Before you book, here are some key questions to ask about the venue operators, facilities and staff.
- Do they have the capacity to accommodate your guest numbers?
- Are the style and décor of the venue in keeping with your wedding theme, ambience and level of sophistication or formality?
- Can they handle catering and/or a bar?
- If not, will they allow you to bring in your own caterers, food, drinks and serving staff?
- Can they provide a function coordinator?
- What style and condition are the décor and furnishings?
- Can they decorate the room or provide tables, seating and lighting to suit your reception?
- If so, what is the age and condition of this equipment and does the venue provide technicians to set it up/dismantle and operate it?
- If not, will they allow you to decorate and equip the room?
- Can they take early deliveries? When can you come in to set up?
- Can they provide bar and wait staff, security, first aid, a doorman, valet parking?
- Are staff well groomed, polite and personable and have all the necessary skills, qualifications, licenses and permits?