After being a business owner in the wedding industry for 20 years, there’s one thing I wish I could share with every newly engaged – or about to be engaged – couple. Hit pause, pour a stiff drink, and talk with a wedding industry insider about your budget before you book your wedding venue (if possible!), When couples get engaged, there’s a sense that the clock starts ticking and…
One of my favorite moments on tours is when couples share what they heard about our venue that made them want to check us out. Candidly, I’ve got a shortlist of comments I hope to hear! I think deep down we all want people to see and validate the work we’ve been pouring into the projects WE love! But it’s the unexpected comments that help us escape our…
When my wife, Mindy, decorated our basement, she started with finding one pillow. It set the palette and mood for every other piece in the space. Is this the right vase? What pictures should go on the wall? This rug or that? Every choice went back to what worked best with that one darn pillow. It goes without saying then that she obsessed on her quest finding that perfect…
The average wedding size has dipped in the past few years. For some, it’s budget. The cost of living isn’t anyone’s favorite thing right now. More heads = more food/bar = more cost = choosing small. Others are choosing intimate. They prefer less production and more shared experience with their closest people. One of our favorite wedding trends over the past few years is breaking the “norm” — whatever…
I’m cutting straight to the chase on this one. One of the things we’re most proud of at our venues is that we’ve always included full coordination with our weddings. We’ve never charged for it. And we never will. We’re bucking the trend of offering coordination as an add-on precisely because we couldn’t imagine not doing it! It’s what we love and why we do what we do.