Ceremony Venue
A wedding ceremony is the most important aspect of your wedding day. You may already know the location where you will be married, or you may be considering several locations for the ceremony. Whatever the situation, you will need to ask the wedding location official some important questions before you book your wedding ceremony. Here is a list of questions you should ask. Not all questions may apply to you, or you may want to add additional questions to suit your needs.
- What dates and times are available?
- How many guests can the location accommodate?
- (If applicable) What is the denomination of the facility? Are their any restrictions?
- Is an officiant available? And at what cost?
- Are outside officiants allowed?
- What type of ceremony will it be?
- How long will the ceremony be?
- Will there be special readings or passages?
- Can we select the readings or passages?
- Can we select the readers for the ceremony?
- Can we write our own vows?
- Are their any restrictions on our own vows or special wording needed?
- Do vows need to be approved?
- Are their any pre-wedding classes or counseling we will need to attend?
- Are their any musical instruments available for use?
- If yes, is there a fee to use them?
- Are ceremony musicians included in the site fee or is there an additional fee?
- Are their any music restrictions?
- Are their any photography restrictions?
- Are their any videography restrictions?
- Are candle lighting ceremonies allowed (such as unity candle ceremonies)?
- Are their any restrictions regarding rice, birdseed, confetti, bubbles or rose petal tossing?
- What floral decorations will be available? Are flowers allowed?
- When will the rehearsal be scheduled?
- How many parking spaces are available?
- Where is the parking located?
- Is their handicap accessibility?
- What rental items are necessary?
- What is the ceremony site fee?
- What is the payment policy?
- What is the cancellation policy?
Reception Venue
Interviewing vendors for your wedding may be a bit overwhelming at times. Vendors may give you a lot of information in a very short period of time and you may not remember to ask everything you will need to. The following is a checklist of questions you can bring to the reception venues you are interested in interviewing. Not all questions may apply to you or the venue. You may want to print up several sheets of these questions, one for each site you plan on interviewing. You can then take the sheets home and review each reception site before making your final decision.
Here are some questions you need to ask reception locations:
- (In the month or season you are interested in) What dates and times are available?
- What room is available for these dates and times?
- Maximum number of guests for a cocktail party / seated dinner in the available room(s)?
- When is the final head count needed?
- How much time will be allotted for the reception?
- What is your price range for a seated lunch/buffet lunch?
- What is your price range for a seated dinner/buffet dinner?
- What is the reception site fee?
- Are tables, chairs, table settings and linens included in the site fee?
- Is the dance floor included in the site fee?
- What is the corkage fee?
- What is the cake-cutting fee?
- What is your bartending fee?
- What is your fee to clean up after the reception?
- How is overtime calculated, and what is the cost, how is it billed?
- What is the cost of parking, if any?
- How much gratuity is customary?
- What is the ratio of servers to guests?
- How do the servers dress for weddings?
- Are their any music restrictions?
- Are you licensed to serve alcohol?
- Are their any alcohol restrictions?
- What decorations are available?
- Are outside caterers allowed?
- If yes to above, are the kitchen facilities available to outside caterers?
- If applicable, what is the name and address of the caterer used?
- Is there a changing room available?
- Is there a bridal suite available?
- Is the location handicap accessible?
- How many parking spots will be allotted to the wedding party/wedding guests?
- What is the payment policy?
- Do you accept credit cards?
- What is the cancellation policy?
- Do you have full liability insurance?
- Are there any perks, specials, or giveaways?
- How long have you been in business and how much business is dedicated to wedding receptions?
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