Choosing a Wedding Venue: A Practical Checklist

The venue shapes the whole wedding — capacity, catering, timing and mood. Walk in with this checklist.

Fit and capacity

• Comfortable capacity for your real guest count, not the maximum.
• Space for rituals — mandap, fire, entry processions.
• Parking, accessibility and rooms for outstation guests.

The fine print

• What is included: catering, décor, sound, power backup?
• Can you bring outside vendors, or is there a panel?
• Timings, overtime charges and the cancellation policy.

Before you sign

Visit at the same hour your event will run, taste the food, and get every promise in writing. A great venue team removes stress on the day.