Skip to content
40 wedding topics · 26 free tools · New: The Wedding Planning Command Center, from $48.50Look inside
THE WEDDINGBLUEPRINT
Shop

Before the wedding

Start with a tool

New here?Find your starting point

The wedding

Plan the day

Most lovedFind your dress silhouette

After the wedding

Helpful tools

Married lifeThe first month after the wedding

Planning bundles

Guides & more

Most couples start hereThe Wedding Planning Command Center

Plan, budget & guests

Style, day & after

Free downloads

26 free toolsSee every planning tool

Venues & locations: Questions to ask a venue

Capacity for your layout, everything included, every fee, rules, access and the rain plan.

The key points

  • What does the fee include?
  • Food and drink minimums and service charges
  • Curfew, noise and décor rules
  • The rain plan and who decides

Quick answers

What should we look for at a venue tour?

The spaces you’ll actually use, restrooms, accessibility, the rain plan, parking, and how the room flips between dinner and dancing. Take the venue question list.

Venues & locationsAll questions

What should I ask on a wedding venue tour?

Capacity for your layout, what is included, all fees and minimums, rules, accessibility, parking, the rain plan and the payment and cancellation terms.

Venues & locationsAll questions

The planning letter

One calm, useful email at a time.

A short note for your planning season: one idea worth knowing, one tool to try, and a reminder of what matters this month. No spam, ever.

Occasional emails, easy unsubscribe. Privacy policy.

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site. Functional cookies (session and page variant) are always set. See our Privacy Policy.