The document provides steps to help choose between 100 wedding venues:
1. Narrow your options down to less than 12 favorite venues.
2. Consider your guest list size and whether venues can accommodate your expected number of guests, cutting options in half.
3. Set a budget and discuss pricing with remaining venues, typically eliminating half again.
4. Ensure the venue is centrally located for guests, bringing options to 2-3 choices.
5. Visit top venues with friends to decide which venue is best.
2. STEP 1: PICK A HANDFUL
OF YOUR FAVORITES
Go shopping for your
wedding venue knowing that you
do not have to make your final
decision. In this phase, you
should try to narrow your
options down to less than 12
venues.
3. S T E P 2 : H OW M A N Y G U E S T S
A R E YO U I N V I T I N G ?
Decide how many guests you are planning to invite to your wedding. Once you have made
your decision, ask each venue how many guests they can accommodate. You do not want to have
a venue with a 500 guest capacity when you only have 100 guests attending. At most Salt
Lake City wedding reception venues I have seen, 100 to 300 guests is pretty standard. You dont
want to invite 300 guests and learn that your venue has a 200 guest capacity. This step usually cuts
your options in half.
4. STEP 3: PRICE
You need to sit down with your fianc辿e before you have
made any plans and set a budget. Decide how much you can
spend and dont go over the budget. After you have
determined your budget, know that your reception should
cost about half of your budget. This amount should include
decorations and food. Discuss price with the remaining venues.
This step will usually cut your options in half again. If you
started with 12 venues, you will probably have 3 or 4 to
choose from at this point.
5. STEP 4: LOCATION
Make sure your venue is in a central
place. By doing this, you will have a larger
amount of guests attending your wedding
reception. Remember that your guests
have jobs and kids. A long drive can make
a difference in their availability. This step
should bring you to about 2 or 3
choices.
6. STEP 5: THIS ONE IS FUN
The final suggestion I have is where you will have your fun. If you
have followed these steps, you should have 2 or 3 venues to choose from.
Now it is time to call your best friends and take them to look at the
venues. Your friends will help you decide which venue is best for you.