Choosing the Perfect Wedding Location
The following article covers a topic that has recently moved to
center stage--at least it seems that way. If you've been
thinking you need to know more about it, here's your
opportunity.
The location of the wedding is critical because it can play a
key role in setting the mood for the wedding. There are a number
or ways to choose a potential location for your wedding
including choosing a location where you have previously attended
a wedding, shopping around and visiting multiple venues and
seeking suggestions from trusted friends or relatives. Once you
have narrowed your choices down to a few options it is important
to consider a few additional factors such as price, seating
capacities and services available.
There may be a wide variety of suitable wedding venues available
but you could greatly reduce the number of venues that you are
required to visit by choosing only locations that come highly
recommended from a trusted source. This will save you from
having to visit every venue in town to determine whether or not
it is an acceptable location. Seeking input from others can
greatly reduce the amount of venues that you need to visit.
The location of your wedding can play a key role in the style of
your wedding. Some couples opt for a ceremony at a church
followed by a reception at a catering hall while others may wish
to hold the ceremony outdoors but have a reception at an indoor
location. Still others choose to hold both the ceremony and the
reception at a catering hall. Whichever option you choose for
your wedding it is important to ensure that the location you
choose has all of the elements that you were seeking in a
wedding location such as ambiance, seating capacity, a dance
floor or anything else that you require.
Truthfully, the only difference between you and wedding
locations experts is time. If you'll invest a little more time
in reading, you'll be that much nearer to expert status when it
comes to wedding locations.
Price is one of the most important considerations in choosing
the perfect wedding location. There may be many locations where
you wish to hold your wedding but if they are out of your price
range you may have to eliminate them from your list if you are
not able to successfully renegotiate the asking price. Whether
you are being charged a price per guest or a flat fee for a set
duration of time, if you simply cannot afford the location it is
not right for your wedding. Fortunately most cities have a wide
variety of options available so it is extremely likely that you
will find a suitable venue that is within your price range.
Maximum occupancy is another important consideration when
choosing the perfect wedding location. While you may really like
the intimacy that a quaint location that seats only 50 guests
affords, this is not a feasible option for a couple who has
invited over 300 guests to their wedding. Likewise a large
reception space that is capable of seating 500 people is not a
good option for a couple who is planning a small wedding with
only a handful of close friends and family members. It is
important to choose a wedding location that is capable of
accommodating the number of guests that you have invited without
being large enough to accommodate almost twice as many people
that you have invited. Choosing a venue that is either too small
or too big is not feasible because a venue that is too small
will be cramped and may not fit all of your guests while a venue
that is too big will be a waste of money because large spaces
often include a minimum number of guest required and you may
wind up paying for more guest than you actually have in
attendance.
The services that are offered may also factor into choosing a
wedding location. Many catering halls may also have staff
available to provide entertainment or floral designs. If you
find a facility that is capable of either performing additional
services or recommending service providers you might want to
consider choosing this venue to eliminate the amount of services
that you have to account for. Consolidating in any way possible
can greatly reduce the effort that is required of you to
complete you wedding planning.
Choosing the perfect location for your wedding may seem like an
impossible task especially if you live in an area that has a
number of options. Setting strict criteria for evaluating
locations can save you a lot of time and effort. Only visiting
venues that meet these criteria will greatly reduce the number
of locations that you need to visit.
There's a lot to understand about wedding locations. We were
able to provide you with some of the facts above, but there is
still plenty more to write about in subsequent articles.