Wedding Venues – 7 Key Factors to Consider

Looking at various wedding venues when looking for the right venue for your wedding day can be frustrating and exhausting, particularly if you don’t have a clear idea of which features to think about. Prior to beginning your search, take the time to list the most important things you need to have in place for the venue to be right for you. Also it’s a good idea to make a ‘wish list’ that is a list of all the things you would really love, things that would make the wedding venue not just good, but perfect.

For most people these are the 7 key features to look at.

1. Venue Size
Ideally, it’s great to have a good idea of how many people will be attending your wedding, before you start searching. Knowing this one thing will save you a lot of searching time by immediately ruling out wedding venues that are either way too big or too small. You’ll find that all experienced venues will have a very precise number relating to the number of people they can take – though this will differ depending on whether you intend a sit-down dinner or a stand-up cocktail party.

2. Wedding Venue Location
Where you hold the wedding can be determined by a number of things. For example, if most of your guests are coming from interstate, or out of town, it may not be an issue as long as there is somewhere nearby for them to stay. Some couples love the idea of keeping it all close to home, so as to avoid to much driving around on the day. On the other hand, if you have decided on a particular type of wedding venue, such as a beach wedding, then this will reduce the number of possible locations immediately.

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3. Does the Venue have Accommodation?
Some couples have found it desirable to find a wedding venue that can accommodate the wedding guests for the night. This is a great alternative, as it makes it easier for guests to relax and also not have to worry about how much they are drinking because they don’t have to drive.

4. Ceremony possibilities at venue
Do you want a church wedding or will you be looking for wedding venues that can accommodate a civil ceremony as well as a reception? When you are visiting wedding venues make sure you look at the room where the ceremony will take place as well as the reception area. You may fall in love with the venue as a whole, but the ceremony room needs to feel really special for the perfect wedding day.

5. Catering
It’s important to make sure you ask the right questions about catering. For example;

• Do you have to use the venues caterers or can you bring in your own?
• If it’s a requirement to use the venues own caterers, what is the pricing structure?
• What is included in the price?
• Do they cater for people with allergies and for special eating needs, like vegetarians?
• What about drinks? Can they be included or does it have to be a cash bar?
• What drinks do they serve?
• How much are the drinks packages, and what do they include?

6. Wedding Venue Layout
As you start going to various wedding venues, think about the type of layout that will best suit what you have in mind. There are several options. Would you like to have the tables placed around the dance floor so that the dancing can start early and continue throughout the reception or do you prefer to have it all cleared away so that dancing can start after the formalities and food are finished with?

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7. Wedding Photo’s
Wedding photographs are an important way to record and remember your special day. Many people choose wedding venues with great photographic areas so that the wedding photo’s can be taken in situ, without having to go elsewhere. There are many wedding venues that have special areas created specifically for this purpose, so make sure you check them out!