{"id":5732,"date":"2019-12-21T17:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-21T17:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whitecatwedding.com\/en\/?p=5732"},"modified":"2023-01-24T21:37:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T21:37:32","slug":"how-to-choose-the-wedding-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whitecatwedding.com\/en\/2019\/12\/21\/how-to-choose-the-wedding-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose the Perfect Wedding Venue for Your Special Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I told you a few weeks ago on Instagram and, here I am, to give you <strong>some advice on how to choose the venue for your wedding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is also the last article of 2019, a really intense year in which I traveled and worked in some new and different venues. Italian villas, restaurants, lodges and unique places, each perfect for the couple who had chosen it. <strong>How can you understand that it&#8217;s the right venue for you? 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For every venue try to imagine which spaces to use and how. It takes a lot of imagination, and the location managers will help you showing you some photos: go beyond the &#8220;<em>we usually do this<\/em>&#8221; and ask what can be done differently.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">What does the rent include?<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>During the venues&#8217; inspections, you&#8217;ll have to pay particular attention to what they write in the offer\/contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These are some of the details that I always recommend looking at or asking for during the visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>hours<\/strong>: until what time will the venue be available? Is there flexibility? Is it possible to have extra time? Have you to pay for it, and how much for an hour?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>toilet<\/strong>: evaluate how many toilets there are and how they are (there is the changing table? Are they wheelchair accessible?), and ask if there will be a person to keep them clean during the wedding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>parking and valet parking<\/strong>: is there private parking? Will there be a valet parking? Does it have an extra cost?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>catering<\/strong>: if you are considering to rent a venue like a Volla, always ask if they work with one or more exclusive catering or if you are free to hire the vendor you prefer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>equipment<\/strong>: some locations have some equipment such as seats, tables, lanterns, etc. Are these furnishings included in the rent cost? Do they have an extra cost?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>lights design<\/strong>: the illumination of the venue is very important if your wedding will be in the evening and during the night. Ask the venue if there is a basic illumination present, and how it is. 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All these sites will recommend what you were looking for! It could be difficult not to get into confusion. One day you&#8217;ll want a countryside wedding, the day after you&#8217;ll fall in love with an industrial style one.<\/p>\n<p>I have only one tip for you: <strong>think about who you are and what represents you<\/strong>. Are you a mountain lover and want to get married in a lodge? Do it! Do you think that it&#8217;s too complicated to move guests from the city? 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This is also the last article of 2019, a really intense year in which I traveled and worked in some new and different venues. Italian villas, restaurants, lodges [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I told you a few weeks ago on Instagram and, here I am, to give you <strong>some advice on how to choose the venue for your wedding<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>This is also the last article of 2019, a really intense year in which I traveled and worked in some new and different venues. Italian villas, restaurants, lodges and unique places, each perfect for the couple who had chosen it. <strong>How can you understand that it's the right venue for you? 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