How many venues did you check out? (update in thread)

manillabar · September 2014

I visited my first venue option today with my parents and sister (FI couldn't make it) and it was amazing! The location is perfect as far as distance from my church goes, the price is very good for what they are offering, the location is gorgeous, the food is delicious (they were holding an open house/cocktail party event), and the event coordinator is all kinds of perfect (not to mention we had a lot of things in common with him). So part of me feels like "this is it" but I wonder if it's weird because I haven't visited any other venues yet. So I'm curious: How many venues did you look at before you knew which one you wanted?

ETF title because the qquestion sounded weird ending with "at" lol

wrigleyville · September 2014

I think it's like a wedding dress. When you know, you know, even if it's the first one you've tried on.

We didn't even see our venues in person. I looked at a couple online, read reviews and looked at other bride's photos, and then made a decision from there.

CTYankeeBride · September 2014

I researched tons (many in our area have minimum guest count requirements) and we met with three. I knew when we met with our venue that they were the right place for us.

climbingsingle · September 2014

We only visited one. As soon as we got there, we knew it was the place for us.

southernbelle0915 · September 2014

We did a bunch of research - most have photos online these days. But we only visited one, which was under construction. We looked at sketches and timelines for completion and booked it.

It was definitely a leap of faith but we absolutely LOVED our venue.

Maggie0829 · September 2014

I researched a ton but only visited two. The second venue won.

ElcaB · September 2014

Physically, we only visited two.

If you love it, go for it. Before you decide though, look over their rules & contract to be sure it actually is the right venue for you.

photokitty · September 2014

Two, but it was an easy choice. I called about 5 others for pricing.

DH put the down payment down on the venue before he did on my e-ring.

manillabar · September 2014

wow good to know i'm not alone! that makes me feel better. And I definitely plan on looking over the contract before committing to anything. I'm gonna drag FI over there asap to make sure he loves it as much as I do, but he's loving it so far from what I've told him and the pictures I took.

emmyg65 · September 2014

Just one. I did a ton of research, but we also ended up only meeting with one caterer, photographer, and florist. If you love what you see at the first place and you've done your due diligence, save your time and energy and go for it!

birdybride2014 · September 2014

Researched a ton, found one I loved alone, visited and signed the contract that morning.

Alikat9614 · September 2014

One. There weren't a lot of options anyway in the small town we got married in, but we knew as soon as we arrived and talked to them (and got pricing!) that is was the one. We were thrilled with the results and loved our reception!

Cookie Pusher · September 2014

We knew right off the bat where we wanted to get married, but we looked at one other venue in earnest (and one for funsies) before signing the contract with our venue. Sometimes, you just know.

holyguacamole79 · September 2014

We researched several online, but went with the only one we actually visited. We live in the suburbs, and there aren't that many options. And, our wedding had 230 people, so that narrowed things down quickly.

slothiegal · September 2014

Gah, it certainly felt like hundreds at the time, but looking back and counting, I think we actually visited six or seven. I was unemployed at the time, which meant I had PLENTY of time to keep researching and adding to our list of places to check out.

If you found a place that you love (and is within budget!), I say go for it. We LOVED the first place we saw, but after looking at the prices, there was no way to swing it. When we had that same feeling at another venue that we could afford, we snatched it up.

BlueBirdMB · September 2014

I researched a bazillian online, but only went to 3. I had narrowed them down buy looking at amenities, looks, and prices online before going.

Venue 1: Beautiful and in the middle of downtown Boston, which would be amazing, but we could only have afforded the bare, bare minimum.

Venue 2: Love the location, size, and look, but I kept asking about this and that, and everything seemed like an extra fee that wasn't on the main price list. I was very concerned about that- what else was going to pop up later?

Venue 3: We went with this one because it was beautiful, the prices were very straightforward, the size was good, and we could afford to do some extras without scrimping and pinching.

mocarski002 · September 2014

I researched quite a few. We wound up looking at 3. First one we looked at we really liked. The second I didn't like the ceremony location/set up. And the 3rd I liked as well but they had a guest minimum which we couldnt meet. We went with the first one and get married there in less then 3 weeks!

tammym1001 · September 2014

We knew what venue we were booking without looking at or researching any other venues. I didn't even tour the venue we booked. I just met with the coordinator to hash out the details and sign a contract.

JennyColada · September 2014

We didn't even visit our before starting to plan. Fi knew immediately where he wanted it and I was quite happy with his idea. I did throw out some other options, but ultimately his was best.

caitlinmca · September 2014

Physically, we looked at 3 to 4 and looked at more online but booked our venue that we researched both online and saw in person.

manillabar · September 2014

thanks everyone for your input and experiences! I talked to FI, who loves the place too so we went ahead and booked it! (which also means I now have a wedding date!!) *happy dance*

ETF typo

vmj23 · September 2014

Just 1 here! I did a ton of online searching before and narrowed it down to that one. Went, looked, loved it, booked it.

slothiegal · September 2014

So exciting! I had several "holy-shit-this-is-actually-REAL-and-happening-and-we're-not-just-talking-about-it" moments. One of the first was when we nailed down a date. Another was when we got our first RSVP....on some other thread, I posted a selfie I had taken with it. (slothieguy judged me hard for that...NO SHAME.)

manillabar · September 2014

slothiegal said:

So exciting! I had several "holy-shit-this-is-actually-REAL-and-happening-and-we're-not-just-talking-about-it" moments. One of the first was when we nailed down a date. Another was when we got our first RSVP....on some other thread, I posted a selfie I had taken with it. (slothieguy judged me hard for that...NO SHAME.)

This is exactly how I'm feeling right now!! This is a REAL thing and suddenly a year feels so short!

ShultzSheehan · December 2014

I looked up a bunch and got a magazine on venues. My fiance and I visited 3 in one day and I looked up a couple others after, but the last one we went to was definitely the one. It took us another week to actually book it. We are so happy!

hpubride · December 2014

I visited 4 in person, Castle McCulloch (first choice based on price and closest location to the ceremony location but our date was already booked over a year in advance), The Proximity Hotel (great design but too small), The Grandover Resort (beautiful wow factor when you pull up and enter the lobby but the ballrooms were too boring and the staff was very rude) and The Millennium Center which was what we decided to go with. They were a great value, included all of the decor and catering and had unlimited hours and a huge space to accommodate more than double the people we planned on having. We had been to their Halloween and NYE parties before and it's just such a cool unique space we had to go for it even though it was a 30 minute drive from the ceremony.

dcbride86 · December 2014

I saw 3 in person, and checked out maybe 5 more online. As soon as I saw my venue, I teared up a little. Then my mom and I went back a second time, and my mom cried and it was done. We were putty in their hands.

redheadbride15 · December 2014

I only looked at one venue too. There is no need to make every choice difficult by spending tons of time and energy shopping around. If it feels right and the price is in budget and the contract is sound... that's all that matters!

ambiguousbride · December 2014

We researched several, okay I did, then we narrowed it down to four to go physically see. When we walked in the first one, which was a Historic mansion type, we looked at each other and said no right away. The second did not have a back up area if there was bad weather. The third the wedding consultant never showed (we drove 4 hours with a one year for the appointment) so we were shown around by the maitre d an hour later, and even though we really liked that location we decided against it because of the flakiness (it took three days for the consultant to even contact me after) The last one we fell in love with immediately.

CMGragain · December 2014

We visited four. 1st was rude to us. 2nd was perfect. Went to the others because I didn't want to be rude to the people with whom I had made appointments. 3rd was too expensive. 4th was run down looking. #2 won.

downtondiva · December 2014

We researched many but only looked at 3. We went with the 2nd one we saw.

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