Enjoy The Best Wedding Venues Of South Africa At Cheap Rates

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There is so much written on how to find wedding venues for the bride and groom that some hints and tips need to be made to the actual wedding venues themselves and how they can attract more weddings.

The best way is as a wedding venue to put you in the brides’ shoes and try to imagine what they are looking for. Immediately you will realise that a very rigid wedding template will not attract brides as they all want to put their own stamp on their wedding and wedding ceremony. Obviously there are fixed items like food costs and this will vary depending on whether the bride wants a plated meal or a buffet style for her reception. It is a good idea to keep abreast of trends as regards food and to offer the modern bride a choice of wonderfully presented canapés or tapas as an informal starter rather than having only the more traditional type of starters. Keep up to date with wedding trends by reading articles on the internet and also by keeping an eye on your opposition South African wedding venues that you are competing against for wedding business. In these economic times it is very important to offer something extra ...
... to the bride to ensure that she chooses your venue over the other wedding venues in your area. Beach wedding venues automatically offer something special as they are located in some of the prime areas to get married.

At your venue it is important to develop areas in your garden as a space for a stylish ceremony as most brides choose to have the entire wedding at the venue as opposed to having a church service at one place and moving to another place for the reception. If you are lucky enough to have a beautiful large tree you can make this area very attractive by flattening the ground under the tree so that you can place chairs and a red carpet for the ceremony. You can drape the tree with white fabric, hang fairy lights or candles from the branches and also hang vases filled with flowers to make it extra beautiful. Put a table draped in a beautiful cloth next to the tree to serve as the place where the couple will say their vows. Place the chairs in rows, or even use benches as these really look amazing in this setting. Place a lantern or a bunch of flowers or both at the beginning of the row of chairs and take pictures of this mock-up ceremony so that when the couple is making a site inspection you have some pictures to show them even if you haven’t held a wedding at your venue before. If you have a lovely view or a special part of your gardens that is particularly beautiful think of erecting a gazebo. These are very popular with brides for their ceremony as they can also be decorated with drapes and flowers. For South African wedding venues that are in the bush or with a safari feel, a lapa or a thatched boma is perfect for outside ceremonies.

For the reception it is important to be flexible with whether you have round tables or long tables although this will depend on how large the wedding is, whether the bride wants a dance floor and the time of day of the wedding. You will have to decide what to include in the hiring of your wedding venue. It is better to include all the basics in your fee rather than make the bride pay for every knife and fork – she may feel that it is a bit of a rip-off if she is charged for everything separately and she will definitely go to another venue where she feels she is receiving value for money. So be careful of hiding costs or being perceived as hiding costs.

Choose white or neutral colours for your venue so that any colour scheme will match it. Lighting is important and can add so many atmospheres. Make sure your restrooms are clean and tidy. Decorate these in neutral colours too.

Collect a list of the service providers in your area so if the bride asks you for a florist or a DJ, you have a list of all of them. It is a good idea to have a list of venues in your vicinity who offer accommodation so out of town guests have a choice. If you have accommodation it is a good idea to decorate one of the rooms and make it extra especially beautiful. This room can be used for the bridal party to get changed in. Make sure there is enough space for the hairdresser and makeup artist too! After they are ready, tidy it up and it can be used as the honeymoon suite for the night. You can include this in the venue hire fee and this will keep the brides very happy.

These are some of the ways that wedding venues can attract more weddings. Our South African wedding expert specialises in providing you best wedding venues at cheap rates.