Wedding Reception Venues
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.
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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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