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	Reception The majority of your budget is spent on the reception. So it shouldn't be anything but perfect. Your first step should be to find a location. If you don't already have your heart set on a certain spot, I suggest checking out local lighthouses, piers, waterfront restaurants, orchards, Bellingrath Gardens, ships, museums, art galleries, and theaters, just to name a few. Once you find and secure your dream location, make sure it is available on the date you plan to hold your ceremony and that it can hold the number of people you plan to invite. The following is a list of questions you should have answered by the site manager to make sure the location will really work for you and not against you. How many people can the facility comfortably seat? How big is the dance floor? Is an in-house catering service offered? If it is, and if you don't wish to use it, can you bring in your own caterer? Are tables, chairs, dinnerware, and linens supplied? For how many? Are any decorations or candles supplied? If not are there any limitations? Will the site allow live music? Is there proper spacing, wiring and equipment? How may hours is the site available? Is there a time minimum you must meet? Are there charges if the receptions runs overtime? How much advance notice must you give if you decide to extend your reception? Is there free parking? Are parking attendants required? Who pays, and how much? Is yours the only reception happening at the site that day or is there one before, after, or during? If so, will there be adequate parking and service available? Can you see photos of previous reception set-ups? If you've arranged for an open bar, do you have to bring the alcohol or does the site provide it? If you've arranged for a cash bar, what will the prices be? Is there a seperate room where you can change into your going-away clothes? What is the layout of the tables? How many people can sit comfortably at each table? Will your deposit be returned in the event of a cancellation?	Planner Budget Ceremony Parties
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Reception

The majority of your budget is spent on the reception. So it shouldn't be anything but perfect. Your first step should be to find a location. If you don't already have your heart set on a certain spot, I suggest checking out local lighthouses, piers, waterfront restaurants, orchards, Bellingrath Gardens, ships, museums, art galleries, and theaters, just to name a few.

Once you find and secure your dream location, make sure it is available on the date you plan to hold your ceremony and that it can hold the number of people you plan to invite. The following is a list of questions you should have answered by the site manager to make sure the location will really work for you and not against you.

How many people can the facility comfortably seat?
How big is the dance floor?
Is an in-house catering service offered? If it is, and if you don't wish to use it, can you bring in your own caterer?
Are tables, chairs, dinnerware, and linens supplied? For how many?
Are any decorations or candles supplied? If not are there any limitations?
Will the site allow live music? Is there proper spacing, wiring and equipment?
How may hours is the site available?
Is there a time minimum you must meet?
Are there charges if the receptions runs overtime?
How much advance notice must you give if you decide to extend your reception?
Is there free parking? Are parking attendants required? Who pays, and how much?
Is yours the only reception happening at the site that day or is there one before, after, or during?
If so, will there be adequate parking and service available?
Can you see photos of previous reception set-ups?
If you've arranged for an open bar, do you have to bring the alcohol or does the site provide it?
If you've arranged for a cash bar, what will the prices be?
Is there a seperate room where you can change into your going-away clothes?
What is the layout of the tables? How many people can sit comfortably at each table?
Will your deposit be returned in the event of a cancellation?