How do you find a wedding reception venue WITHOUT a caterer?
Posted on October 31st, 2010 by admin
I am in Durham, North Carolina, and I am assisting in planning a wedding. The bride has selected a ceremony site AND a caterer, but no reception venue. She can’t use the reception at the church because they won’t allow dancing. Any idea how to locate a reception site where you can outsource the catering?
Durhamites, if you know any where specific I would appreciate that, too!!
Is there a conservation area (do you guys call those "state parks" down there?) near you? Sometimes, they’ll allow it.
You could attempt to use an empty store/office/restaurant site (if you have any of those) — we were seriously looking at a site that used to be the office floor of a long-gone bank — the room is entirely glass, and it would be incredible, and it would have allowed us to use any caterer we wanted to. The downside was the amount of stuff we’d have to bring in to make it user friendly (flooring, etc.). Unconventional locations can be fun
Is there another church in the area in which she could just use the reception hall?
One of the problems with being about to outsource the caterer is that it’s unlikely that there are appropriate catering facilities on site (if our experience has been anything to go by) — caterers who have exclusive rights to a particular venue also often have exclusive access to the kitchens.
That said, what about renting a boat, and doing a cruise-reception? Or a park? Local football stadium (if they’re sporty types)? Maybe a hangar at a small airfield (the bride and groom could arrive/depart by helicopter)?
Good luck!
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