Have you set your wedding date? Don't delay in starting your search and reserving the venue of your dreams! Between Chateaux, Manors, old Farmhouses, beautiful outdoor spaces..., you'll be offered a wide range of venues, from the most traditional to the most atypical. Here are a few tips to help you choose yours.
Before you start your search
First of all, it's important to establish an overall budget for your wedding, and to determine how much of it you want to allocate to your Reception Venue.
Next, it would be ideal to have an idea of the number of guests who will be present on your Wedding day. Whether you're planning an intimate wedding or a larger gathering, the Reception Venue you choose will not be the same. In fact, some venues have a maximum capacity, for a quality event.
Now it's time to start your research!
Secondly, you'll need to identify the region in which you'd like to hold your Wedding. In the country, in the city, in the mountains or on the beach... You can start drawing up a list of Reception Venues, in line with the type and style of Wedding you want. For example, if you're looking for a fairytale wedding, you may want to consider a Chateau or a Manor. If you prefer a more country-style Wedding, an old Farmhouse, a Mas provençal or a Barn in the countryside might be a good place to look. If you're planning a Civil and/or Religious Ceremony on the same day as your Wedding festivities, it's also important to choose a Reception Venue that's not too far from your Ceremony venue(s).
You can then contact the owners of each of the selected Venues, to obtain more information about their services, availability, conditions and rates. Gathering this information in advance will enable you to make an initial selection of Reception Venues before organizing your visits.
Outdoor spaces
For a spring or summer Wedding, the outdoor areas of your Reception Venue are essential. You could be holding your Lay Ceremony, your Cocktail Reception, or even your Banquet! You'll need to check that the area is large enough for your event, that it can accommodate all your guests, and that it's possible to set up a tent in case of rain. But also look at the panorama: is the setting pleasant? This point is important as well, because the setting of your Reception Venue will be an integral part of your Wedding decor.
Visits, then choosing YOUR Reception Venue
Now it's time to visit your selection of Venues. How do you find THE ideal venue? You'll know right away! If the venue catches your eye and matches your expectations, it's made for your Wedding!
To avoid disappointment, don't delay in booking your Reception Venue, as some can be in high demand, sometimes even two years in advance!
If the visits aren't so conclusive, if you haven't found the Venue of your dreams, and if the search is taking up too much of your time, do not hesitate to call on a Wedding Planner who has a wide network of contacts and who can take over the search. By talking to your Wedding Planner, she will take note of all your wishes and draw up a set of specifications, which she'll use to suggest and find you your ideal Reception Venue!
Tell us who you are, and we'll tell you what type of Venue is right for you!
That's the question you'll have to answer: the choice of your Reception Venue will also depend on your tastes and personalities.
Are you sensitive, generous, altruistic? Do you feel close to nature? In a word, you'd define yourself as authentic. The ideal Reception Venue for you could therefore be a renovated farmhouse or a place in the heart of nature.
If you're romantic, love history, have a fondness for a certain era or architecture, and love stone, you might succumb to a pretty Chateau, Manor or Hotel Particulier.
Or if you define yourself as independent and like originality, you'll need an atypical, almost unique Reception Venue! Why not get married on a Barge or a Yacht, and sail down a long, tranquil river?
In a nutshell, finding the right Reception Venue for the Wedding of your dreams is one of the key steps in organizing the most beautiful day of your life. The rendez-vous. Wedding Planner will be delighted to help you find the nugget that will make your Wedding a unique event, in your image!
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