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There were 4 weddings at my venue the day I got married. There was one in the afternoon and they staggered three in the evening. I thought it was kinda cool to see the other brides/bridesmaids (my girls decided they had the best dresses) and it didn't interfere with our pictures. I don't think my guests cared that they saw other guests and everything was pretty seamless.
I did feel that our dinner was a little understaffed and we spoke with the venue after our wedding so I think you have a legit concern. In the end it didn't ruin our day but I was annoyed that some tables were not served all at once. The parking thing would concern me as well. Could you do shuttle service to your venue to avoid lots of people needing to find parking? Odds are your venue does multiple weddings often during peak season and knows what they're doing.
Personally I am suprised that this venue is willing to book two weddings in one day, because a lot of places wouldnt do it. I think its best to find another place because you dont to have to share the space with another wedding, what if their music interferes with yours and the guests have a hard time getting a parking spot?
I've been to a few weddings where they've had more than one going on at the same time, and one of the most annoying things was the lack of extra bathrooms. Its SO much fun standing in line to use the facilities and to have random people just walking in the actual ballroom just to look around. Some were right next door to each other, and the music was annoying to hear over what was being played at the wedding we were attending. Parking was also brutal with quite a long walk just to get to the building.
Lots to think about!
Ugh, that's a tough one, but I think the parking and elevator would be a deal-breaker for me. I can't believe they let one couple have the flipping elevator!
Look at this way just means you have good taste with another couple using a different floor. If the venue says they have done this before than I wouldn't be worried about it. I would maybe just see if you can put signs out saying your last names wedding.
Look at this way just means you have good taste with another couple using a different floor. If the venue says they have done this before than I wouldn't be worried about it. I would maybe just see if you can put signs out saying your last names wedding.
I think my concern would be the level of service and attention should any problems arise. Ask them how many servers there will be for your reception. and If there is a coordinator on call that night or if there more then one coordinator (each party gets their own). Our original venue we had booked first and about two months later another group booked at the same venue but with 140 guest we had 26. The venue flat out said that the other wedding would have more of their attention as they will be shelling out 13500$ minimum. I was furious, we cancelled our contract and are STILL feuding over getting our deposit back. It states right in our contract that we would get it all back if we cancelled over 120 days in advance. We are over a year in advance. And still have see no refund. Venues give you the utter most attention when you're booking with them.. BUT when things start going south they totally ignore you. I hope you have the wedding of youre dreams and that the venue regularly does two events at the same time cause then they would know how to give proper attention to both events.
@smyley: Luckily each floor has it's own bathroom, whew.
There are also a couple of parking garages nearby.
@bells: a shuttle is a great idea.
We just dont know if all of this is worth our "dream" venue. I dont want to over romanticize the place if it will end of being a headache. Ugh. We are actually looking at another venue (which is cheaper and all inclusive) but neither of us are big fans of hotel ballroom weddings anyway.
I've been to a wedding where the venue had 3 weddings in the same day and that was not a problem. If they have done it before, I would think they can handle it. However, I don't tlike that your guests can't use the elevator. The parking seems like something you could work around and a phone call should tell you what is avaliable to reserve vs. what has been reserved already. You may get lucky if the other couple thought they were the only ones and didn't reserve parkling yet. Think about your guests, are any eldely or not so mobile and would need an elevator? I would discuss this with the venue and if they absolutely will not allow you use of the elevator, I would ask them to reflect that in the rental price (not such a big difference but maybe they will take $100 off since you do not have use of part of the facility).
Thanks guys; Im going to talk to them a little more and see what they say.
Our venue often books two weddings for one day, they have one function room upstairs and one downstairs. We booked the upstairs room, no idea if anyone booked the other room after us. Also, our venue doesn't even have an elevator - it's a very old building. Considering our guest list (very few elderly folk, etc.), we decided it should be fine for our guests to walk up a flight of stairs.
I would think venues that are willing to book multiple events in one day are used to how to allocate staff and whatnot. I think it would work out fine.
My venue also has scheduled two weddings for the same evening, and says they do it all the time. For us, the first wedding will begin at 5:30 inside, and the reception is moved outside. My ceremony follows in the same room at 7, and then we stay inside for the reception. I was nervous about this, but the planner assured me they do it all the time and because we're indoors and their outside, we'll never see them (it's an aquarium, so the outdoor location will be far from us, and there aren't many windows). Also, there are two planners on staff that serve as DOCs, and they coordinate the weddings separately and such that there is no overlap in the parties. We have separate dressing rooms and bathrooms. Does your venue offer anything like that?
My biggest concern would be parking. Ask if there are alternatives. My venue has a huge parking lot, but since the there's a wedding before us, they'll get all the closer spots. That's annoying (especially since we have to pay for it!), but tolerable since there is plenty of parking.
The reserved elevator would also annoy me, but I don't think it would be a deal breaker.
If it's your dream venue, go for it.
I don’t think I’d be comfortable with it. If I’m paying all of this money I want to know that the venue and its staff are dedicated to us and only us on the day of our wedding. Your concerns are valid and those alone will probably cause an issue. Also, with the increasing number of wedding day thefts happening now, I’d be worried about strangers from the other wedding, who are already dressed for the part, wandering into your area where most guests wouldn’t know the difference.
There was another wedding at our venue the same day as mine and in all honesty, we hardly knew they were even there. Everything was seamless and they had staff who were specifically assigned to our event and our event only.
These venues deal with these kind of things practically every weekend. What seems like a huge deal to us brides is just business as usual to them.
If you're bringing in your own caterer/bar staff, what staff would be stretched thin? Obviously the people you hire will work exclusively for you, so I don't think that would be a problem.
I would just clear it with the venue that at least your elderly guests may use the elevator, and I'd be fine with having another wedding upstairs.
As long as the venue is set up for multiple weddings, it shouldn't be a problem. Mainly you should see if the place is big enough. You could ask if there is an event manager on staff who will be making sure that the two bridal parties don't cross paths—usually, they try to make sure that two brides don't run into each other. If you have a DOC or wedding planner, they would probably help you with this.
Sometimes there are certain locations that both brides want pictures of. For example, if there's a grand stairway and they take their pictures late and you want to take yours early, you might have to delay yours a little. So you want things like this managed. Usually, it's fine.
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Fi and I went to look at a venue this weekend and we FELL IN LOVE. When I say fell in love, I mean I was over the moon. It is a little more expensive than we wanted to spend (3500 rental for 4 hours) but we decided it was worth it. The potential issue is that the 4th floor of the venue is already booked for our day; we would have our wedding on the 3rd floor. I posed this question to one of the staff and of course she assured me it would be okay, they have dealt with this befiore,yadda, yadda. There are a couple of issues:
-the elevator is reserved for the 4th floor wedding, so our guests would have to take the stairs (the entrance is on th 2nd floor so it's just one flight, but still)
-the other wedding starts only 2 hours before ours so they is definitely an overlap in terms of the reception (especially if there's goes for 5 hours)
-there is limited parking provided by the city and of course the other couple could have booked it already
we are also worried about the staff being stretched thin, guests being confused and seeing random strangers, or even having the other couple walking around in plain view (MY FI is really not pleased by this).
Despite all this, we LOVE the venue; it gives off the perfect urban chic vibe we are looking for as it is a coverted nightclub/lounge in a former museum (coolness factor times 10,000). The venue price is steep for us but we have been able to find a reasonable caterer and are allowed to bring our own alcohol.
What do you guys think?