My other half and I went to see a couple of venues this weekend to kick off the great venue hunt. One was a hotel/private club in the middle of London and one was a Grade II home on the edge of Richmond Park. The latter was the one I had fallen in love with from the photos.
They both sucked.
The mid-London one had a lovely coordinator and lots of space, but the decor was very old, dark, traditional and there would be a lot of to-ing and fro-ing for our guests. We want there to be more of a meander in our reception, rather than up and down a lot of steps.
The second one - well, it was on the grounds of a university and unfortunately you couldn't ignore the concrete and glass monstrosity facing you everywhere you turned. The other consideraton was the price was only for venue hire. I mean - no PA system, no tables, no chairs, nothing. You got staff and the venue and you had to wrap up by 11.30pm.
So far, so bad. We have another one to see next weekend then we go on holiday and have some more in August. I'm happy to compromise on various things but I think when you are both looking at each other with 'ergh' eyes and finding it hard to envision your wedding in that room, it's probably best to cross that one off your list.
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