Seating Capacity: Brides Beware
When planning your wedding one of the trickiest aspects is inviting everyone you want, but still being able to fit into the room you have rented months in advance.
A family friend, whose wedding happens to be this Saturday at a beautiful, well known winery, has been working under the assumption the venue capacity of 150 seated guests meant 150 in the same large banquet room. Can you imagine her panick on last week's site visit when she proudly told the event coordinator they have 148 guests (just under the magic number) only to hear, "Great, we'll put 18 in our spillover room down the hall. The banquet room seats 130."
Oh Vey! Being quoted 150 seated guests and the little detail of "with the use of an extra room" being left off is just not right. When you're planning an event, think of every which way a venue could "re-interpret" what they are selling you. Sometimes it's in an effort to please the client, sometimes venues just over promise. Whatever the reason - don't be embarrassed to ask 99 questions before you sign a contract.
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now that's a important thing to remember before while planning your wedding.