This question seems ridiculous to me. How anyone spends a penny over 10k is beyond me. My original budget was 5 thousand but after we decided on a reception site and realized we could book the entire ranch for three days with SO many things included for a reasonable price, we upped the bottom line to ten thousand.

What's included:
-use of entire ranch from 4pm Friday to 11am Sunday
-lodging for 40 on Friday and Saturday night
-a lodge and two patios
-free parking
-tractor drawn hayride
-on site tables and chairs for up to 60 guests
-security (a requirement for the main party... weird)
-Friday night campfire
-hot country breakfast for up to 20 on Saturday and Sunday morning
-we can use any vendor we choose, or be our own*
-kitchenette for storing food and beverages
-various other ranch activities available for our guests to enjoy

*By be our own, I mean to say that every other place we looked wouldn't allow us to bring in our own alcohol without a licensed bartender and most places wanted us to use their catering.

That's guest lodging, ceremony and reception site, rehearsal dinner venue, day of and departure breakfast with family, and activities for OOT'ers. All at one place.

So here's the dilemma:
I wanted so badly to get married in October. For a three day shin-dig, it's only $6,250. Considering that was only about $1500 more than everything else we looked at for just a few hours, this is a great price. Plus, it covers just about everything, while other venues covered only the ceremony and/or reception. HOWEVER, looking at their price sheet I saw that August is considered on off-season month at $4,750... a whopping $1500 difference.

The pros and cons:
I really want a Halloween reception. October is my favorite month. I also really like a deal. The last weekend in October is usually mild but it is not at all uncommon for it to snow on Halloween in Oklahoma. It gets kind of hot in August but the temperature for the last weekend in August has ranged from 78*-88* over the past fifteen years, with one random year back in the early 90s being 91*... still do-able. We already have about 85 people on our guest list, two years out. The lodge only holds about 40 comfortably while the patio with handmade wedding arch can hold up to 150 guests. Even if only half our guests show up, we're kind of pushing the indoor seating limit. And some of the lodging is in tipi's. Tipi's with chimineas, yes, but it's much more likely to get people used to the idea of staying in one if it isn't snowing outside. The color scheme problem gets a lot easier as my two favorite schemes are purple and orange with either a black or brown accent. Black is appropriate for Halloween but would look strange in August.

This seems like a no-brainer, really. Especially if it helps us achieve our 10k goal.