After researching the reception venue and its locations, couples select the best venue to please their family and guests. Many questions need to be asked before selecting the proper reception venue.
It is important to see the reception venue in person and also prepare proper specific wedding planning questions to book the preferred reception venue. The venue must contain an adequate number of bathrooms and other amenities to make it a comfortable place for the guests.
A Few Questions to Ask about Reception Venue
It is important to ensure that a printable reception venue questions checklist is well prepared before seeking out a wedding reception hall.
Design: Natalie Romine You can ask the wedding venue questions below over the phone or in an inquiry email. Just ensure you sort out your wedding details ahead of time so that when the venue staff responds, your answers aren’t vague.
1. When is the venue available?
If a specific wedding date has been fixed, then it is important to check out when the reception venue is available. Proper Enquiries need to be made and the date fixed so that there is no question of “ “letting down” at the last minute. Flexibility in approach is important, and proper negotiations need to be done. The desired venue is to be available on the given date.
2. How far in advance is the reception venue to be reserved?
For couples who desire the best wedding venue, seek, of course, the best answers to their queries regarding the reception venue locale and decorations and comforts. Once the selection is done, the reception venue is fixed for the wedding date so that no delay occurs in arrangements. This question is no doubt considered to be very important for popular locations. Few venues require a year in advance, while others are more flexible indeed.
3. What about the reception venue’s rental fee?
It is no doubt very important to ensure that the wedding venue is within one’s budget provisions, and any extravagant spending on the reception venue can prove to be out of bounds in budgetary allocations. The venue’s rental fee and catering will rather likely take up about half of one’s total wedding budget. If the entire venue cost (notwithstanding the cost of food and beverage minimum) is not in the ambit of one’s budget, then a decision has to be taken to move on to some other budget-friendly venue.
4. What is the style of the venue?
This will no doubt likely be the most obvious yes or even no decision about one’s preferred venue. Is the couple envisioning a romantic rustic atmosphere, but on the other hand, the venue staff tends to describe the place as a sleek and modern loft? Then naturally, the couple will probably need to cross the space off the list immediately.
5. Does the venue have space for a ceremony and also a reception?
To get rid of a few hassles out of planning and traveling for guests, a few couples do try to have their ceremony and reception at the same venue. If keeping everything at one location is felt important to these couples, then it becomes necessary to ask the tour guide if there are separate ceremony and reception spaces.
6. How many people will the space really accommodate?
A venue’s capacity does directly relate to one’s guest list and budget. If the couple or guests love the space but it only comfortably fits 75 people and the guest list is close to 200 (not including the pros), then the wedding couple has to decide if having the venue or the guest count is more important.
7. Is there an area for cocktail hour?
Who does not prefer a fun cocktail hour with tasty drinks and also food? But before creating the menu, the couple should talk about logistics. Enquiring about the venue about guest space for them to mingle comfortably after the ceremony is necessary.
Conclusion
It is obvious that questions need to be kept in mind before selecting a proper reception venue.
