Picking the RIGHT venue

Picking a venue is obviously important but picking the right venue for you is even more important.

Do your research and ask your questions.

Does it bother you if there is another wedding at your venue the same night as yours? Find out if your venue has more than one ballroom. If they do, find out if there is another wedding scheduled OR if you can be guaranteed the whole place.
Our wedding was at The Warrington Country Club in Warrington, PA (http://www.warringtoncountryclub.com/index.htm). They DO have more than one ballroom AND they guaranteed us the whole place - the only music that was heard was ours, the only people in the bathrooms, hallways, etc. were our guests. It doesn't sound like a big deal but, for me, I wanted to know that everyone working at The Warrington that night was there for us.
To be fair, our wedding was in the middle of Passover AND the Saturday before Easter - not many people wanted that weekend and we were able to get the whole place to ourselves. Remember to be reasonable - if you are planning your wedding on a popular weekend, don't expect to get your place all to yourselves.


Does your venue offer any discounts?
Weekdays, afternoons and Sundays are usually less expensive than Saturday evening weddings - and in come cases, significantly less expensive. Some places also provide a discount for children and young adults who wont be eating as much or drinking from the open bar. We had about 20 children and 10 young adults. At The Warrington, those 20 children ate chicken tenders & fries and were free. Those 10 young adults ate a regular adult meal and were $40 each. Sound like a no-brainer? We have a friend whose venue, which served an "all you can eat" family style meal, made them pay the same price for EVERYONE. No thanks.


What does your venue include with the package price?
This was a HUGE reason we selected The Warrington. Our price ($79.50 per person) included floral center pieces for every table (20+ tables), 5 hour open bar, champagne toast for everyone (175 people), our wedding cake, and tax & gratuities (an additional $800+ in taxes alone). If you only take into consideration the flowers and the cake, you're looking at hundreds even thousands of dollars that would have normally been spent in addition to your price per person. We were sold!