Location Sweet Location...

I know what you are doing now that you have that shiny new ring! I know that you are researching those venues! You're trying to select a menu and with all of those options - none of it makes sense. So you contact the venue to get clarification. It's sounds good and you set an appointment for a tour. You and your fiance drive out, take the tour, ask a lot of questions and leave with a beautiful packet. Multiply that times 16 and here you are, on The Rare Affair website. It's OK!! I've been there with lots of brides on those tours and I know it can be overwhelming. I bet you are wishing you could take the view from one place, take the menu from another, pricing from another, convenience from this one or that one. I promise you, this IS the worst part of planning your wedding. It truly is like searching for a house. The investment is probably close to a down payment as it is! The best way to decide - take your top three, pretend they were all exact in price - now, which would you choose? Take that favorite and make a call to the salesperson that took you on your tour and negotiate. Start with your budget and tell them that the package price they create for you must include all taxes and services fees for X number of guests. See what they come up with. The package is for their convenience - not yours and I know my clients have NEVER fit into those boxes. Do you have to cut your guest list to make budget - maybe. Do you have to forgo specialty linens - maybe. But if the location is right for you and your budget, there are always minor sacrifices. Be flexible and you will not regret your decision.