My fiance and I are going to look at an old plantation (complete with a gorgeous turn-of-the-century chapel!) for a possible wedding/reception site this weekend.
The wedding will be in the chapel, while the reception will be held outside in the gardens (there is no place for an inside reception), so we plan to rent a tent and all the works.
What questions should we ask the site manager? I've thought of a lot, I just want to see if you guys think of any I haven't yet thought of!
2007-03-01 08:03:29 · 7 answers · asked by duritzgirl4 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I just got married let me see if I can help in any way.
1. How many people will they be able to accomidate in the chapel? and in the reception area? sometimes they are different
2. What can you do for decorations?
-can you have flowers
-open flames
-can you use push pins to hang decorations
-how much time will you have in advance to set up everything for your wedding
3. Do they clean up or do you?
4. Do they have a place for you and your bridal party to get ready? or will you need to come dressed?
5. Do they have a list of outside companies that you must use ie: DJ's, Catorers (any outside people that you may bring in to work for you, some places will only work with venders they have worked with in the past).
6. If you choose to serve liquor can you bring your own for the bar or do they supply it. If you do bring your own what is the coarking fee (I wanted to have a special champagne that they did not have so I paid a coarking fee per bottle).
7. Electrical outlets. This may seem weird but alot of outdoor facilities do not have outdoor electric. You will need to see if they provide extension coards for your DJ or musicians or if you will need to bring them to supply power from inside.
8. Will you have someone from the facility there on the day of your wedding to make sure that everything runs smoothly?
9. If this is a place where your guests will need to check in to park, how far in advance can they give you the information to give out to your guests.
10. What is their policy on a refund in case of emergencies.
These are just to list a few and I tried to come up with the obscure ones that I figgured out on my own when I was hunting for where to have my wedding. If you are open to suggestions I will make this one for you. After going to hall after hall and chapel after chapel and talking to a milion different people and not finding what I wanted I contacted Norwegian Cruise Line and set up my wedding through them. They did a beautiful job at a fraction of the cost (and since it was my wedding I was not really looking for cheep). My guests got on the ship with me, they witnessed the wedding, my reception was an hour and a half, they got off the ship and my honeymoon started right then and there. The whole cost including the honeymoon all the spending money I could use and my dress was $7000 believe it or not. I had all the works and 60 guests (this also included entertainment and my photographer and pictures). They can acomadate up to a couple of hundred people. If you are open to suggestions, this may be something to look into. www.ncl.com (look for the wedding section). If not, I hope the above questions help and most places will talk to you if you forget a question or two remember they are working for YOU. If you have any other questions feel free to ask me I think I may have seen an heard all the good and bad. Good luck.
2007-03-01 08:47:34 · answer #1 · answered by shadowsthathunt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Miz B to Be! made a great list. A few other items to ask are - find out what items they supply and what you have to supply yourself. Ask them if they can supply tables for the cake, the gifts, the unity candles, the place cards, will they lay out the programs or menu cards on each place setting... will they supply a podium and microphone. Of course, these are only required if you need these items. Find out the deposit required, what the drop-dead date is on the headcount, the drop-dead date on canceling, how much deposit will you lose... I'm not saying you'll be canceling, but it's good info to know, regardless. Also, what happens if it rains (in case you're having an outdoor venue), do you get a full refund of your deposit if the place burns down... or if some other disaster keeps you from being able to use the facility, that is not your fault. Good luck!
2016-03-29 06:56:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are they providing seating, linens, tables, basic things like that. Who is in charge of the set up of the tent? When will that be set up, in case of rain. Are they providing an aisle runner? Are there any restrictions on catering? Bar? When is the location open to you, that morning? The night before? If you want to get dressed there are there any restrictions? Can outside vendors visit the place to figure out what they need to do at any time? (These are all things I've asked our reception site, not sure what you all needed.) Congrats!
2007-03-01 08:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by swagov 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old Plantations always had a family graveyard, since you don't mention one in your description I wonder if the markers have been removed and the ground turned into a "garden", which would translate into dancing on the original owners graves. I don't think that would be appropriate for a wedding reception.
2007-03-01 08:27:18 · answer #4 · answered by gugenheim84 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Make sure you ask if you have to have special liablity insurance for the day, in case of injury to someone or damage to the property. That can be a big expense and you want to know about it ahead of time so you can budget for it.
Good luck, sounds beautiful!
2007-03-01 08:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by kateqd30 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-How many people can the chapel accomodate.
-How much is the deposit? When do you have to pay the deposit?
-What is your policy for deposit refunds?
-Is there an alternate site for bad weather?
-Are there appropiate electrical outlets to power dj.mic/etc.
-Where are the restrooms?
-Are there any cleaning fees?
-Where is the parking for my guest located
Congrats and goodluck
2007-03-01 08:15:01 · answer #6 · answered by Blunt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well if you are planning on inviting any black people I would reconsider my site. Plantations are beautiful to be sure, but to our people they were nothing but pain. Just my two cents.
2007-03-01 08:08:01 · answer #7 · answered by Brandy 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