I don't know if its just me or am I really to early if I start looking at venues already? What is the best time to do so and how far ahead should I book the venue? As I have friends who are saying its far to early to look into those things... but as I wanna get married on a set day which is even going to be a saturday I'm guessing that they fill up quite quickly!? Please let me know :) thanks
CommentAuthorMiniHobo
Do it as early as possible...as soon as you know where you want to get married...book it baby!! Jo x
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CommentAuthorStave
ASAP!
CommentAuthorEnny
thanks :) coz h2b, mil, rest of family and friends thinks its far to early thought i'm the only one who thinks is nt to early :) good that u agree :)
CommentAuthormym72
We booked ours January last year - but we're going upto Gretna so really needed to book early as it gets very busy on summer Saturdays up there.
i mean i wanna get married in the lovely month april :) and it has to be the 20th ... i'm going to look at the first venue next monday :) which is going to be "THE RAVENSWOOD" seems really lovely and perfect :) but I'm scared i will love it to much and might nt be able to afford it :s
CommentAuthorStave
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Find out the dates for their open days, this means you can visit them and see them set up for a wedding. It will give you a clearer idea if it is what you are looking for.
CommentAuthorEnny
thanks JaeSin :) this is probably to late for the 1st appointment but will be still ok i guess :)
CommentAuthorStave
NP hope it goes well. Also, it is never to early to enjoy the build up of your wedding.
CommentAuthorEnny
:) ya as soon he popped the question i started to go mad with planning and looking around :)
CommentAuthormelvis
i looked from when we got engaged... that was like 27months away from the date wed decided....
looked and looked and seen nothing then in april went to a hotel with my mum just cos someone had suggested it to her at her work.... i loved it!! booked in start of april, deposit paid and that was 25months before our date.... so never tooo early ha xx
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CommentAuthorluvlifejen (mrs berr
defo soon as :0) x
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CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
Do it now! Hx
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CommentAuthorUnknown
start looking now. venues get booked up so quick! 2 of my friends got engaged in march and want to get married next year and out of all the venues they looked there was only one date free...luckily it was their fav venue.
another couple i know how also got engaged in march want to get married next year havnt even started looking yet but have suddenly realised that venues get booked sometimes 2 years in advance! xx
CommentAuthorlala "mod" bunni
when i started looking some venues were booked 4 years in advance ,,,,,so if you find the right one book it NOW
Like the ladies above say book asap. We booked our venue for next year only 5 weeks ago and almost every summer date was gone! xx
CommentAuthorMrs Mara Tester
Yea, book asap. I had my venue booked and dress bought with 2 years to go.
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CommentAuthorsarahwasabride
id book as soon as u can for venue because they do get booked up very quickly xxx
CommentAuthorMrs (Dove) Pidgeon
ASAP esp if you want a Sat, near a public holiday, December or Summer. Also 'cool' dates like 12.12.12 or 10.11.12
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CommentAuthorMrsSaraParry!
get looking now! We booked ours at the beginning of October last year for May 2012 and they only had 2 Saturdays in May left by then! So we booked ours 20 months before and we got the same comments, but like I said, they only had 2 saturdays left so if we'd left it any later we probably wouldn't have gotten May at all. Book it, book it!! :o)
CommentAuthorJill
As with everybody else - book now! I knew where I wanted mine but swithered on my date then it wasnt available and that was in January for next September! x
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CommentAuthorMrs b to be
I would start looking now! Most places get booked up really fast, Ive already booked/payed my venue am im getting married 2014 my venue only had 2 weekend dates left! x
CommentAuthorLiz3yy
Never too early to book your venue. We have our ceremony venue booked and are very close to booking our reception venue too. Tonight possibly all being well x
Can't wait until the day I become Mrs. Johnson :)
CommentAuthorMrsDadson :0)
ASAP, we wanted April but our venue only had March dates so we ended up going with March cos we loved the venue and that was just over a year in advance!!
CommentAuthorClareS
If you want a specific day, like everyone else has said book as early as possible. We booked if February this year for our wedding the last saturday in Novemeber next year x
CommentAuthorEnny
thanks girls :) as i got the first venue to look at on monday and if i love at much as in the pictures i will defo book it if avail!!! :) as i dont wanna change the date were i wanna get married :)))
CommentAuthorEnny
2years sounds a lot but i think the time will fly... oh god...
CommentAuthoremmalilac1
We are getting married in May 2013. I though it was too early to plan anything for it, but after chatting with friends, I emailed 4 possible venues, two of which only have one Saturday left in May 2013 and already have loads of dates booked 2014! We are going to view them next weekend so hopefully it has not been left too late to get the date we want. So as everyone else is saying book it asap!
