How to Choose a Wedding Reception Hall

A Step by Step Guide to Choosing the Right Venue for You

Okay, so you’ve gotten engaged, decided the general area where you want the wedding to be held and are ready to start planning. What now? One of the earliest and most important wedding task that a bridegroom must do is choose their wedding reception hall. For some couples, the wedding reception hall doubles as the ceremony site as well. So why is choosing a wedding reception hall important? This is the venue that the majority of the wedding will take place at. This is where most of the bridegroom’s wedding memories will be formed from. It will be the food served at the location that guests talk about, and the atmosphere that they recall. Choose carefully. 

It’s imperative that you don’t settle on one reception venue without considering the other location options available for your wedding first. While Venue A might pop immediately into your head, looking around at Venue B and Venue C as well could open your eyes to what else is available or even give your more ideas of what you want from the wedding reception hall you choose. 

Evaluating your desires for your wedding reception hall: 

When choosing the wedding reception hall, first identify what your ideal vision of the venue is. Both the bride and the groom should take part in this, as the decision regarding the location is one that will affect both. 

Here are some good points to consider:

- Personal style: Do you prefer things to be more simple, elaborate, fairytale-like or some other style? Your vision of your wedding day will influence what wedding reception hall you should choose. If the bride and the groom have different visions, it’s important to talk through the differing visions of the location and decide how to effectuate a compromise for the wedding reception hall. 

- Guest list: Deciding how many people you intend to invite to the wedding matters. This will influence the size of the wedding reception hall necessary. Try to make a rough estimate of how many on the guest list will come as well so that you have a roundabout number to discuss regarding the venue.