Reception Location Hunting - Part I

Finding the perfect location for your wedding is definitely not an easy task. There were many things for us to consider when it came down to choosing the right location for our reception.

Location of reception site to ceremony site

Capacity of the room

Quality of Service

Food Selection

Price

Room Set-Up

Privacy – It was important that we were the only event happening on site that evening to give our guests the privacy.

On Site Coordinator

These were just some of the few things that we immediately look for prior to starting our adventure. Prior to scheduling a visit with a reception site, we made sure to visit their website in order to get some information on the services that they offer as well as their price range. If a wedding package was not available online, we made sure to make contact with the site coordinator to get a copy of their wedding package. The package should give the bride and groom a brief overview on the things/services that they offer as well as a menu selection. We’ve looked from a number of country clubs, hotels and even the Queen Mary to host our wonderful reception. We made sure to go to those places where we’ve attended weddings before in the past and see what they would be able to offer us. One of those places that we went back to was the Queen Mary.

Queen Mary is a famous landmark for many SoCal locals and a famous choice as well for many SoCal brides. One of the first weddings that Ed and I attended was at the Queen Mary and we were so impressed by the elegance that the boat offered for the reception. The setting set a tone of elegance that we were looking for. During our first visit to the Queen Mary, we enjoyed meeting with one of their site coordinators since he was very helpful at the time and offered wonderful customer service. He even extended to put a courtesy hold on our date even if our wedding date was 16 months away. It was really important for us to set an intimate tone for our wedding so that our guests wouldn’t get lost in amidst of all the different events that could be going on at the same time as ours. This drove us to look at more intimate sites like country clubs where we would be the only wedding/event scheduled for that date and time.

More to come….