How I picked my Wedding Venue

So it’s official not only did I land myself my dream job as one of the wedding coordinators at The Ferry House Inn but I have also just booked my wedding reception here!  So let me run through the reasons I chose this venue…

1. I am a swampy (born and raised on the island) so our Ceremony will be held at our local Church on the Isle of Sheppey where myself and fiancé used to go once a week with school from the age of 4.  With the ceremony set in stone we wanted our reception venue to be close by.
2. Food is a big deal for both our families. If there’s something to celebrate food will play a big part! My fiancé and I love the food here so much I can’t bare the thought of sitting down to my wedding breakfast thinking the food is nicer at work! Plus, The Ferry House Inn has just been awarded an AA rosette, not too shabby at all! 
3. I know how much work goes into each wedding from enquiring about prices to the set up on the day. I know the staff genuinely care and what standard of service to expect. I attended a party at another venue with fantastic hot buffet, spoilt for choice smiling away to then be faced with plastic knife and fork!! A bride’s nightmare! Kids party fine, but not for your wedding food – the knife only lasted 2 seconds!
4. I look through so many pictures of couples wedding photos and I can’t wait to have myself, husband-to-be and family and friends featured in the pictures with amazing back drops and be able to show our future children our album and explain I didn’t just get those views on our wedding day this was my view everyday at work and holds so many memories.
5. The new private bar for Weddings is a big box tick for us. It’s right by the dance floor (where I hope to be most of the evening) and we will definitely go for some vintage style theme, so this fits perfectly.
6. If there was such a thing as ‘professional wedding guests’ we would qualify with 11 wedding invites in just one year! We came to a wedding here together as guests in 2014 and had a great time so I know what the experience will be like for my guests too and if they get as merry as we did, they will have a day to remember!
7. Some of my fiancé’s family live too far away to come just for the wedding so they can stay in the cottages and forever have their opinions changed of the Isle of Sheppey – and see if for the stunning place it really is!

So that’s how we chose our venue. I hope this helps you make your choice of wedding venue and gives you ideas from a real bride-to-be that knows the industry from every angle. My next real problem is deciding on a colour scheme or theme and sticking to it! I get see so many great ideas all year round and so many pretty things on Pinterest, we have a lot more decisions ahead that I hope to share with you! If there is anything you would like to know during my wedding planning process please just leave a comment and I will share my thoughts with you.