Tips on Planning the Ceremony Location

When couples decided on their ceremony location there are a few things to consider first,

• Identify your needs and desires
  
• Couple's Style and Personalities
  
• Research possible sites
  
• Couples must be able to agree with all terms for use of their selected location
  
• Budget!
  

First, couples should identify their needs and desires upfront to make everything else run much smoother. To better clarify what couples needs are consider the following things: is the space large enough to accommodate your wedding guest; is the lighting perfect, does the room or space offer great sounds acoustically? Then couples can think about their desires for their chosen ceremony site. Couples desires can be an array of things such as scenery and natural landscapes, an angelic atmosphere, the ability to indoors and outdoors spaces, and more.

The couples style and personalities is very important when planning a wedding. Most importantly every couple should feel comfortable in the space that they have chosen, as well as allowing their personalities to shine through every aspect of the site. If a couple style is playful and relaxed, then the space (ceremony site) should reflect that with a whimsical over all feel. I would strongly suggest to never plan on having a ceremony site that is too overbearing or too overwhelming to the couple because it will not look natural or true to that couple.

Research, Research, Research! If planning to have your ceremony outside of the church building that you attend, be sure to do your research. Make a list of up to 3 possibilities and a really study those venues. Study everything about them! Visit the venue at different times of the day, during the season you plan to marry so that you can see what it looks like at dusk dark or at night. Is the building as enchanting to you when you first visited the location? What are in the terms and agreements about photographers, secular music selections? Does the ceremony site allow you to bring in your own decorations? Does the venue have a build in sound system or will you have to bring that in? What is the earliest time of arrival that the venue is open to you on the day of your wedding?

And if you have asked you the questions above, then by now you and your fiancé are in an agreement with the usage of the space. Couples must be able to agree with all terms for use of their selected location. Make sure you are aware of all the fine details so that there are no mistakes.

Lastly, the budget of the ceremony should be taken into consideration. If you budget doesn't allow it feasibly then keep doing your research for another location that has some of the same characteristics and charm that will satisfy your charm. But if you have to absolutely have the venue of dreams it's a possibility that can be done. However, brides and grooms must be willing to cut the budget somewhere else. For example, less decorations, or skip the cocktail hour.

 

I hope this blog was helpful to you!

 

Happy Planning,

Arisha Spivey