Combined venue (ceremony + reception)

One venue for both your ceremony and reception.

Also called: all-in-one venue, estate, barn, resort, single venue, ceremony and reception.

When couples book this

Usually booked about 12 months out. It moves with your date.

Your wishlist, before you talk to anyone

Questions you can answer early — they become the yardstick you compare candidates against.

How many guests should the venue hold?
What kind of place are you picturing?
How do you want catering to work?
Do you want to bring your own vendors?
The wishlist mirror of vendor_policy (the venue's own policy, below) — compare the two per candidate.
What must the venue provide for your guests?

What to ask each candidate

Facts that differ from one vendor to the next — worth writing down while you shop.

What kitchen access does the venue provide?
When can vendors arrive?
B-0083(4). `published_constraints` has declared this since slice 1 and NO decision emitted it, so `event_window`'s `bounded_by: [self.venue_access_start, ...]` bounded itself on a constraint that never existed — a bound that silently never applied. Mirrors venue_ceremony, which had it all along.
When can vendors load in?
FAN-OUT bound — every day-of instance's load-in is narrowed by this.
When must vendors be out?
Is there a noise curfew or hard end time?
Guest capacity
ADVISORY ONLY — flags, never blocks.
How is the space flipped from ceremony to reception?
The defining decision of a combined venue — drives the cocktail-hour timeline and the florals flip.
Can you bring your own vendors?
What's included?
Does the venue require certificates of insurance?
Food & beverage minimum
A floor, not a cost.

What settles once booked

The working details you and your vendor pin down together.

Final walkthrough scheduled?
What time do they arrive?
The time you agreed together, not an estimate worked back from the ceremony.
What time do they finish?
Who do you call on the day?
The name and cell number of whoever is on site — not the office line.
Where do they come in, and where do they park?
The load-in door or dock, where the vehicles go, and who opens up.
Do they need a meal?
Counts toward your caterer's vendor-meal number.
What balance is due on the day?
Your own figure, from your contract — what is still owed when they arrive.
What gratuity are you planning?
Your own figure. It rides beside the balance on the day-of money sheet.
Where does it move if the weather turns?
Who makes the weather call?
One name. A call two people share is a call nobody makes.
By what time is the call made?
Setup crews need the answer before they start, so this usually lands the morning of.

How it lands on your day

Venue access (full day)

How it’s usually priced

Usually priced as one flat amount.

Lines that sometimes ride along: Security / damage deposit, Overtime (per hour past curfew), Food & beverage minimum.

What your vendor reads from your plan

Book on or off Beetrothed — either way the plan assembles a brief your vendor can work from: the event, site details, schedule, vendors on site, admin, contacts.

Plan your combined venue (ceremony + reception) — and everything around it

These questions live as one cell of a connected plan: your budget, guest list, checklist and timeline all read from the same answers. See the whole board work, or join the waitlist and we’ll write when it’s your turn.

We will write when there is something worth telling you.