We're doing our first venue visit tomorrow. What should I expect/ask/bring/etc.?
The venue doesn't provide any food, drinks, or entertainment. They are literally just a venue. Everything else would have to be contracted out. Does anyone have experience in a situation like this? I feel like it could potentially save us money since so many venues have astronomical food and beverage minimums, but the rental fee is pretty high by itself, so I don't know...
Re: As long as we're talking about venues...
I went with an all-inclusive (or, mostly-inclusive) venue and it ended up being cheaper (and we never had to worry about running out of food since they just kept cookin' and they provided all the chairs, tables, centerpieces, linens and so on). Plus it took a lot less coordinating and phone-calling on my part.
Thanks everyone!
We really want an outdoor ceremony, but we're also looking at June (having found out more details on FI's med school schedule) in either Austin, TX or Zwolle, LA, and I'm really concerned about the heat.
I almost wanted to shy away from an outdoor ceremony because of the unpredictability of the weather, but I'm glad we didn't. We compromised by having it under a gazebo with a covered patio for the guests. It was great. The patio had ceiling fans and outdoor air conditioning units (didn't lower the temp obviously, but circulated cool air which was nice). We kept it short and sweet (about 20 minutes) and then everyone was able to go inside for the A/C.
DH just said "in and out and on with life," haha. That's kind of how we did it. We got gorgeous photos and had a beautiful freshly rain-washed backdrop... but didn't stay out there the whole (humid) evening. A few guests did opt to sit outside and walk around the grounds a bit, but for the most part people were indoors dancing and eating and visiting.
[QUOTE]Hets - if we pick Austin, it won't be in the city exactly. I really want to get married out on Lake Travis -- one of my favorite places in.the.world. I'm definitely all ears for anything you know, though.
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DO IT! Lake Travis would be amazing for a wedding. I would LOVE to do something like that.
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