It?s easy to fall in love with a wedding venue: those beautiful flowers, the perfect ribbon accents, or the woodsy decor are enough to draw anyone in and make them feel charmed. Once you?ve seen that wedding venue in pictures or in person, it can be easy to rationalize in spite of the guidelines they offer: ?Sure, we need space for 90 guests, but they say it will go up to 80? surely we can make it work"? or ?We don?t need 190 guests? worth of space, but look at those gorgeous windows! Our 120 guests will love it!? Here are a few ways to think about your wedding venue to make sure that you choose one that is truly the right size.
Have You Estimated Your Guest Count Accurately"
This is the first and most important part of getting a right-sized venue! While many think that they can count up the names on their invite list and find venues for that number, the truth is that the number will fluctuate. Some factors that could affect your final guest count include: how far away is this venue from the guests? homes" The farther away, the fewer of them will choose to attend. Are you offering plus-ones to single guests" If so, expect that some but not all of them will take you up on it. Have you possibly given your future mother-in-law or your own mother the option to invite some of their close friends" This can add to the list, especially if they aren?t clear with how many people are in each of the families they invite. Count children as well, since most chi...