Tips for choosing a Los Angeles or Ventura County Wedding Site.
Posted by Jason | Filed under L.A. Wedding Reception Venues
Elegant Event Entertainment has performed DJ Services at hundreds of Los Angeles and Ventura County Wedding Venues. We’ve had many great experiences at each location and it’s our goal to help clients narrow down their choice of venues for their Wedding or special occasion. Below is our short checklist for picking a Los Angeles Wedding venue.
So, how do you make this decision? We think you have to ask yourself a few quick questions.
- What is my budget? Does the venue offer a wide range of services and pricing options?
- Will I have my Ceremony and my Reception there? Can the facility offer both services on site?
- How many guests do I expect to attend? Can the facility accommodate them?
- Do I want a facility that offers all inclusive catering, rentals (i.e. tables and chairs) or do I want to provide my own catering and party rentals.
- Does the facility offer an on site Wedding Planner/Coordinator? May I bring my own Event Planner?
- Do I want a Beach Wedding, Garden Wedding, Country Club or Hotel Ballroom Wedding? What type of location best suits our needs and personalities?
These are questions which we believe everyone needs to ask themselves first and foremost. But once you have determined these basic needs, what’s next?
You need to visit the locations, and try to narrow it down to about 5 of your favorites. Look at their websites, talk to their coordinators or sales staff, and make an appointment if it looks like a place you want to see. Great venues book up fast, especially during popular months and Saturdays. You’ll want to try to secure the facility about 9-12 months in advance or consider a Friday, Sunday or off peak weekend for your event.
And of course, another very important step is to read reviews and articles, listen to what others are saying about the facilities you are looking at, and talk to vendors who have worked in those facilities. That’s where we come in!
Over the course of the next several blog articles, we will try to help you narrow down your choices by picking and listing our favorite locations in Los Angeles and Ventura County. We plan on writing a Top 5 Garden Wedding Locations, Top 5 Beach Wedding Sites, Top 5 Country Club Wedding locations, and many more similar lists.
Stay Tuned.
We are exhibiting at the Los Angeles Wedding Showcase February 7, 2009.
Posted by Jason | Filed under L.A. Wedding Reception Venues
This Saturday, February 7, 2009 Elegant Event Entertainment will have a vendor booth in the Padre Serra Wedding Showcase in Camarillo. The Showcase is sponsored by Command Performance Catering Group
The Serra Center at Padre Serra Church is a new location with indoor and outdoor facilities available for a number of uses accommodating more than 400 guests. It’s conveniently located near several hotels and also near the 101 Freeway. This new venue may be great for your gathering.
At the show you can meet with Los Angeles Wedding Professionals:
- Disc Jockeys
- Coordination
- Photography
- Floral Design
- Cakes
And best of all you can hang out with us!
For more information on the Padre Serra Showcase visit http://www.cpcatering.com/quote/showcase.asp
Los Angeles Wedding Reception Venue map – Free and regularly updated.
Posted by Jason | Filed under L.A. Wedding Reception Venues
This map shows some of the Los Angeles wedding reception and party venues that Elegant Event Entertainment has played:
View Los Angeles wedding reception venues map in a larger map
Use this map to find an event location that you may not have considered before.
Once you get to the Google maps interface, you can also choose to overlay this map on Google Earth and fly around in semi-3D. Very cool.
We’ve learned a lot about the places around Los Angeles to throw a great wedding reception or party – we hope the map is helpful, but it’s also not the same as getting our specific recommendations. If you need the services of a professional wedding planner or DJ, give us a call.
– Jason Jones
If you are an experienced wedding DJ who loves working to serve the needs of your clients, 