It might surprise you that Sterling Photography brings you tips for choosing your venue.
Your choice of venue will enhance your photos. Foreground is as important as background!
However, if you think about it, your venue has a profound effect on your photographs.
You will want to choose a place that shows off your style or tells your wedding story.
Venue and Your Photography
As you tour a venue, think about your ideal photographs.
A. Where will you want your photographer to stage the formal family photographs?
B. Look for some scenic areas where you’d like to have JR Sterling capture your first photos as a married couple.
C. Is there a nice space for a dance floor?
D. Find an area that will be suitable for your cake.
E. Look for the elements that will be in the background for all your ceremony shots.
Orlando brides are blessed with a multitude of beautiful options for their special day. Likewise, our brides in the New York City have a multitude of fabulous places to host their wedding.
No matter what your budget or your geographical location, you need to be prepared with some expert hints for helping you decide upon your dream wedding setting. We have assembled our 7 Top Tips for finding a wedding venue that’s right for you.
Venue Shopping: Sterling Photography International Presents 7 Top Tips for Finding the Perfect Wedding Venue!
1. Know Your Date:
If you go venue shopping without having an exact date, at least have a specific season in your mind. Places look different in the light of the various seasons.
We think it is sad when a bride has set her heart on a certain place, but that venue is booked 2 years ahead. Hopefully if your dream space is booked already, you have recourse to a “Plan B” in mind as Back-up. When you visit any venue, realize their first question will be always be about your wedding date.
2. Know The Number of Guests:
There is a law in the universe that some of the places you consider for your wedding will have either too little room or too much room for your wedding guests. So, before you go looking at sites, know how many guests will be at your wedding.
3. Zone In On A Budget:
Avoid the temptation to tease yourself by looking at venues you couldn’t possibly afford. A handy tip is knowing the amount of money you intend to spend on each guest.
We advise brides to figure out at least how much per guest for a meal they intend to spend. That is only a starting point, but knowing that number will help you decide how much you want to invest in your venue.
Sterling Photography Helps You Find Your Venue.
4. The Scene:
Focus on one type of venue. What type of space do you like? First decide if you want a church service. Then you have to decide if you want to use the church facility exclusively.
And the next logical step is to decide if your particular guests will be annoyed by the necessity of driving to a second location after the church.
Wedding Venue types include: Hotel, Private Estate, Theme Park, Castle, Farm Location, Marquee, Glamping, and Restaurant, and you must decide where you and your groom will want on your wedding day.
5. A Venue With At-Home Style: Check the Trends
Following the trend for week-end long weddings, we have seen families meet in Florida and rent a vacation home or condominium for the wedding party for the entire week.
Indeed, since Florida has so many vacation homes, pricing is competitive, and a week’s worth of rental might cost very little more than a week-end of rental at a larger or fancier place.
We see this working best if your wedding is small and intimate, and you want a homey feeling to the ceremony. After the honeymooners leave, the vacation home provides the families the best vacation spot in the world, at which to get acquainted over a number of days. And sometimes, the honeymooners don’t leave. The best venue for you depends on your style.
6. Venue Trends: Telling Your Story with Your Venue Choice
If you love the outdoors, then barns, farms, parks and ranches will touch your heart.
Beautiful background and color enhance the mood of this romantic moment.
On the other hand, you might be the fairytale story bride, and that means nothing beats a hotel ball-room.
Be warned, just because a venue is a barn does not mean it is primitive or inexpensive. We’ve seen crystal chandeliers hanging from trees and barn lofts. We’ve seen stalls with polished marble floors.
Other unique areas include such places as warehouses, and art galleries. JR Sterling warns you that rental fees for indispensable items as tables, chairs and linens are not always included in a venue package.
Add those important details to the basic bill of the venue, and you will get a clearer picture of the budget you are building.
7. A Venue with Adventure
Because of his contacts with venues in Jamaica, JR Sterling can offer you an Adventurous wedding or honeymoon in romantic Jamaica. Read all about it at our sister website, .
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