Description
Almost every other wedding decision waits on the venue. It sets the style, takes the biggest share of the budget, and quietly determines how comfortable your guests are from arrival to the last song. Choose well and the rest of the planning gets easier. Choose on instinct alone and you spend the next year working around problems you did not know to ask about.
This guide, drawn from The Wedding Academy’s planning training, takes you through the decision in the right order: vision first, then guest numbers, budget and location, then the detail.
Inside you will find:
- How to define the vision and turn it into hard requirements before you start searching
- Fifteen deciding factors explained, from capacity and true total cost to acoustics, accessibility, staff and backup plans
- Why full service and dry hire venues suit different couples, and how to tell which is which
- What to look for on an in person visit, including the practical photographs most people forget to take
- A viewing checklist of eighteen questions to take to every appointment
- A shortlist comparison page for costs, strengths and concerns across three venues
- What to read carefully in the contract before you sign
- A page of quick reminders to keep the decision grounded
It is written for couples choosing their own venue and for planners who want a clear, professional document to guide clients through viewings.
By the end you will know exactly what to ask, what the answers mean, and which questions predict trouble. Instead of three venues that all seem lovely, you have three sets of facts and one obvious choice.
Print it, take it with you, and fill it in while you are standing in the space.
What’s inside
- Defining the vision before the search
- Fifteen deciding factors explained
- Full service versus dry hire compared
- How to run an in person visit
- Eighteen question viewing checklist
- Three venue shortlist comparison page
- Contract points to check before signing
- Quick reminders for the final decision
