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Confirming Plans With Your Venue

Confirming Plans With Your Venue


Elaine
Elaine Updated:
8th of March 2023

The big day is fast approaching, and it's time to confirm details with your wedding venue! Here's our handy checklist so you can be sure you haven't forgotten a thing...

Confirming with your wedding venue

Catering numbers

  • Confirm catering numbers, including meals for suppliers such as photographers, children's meals and any dietary requirements. Do this at least two weeks before the day, so that your catering team can prepare. 
  • If you're having a sit-down wedding breakfast, your wedding venue may want to see your table plan so that they know where to serve each meal, and where any guests with special diets are seated.
  • Once you know how many guests are attending the wedding breakfast, you'll need to confirm table set-up, i.e. how many tables you'll need and how they should be arranged. Discuss whether linens, crockery and glassware are included. 
  • If you're having a bar at the wedding, check the prices, and whether guests can use both cash and card. Confirm whether you're intending to place any money behind the bar, and what should be done with any leftover table wine. 

Timings

  • Confirm timings, including check-in and check-out times for accommodation, when you'll be able to arrive on-site, and when suppliers like florists, caterers and bands should arrive. You'll also need to confirm the end time, and when things will need to be cleared out of your venue. Do you need to remove everything on the night, or can you return to the venue the next day to clear away?
  • Ensure you know exactly how much your final payment is, and when you're expected to pay it. Ask if there are any extra charges, such as cleaning fees. 
Wedding breakfast table

Facilities

  • If your accommodation is on-site, you'll need to let your venue know how many rooms you'll need for your guests. This should include your honeymoon suite. If you've block-booked accommodation in advance, you'll have to discuss any leftover rooms to see if these can be booked out to other guests, or whether you're liable to pay the cost. 
  • Be sure you know what's available in terms of the sound system, including microphones for speeches. Check what equipment is available for your band or DJ. 
  • Confirm how many car parking spaces are available to you. Also confirm how long both you and your guests will be able to leave your cars there for. 
  • Check whether you're allowed confetti on the day and if there are any restrictions on the types allowed. 
  • See if there's a secure room where wedding gifts can be stored until you collect them. 
  • Confirm which decorations will be on the tables. Often the wedding co-ordinator will be setting out your decor for you, so you will have to confirm which decorations go where. Leave written instructions if necessary. 

Contact details

  • Send over a list of your wedding suppliers' contact details, so that your wedding venue can get hold of them in case of emergency or delay.
  • If you have a wedding planner, most of these details can be confirmed by them. 

Still on the hunt for your dream venue? Find wedding suppliers in your local area online. 

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Elaine

About the author


Elaine

Elaine has over 8 years of experience working with wedding venues, and advises many of the top hotel and venue brands on their wedding marketing. She has a deep understanding of statistics that can accurately predict the online popularity of a particular venue and she is happy to share that knowledge with wedding couples and venues.

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