Wedding Reception Venues

Choosing from a list of reception venues is going to be one the major decisions that will need to be made on this whole wedding journey.

Have you read this websites section called "Basic Rules"?

If you have then you'll know that when it's time to decide about where the wedding reception is going to be held you'll need to be realistic about your available budget, the family requirements, any date considerations, and that you should investigate several reception halls before making a decision on the best place to hold your reception.

The tools you'll need to decide where to hold your wedding reception are; some ideas of places that hold wedding receptions, and the questions to ask the people in charge of those venues.

Information on both of these tools for selecting reception venues follows.

Places To Hold A Reception

Some choices are:

Banquet halls

Hotels or conference centres

Community centres

Legion, Lions or other service or other club halls

Golf and country clubs

Resorts (local & international)

Spas

Restaurants

Colleges, universities and other schools

Wineries / vineyards

Craft breweries

Bed and breakfasts

Boats

Public venues ie.: (museums, public heritage buildings; municipal buildings)

Tourist attractions

Parks

Conservation areas

Arboretums

Conservatories

Public and private gardens

Botanical gardens

The family home or cottage

Decide which kinds of these reception venues you are interested in, then start calling and e-mailing those.

First Three Questions

The first question to ask on the phone or by email is: "Is the facility available on the day you want it?"

The second question to ask is: "Is the facility big enough to handle the numbers of guests I expect to have at my reception?"

The third question is "Is this facility close enough to the wedding ceremony for me and my guests?"

Visit The Reception Venues

Those venues that answer yes to these first important questions are the ones you want to visit. And yes, you do want to visit. Internet photos and brochures can be misleading. Visit to check them out!

You probably want to call first and make an appointment. Some times, dropping in works too, but you may not be able to have all of your questions answered if the person who is responsible for wedding receptions is not available.

Eventually you will have several different options for reception venues, all of which have good points and not-so-good points.

Then, it's time to start narrowing the list. Here are the questions you need to ask to do that.

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