so, after the townhall signing of papers
we will need a venue to have lunch and/ dinner with the guests
and we finally started our search for the venue
yes, we are really late to start our search
with last than 2 months to our wedding
the good news is i think french dont really get married
and definitely not in winter (february)
added that our wedding is before valentine's day
we are glad to know that most places are still available
just that now is winter and year end
most people are away for holidays
hopefully we can still book what we want in january
anyway fiance's sister was really nice to help drive us around
for the whole saturday
even when she was not feeling well
it will be impossible for us to view any venue
without her around
since all the venues are in suburb
and is definitely helpful to have extra viewpoints
on my rate the venue scale: 1 - bad to 5-best
it was the first time i went to the suburbs
the drive seems to be movie scenes
long winding roads with trees by the side
okay, is winter so no trees with leaves
along the road we can see field patches and nice cottages
so different from paris.
The first venue was like a cottage B&B
Glass-walls function room with nice greenery view
and a fireplace!
The bedrooms are cozy and cute
the only concern is the rental price
is a little over our budget
since we need to hire a caterer for the venue
and there seems to be a lot of hidden costs
eg to use fireplace will be 50Euro more
oh and we need added charges for decoartions
For now, we are waiting for the owner to email us the overall quotation.
Rating: 4 / 5
The second venue was a restuarant
The rental price is within budget
and fiance is thrilled that everything is made and cook by the owner
a few concerns arises:
1) no nearby hotel for guests
- i dont want any drunk-driving incidents
2) it has to close early at 3am
- our wedding is suppose to end at 5/6am
3) the room has only small windows and the colors are so dull
- i think i will feel depressed to be in there for many hours
i think the place will look better in spring and summer
but now the garden and plants are just dull
Rating: 2 / 5
The third venue was a restuarant
Fiance was not keen
when he saw advertisement signs on the side of buildings
added by a not so nice owner
but the place was beautiful
it looks like is ready for a wedding
with no additional decorations
however,
1) the toilets will be shared with the restuarant
- i will need queue for toilet in wedding dress
2) nearest hotel is a 2** hotel
- fiance think is sad to stay in a 2** hotel for wedding night
3) it has to close early at 2am
4) fiance thinks the menu is just average
Rating: 4.5 / 5
The last venue was in an industrial area
i didnt even take any photos
because the place was really unsuitable
it looks like an office extended pantry area
or a function room in an old condo
Rating: 1/5
I guess we havent found the perfect place for our wedding
pray that we will find the one soon.
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