So, i know that many people on here are working with lots of different budgets and want different things from their day, but i was wondering about the amount of people venues can hold. Basically, i found what would be the perfect place. It is situated perfectly, has its own carpark, looks gorgeous, is well within budget, lets us use our own caterers etc etc.....really is exactly what we were looking for. Only one problem: the amount of people. We have about 100 extra people on our list over what this venues capacity is. There are some people who we can scrape off the guest list in all honesty. Plus there are other factors. We are having a buffet not a sit down meal Obviously not EVERYONE invited will turn up on the day We are having a hog roast and obviously smokers etc will be outside We have the option of using a marquee as well which would increase the capacity (i think) And lastly, not everyone will arrive and leave at the same time, so everyone wont be there all at once.
So with those thoughts in mind, would i be just as well to book the otherwise perfect venue. £450 for the whole day from 8:30 am till midnight....an extra £80 for the cleaning service so we dont have to clear up afterwards.
Also, on that note, if we were to choose to have the venue for the day, i am thinking about having the ceremony there as well. The room we were looking at for the ceremony was £130, plus £430 for the registrars to come out. Having a look at the council website there is a pricelist pdf which says to come out to an unlicenced venue it is an extra £50, so in thoery to have the ceremony at the same place as the reception we would save £80 in room hire + transport, decoration etc....... Of course then there is the question of where to send guests while the room set up is changed from ceremony to reception, but we have the option of drinks in the marquee, or there is a big green with a pond which is very pretty which guests could wonder about on while we had photos taken, and there is a pretty little pub just across the green which might also be an option to send guests their way for a drink. Just wondering what other people think really. Sorry its a bit long.
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
Hun you have to work on the fact that all your guests will come and that they will be there all at the same time , do you want to have enough seating for them all ? most people want to sit while eating are they all coming to the cermony and the reception?
Wow your registers expensive!!!! £222 for ours to come out! £40 to do it at their office. Is the max the venue can hold the real max, coz loads say max 200 seated but licensed for 300 (or what ever) thats what one im going to soon is like.... If your having a buffet type meal and want everyone there then id go for a different venue.... like i was gonna have a seperate party night with everyone but on the wedding day have a sit down meal for fewer closer ppl iyswim.
CommentAuthorHappilymarried Mrs G
It is not a hotel, it is a villiage hall. I know it is fire regulations, but like i said they wont all be there. I know for a fact they wont all be there at the same time, because alot of oh's freinds from the bike scene are coming late (if at all) While people with children will be leaving earlier. Plus there are certain family members over seas who never attend anything but get the hump if they are not invited *rolls eyes* I can get rid of some people from the list as well i guess...... plus would the marquee hold a seperate amount of people? Like for example the hall capacity is 150, if a marquee company say capacity 50 for example, would that total 200 able to come if you get what i mean?
No not everyone for the reception is coming to the ceremony, we have space for 100 maximum at the ceremony and dont want to go over that where ever we hold it really.
yes your total cap would be the hall and marquee combined....but then do you want people in 2 different places , i guess as long as your number at any one time does not go over the total cap you`ll be fine.
Mr lala just said that you could have some one the door counting people out then letting that number in .....lmao
i am fully expecting people to not be in the same place at the same time. There will be people who smoke and people who dont, our guests vary in age and music taste etc.. so not everyone is going to want to be in the same place..... We are aiming for a very relaxed environment for family and friends alike, so the seperate spacing is pretty ideal tbh. The last 2 weddings i have been too recently had people not all in the same place, they were on the dancefloor, in the bar area, sitting outside etc.....A friend had her wedding at the same venue we are looking at and said that her guests spent a good part of the evening outside roaming around the grounds.
