Attention all past, present, and future brides! Starting up my own wedding venue, what do/did you look for?
My husband and I are looking to start up a wedding venue, De Mariée Gardens (French for bridal). We have about 2 acres of private gardens that include a rose arbor, a gazebo, and a balcony that overlooks a river with a bridge spanning the river. It’s very old-fashioned, with lanterns, benches, arches, and even a swing or two scattered throughout.We’re trying to make the venue as appealing to brides as possible by building dressing rooms, making our walkways more accessible to larger parties, purchasing an enclosed tent in case of inclement weather, providing up to 200 chairs, extra tables, some decorations, and more.What we need now is feedback. All you past, present, and future brides out there, I know this is bare information, but what do you think? Any suggestions or thoughts would be very appreciated, along with how much you would consider paying for something like this. We don’t know what the going rate is, and we want to be affordable because we had a devil of a time affording our own wedding.Thanks, and good luck in your new life!We are considering charging $1,000 for ceremonies on Fridays and Saturdays, $750 for all other days. This would include chairs, tables, and decorations. We’re a bit tentative on receptions right now, not sure if we’ll get the funding for the building, but we will offer discounts when they book the reception with a local vendor. Is this fair?To start off we’re probably only going to offer a ceremony site. But there are 5 receptions venues within 5 minutes. Would you still consider this venue? Or should we just wait to open ’til we can offer both?Thank you for the answers, it’s great to get feedback!
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My FH and I are looking to start up a wedding venue, De Mariée Gardens (French for bridal). We have about 2 acres of private gardens that include a rose arbor, a gazebo, and a balcony that overlooks a river with a bridge spanning the river. It’s very old-fashioned, with lanterns, benches, arches, and even a swing or two scattered throughout.We’re trying to make the venue as appealing to