Wedding Venue Trends

Choosing a wedding venue can be a fun experience. Choices are as varied as each bride’s unique taste and personality. The most difficult part of choosing a wedding venue is finding the perfect fit for the bride and groom; and staying inside the budget. Each wedding venue has its unique set of pros; but most also have downsides. How does a couple find the perfect location to spend their perfect day with their friends and family? Here are a few of the most popular trends in wedding venues to help make the decision a little bit easier.

Rustic Barn or Ranch

If you are looking for a laid back, country atmosphere a rustic barn can provide the perfect backdrop. An outdoor wedding can be a thing of beauty with a rustic barn and sitting in the background. Or you can move the wedding or the reception inside. Vintage barns provide a beautiful setting, stunning grounds and are charming but versatile. They are one of the fastest growing trends in wedding venues.

Vineyard Weddings

Is there anything more romantic than a wedding ceremony set in a luscious vineyard? Many couples are choosing vineyards and wineries for their wedding venues. Naturally decorated with clusters of grapes a winery wedding can provide the perfect setting for the perfect day when two friends unite. Surrounded by barrels and bottles of wine, the rustic setting can make decorating a breeze and then the couple can spend the evening dancing away.

Seaside Weddings

Seaside weddings and beach house weddings are growing trends for wedding venues. What could be more perfect than having friends and family spend a weekend together on the beach? There can be many social activities planned around the wedding day. Having the wedding at a beach house means everyone can have accommodations and the wedding can be a weekend extravaganza complete with cocktail parties and beach parties. Many couples enjoy the way nature provides a beautiful backdrop for an unforgettable day.

Historic Homes

Couples are choosing one of the most popular trends in wedding venues, historic homes. Historic places provide a charming and intimate setting. Older homes can keep decorations to a minimum and they offer a very romantic setting explaining why they are becoming such a popular choice. Well preserved older homes and mansions offer a touch of traditional grace and old world charm. Already equipped with picturesque options such as elliptical staircases, large piazzas and formal gardens they make elegant backdrops for such a distinctive event.

Botanical Garden Weddings

Luscious greens and beautiful flowers can set the stage for a beautiful wedding scene. Most cities have a botanical garden which can provide an outdoor garden space or an indoor garden space for the wedding ceremony. Either way the natural beauty can make for a stunning wedding that guests are sure to remember. These picture perfect scenes are becoming frequent wedding venues in many regions.

Country Club Weddings

Most country clubs have excellent and experienced staff members and the service is simply amazing. This is perhaps why country clubs have continued to grow in popularity as a wedding venue. In addition to a very well serviced reception, golf courses make picturesque wedding settings with their beautiful and rich green turf. Country clubs have the perfect combination needed to make a wedding memorable. They provide beautiful grounds for outdoor ceremonies, elegantly decorated rooms for indoor activities and receptions and an exceptional cuisine for guests. Together these create the perfect atmosphere and add a touch of elegance to the couple’s special day.

Hotel Banquet Halls

Larger hotels typically have banquet halls that can be used for special occasions such as weddings. Not only can these provide wedding participants with everything needed for the occasion, out of town guests also have a convenient place to stay. Hotel banquet halls are of varying sizes which makes it easy to accommodate wedding parties of different sizes and the hotel can usually provide a variety of foods from which to choose. It can double as a great ballroom and is easily decorated for the ceremony as well as the reception. Unlike other venues, it is likely that the wedding planners will need to bring in lots of items to decorate for the wedding. This allows for a lot of versatility and customization.