How to choose the best wedding reception venue

Congratulations on becoming engaged!

One of your next steps is to select your wedding reception venue and hope that the one you select isn’t already completely booked up on your wedding date. So checking out the various locations for wedding receptions in your area is best done early in the planning process.

You will also want a wedding reception venue that suits your style and adds a great atmosphere to your fabulous wedding day. So here is a checklist of things to do when you are deciding on your wedding reception:

·        Visit the venue – be sure to call each wedding reception venue and make an appointment to visit them. They will usually have a wedding coordinator, so ask to speak to them and set up a time to visit.

·        Ask about their wedding packages – most venues have a package of services specifically tailored to weddings. For example, they may include the costs of catering, the cake and even accommodation in their wedding packages.

·        What spaces or rooms are available? – do they have beautiful, landscaped gardens where you can take your wedding photographs? How many receptions rooms do they have available? Booking your wedding reception at a venue with charm, history and lots of space makes the whole day flow wonderfully.

·        Can you provide your own catering? – Some venues will allow you to bring in outside caterers, but these are venues that tend to just hire out a room to you. If you decide to host your reception at a venue with their own restaurant, they will most probably have a selection of menus you can choose from for your reception.

·        Will they have a wedding coordinator available on the day? Many venues who provide comprehensive wedding packages will ensure that their wedding coordinator is available at your reception to help manage your day. It’s important to find this out because if things go wrong on the day, you need to know who can help get everything back on track.

·        Can you decorate the rooms yourself? If you really want to have a customised wedding reception, ask if you can bring in your own designer to dress the rooms. The venue may have a list of people they prefer you to use – so make sure you ask and are not disappointed once you have booked the venue.

Woodlands of Marburg is a very special wedding reception venue – with their own chapel, beautifully landscaped gardens, vineyards, cool underground cellar, grotto, fabulous restaurant, first class accommodation, plenty of parking and a historic mansion.  Woodlands of Marburg offer a unique and very special location for wedding receptions in the Brisbane region.

Weekend escapes in Ipswich

If you are looking for some great ideas for things to do on your winter weekends, and you love the country - there are some fabulous places for weekend escapes in Ipswich.

You can pack the car, grab the kids and book into some of the best ever country accommodation. Ipswich is not somewhere that generally comes to mind when you are looking to get away for the weekend, but you will be surprised what the area has to offer.

 

Wineries

 

There are some lovely boutique wineries in the Ipswich area, some of them selling award winning wines from their cellar doors. Check out Ironbark Ridge Vineyard at Purga, Normanby Wines at Harrisville or Woodlands of Marburg at Marburg.

Just imagine spending a wonderful winter’s day wandering around vineyards and tasting some of our fabulous local wines – a very pleasant way to spend a weekend getaway in Ipswich. Accommodation is generally available in the area, so book in for an overnight stay and make some beautiful memories.

Hot air balloons

Why not try a glorious sunrise hot air balloon trip over Ipswich? The countryside here is simply stunning and there is no better way to have a bird’s eye view of the area than in a romantic hot air balloon.

 They are a great way to celebrate birthdays or anniversaries and the kids will absolutely love the experience. You can even have breakfast included in the trip. So put your alarm on nice and early and take advantage of these early morning flights..

 

 

Walking tracks

Ipswich has some great bush-walking tracks graded for everyone from the kids right up to the fitness experts. You can take trails that are gentle and not too demanding, so don’t worry too much about your fitness level. Just getting out and about in the country is a great way to exercise and bond with your family and friends.

Check out the Six Mile Creek Boardwalk (easy walking), the Little White Rock Track (moderate fitness) or even take your mountain bikes and race along the Yuddamun trail which has lots of steep inclines and rough surfaces. You can even contact some of the stables in the area and book the family on a horseback riding adventure.

There is no end of fabulous outdoor activities you can do in and around Ipswich this winter. So make sure to book your accommodation in Ipswich, Queensland and go out and enjoy our winter sunshine.