selecting Your venue - quick tips

Decide What’s Most Important

• Is guest count, budget, or available dates at your favorite venue most important? Sometimes (more often than not), it’s challenging to find all three perfectly within your guidelines. If you determine what’s most important first, it will help you narrow your venue choices.

Remember You ARE Comparing Apples & Oranges

• Comparing venues is challenging! Lots of reaching out, waiting for pricing and dates, and then the comparison of what’s included really begins. In many cases, looking at venue fee + catering cost + bar cost + decor combined will give you the best apples to apples comparison. If you simply look at the cost of the venue, you may not have a realistic comparison.

Read Reviews

• Take the time to read reviews from real couples. Can you feel their heart for the venue in their reviews? Your wedding day is one of the only experiences in your life you don’t get a do-over, so learning from the experience of others is key.

Transparency Matters

• If you have to work hard to get the basic details like pricing, dates, and FAQs from potential venues, sometimes that is an indication that they may be hard to work with during the planning process. We want to make the planning process easier - not more challenging here at Haue Valley.

We Hope You Love the PEOPLE at Your Venue

• This one can sometimes be easy to overlook. You’ll be working with your venue for months or years! It’s important that you love the space, and just as importantly love the people who will be supporting you.

You Shouldn’t Feel Pressured

• Choosing a wedding venue is an important decision. We want to make sure you at 100% confident in your decision. So dive into the site here, find answers to your questions, and if we are missing one - don’t hesitate to ask. We are here to serve and support you!

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