6 Tips For Choosing the Best Wedding Venues

Presuming that Westminster Abbey is busy on your choice of date, there are many possibilities for you to consider when you are looking for wedding venues. Often it may be easier to look at the information you have at hand first, as that may dictate the location. Here are five tips to help make the decision relatively easy for you and save you inspecting every possible location within 50 miles of your home.

Is the date flexible?

If you have set a date that is not flexible, your choice of location may be difficult to secure and you may end up with a setting that is not actually your first choice. By being flexible, and this may include being a little bendable on the day of the week as well as the month, your choice of wedding venues will greatly increase. If your flexibility can include a different season or even a different year the majority of locations will become available to you!

What is the size of your budget?

Once you have cleared the air about who is paying for the event, you will need to set a budget that is both realistic and sensible for the occasion. You won’t want to be in debt until your silver wedding anniversary, but you naturally want a day to remember. When you consider your budget, absolutely everything should be integrated into the planning, including your honeymoon. Once you nut out the size of the budget available, you will be able to remove some of the potential locations as being too expensive.

Religious or not?

Your choice of wedding venues is vast, but you can exclude a number of places quite quickly with the important decision of whether it's to be a church wedding or a civil ceremony. That’s not to say that you can't have a civil ceremony if you are religious or vice versa, but it may focus your thoughts about what is appropriate.

Discussing the day

Many people will believe they are entitled to a substantial say about what goes on during your big day. (This may include parents as well as best friends, uncles, aunts and bridesmaids.) While requesting advice from experts and those with experience is advised, it really is up to the bride and groom to decide what type of day it is to be. However if the bride wants an extravagant day with hundreds of people, and the groom would prefer a small, private occasion, there are certainly conversations to be had!

Speak to the experts

You will benefit greatly by speaking about your plans with experts in the field and perhaps enlisting their help. A professional will understand the nuances of locations, budget, timing and any other arrangements. They may also know of special locations that might be perfect for you but are usually kept private.

Consider the guests

Whatever your final decisions are, you should consider your guests in your overall planning. If you are intending to invite people from all over the world, you may have to consider the cost of flights, the time of the year and your guests' accommodation. Once you understand the answers to all these questions you’ll be better equipped to begin looking at potential wedding venues.

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