Selecting a Venue for your Wedding Reception

Many times when I meet with a potential client, they have not yet determined where they want to celebrate their newly married status~~a/k/a their wedding reception.

To help my clients develop a clear vision of what they want their guests to experience at their wedding reception, I have developed a series of questions. Usually these questions help my clients to develop their vision.

Some couples know the answers immediately and others need time to think about them and turn the options over in their head, but most of the time, when we're finished, I have a clear direction to go, when developing the design for their reception.

It is very important early in your planning stages to develop the parameters of your vision. Where you want, what you want, what you want to see, what you want to hear, what you want to taste & last, but definitely not least, how much money you want to spend.

Here is the first part of my time proven, pretty easy system. Let me know what you think! Also, share with us how you developed the design for your reception.


Important things to know:

1) what is your budget? There are facilities that rent from $750-$3,000 that provide no catering at all, and there are hotels who have menus that range from $40-$80 per person easily and restaurants that can serve anything on their menu, the price is dictated by what you select. Please think about what your budget is.

2) What type of location do you want? Would you prefer:

A traditional location (hotel ballroom/banquet room/country club)

A non-traditional location (Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, San Sebastian Winery, White Room, the loft over Burrito Gallery)

a neighborhood venue (a garden club or a womens club)

This is just the very beginning, but I hope I have given you some food for thought!!

Until next time.....

EASY WEDDING PLANNING!