A lot depends on where you choose to hold your wedding. The venue needs to be ambient as well as professionally run. Your wedding also only becomes set in stone once you have booked the location, so it's an essential element to your planning!
To find your ideal venue, you need to know what you want and, perhaps more importantly, what you'll need. You can find loads of picturesque venues to choose from on HAPPLY, and here are a few tips on how to make your final selection:
What you envision for your big day is a central guide to selecting a venue. Your venue should reflect your vibe as a couple.
While you may not get everything you are looking for in one location, your ideal venue must have some of your dream elements. Otherwise, you may feel cheated out of your fantasy wedding.
Hone your location visits down to mostly those that offer what you want. Is that:
Do you need a venue that can accommodate all the guests you are planning to invite comfortably or is something smaller just the ticket? These are questions that need to be answered with confidence.
Also, keep in mind what you do want rather than what you don't. Thinking in the negative has a peculiar way of coming back around!
Of course, you need to know what you are prepared to spend on your venue. It's best to work out your entire budget before you look for a venue so you know what percentage you can spend on it.
A wedding planner can be beneficial for this, and you can use our HAPPLY budget tools to help you out.
An idea like a destination wedding may sound ever so titillating, but it may be a bit too costly for you and your guests. Whatever destination you eventually settle on should not contain any hidden costs or result in being nothing more than a pain.
Make a list of all the details you'll need to put together a wedding. This will help you see whether one venue option is more convenient and viable than another you might have had in mind. It should also offer the details or services that you are looking for. Trying to force a space to be something it is not can be frustrating and disappointing.
What we mean here is to check with your venue what's included or how it works, how many staff members will be available for your function and what services they might offer. It helps to make a detailed list of questions to ask when you chat to a venue representative.
Housekeeping items can include:
Sometimes venues offer these and other services in-house, outsource to other vendors, or allow you to bring in your own. You will need to know what your options are before committing to a specific venue. The last thing you want is to realize halfway through that the venue hire fee you are paying doesn't include items you thought it would.
Remember, your wedding venue should feel like a good fit. While listening to others' advice can help you make a decision, ultimately it's about what you and your partner decide is right for you.
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