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CommentAuthorsam1
As all others have said, book as soon as you find the perfect place. W|e have booked ours forJuly 2013 3 mths ago and they had bookings for 2014 x
CommentAuthorEnny
oh dear now i'm honestly getting scared that I wont get the venue i love on this saturday in april 2013... now its only going to be fingers crossed and hoping i get the one i want... :)
CommentAuthorRachie :D
Ring & provisionally book it and say you will decide on viewing
Rhus holds you to nothing but if someone else wants the date they have to give you 1st refusal xxx
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CommentAuthorEnny
thx rachel i'll keep that in mind :)
CommentAuthorsuzky123
we booked 2 years in advance as it is a popular venue. It is not too early. You should be looking now to decide what things you like and what you dont and then if you book early you avoid disappointment. On the other hand, if you leave it really late you can get amazing deals e.g. a castle normally was 15k, down to I think 5k with one month until the date. I am not that brave though.
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CommentAuthorsuzky123
i think i read you want a sat? DEFO book ASAP!!!!
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CommentAuthorEnny
suzky123 me neighter know u get last minute deals but also ya it might nt be the dream venue though would be to scared nt getting the right thing for the day :) and yes its a saturday...
CommentAuthorlouise
ive had to change the original date i wanted for my wedding, gutted its only a week later thou but i really wanted to get married in the same church as my mum an dad book as soon as u know the date!
CommentAuthorEnny
thx louise i will as soon i found the right venue!!!
CommentAuthorOfficially Mrs Nicol
we booked ours in january but we had provisional from last august as we are getting married on august 31st nxt year.. they said as they wer popular the book up very quick... so i wud look as soon as u have a definate date.. :)
CommentAuthorEnny
well i know the date when i want to get married... so basicly i could book it now already if i like the first venue and feel its right?
CommentAuthorLiz3yy
Our venue is booked, received confirmation via email this morning. It's never too late especially if you're getting wed at a busy time of year like the summer x
Can't wait until the day I become Mrs. Johnson :)
CommentAuthorEnny
well its april i guess they get booked up soon too as its more spring time and starting to get lovely again...
CommentAuthorMrsL2Be
Ok now I'm getting worried.. Were getting married next july and haven't booked a venue yet cause just about to start looking soon :| Hoping they still have my date.. xx
CommentAuthorEnny
oh dear mrsl2be just start looking phone them up ask if they do have ur date b4 u look at them !!!
CommentAuthorMrsL2Be
Thats what I'm gonna do now.. Don't wana turn up fall in love and my date aint available :(
Just tried ringing and not answering so I mad an equiry through their website.. But will try again tomorrow..
Now I'm nervous xx
CommentAuthorsarahwasabride
yeah id phone tomorrow mrs l2be xx
CommentAuthorruthie87
we booked a year in advance and there was only 2 saturdays left available so id start looking and get booked as soon as so u can get the date u want xx
CommentAuthorMrsL2Be
Yeah will do.. Don't want my date to go xx
CommentAuthorbarbie86
We're marrying August 2014; we've booked the venue already lol. Reasons for booking so early were:
I'm starting a PGCE in Sept which I'm doing full-time as well as working part-time; I'll then hopefully be teaching come Sept 2012, so, the next 2 years are going to be mega busy and stressful without added worried and pressures of venue-hunting, which I found really time consuming
Our venue fixed their prices, so we got a good deal
Because I'll be teaching, we're basically tied to the school holidays, and because we want to honeymoon a week after, we're tied to beginning of August. Because we can't be flexible, the latest I'd have booked would have been 2 years before; a lot of venues I looked at had bookings as far ahead as 2013, and were very full for summer Saturdays both this year and next year
The cons of booking early IMO are:
The venue could change; we've picked our venue for it's luxurious decor, so if they decide to change it and cheapen it, we'll have to cancel and book something else, and potentially lose money
We can't get insurance until next summer
In the current economic climate, some companies are going bust and being taken over (so again, there could be changes we don't like that force us to cancel)
Thing is though, the cons apply booking 2 years or even 1 year in advance, nothing is guaranteed, so we've gambled and are hoping for the best
CommentAuthorEnny
Oh god... I looked at the first venue yesterday in the brochure it was amazing... its still nice but dont get the feeling its the right one... as i thought i might love it as much as on the pictures... it had his own style but think it wasnt quite right something was missing...
next viewing today in a different venue... colleague of mine recommended it but i'm scared i'll love it so much as it is quite expensive ...
CommentAuthorEnny
Seen the 2nd venue... omg i fell in love with it... just need to save up a bit now :) even h2b likes it loads :) showed mum the website on the internet of the venue she liked it too :) yippieehh just need to go and find out with the registrar office if they are available for the date we want too :) as the venue is :)
