Posts Tagged ‘wedding’
Why Choose Us
Now that you are engaged and in the planning stages of your wedding, there are so many choices and options for your wedding and it can be overwhelming! Here are some highlights and advantages that make us unique as a wedding venue.
Read MoreVenue Pricing Explained: What You’re Really Paying For
Venue pricing can be difficult to navigate since every venue charges something different. There is no set “standard” prices for a venue because each company has its own inclusions, taxes, services and rentals. If you see a beautiful venue with fantastic reviews, it costs the owners quite a bit of money to keep it running…
Read MoreThe Real Costs Behind A Wedding: What Couples Don’t Realize Until It’s To Late
As a venue owner and planner I work directly with couples starting with the tour, to sales to helping with planning their wedding. I am finding in 2025 many couples that come to me do not actually know the real cost of a wedding. Therefore they either don’t budget enough or they overpay. When shopping…
Read MoreShrinking Guest Lists
Right now in the wedding business we are all seeing guest lists shrinking. The couples I work with struggle with costs, budget and who should be excluded from their wedding invites. Should people and family that you never speak to be invited? Will not being invited cause hurt feelings and drama with family and friends?…
Read MoreThemed Weddings
This season we have done quite a few themed weddings and I have to say, they were amazing! Themed weddings offer the couple and the guests a fun way to interact with each other, the photos are epic and it is magical. If you are into a certain online game, or other ideas are; magical,…
Read MoreFocus On The Experience
Weddings are continuing to evolve and shift but I feel the one change that is here to stay; smaller weddings that focus on the entire experience. Covid, inflation and couples not wanting “the cookie cutter wedding” are what is forcing this shift. Over the last few years I have experienced this change at my venue…
Read MoreSustainable Weddings
Sustainability is a word we are hearing over and over in the wedding business. What does a sustainable eco friendly wedding look like? First you have to realize that up until this point, weddings and events have one of the biggest footprints and the most amount of waste per event. From catering to florals to…
Read MoreInflation and Wedding Costs
I am getting many questions about what to expect when you are planning your wedding in 2024 and 2025. Here are some real numbers across the nation and we are seeing an increase each year in every category, due to inflation. The average cost of a wedding has increased by at least 16% from 2022…
Read MoreDestination Weddings Facts and Fiction
When many of you think of a destination wedding, you think about an island, a beach, another country/ state or an all inclusive resort. The truth is, a destination wedding can happen in your own state and it can be within hours of where you live. What makes it a destination wedding? The wedding takes…
Read MoreTen Ways to Cut Your Wedding Costs
I am a wedding planner as well as a venue owner and I am frequently asked “how do we cut back on our wedding expenses”. Here are ten ways to cut your wedding costs.
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