Picking out a wedding venue for your big day is quite an important task. It’s perhaps one of the most important things to do out of everything you need to plan for the wedding day. The wedding venue should reflect your personality, the style and theme of your wedding day that you envision and of course, it should feel like it’s your wedding venue.
When you walk into a wedding venue and think ‘This is it’ that’s when you know you’ve got the right one. Here are some helpful tips to help navigate this special part of your wedding planning so that you pick the right one for you and your partner.
What’s the capacity?
How many are you looking to have on your wedding day? How does that relate to both day and night guests? While some people will only have day guests, most wedding parties will have day guests and then a handful of night guests.
The capacity of the venue is important because you don’t want it to feel so big that all of your guests get lost but at the same time if it’s too small, it’s going to feel cramped.
Capacity is important and it’s good to know how many people you want at your wedding before you start looking at venues.
Know your budget
Your budget is crucial when picking out a wedding venue because chances are, you’re going to be spending a lot of money on this venue for just one or two days, depending on whether you have it for the night before or just for the day itself.
Understanding your budget is important because it will help you sift through the venues that you can afford and the venues you can’t. You don’t want to put all your hopes and dreams into a venue and then realise it’s out of your price point. That’s just going to make you feel sad! Just make sure that the budget you have is one that’s affordable and gets you the venue that you’re hoping for.
What’s included with the venue
It’s always good to check what’s included in the venue itself. This is important because you don’t want to be paying for something twice, especially if it’s already part of the venue agreement.
Everything that’s included within the venue, should be laid out by the venue when you first visit it. There will also be information included within the brochure, so it’s good to be attentive to all of this when visiting each of the venues. The more you get with the venue, the more value it offers you for your money, so be sure to make comparisons.
Confirm supplier rules on the site
Suppliers are an important one because you want to ensure everything you desire for the wedding, can be accommodated by the venue. Some wedding venues don’t allow certain things on their property, and some might accept just about anything.
A lot of wedding venues nowadays will say to bring dried flowers rather than paper confetti. Not only because it’s better for the environment but because dried flowers are usually easier to sweep away than confetti.
