As with any other wedding venue, there are a number of factors to consider when choosing a garden venue. Most importantly, if you are set to have a garden wedding, you must plan well ahead of time and check out the basics before signing any cheque for down payments.

1. Space Capacity – after identifying the number of your guests, ensure that the venue can accommodate your total number of guests plus all the other necessities in a wedding (i.e. musician’s/band’s area, dance floor, buffet tables, projector and screen, cake table). Space is important because with 200 warm bodies in a garden, it can become very humid.

2. Flexibility – there are some garden venues which have back-up areas in case it rains during the event. For some that don’t, consider the option of putting up a tent. Check if your venue has accredited tent suppliers who are familiar on covering the whole place up. You can pre-order a tent and confirm at least 2days before if it will be put up or not after checking with www.accuweather.com.

3. Electrical Capacity – after examining the space, check the electrical capacity of the venue. Can your venue accommodate industrial fans or air-conditioning systems? Are outlets available? Can the venue accommodate an added band set-up? In case of doubt, you might consider putting up your own generator set.

4. Comfort Rooms – this is very important especially if you have more than 200 guests. One comfort room will not be enough. At least two or three comfort rooms should be available.

5. Parking Areas – Most of the time, guests are concerned with the availability of parking space. There should be enough for all your guests. If the venue offers valet service, much better.

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